LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 2, 4 January 1939, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

WANGANUI TOURNEY UNEXPECTED DEFEAT MISS J. HANSEN BEATEN LN SINGLES Tennis of a good standard was displayed at the Wanganui Club’s courts yesterday, when the championship and handicap events in the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Association’s annual New Year tourney were continued. The fixture was again favoured by fine weather and progress was made with the elimination rounds, the semifinals stages being reached in most of the championship events. The courts were in good order yesterday and played well. A strong westerly wind was a slight worry to players on the more exposed courts but otherwise conditions were favourable. The highlight of yesterday’s play was the defeat of the women's singles champion, Miss J. Hansen (Auckland) by Miss K. O’Sullivan, of Hawera, in the third round. Miss Hansen had little difficulty in accounting for Miss O. Glover in her second-round game, but was unable to reproduce her usual form in her third-round fixture. Miss O’Sullivan, on the other hand, played soundly and took the first set 6-2. Miss Hansen recovered in the second set and took the honours 6-2. In the final set the matches were hard fought, but Miss O'Sullivan had the edge all the way to win 7-5. In the men’s singles championship, J. J. McCarthy (Taranaki), who won the title two years ago, was unable to stand up to the onslaught of E. Dickie in the fourth round and went down 6-3, 4-6, 4-6. A. Dickie accounted for M. L. Lampe in the same round, the game going to three sets. In the semi-finals to-day, E. Dickie is to meet W. T. Pountney and Lyons meets A. Dickie. The semi-finalists in the ladies’ singles are Miss K. O'Sullivan (Hawera) and Miss M. Dickie (Waverley) and Miss J. Ramsay (Auckland), the latter playing the winner of the match between Misses M. Purcell and Symes. In the ladies’ doubles championship, Misses J. Hansen and J. Ramsay (Auckland) will play Misses Bright and Griffiths and Misses M. Purcell and P. Wylds will meet Misses M. Dickie and K. O’Sullivan. M. L. Lampe and N. Hay-Campbell, who won a hard-fought game against Pountney and Hutchinson yesterday afternoon, will meet A. and E. Dickie. At the recent tournament at Hawera these players fought out a semi-final, victory going to the Dickie brothers 3-6, 3-6. As the match was played during rain, Hay-Campbell, who wears glasses, was under a handicap and was unable to produce his best form. In the other semi-final, Barkman and Earle (Wanganui) will play Lyons and McCarthy and a closely-fought contest should eventuate. The following players are required to be at the courts at 9 a.m. to-day: Lampe and Miss J. Hansen, Rountree and Miss Glover to play Miss I. Glover and Page, Wilson and Miss Goldfinch to play Hay-Campbell and Miss Clarke, Miss Purcell to play Miss Syme, Miss M. Dickie and A. Dickie, Pountney, Lyons, E. Dickie, Miss O’Sullivan, Miss J. Ramsay, Gordon, Glenn, Cook, Mailman, and Miss G. Izard. The semi-finals and finals of the championships will be played to-day. Results of yesterday's games were: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Men's Singles Third Round.—J. J. McCarthy beat F. C. Hutchison, 6-1, 6-4; M. L. Lampe beat J. H. Connett, 6-3, 6-2; A. Dickie beat G. H. Mills, 6-1, 6-0. Fourth Round.—Lyons beat N. HayCampbell, 6-2, 6-2; A. Dickie beat M. L. Lampe, 6-0, 6-3; E. Dickie beat McCarthy, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; W. T. Pountney beat Page, 6-2, 6-1. Men's B Singles Second Round.—R. Davidson beat J. Fyfe, 6-8, 6-4, 6-4. Third Round. —J. Kidd beat G. Craig 6-4, 6-0; W. G. Hamilton beat Davidson, 6-2, 6-3; J. Connett beat M. Dickie 6-3, 6-4; O. B. Welsh beat W. Glenn, 6-0, 6-1. Ladies’ Singles First Round.—Miss O. Glover beat Miss N. Salmond, 6-1, 6-1; Miss M. Purcell beat Miss B. Griffiths, 9-11, 6-2, 6-4. Second Round.—Miss J. Hansen beat Miss F. Jones, 6-0, 6-0; Miss K. O'Sullivan beat Miss I. Glover, 6-3, 6-2; Miss M. Dickie beat Miss O. Glover, 6-3, 6-3; Miss A. Graham beat Miss B. Holland, 6-1, 6-4; Miss J. Ramsay beat Miss M. O’Neill, 6-0, 6-0; Miss Purcell beat Miss J. Coull. 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Third Round.—Miss O’Sullivan beat Miss Hansen, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5; Miss Dickie beat Miss Graham, 6-4, 7-5; Miss Ramsay beat Miss P. Wylds, 6-2, 9-7. Men’s Doubles Second Round. Pountney and Hutchinson beat Marsden and Mills, 6-3, 6-3; Barkman and Earle beat Clarke and Neale, 6-1, 6-3. Third Round.—Barkman and Earle beat Elliott and Page, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Lyons and McCarthy beat Mailman and Pidwell, 6-3, 6-1; Lampe and Hay-Campbell beat Pountney and Hutchinson, 8-6, 0-6, 6-3. Ladies’ Doubles First Round.—Misses Bright and Griffiths beat Misses Symes and G. Izard, 6-3, 6-0; Misses Graham and Carey won by default. Second Round.—Misses Hansen and Ramsay beat Misses Coull and Clarke, 6-1, 6-3; Misses Purcell and Wylds beat Misses I. and O. Glover, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4; Misses Bright and Griffiths beat

Misses Graham and Carey, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Misses Dickie and O’Sullivan beat Misses Fitches and. Kearney, 6-2, 8-6. Combined Doubles First Round. —Miss Symes and Pountney beat Miss Winter and Mills, 6-1, 6-2; Miss Rountree and Hoskin beat Miss O. Glover and Hutchinson, 8- 4-6, 8-6; Miss Clarke and HayCampbell beat Miss Holland and O’Connor, 6-2, 6-1; Miss Kearney and Kearney beat Miss Louis e,nd Cameron 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Mrs. Barkman and Barkman won by default; Miss Bright and Page won by default; Miss Hansen and Lampe won by default; Miss M. Dickie and A. Dickie won by default; Miss Glover and Rountree beat Miss F. O’Neill and Stephens, 9-7, 6-0; Miss Goldfinch and Wilson beat Miss Piper and Anderson, 6-2, 6-1; Miss Sullivan and E. Dickie beat Miss J. Wylds and T. Louisson, 6-0, 6-2; Miss Coull and Cook won by default; Miss Symes and Hutchison beat Miss P. Wylds and Wylds, 6-2, 6-2; Miss Graham and Elliott beat Miss Fitches and Connett, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5; Miss Griffiths and McCarthy beat Mirs Peffers, 6-1, 6-1; Miss Purcell and Lyons beat Miss Izard and Earle, 6-3, 6-4. Second Round.—Miss Dickie and A. Dickie beat Mrs. Barkman and Barkman, 6-2, 6-3; Miss Symes and Pountney beat Miss Rountree and Hoskin, 6-0, 6-4. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Singles. First Round.—H. Millward (sqr.) beat G. Mills (owe 15), 9-7; T. Louison (owe 15 3/6) beat J. D. Free (owe 15), 9-8; J. Kidd (owe 2/6) beat J. Marsden (owe 15 3/6), 9-0. Second Round.—G. N. Davies (plus 15 2/6) beat Dr. O’Connor (owe 15 2/6), 9-2; M. Pidwell (owe 151/6) beat M. Rountree (owe 15 3/6), 9-8; J. H. Connett (owe 15) beat Page (owe 30 3/6), 9-0; D. Gordon (plus 15) beat R. Richardson (plus 30), 9-8; S. M. Clarke (owe 30 3/6) beat B. G. Jackson (scr.), 9-6; W. Glenn (owe 3/6) beat H. Millward, 9-5; J. Kidd beat F. Dear (scr.), 9-4; W. J. Pountney (owe 40) beat J. T. Neale (owe 2/6), 9-8; J. A. Cook (owe 15 3/6) beat T. Louisson (owe 15 3/6), 9-5. Third Round.—Foster beat Davies, 9- Connett beat Pidwell, 9-5; Hamilton beat Clarke, 9-4; Foote beat Parnell, 9-3; Ladies’ Singles. Second Round.—Miss A. Peffers (owe 15) beat Miss Goldfinch (owe 15), 9-5; Miss J. Coull (owe 151/6) beat Miss T. Taylor (scr.), 9-6; Miss Bartlett won by default; Miss G. Izard (owe 15) beat Miss B. Holland (scr.), 9-2; Miss Pearce (plus 30) beat Mrs. Foote, 9-5. Men’s Doubles. First Round.—Craig and Davidson (owe 2/6) beat Hutchison and Tippens (owe 30), 9-1; Wilson and Cameron (owe 15) beat Hamilton and Dunn (plus 15), 9-6; Foote and Foster (owe 30 3/6), beat Dix and O’Brien (plus 15), 9-3; Rountree and Rountree (owe 5/6) beat (B. Wylds and Earle (owe 30), 9-8; Glenn and M. Dickie (owe 0/6) beat Miller and H. E. Ellery (owe 4/6), 9-7; Clarke and Neale (owe 3/6) beat Dr. O’Connor and Stephens (owe 15 3/6), 9-5. Second Round.—Wilson and Cameron beat Craig and Davidson, 9-4; Fyfe and Dear (owe 2/6) beat Kidd and Welsh (owe 1/6), 9-7; Clarke and Neale beat Jackson and Cooke (9-3); Barkman and Richardson (plus 3/6) beat Kearney and Fitches (owe 15) by default; Ralph and Munro (owe 3/6) beat Marsden and Mills, 9-6. Ladies’ Doubles. First Round.—Misses Winter and Holland (owe 4/6) beat Mrs. Barkman and Miss Pearce (owe 15 3/6), 9-4; Misses Bishop and Peffers (owe 15 1/6) beat Munro. Bartlett and Taylor (owe 3/6), 9-8; Misses Davis and Salmond (plus 15 3/6) beat Misses Foote and Foster (owe 4/6), 9-5; Misses Kearney and Fitches (owe 15) beat Misses Piper and Jones (scr.), 9-5. Combined Doubles. First Round.—Miss Taylor and Lindesay (owe 15) beat Miss Clarke and Free (owe 15 3/6), 9-3; Miss Coull and Cook (owe 15 3/6), beat Miss Symes and Hutchinson (owe 15 3/6), 9-7; Miss Bishop and Glenn (owe 151/6) beat Mrs. Foster and Foster (owe 15). 9-8; Miss Peffers and Craig (owe 4/6) beat Miss Salmond and Millward (plus 15). 9-8; Miss O. Glover and Dunn (plus 3/6) beat Miss Wylds and Wylds (owe 30), 9-2; Miss Kearney and Kearney (owe 3/6) beat Miss Davis and O'Brien (plus 5/6), 9-3; Miss Bartlett and Nicholls (owe 3/6), beat Miss Holland and Dix (plus 2/6), 9-8; Miss Pearce and Richardson (plus 30) beat Miss Swan and Dr. O’Connor (owe 15), 9-5; Miss M. O'Neill and Connett (scr.) beat Miss Fitches and G. Fitches (scr.), 9-0. LEADING U.S.A. PLAYERS GRANT DEFEATS MAKO NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1. In the final of the Sugar Bowi tournament, in which all the leading American tennis players competed, Grant defeated Mako, 6—o, 6 —l, 6—2. Mako and Jack Tidball, the suggested Davis Cup pair, defeated Grant and Sabin, 6—B, 7—5, 6—4. QUIST BEATS SCHWARTZ ADELAIDE, Jan. 2. The South Australian tennis championship finals resulted: — Women’s Singles.—Miss T. Coyne defeated Mrs. Hopmah, 6—l, 6 —2. Men's Singles. Quist defeated Schwartz, 7—5, 6—4, 6—4. Men’s Doubles. Hopman and Schwartz defeated Quist and Long, 6—4, 6-4, 6—o.