TENNIS MATCH

West Coast Times, Issue 13767, 13 March 1906, Page 4

TENNIS MATCH

HOKITIKA V. GREYMOUTH.

A. team from the Hukitika Tennis Club visited Greymouth on Saturday to try conclusions with the Greymou h C üb, and a most eojoyiblo day was spent. The match was a very clese one, firit one side Uauing, and than the other, and it was

not until all the games bad been played

that the Hokitika players brtathed a long breath of relief when they found after a count of the dead, wounded and miming that victory rested with Hokitika by 128 games to 120. Most of the players on either side were quite new to match play, and acquitted themselves exceedingly. In the ladies' singles the honors were even. Miss Malfroy beat Miss Smith after a close and exc* ting contest by 6 games to 5. Mi«s Ida Lewis heat Mies V, rrall by 6 to 3, Miss Flicker proved too s'rong for Miss Lewis winning by 6 to 3, and Mi s Blackmore beat Mies Clarke by 6to 1. ~ln the ladii/ double* the Gr«yluouih Indies wer« too strong for tbeir

opponents, Misses Smith and Fricker

beating Mi«ses Mai froy and Lewis by 9 t) 6, and Mitsett Blackmore and larrall

beating Misses Clarke and I. Lewis by 9

to 6. In the combined frames Hokitika won three out of four, Miss Malfroy and

Mr Wilson beating Mil* Smith and Mr Uoates hy 9 to 7; this was a very good game both aides pla) ing excellent] j. Mr Angus beat Miss Lewis and Mr Low by 9 to 5, Mi.-s Krickcr's play being particularly goo X Miss Clarke and Mr Mai ft ©y b«at Mica Blackmore and Mr Lindop by 9 to 3, and Miss I. Lewis and Mr Rose, after a very close matth beat Miss Ytrrft'l and Mr Ftttcbrr by 9 to 7. In the men's singles Mr Wilson boat Mr Ooatcs by 9 to 4, dthough not so easily as the result would indicate, as Mr C >ates played a fine gamp, and bad ra her bard luck in no* veering a few wore pom's. Mr Low beat Mr Angu« hy 9 to 7 after a hard fight, and Mr Mai f my beit Mr Lindop by 9 to 6, Mr Fletcher proved t:>o stioog for Mr Rene beating him by 9to 4, and Mr H( nry ppr r orm<d the snme kindly office for Dr TeichelmiDii by 9 to 6 Messrs Mabinand PorUroin had a very long and evenly routes'ed gtme, each player using the u' most caution throughout, Mr Mabin eventually winning b) 9to 5. la the men's doubles Messrs Wil'on and Low brat Messrs Coates and Angus by 9 to 5. Messrs Malfroy and Rose after a short and meiry game, from a flckitika point of view beat Mf s»ra Lfndop and Fletcher by 9to 1. Menors Henry and Porteous ■f<er a good gamn beat Dr Teichalmann and Mr Ma bin by 9 to 5.

The visitors were most hospitably entertained by the Greymcuth players, md the ladies of the Greymouth Club diipeoeed afternooa tea to the playm

an*] visitors, Ifc is likely tb it a retua match will h e played fhortly in Hokitika.