TENNIS TOURNEY.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19125, 9 December 1933, Page 6

TENNIS TOURNEY.

HAMILTON SCHOOLS. KEEN GAMES DECIDED. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. Play of a high standard was witnessed at the Rostrevor Street courts this morning when the annual tournament of the Hamilton Primary Schools Lawn Tennis Association was commenced. Keen contests were the order of the day and as play entered into the finalist stage many high-class games were featured. The organisation of the. tournament w r as excellent and all credit is due to the joint secretaries of the association. Miss E. E. Burnett and Mr L. R. Anthony. In opening the tournament the president. Mr F. \V. Hare, expressed gratitude on behalf of the association to the Hamilton Tennis association for the use of the courts, to the Herbert Smith Trust for the provision of a number of tennis racquets as individual trophies, and to Messrs. Hugh Wright and Company for cups as points prizes. The finals will be decided on Monday afternoon., Following are the results at the conclusion of this morning’s play:— Senior Boys’ Singles. First round: Whitiora (0. Farquhar) beat Marist (C. Sweeney), 7—3; Frankton (K. Chilcott) beat Hamilton East- (L. Hlgginson), 7—3; Fairfield (B. Paterson), beat Hamilton West (C. Vickers), o—7. Second round: Frankton beat Wbltlora, 7—l; Fairfield a bye. Senior Girls’ Singles. First round: Hamilton East (D. Brown) beat. Hamilton West (M. Petersen), 7—2; Whiitora (E. King) beat Convent (D. Salter), 7—i; Fairfield, a bye. Second round: Fairfield beat Whitiora, Junior Boys’ Singles. First round: Hamilton East (L. Mead) beat Wbltlora (A. Gall), 7—4; Fairfield (J. Norman) beat Hamilton West (J. Cramp), 7 —l; Frankton (V. Bary) beat Marist (L. Roach), 7—2. Second round: Fairfield beat East, 7 —2; Frankton, a bye. Junior Girls’ Singles. First round: Wbltlora (M. Fowles) beat Frankton (J. Bary), 7—o; Convent (A. Turney) beat Hamilton East (J. Cherrie (12 —10) Hamilton West (M. Boyes) beat Fairfield (G. Boagr), 7—4. Second round: Convent beat Whitiora, 7—3; west a bye; Hamilton East a bye. Senior Boys’ Doubles. First round: Hamilton West (G. Waddell and B. Clephane) beat Frankton (G. Borland and P. Hepplestone), 7—3; Whitiora (R. Cann and R. Williams) beat Fairfield (G. Haynes and 0. Waite), 7 —3; Marist (T. Howie and F. Roach) beat Hamilton East (I. Mitchell and D. Campbell), 7—3. Second round: Whitiora beat West, 7—2; Marist a bye.

Junior Boys’ Doubles. First round: Whitiora (L. Nlsbet and A. Mackie) beat Frankton (F. Wigzell and c. Ratcliffo), 7— 5; Marist (W. McKenzie and J. Casey) beat Hamilton West (P. Kingston and 11. McGrall), 7—l; Hamilton East (D. Tait and W. Gtlling) beat Fairfield (C. Woodward and A. Thompson), Second round: Hamilton East beat Marist, 7—3; Whitiora a bye. Junior Combined Doubles. First round: Hamilton East (Fay Harding and L. Sullivan) beat Hamilton West (Beryl Zeinart and B. Vickers), 7 —o; Frankton (Nlta Martin and N. Carr) beat Whitiora (Margaret Clothier and J. Church), 7 —4; Marist Convent (Nathalie Sweeney and J. Rennie) beat Fairfield (Marie Leech and G. Rollo), 9—7. Second round: Marist Convent beat Hamilton East, 7—5; Frankton a bye. Senior Giri’s Doubles. First round: Frankton (A. Adamson and D. Cameron) beat Fairfield (J. Munro and E. Baldwin), 7—4; Whitiora (G. Libeau and 'J. Clothier) beat Hamilton West (M. Prtscott and A. Gower), 7—o; Convent (N. Sweeney and L. Barharich) beat Hamilton East (0. Baker and J. Balles), B—6. Second round: Frankton beat Whitiora, 7—5; Convent a bye. Junior Girls’ Doubles. First round: Whitiora (C. Buckley and D. Williams) beat Fairfield (J. Williams and R. Page), 7 —3; Hamilton East (E. Glllman and A. Braggins) beat Hamilton West (V. Clephane and N. Hobbs), 7—2; Frankfort (N, Cobby and B. Galbraith) beat Convent (M. Field and M. Hill), 7 —l. Second round: Whitiora beat East, 7—o; Frankton a bye. Senior Combined Doubles. First round: Frankton (May Osborne and E. McCauley) beat Hamilton West (Nancy Holmes and S. Finlay), 7—3; Whitiora (Joyce Walton and H. Horton) beat Fairfield (Margaret Cambridge and R Kirby), 7—3; Hamilton East (G. Guinness and G. Ruck) beat Marlst-Convent (Dorothy Gossett and L. Jones), 7—5. Second round: East beat Frankton, 7—3; Whitiora a bye. Improve your game by having your tennis racket re-strung at Gann’s, and specify EDWARDS’ GUT, as used exclusively by CRAWFORD, World's Champion Tennis Player. W. Gann, Hamilton’s Leading Sports Dealer. (1)