TENNIS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10299, 7 January 1927, Page 7

TENNIS

GERMANY IN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION. / "LONDON. Jan. 5. The German Tennis Federation has been re-admitted to the International Federation for Jmanurya onß b Federation from January 1. Gc players are expected to compete at Wimbledon— A. and N.Z.C.a. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS AUCKLAND, Jan. 6. Steadf rain during the m Bft made it impossible to resume play m Dip Auckland lawn tennis championSlip/ Sf this afternoon. FoUow.ng are the results : MEN’S SINGLES Second round: Turner won from Sturt bv default. _ . ThiiM round: Turner heat Davis, 6 l 6—4; Sims beat Eiitwistle 6—4, 6—o: T. Clark heat E. W- Griffiths, 6—o, 6—3; McHolson heat Somer veil, 6—3, 3—=6, 6 3.

LADIES’ SINGLES Second round: Miss M. Lowry beat Miss E. Miller, 6—l, 4—6, 6—3, Miss M. Oolebrook beat Miss MMacFarlane, 6—4, 7 — 5: Mis Scott Watson heat -Mrs Arneil B—6, q 7 • Miss Ramsay heat Miss Maxwell 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Miss Witherow heat Miss Rukutai 6—l, 6—A Third round: Miss-Witheis beat Miss McPherson 6—3, 6—4. MEN’S DOUBLES

Semi-final: Bartieet and Robson heat Watson and Chisholm 21—6, 6—4. LADIES’ DOUBLES

Second round: Misses Colebrook and Knight beat Misses Ramsay and Thomson 6—4, 6—2; Misses Napier and Whitelaw heat Miss Stevens and Mrs Robson 6—3 ,6 4. Semi-final: Mesdames Scott Watson and Arneil won from Misses McPherson and Fletcher by default. COMBINED DOUBLES Second round: Miss Lowry and E. W. Griffiths beat Miss Napier and Lamb B—6,8 —6, 3—6, 6—4. —iP.A.

TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIPS'. NOTABLE PLAYERS. : NEW. PLYMOUTH; Jan. 6. Ideal weather prevailed: Lor thecontinuation of tne Taranaki tennis

championship to-day, and ac on six! arable advance was made. 11,0 "V finals in all championships e en s will he played to-morrow aftciiuon, and the finals on Saturday The arrival yesterday of | • H ae ° e (Victoria) D. France, Noel Wilson, and Maliroy (Wellington) and Lamps (Wanganui) and the presence o. the N.S.W. touring team were responsive for a number of splendid matches to-day. The feature ot the play was the titanic struggle m the hist set- of the combined doubles match, Haege (Victoria) and Miss Simpson (New Plymouth) winning 26—ib agalnst Webster (New . Plymouth) and Miss Cameron (Wellington). They won the second set 6—3 and with l the match. . , , „„, v The most, impressive of tin, new comers was D. France, who gave a delightful exhibition. The discovery of the day was SandriU (Wellington) who once represented Victoria against N.S.W ~ and against- South Australia. He played sterliiur tennis in all matches. The most noteworthy defeats in the men’s singles were as Fitzgerald (N.S.W.) beat McCaushmd (N.S.W.) 6—2, 6—4; Haege (Victoria) beat Sandrill (Welluigton) (■ q n 7- 1). Prance (Wellington) beat'N. Peach (N.S.W 7 .) 6—o, 6—3; Dr. North (N.S.W 7 .) beat Martin (Masterton) 6—2, 6—4; 1 eacock (Wellington) beat Webster (New Plymouth) 6—B. 6—3. 6—4; Noel Wilson (■Wellington) beat Wallace (W 6 4 6—3; Lampe (W T anganui) beatFPeaek (N.S.W.) 6-3,. 0-6, 6-3. The eight players still in are Haege Fitzgerald, Maliroy (Wellington); D. France, Dr. North, Peacock, Noel Wilson; and Lampe. ; In tlic men’s doubles notahk. games were: Sandrill and 1,1 VF? (Wellington) heat Richards and Lllis (New' Plymouth), who yesterday putthe Australian pair out 6—4 6 3, France and Lampe heat Walsh and Dr. Hooper (Palmerston N.) o—A (3 2. There were no other prominent defeats. , # i 5 " The chief matches in the ladies singles were: Mrs. Marshall (Wellington) beat Miss Freddy (Wellington) 6-2, 6—l; Miss Lloyd N.S.W .) beat Miss Simpson (New I lymouth) R 3 6—2; Miss Lolyd beat- M IS - Marshall 2—6, 6—l, B—6; Mrs. Grant (Inglewood) heat Miss Barltrop (Feilding) 6—2, 6—-2. V In the ladies’ doubles Mis. Maishall and Miss Cameron beat Misses Simpson and Barltrop o—6, b—i, 9__2- Misses Lloyd and Watson (NSW.) heat Dr. Attmore (Otaki) and 'Miss Bain 6—o, 6—l; Misses Freddy and Mantcll heat Misses Newman and' Wliitwell 3—6, 6—3, 6—4; Mrs. Smith (Wanganui) and Miss Malcolm (New Plymouth) heat Mesdames Grant and Bullard (Inglewood) 6 —3, 6 —5, , In the combined doubles Haege ana Miss Simpson heat Webster and Miss Cameron 20 —18, 6—3 ; Dr. North and Miss Lloyd beat Scott and Miss Predefy 6—3, 6—o. —P.A.

WANGANUI CHAMPIONSHIP. WANGANUI, Jan. 6. The Wanganui tennis championships, which were most successful, from every point of view, concluded ladies’ championship singles Mrs. Melody (Wellington) beat Miss Oalver (Wanganui) 6—l, 6—2, aitei an exciting game, in which the W ellington player gave a wondeiful display, which Was a revelation to the spectators.— P.A. .