TRIANGULAR SPORTS TOURNAMENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 4

TRIANGULAR SPORTS TOURNAMENT

LOCAL PUBLIC SERVANTS DRAW FOR TO-MORROW’S • TENNIS Wellington-West Coast public servants are launching an annual triangular sports tournament which this year will take the form of a tennis competition between the three services —Post and Telegraph, Railways, and the remaining combined State departments in the district. Public servants in Wellington already conduct a'triangular tournament which includes tennis, athletics, and swimming, and with a view to establishing a similar tournament for Wellington-West Coast public servants a strong local branch of the Public Service Sports Tournament Society Inc., of Wellington, has been formed for the express purpose of sponsoring a similar annual tournament for the West Coast (North Island) district. The events are open to any public servant in the employ of the above departments, and includes the Army and Navy and Air Departments. Although the executive was formed as recently as February 14 last, it says much for its capabilities when it is seen that the details for the first annual tennis triangular tourney has been finalised and that the Wanganui Amateur Athletic Association is including special Public Service events for public servants, on Saturday night, on Cook’s Gardens, the 25th. instant when the west coast cycling championships take place. A handsome shield carved by the late T. H. Heberley, who was the Maori carver attached to the Dominion Museum, Wellington, has been donated for competition and although it may not be possible to arrange any swimming events this year the shield, which is called the “Pononui Shield” (‘‘Faith and Trust”), will be awarded to the department obtaining the most points in the tennis and athletic events. The draw for the tennis, which is to take place on the Wanganui East courts to-morrow (Wednesday), is a’s follows (abbreviations being, R. Railways; P. and T., Post and Telegraph; Nat., Native; Lab., Labour; P.W., Public Works; P.T. ♦Public Trust):— A Grade Mixed Doubles. —Sawyer and Miss Blackie (P. and T.), v. Kearney and Miss Cox (P.T.); Newton and Miss Madeley (R), v. Coe and Miss Potts (P.S.); Davidson and Miss Winter (Nat.), v. Thompson and Miss Waters (P. and T.); Alley and Miss Bousfield (P.W.), v. Hoskin and Miss Vollemaere (R>. Men’s Doubles. — Byes Above: Saywell and Sawyer (P. and T.), Alley and Mochan (P.W.), Hoskin and O’Brien (R). First Round: Mariu and Coe (P.S.), v. Thomson and Gillespie (P. and T.); Andrews and Gordon (Nat.), v. Christie and Dawson (P. and T.); Walker and Tremane (R), v. Davidson and F. Thomson (Nat.). Byes Below: Adamson and Newton (R). Kearney and Wallis (P.T.). B Grade Combined Doubles. —First Round: Tuffin and Miss Katarich (P. and T.), v. Gordon and Miss Goddard; McLean and Miss Wishard (R), v. Garner and Miss Clark (P. and T.). Second Round: Eccles and Miss McCracken (P.T.), v. the winner of Tuffin and Miss Katarich and Gordon and Miss Goddard; Hannan and Miss Sanders (Nat.), v. Smith and Miss Gregg (P. and T.); Wallis and Miss Woods (P.T.), v. Hawke and Miss Fisher (P.W.); Bollons and Miss Robson (P. and T.) # v. Mariu and Miss Quarrie (Nat.); Adamson and Miss O’Donnell (R), v. Finlayson and Miss Jarvie (Nat.); Ambrose and Miss Sharpe <P. and T.), v. O’Brien and Miss Winstone (R); Palmer and Miss Stenberg (P.TA, v. Saywcll and Miss Brown (P. and T); Andrews and Miss Nicholls (Nat.), v. the winner of McLean and Miss Wishard and Garner and Miss Clark. Men’s Doubles. —First Round: Myers and Barter (R), Ecles and Palmer (P.T.). Second Round: Bollons and Ogg (P. and T.), v. the winner of Myers and v. Ecles and Palmer: Smith and Mackie (P. and T.), v. W. Walker and Batt (R); Ford and Law (P.T.), v. Crutchley and O'Keefe (R); Fraser and Hannan (Nat.), v. Garner and Tuffin (P. and T.); Finlayson and Price (Nat.), v. Johnston and Rankin (P.T.); McLean and Whitelaw (Lab.), v. Cannan and Emia (Nat.); Ambrose and Elliot (P. and T.), v. Hawke and Waite (Pol.); Reichenbach and French (P. and T.), v. McLean and Westwood (R). Ladies’ Doubles.—Byes Above: Miss Quarrie and Jarvie (Nat.), v. Miss Winstone and O’Donnell (R). First Round: Miss Fisher and Potts (P.W.), v. Miss Sanders and Nicholls (Nat.); Miss Sharpe and Waters (P. and T.), v. Miss Winter and Goddard (Nat.); Miss Woods and Stenberg (P.T.), v. Miss Blackie and Brown (P. and T.); Miss Robson and Clarke (P. and T.), v. Madeley and Volloemaere (R); Miss Bousfield and partner (P.W.), v. Miss Greig and Katarich (P. and T.). Byes Below: Miss Cox and Miss McCracken (P.T.).