LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

WANGANUI TOURNEY HARD-FOUGHT GAMES FINALS TO BE PLAYED TO-DAY The Wanganui Lawn Tennis Association’s New Year tournament was continued on the Wanganui Club’s courts yesterday when the quarterfinals and a number of semi-finals in some of the competitions were played. A feature of the day’s play was the number of closely-fought games, many of the championship games going to three sets. The weather was fine and sunny with only a light breeze across the courts, which played well. The semi-finals and finals of the championship events will be played today, the finals being staged during the afternoon. The only competitions to be finished yesterday were the ladies’ handicap singles, the men’s B grade championship and the ladies’ B grade championship. The finalists in the men’s championship singles are W. T. Pountney (Auckland) and T. F. Lyons (Wellington). The former accounted for E. Dickie (Waverley), 6-8, 8-6, 6-2, and Lyons eliminated A. Dickie (Waverley), 8-10, 8-6, 6-3. Both games provided much good tennis, but the Dickies were unable to maintain their form in the third sets. Their opponents were well up to form and fully deserved their victories. In the men's doubles the final will be fought between A. and E. Dickie and Lyons and J. J. McCarthy, the latter a Taranaki player. The Dickie brothers won the doubles title at the recent Hawera tournament and will be hard to stop in to-day's games. In the semi-finals, the Dickies had an easy victory over N. Hay-Campbell and M. L. Lampe, the Wanganui pair, who they ousted in the semi-finals at Hawera. Hay-Campbell and Lampe failed to come up to expectations yesterday and made many mistakes. In the other semi-final. McCarthy and Lyons had a tough fight against N. B. Barkman and D. W. Earle. The Wanganui pair lost the first set 0-6, but fought back strongly in the second set with well-placed lobs to drive their hard-smashing opponents to make many mistakes and took the honours 8-6. McCarthy and Lyons took the lead n the final set, but lhe games were equalised at 5-all. However, they had the edge on their opponents and took ■ the next two sets to win 7-5. Miss M. Purcell (Wanganui) and Miss J. Ramsay (Auckland) fought a long duel in the semi-finals of the ladies’ singles, victory going to the Auckland player, 11-9, 2-6, 6-4. Miss Ramsay played her usual steady game and her accurately-placed shots slowly wore her partner down. Miss Purcell put up a game fight and Miss Ramsay was forced to play with caution. In the other semi-final, Miss K. O’Sullivan (Hawera), who sprang a surprise by accounting for Miss J. Hansen, last year's title-winner, had a comparatively easy victory over Miss M. Dickie, 6-3, 6-3. Misses J. Hansen and J. Ramsay will meet Misses O'Sullivan and Dickie in the final of the ladies’ doubles. The combined doubles will be advanced to lhe semi-finals this morning. The men's B grade championship was won by J. H. Connett, who accounted for J. Kidd, and the ladies’ B grade championship was annexed by Miss Goldfinch. The following games are to be played this morning: 9 a.m.—Combined championship doubles between Miss M. Purcell and Lyons and Miss Clarke and HayCampbell. 10 a.m.—Combined championship doubles between Miss B. Griffiths and McCarthy and the winner of the first match. The final of the men’s singles between Pountney and Lyons will be played at 1 p.m. and the final of the ladies’ singles between Miss J. Ramsay and Miss K. O'Sullivan will be played at the same time. The results of yesterday’s games were as follow: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Men’s Singles Semi-finals.—W. T. Pountney beat E. Dickie, 6-8, 8-6, 6-2; T, F. Lyons beat A. Dickie, 8-10, 8-6, 6-3. Men's B Singles Final.—J. H. Connett beat J. Kidd, 5- 6-1, 6-2. Ladies’ Singles Third Round.—Miss M. Purcell beat Miss N. Symes, 6-2, 10-12, 10-8. Semi-finals.—Miss K. O'Sullivan beat Miss M. Dickie, 6-2, 6-3; Miss J. Ramsay beat Miss M. Purcell, 11-9, 2-6, 6-4. Ladies' Doubles I Semi-final;;.- Misses J. Hansen and J. Ramsay beat Misses M. Bright and B. Griffiths, 6-2, 6-2; Misses M. Dickie and K. O’Sullivan beat Misses M. Purcell and P. Wylds, 8-6, 2-6, 6-4. Combined Doubles Second Round.—Miss O'Sullivan and E. Dickie beat Miss J Coull and Cook, 6- 6-3; Miss J. Hansen and Lampe beat Miss A. Graham and Elliott, 8-6, 6-4; Miss I. Glover and Rountree beat Miss M. Bright and Page, 6-3, 6-2; Miss Purcell and Lyons beat Miss Symes and Hutchison, 6-2, 6-3; Miss Clarke and Hay-Campbell beat Miss Goldfinch and Wilson, 6-3, 6-0; Miss B. Griffiths and McCarthy beat Mrs. Kearney and Kearney by default; Miss M. Dickie and A. Dickie beat Mrs. Barkman and Barkman, 6-2, 6-3. Third Round.—Miss Hansen and Lampe beat Miss Glover and Rountree ■3-2, 4-6, 6-3; Miss Griffiths and McCarthy beat Miss Dickie and Dickie 6-2, 6-4; Miss Symes and Pountney beat Miss O’Sullivan and E. Dickie, 8-10, 6-0, 6-2. Men's Doubles Semi-finals.—A. and E Dickie beat M. L. Lampe and N. Hay-Campbell, 6-2, 6-4; T. F Lyons and J. J. McCarthy beat N. B Barkman and D. Earle, 6-0, 6-8, 7-5. Ladies’ B Singles First Round.—Miss Jones beat Miss Bartlett, 9-4; Miss Salmond beat Miss J. O'Neill, 9-7; Miss Goldfinch won by default; Miss Holland beat Miss M. O’Neill, 9-3. Semi-finals.—Miss Jones beat Miss

Salmond, 9-4; Miss Goldfinch beat Miss Holland, 9-3. Final.—Miss Goldfinch beat Miss Jones, 9-5. HANDICAP EVENTS Men’s Singles. Second Round. —O. B. Welsh (scr.) beat D. W. Earle (owe 30 4/6), 9-1. Third Round. —O. B. Welsh beat D. Gordon, 9-2; N. Hay-Campbell beat G. S. Hutchinson, 9-4; C. Foote beat K. O. Parnell, 9-3. Fourth Round. —J. Connett beat J. Foster, 9-8; Welsh beat W. G. Hamilton, 9-3; Kidd beat Foote, 9-5. Semi-finals.—Connett beat Welsn, 9-8. Ladies’ Singles. First Round.—Miss K. O'Sullivan (owe 3/6) won by default. Second Round.—Miss Salmond beat Miss O. Glover. 9-8; Miss Izard beat Miss Peffers, 9-0; Miss Pearce beat Miss Coull, 9-3; Miss Bartlett beac Miss O'Sullivan by default. Semi-finals. —Miss Pearce beat Miso Bartlett, 9-6; Miss Izard beat Miss Salmond, 9-3. Final. —Miss Izard beat Miss Pearce, 9-7. Men’s Doubles. First Round;. —Connett and Parnell (owe 15) beat Gordon and Donaldson (scr.), 9-4. Second Round.—Fyfe and Dear beat Kidd and Welsh, 9-7; Elliott and Page beat Lindesay and Millward, 9-8; Foote and Foster beat Rountree and Rountree, 9-5; Glenn and Dickie beat Connett and Parnell, 9-2; Clarke and Neale beat Jackson and Cook, 9-3. Third Round. —Fyfe and Dear beat Elliott and Page, 9-5; Clarke and Neale beat Glenn and Dickie, 9-6, Barkman and Richardson beat Ralph and Munro, 9-7. Semi-finals. —Barkman and Richardson beat Clarke and Neale, 9-5. Ladies’ Doubles. First Round. —Misses Griffiths and Bright (owe 30) beat Misses M. and J. O'Neill (plus 15 3/6), 9-0; Misses Goldfinch and Coull won by default; Misses Clarke and Izard (owe 30) beat Misses Graham and Carey (owe 15), 9-6. Second Round. Misses Goldfinch and Coull beat Misses Bishop and Peffers by default; Misses Clarke and Izard beat Misses Davis and Salmond, 9-2; Misses I. and O. Glover beat Misses Kearney and Fitches by default; Misses Winter and Holland beat Misses Griffiths and Bright. 9-4. Semi-finals. Misses Clarke and Izard beat Misses I. and O. Glover, 9-3; Misses Goldsmith and Coull beat Misses Winter and Holland, 9-3. Combined Doubles. First Round. Miss Winter ami Davidson (owe 15) beat Miss Graham and Elliott (owe 30), 9-8; Miss J. Glover and Rountree (owe 30) beat Miss Izard and D. Earle (owe 30), 9-4; Miss Goldfinch and Wilson won by default; Miss Bishop and Glenn (owe 15 1/6) beat Mrs. Foster ana Foster (owe 15), 9-8: Miss Page ana Bright won by default; Mrs. BorKman and Stephens (scr.) beat Miss J. O’Neill and Parnell (plus 3/6), 9-4. Second Round.—Miss Winter and Davidson beat Miss Coull and Cook, 9-8; Miss Goldfinch and Wilson won by default; Miss Bright and Page won by default; Miss Glover and Dunn beat Mrs. Barkman and Stephen.,, 9-4; Miss Bartlett and Nicholls won by default; Miss Pearce and Richardson won by default; Miss I. Glover and Rountree beat Miss M. O'Neill and O’Connor, 9-6. Third Round. Miss Glover and Dunn won by default; Miss Pearce and Richardson beat Miss Bartlett and Nicholls, 9-4. Semi-finals.— Miss Pearce and Richardson beat Miss Glover and Dunn. 9-3.