TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 January 1932, Page 5

TENNIS

AUSTRALIANS BRILLIANT. DUNEDIN, Saturday. .The match between the Australian *%romen tennis players and Otago continued at Logan Park to-day in perfect weather and before the largest attendance ever seen at the courts. The display given by the visitors was again on the highest plane, and, in the doubles especially, rose to a degree of brilliancy seldom seen in Dunedin.

The Australian women again Avon the majority of matches, but it Avas very pleasing to 1 note that in the singles the Otago players AA-ero capable of extending them almost to the full the exception of Miss Valkenburg, ahvays appeared to be playing ' Avell Avitliin her po\A r ers. —(P.A.)

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SYDNEY, Sunday.

The Japanese tennis players met local stars. Ilarada beat Willard, OraAvford beat Satosh and Dunlop beat Hunoi in the singles. Crawford and Willard beat Harada and Satosh and OraAvford and Dunlop beat Harada and Hunoi in the doubles. New South Wales is leading by four rubbers to ■one.

CRAWFORD PRAISED. (Received Monday, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Harada stated that OraAvford, on the form he shoAved against Satoh, Avould have defeated Cochet or any other player; in the Avorld. BAY TOURNEY. s At the Havdce’s Bay tennis tourney, ijrhich Avas completed at Waiparva on Court Avon the men’s singles Avhile he and Smith Avon the doubles. The Avomen’s singles Avas Avon by Miss HoAvell and the Avomen’s doubles by Mrs. Ootterill and Mrs. Hassall.

ST. MATTHEW’S CLUB. CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW. The St. Matthew’s Tennis Club championships are scheduled to commence to-night and will be continued for the / next week or two until completed. Players are requested to commence their games immediately. Matches will consist of the best of three sets. Th,e following is the draw for the firsil^ounds: — , MEN’S SINGLES. M. Rawlins plays T. Papps; W. Hawke plays E. Jenkins; 0. Cross plays G. Rodda; R. Penistone, a bye; H. Ede plays R. Hancock; A. Dewar plays A. Bollons; K. Montgomery plays W. ™ LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss E. Dillon plays Miss E. Hosking; Miss I. Carle plays Miss N. Cohen; Miss R. Robinson plays Miss P. Gee. MEN’S DOUBLES. Montgomery and Rawlins play Bollons and Ede; Rodda and Churchill play Cross a.nd Hawke} Crookenden and Jenkins play Papps and Penistone. COMBINED DOUBLES. RVfyHatch and play Miss N. Cohen and H. Ede; Miss Robinson and Rodda play Miss Hosking and Papps; Miss Penistone and Penistone play Miss L. Rose and Hawke; Miss Dillon and Hancock play Miss D. Winliall and Dewar; Mrs Rawlins and Rawlins play Miss Gee and Montgomery; Miss I. Carle and Jenkins, a bye.