LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 27, 29 December 1932, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

.MANAWATU TOURNEY. THE EARLY HOUNDS. Early rounds in practically all divisions were decided at the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association’s annual tournament which was continued on the Linton Street courts yesterday afternoon. After accounting lor M. L. Lnmpe (Wanganui) in the men’s championship singles, N. G. Brown (Palmerston North) went on to eliminate D. I. Robertson after appearing to be beaten in the third set. J. C. Robertson was defeyed by GHankin in the second round. Robertson’s game has improved on last year but lie was not steady enough for Hankin, failing on many easy shots. Afterwards Hankin went under to A. C. Stedman, Auckland’s top player. Miss Purcell, runner-up in the North Island championship last year, was beaten in the ladies’. championship singles by Miss Strand (Paeroa) who was in splendid form. Additional results of play are as follow: CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES. First round. —M. Rodgers beat R. Hill, 6 —o, 6 —l ;H. Hobin beat if. Radford, 3 —6, 6 —3, 6 —3; AY . Boddy beat C. Yates, 6 —2, B—G.8 —G. Second round. —Brown beat D. I. Robertson, G —4, I —6, 9 —7 ; Pearce beat Rodgers, 6—l, 7 —5; Stedman beat Orgias, G —2, 6 —l; Charters beat Smaller, 3 —G, 6—2, 6—l. Third round. —Stedman beat Hankin, 6—2, 6—l. LADIES’ SINGLES. First round. —Miss Shand beat Heard, 6 —3, G—o ; Miss Kerr lreat Miss AVorrall, 6—3, 2—G, 6—3. Second round. —Miss Sliand beat Miss Purcell, 6 —l, 6 —o; Miss Rutherford beat Miss Kerr, G—o, G —4. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round.—Lind and Y’ates beat Louisson and Murphy, 3—6, G—4, 6—4; Pearce and Coombe beat J. C. and D. I. Robertson, 6 —3, 7—o. Second round.- —Buddy and Hobin beat E. and R. Orgias, G —o, 6 —l; AYehipeihami and Hooper beat Campbell and Humphreys, 7 —5, Salmond and McDonald beat Brown and Fox, G —3, G—3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round. —Mrs Smith end Miss Purcell heat Mrs Haythorne and Miss E. Leamy, G —o, 6- —1. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round.—Salmond and Miss Rutherford beat Latham and Miss Latham, 11 —9, 6—3; Boddy and Mrs Kearney beat Murphy and Miss Nesdale, G —o, G—l; Hobin and Miss Astle beat Louisson and Miss B. Stuckey, G—l, 6—2 ; Thorpe and Miss N. Burke beat Harvey and Miss YVOI- - 6—4, 7 —5. Second Round.—Grant and Miss C. AA r ilson beat Fox and Miss M. Oakley, G—2, G—3. HANDICAP GAMES. First Round.—Hankin (8) beat Fox (8), GO—s7; Brown (4) beat Swallow (25), 60—37; F. Orgias (16) beat G. P. AVilson (16), 60—54; MeEwan defaulted to Darragh. Second Round.—Seifert (22) beat Lee (25), 60—54; Radford (18) beat Perry (22), GO—s2; J. C. Robertson (10) beat Tapp (22), GO—so; Salmond (5) beat L. Gardner (16), 60—51. Third Round.—Seifert beat Grant, 60—58 ;Campbell beat Latham, 60— 53; Coombe beat Radford, GO—49 ; Salmond beat J. C. Robertson, GO—s3. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Phillips (1G) beat Miss Barnett (20), 50—48. Second Round.—Miss Oakley (18) beat Mrs Williams (22), 50—34; Miss Nesdale (25) beat Miss Robertson (30), 50—44.

Third Round.—Miss Oakley beat Miss Nesdale, 52 —50; Miss Sliand beat Miss Dewe, 50—33. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.—Latham and H. M ilsoil (ser) beat Taylor and Harvey (18), 00—53; Campbell and Humphrey (30) beat Holdsworth and Perry (10), 00 —30; Lee and Thorpe (18) beat Gardner and Beattie (18), 01 —59. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round.—Hobin and Miss Astle (4) beat Worsfoid and Miss Dewe (25), 00—57. Second Round.—Humphrey and Miss Rutherlord (22) beat Thorpe and Miss Burke (18), 00—58; Lee and Miss Sliand (20) beat Grant and Miss Wilson (20), 00 —52; Yates and Mrs Yates (10) beat Scrivener and Mrs Williams (20), 00—49. ADDITIONAL RESULTS. Additional results of championship matches at the Manawatu tennis tourmen t this afternoon were as follow: MEN’S SINGLES. First round. —L. Gardner beat G. P. Wilson, o—o, o—2; N. R. C. Wilson won by default; A. Wheeler beat M. Worsfoid. o—3,0 —3, o—o. Second round. —E. D. Andrews won from Dr. R. V. Hooper by default; Dr. K. G. Salmond beat L. Gardner, o—l,0 —1, 0- —3; W. Roddy won by default from Wheeler; J. L. Lowry won by default from F. Holdsworth; C. Malfroy won from J. T. McDonald by default. LADIES’ SINGLES. Second Round.—Miss Glenny beat Miss Burke, 6-—O, 6—l. Third Round.—Miss Rutherford beat Mrs Beattie, 10—8, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.—Lampe anil Wheeler beat Rogers and Grant, 4—6, 6—4, 6—l. • LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round. —Miss Macassev and iM iss D. Haggitt won by default; Misses M. and L. Rutherford won by default. MIXED DOUBLES. First round. —Court and Miss Howell won by default; Charters and Mrs Smith beat C. Robertson and Miss L. Rutherford, 6 —2, 4—6, 6 —3. Second round.—Salmond and Miss Rutherford won by default; Boddy and Mrs Kearney beat Hobin and Miss Astle. 7 —5, 6 —2; Robertson and Mrs Beattie beat Lampe and Miss Purcell, 2—6, 7—5, 6 —4. WELLINGTON SINGLES FINALISTS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 28. After losing a day and a-half through bad weather, good progress is now being mado with the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s annual championship tournament. Andrews and Malfroy. will contest the final of the men’s singles and Miss Nicliolls and Mrs Dykes are tire finalists of the women’s singles. Other finalists are Mrs Franco and Miss Whyte and Miss D. Howo and Miss Nicliolls in the women’s doubles, and Andrews and Miss Nicliolls and Malfroy and Mrs Dykes in the combined. The most exciting match to-day was the semi-final between D. G. France and Andrews. Playing beautiful tennis, Franco took the first set 7 —5. He’lost the second 6 —l. making too many errors. Andrews won the last set 6—4 after Franco had saved four

match points in the final game. In the other semi-final Malfroy defeated AVilson,- 6—3, 6—2. CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 28. The Canterbury tennis championships concluded to-day. Results of the finals are as follow: Men’s Singles.—Angas beat Barnett, 6_3, 6—4. Ladies Singles.—Miss AA'ako beat Miss E. Rudkin, 2—6, 7—5, 7—5. Men’s Doubles.—Angas and H. Dymond beat Barnett and T. Rhodes YYilliams I—6, 7—5, 6—2. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss B. Gould and Mrs J. D. Carl beat Misses AA’ake and M. Andrek, 10—8, I—6, 6—4. Mixed Doubles.—Miss YVake and Rhodes AA’illiams beat Miss Andrew and I. A. Seay 4—6, 6 —l, 6—l. Boys’ Singles.—l. J. Goricli l>eat It. G. Pattinspn (AA’est Coast), 4 —o, G—o, 7—5. Girls’ singles: Noeleen Bishop beat Dorothy- Dicke3', 6—l, 6—l. Boys’ Doubles: R. S. ltossiter and G. Rich beat T. C. Thompson and I’attinson, 6—4, 6—4. Girls’ Doubles: Noeleen Bishop and Aileen Smith beat .Joan Senior and Dorothy Dickey, 6—o, 6—2. The Canterbury team for the AA’ilding Shield has been selected as follows: Angas, Barnett, AA 7 . R. Robinson, Rhodes Williams. The Nunneley Casket team is as follows: Misses D. Nicholls and AA 7 ake and two to be chosen from Misses Rudkin, T. Poole, Andrew and Mrs Carl. SOUTH LAND TOUR NEY. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Dec. 28. The Southland Tennis Association's Christmas tournament concluded toda3', beautiful weather being experienced for each of the three days. The championship finals resulted as follow : Men's singles.—C. Deaker (Dunedin) bent N. J. Pollock (Dunedin), G—3, G—B, 4—G, 6—2, G—2. Men’s doubles.—G. Pearce and C. Deaker (Dunedin) l>eat N. K. Sumpter and G. Lindsav, G —3, 6—2, 2 —G, 6—3. Ladies’ singles.—Miss E. Melvin beat Miss P. Guest, 6 —3, G —4. Ladies’ doubles.—Misses P. Guest and G. Bamford beat Misses E. Melvin and M. Mahoney, 4 —G, C —4, 6—4. Boys’ singles.—A. Baird beat A. Strang (Wyndham), 6—2, G —2. Girls’ singles.—Miss B. AA'oodhcad beat Miss B. Hoyles,- 9 —5. AMERICA WINS TEST. AUSTRALIANS DISAPPOINT. MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. In the second tennis Test, America won 8 rubbers, 22 sets, 203 games; Australia, 4 rubbers, 15 sets, 174 games. Following are to-day’s results: Singles.—Y 7 . McGrath (Australia) beat K. Gledbill (America) 6 —3, 6 —3. AY 7 . Allison (America) bent H. Hopmail (Australia), B—6,8 —6, 6—4, 6 —o. J. A r an Ryn (America) beat C. Sproule (Australia), G—3. 4—G, 6 —3. Doubles. —A 7 incs and Gledhill (America) heat Hopmnn and Crawford (Australia), 11—9, 3—G, 6—4, G—2. McGrath created a surprise by defeating Gledhill, so raising Australia’s hopes. Hopman, who had p]«3-ed brilliantlythroughout the Test, went down to Allison through superior courtcraft. Van Ryn’s victory over Sproule was unexpected, but his service reliability countered Sproulc’s shots. Hopman and Crawford after the defeat of Allison and Y’an Ryn yesterday were disappointing. A r ines and Gledhill on present form are the better pair. Crawford in the final of the doubles appeared listless and in need of a spell. Hopman was also weak on the backhand.