TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 January 1932, Page 5

TENNIS

TOURNEY. Jjt 1 ■ -1\ EARING AN END. This morning’s games in the Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association’s tourney brought the majority of the championship and handicap events to concluding The weather was fine but overcast with a fair breeze blowing. Some good play was witnessed again this morning. • ■ In the principal Events the semi-finals .have been readied and will be decided this afternoon when it is hoped to conclude the tourney. One of the most attractive games

this morning was the meeting of Dymond and Barkman in the fourth round of the Men’s Championship singles. Both players were in good form and edch favoured base-line play. The first set went to 11/9 in the Christchurch player’s favour, while the second set was also won by Dymond. The semi-final of the ladies’ championship), singles proved a keen contest ibetweJJrMrs McMaster and Miss N. Grahauq who earlier in the tournament caused a surprise by beating . Miss "Whyte, the North Island lady singles champion. Miss Graham set her moio experienced opponent a by no means easy task and Mrs McMaster had to cover a lot of ground. The Martinborough player was very steady and executed some fine shots. In the boys’ championship singles Payton had a very easy win by defeating Rishworth, 6/1, 6/0. It was rather a unique achievement for twin sisters, the Misses Betty and Nancy Payton, to reach the semi-final of the ladies’ handicap B grade singles. Both on the same mark they were matched against each other this morning and'after a close game’Miss Betty gained a victory over her sister by two points and will appear in the final this afternoon. 1 In the fourth round of the men s championship singles. Lowry was defeated bvjJ3arrer 9/7, 5/7, 10/8-after the best‘part of two hours’ play. The feature of the game was the long driving both Iplaycrs indulged in. this morning’s games are as follows: — MEN’S SIN GLEB: ' Third round: Barrer beat Reid. 6/1, |6/2. , . Fourth round: Dymond beat Barkman 11/9, 6/4. Barrer beat Lowry, 9/7, 5/7, 10/8. LADIES’ SINGLES.

Fourth round: Mrs Campbell beat Miss Welch 6/4, 6/3. Semi-final: Mrs McMaster beat Miss Graham 6/4, 8/6. LADIES ’ DOUBLES.

Second round: Misses Wakely and Whisker beat Misses Beetliam and Rutherford 6/4, 6/4. COMBINED DOUBLES.

Second round: Miss Whisker and Longmore tfeat Miss Booth and McLeod 7/5, 6/1. Miss Haggitt and Wellwood beat Miss Campbell and Lezard 6/4, 6/4. Fourth round: Miss Todd and Reid beat Miss Rutherford and Darragh 6/2, Miss Nathan and Hodder beat Miss Rutherford and Coombe 3/6, 6/2, 6/4. BOYS’ SINGLES.

Final: Payton beat Rishworth, 6/1, 6/0. MEN’S SINGLES —A GRADE.

Second round: Darragh won by default from Dymond. Fourth" round: Clark (20) beat George (30), 71/69; Fenny (12) beat Martin (18), 70/46. COMBINE!? DOUBLES—A GRADE. Third round: Miss Whitcombe and Spragge (20) beat Miss Clark and Groves (25), 70/67. LADIES’ SINGLES—A GRADE.

Miss J. Williams (25) beat Miss J. Swainson (20), 50/48; Miss Barnes Graham (20) beat Miss McMullan (15) 50/39. Third round: , Miss B. Swainson (-0) beat Mrs Forsyth (20), 50/41; Miss J. Nathan (20) beat Miss N. Graham (10), 50/42. Miss/V. Rutherford (12) beat Miss McLean (12), 50/43; Miss France (20) beat Miss Bell (20), 50/41; Miss Miss Lowes (20), 50/ LADIES DOUBLES —A GRADE.

' Third round:* Hisses Barnes Graham and Williams (22) beat Misses Allan and Bell (20), 50/46; Misses Frances and Highet (20) beat Misses Knight and B. Todd (18), 52/50. COMBINED DOUBLES— A GRADE. Miss Prendeville and Carstens (25) fceat Miss J. Betts and Taylor (25), 60/55; Miss Penny and McLean (12) beat Miss Hubbard and Gibson (20), 60/47; Miss Lowes and Wardell (25) beat Miss Prendeville and Carstens (25), 60/55. Second round: Miss Webb and Bunny (22) beat Miss Graham and Keed: well (8),%/49; Miss Young and Taverner (20) beat Miss Williams and Bunny (22), 60/51; Miss McLean and Penny (12) beat Miss Cameron and Major (12), <§o/54. MEN ’S'SINGLES —B GRADE. Final:: Ortttjpd) beat B. George (20), 70/67. : MEN’S DOUBLES —B GRADE. Einal: Cross and George^(2o) beat Christie and Orton (18), 70/06.

LADIES’ SINGLES—B GRADE. Fourth round: Miss B. Smith (15) beat Miss Mace (20), 52/50. Semi-final: Miss B. Payton (25) beat Miss N. Payton (25), 52/50. LADIES’ DOUBLES—B GRADE. Semi-final: Misses Todd and Smith (23) beat the Misses Blamires (S), 50/42; Misses Riddiford and Rishworth (22) beat Misses Beetliam and Dunn (15), 50/38; Misses Todd and Smith (23) beat Misses Riddiford and Rishworth. (22), 50/35. COMBINED DOUBLES—B GRADE. Miss Anderson and Payton (15) beat Miss Rishworth and Tredray (25), i6O/ 50. Other results on page 16. WILDING SHIELD. AUCKLAND, Friday. The semi-final match for the Wilding Shield was concluded at the Stanley Street Courts to-day, Canterbury defeating Auckland, holders of the trophy, by a margin of two sets. Each team won six matches, four singles and two doubles. The contest, therefore, was particularly keen, and was played in a fine sporting spirit throughout.. Canterbury will now meet Wellington in the final on the same courts to-day. Outstanding features of the day’s play -were the defeat of Bartleet by Barnett, who had accounted for Stedman, New Zealand champion, the previous day, and a brilliant display given by Angas and Barnett in defeating Auckland’s leading pair, Stedman and Sturt. Stedman was right off his game and suffered his second singles defeat at the hands of Angas. Results: — Singles.—Angas (Canterbury) beat Stedman, 7/5, 6/4; Barnett (Canterbury) beat Bartleet, 6/3, 6/2; Sturt (Auckland) beat Glanville, 6/2, 6/3; Morrison (Auckland) beat Patterson, 5/7, 6/8, 6/3. Doubles. —Angas and Bartnett (Canterbury) beat Stedman and Sturt, 7/5, 6/2; Bartleet and Moil'ison (Auckland) beat Glanville and Patterson, 4/6, 6/3, 6/4.—(P.A.) JAPANESE IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Friday. Following are the results of the second day’s play in the tennis test against the Japanese:— Hopman defeated Nunou, 13/11, 7/5; Harada defeated Turnbull, 6/4, 12/10; Satoli defeated Crawford, 6/2, 4/5, 8/6. In the doubles, Turnbull and Hopman defeated Nunou and Harada, 6/3, 6/3. (In the first day’s play, the Japanese won two singles out of three and the only doubles played, thus leading on the day by three matches to one. On the two days they have won five matches to three).