WITHOUT BIAS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 63, 9 April 1943, Page 8

WITHOUT BIAS

FORBES AND FERGUSON CUPS WHAKATANE REPRESENTATIVES At Taneatua to-morroAv competitional play for the. Forbes Cup, a trophy donated for competition be-, tween the two Opotiki, the Taneatua and the Whakatane Clubs will take place. The local representatives will "be Burgess, Pearson, Currah and Mclsaac (skip). A. C. King the local champion, will also play in the Champion of Champions contest between the same four clubs, to decide the winner of the Ferguson Cup. It is interesting to note that in the Taneatua tournament last weekend Whakatane walked off with the honours, the winning team being Creeke, Drube, Currah and Mclsaac. TENNIS MATCH WAIMANA v OPOTIKI A most pleasant day was spent on the Waimana courts during the week-end when a match wasi played behveen the. Opotiki and Waimana tennis clubs, the home team winning by 19 matches to 13. Some very evenly contested games were witnessed. At the conclusion of the match, Mr T. Black thanked Waimana for the pleasant day's sport and congratulated them on their win, he also thanked the ladies who had supplied the refreshments. Mr Grov-* er most suitably responded, * three cheers being called for both teams. The following are the results of the matches:— Men's Singles A. Wardlaw beat T. Black 9/1; T. Wardlaw lost to T. Bloor 3/9; M. King lost, to M. Delamerc 5/9: G. Jerram beat J. Mihaere 9/5; B. Hughes lost to J. Parkinson 8/9; N. Gallagher lost to T. Lyons 8/9: D. Grover beat Les Abbot 9/2; G. Kirkbride lost to D. Cameron 8/9. Ladies' Singles Mrs King lost to Mrs Parkinson 2/7; Mrs Ruff lost to Mrs Black 2/7; Miss Woolfield beat Miss N. Thornton 7/5; Mrs J. Wardlaw lost to Miss R. Thornton 4/7; Mrs Bull beat Mrs Carter 7/5; Miss S. Addison beat Miss Carey 7/5; Miss, Luttrell beat Mrs Turner 7/3; Miss Hodgson beat Miss Guide 0/3. Men's Doubles A. Wardlaw and Jerram beat Bloor and Black 9/2; T. Wardlaw and King lost to Delamere. and Mihaere 4/9; Hughes and Gallagher beat Lyons and Parkinson 9/5;, Grover and Kirkbride beat Abbot, and Cameron 9/1. Ladies' Doubles Mrs King and Mrs Ruff beat Mrs Black and Mrs Parkinson 7/6; Mrs "Wardlaw and Miss. Woolfiekl loss to Misses Thornton 4/7; Mrs Hewitt and Miss Addison beat Mrs Carter and Mrs Turner 7/5; Misses Luttrell and Hodgson beat Misses Carey and Guide, 7/4. Combined Doubles A. Wardlaw and Mrs King beat Mrs Black and Bloor 9/6; King and Mrs Ruff lost to Mrs Parkinson and Black 7/9; Jerram and Miss Woolfield lost to Delamere and Miss M. Thornton; T. Wardlaw and Mrs Wardlaw lost to Milicre and Miss R. Thornton 4/9; Hughes and Mrs Hewitt, beat Parkinson and Mrs Carter 9/G; Drover and Miss Addison beat Lyons and Miss Carey 9/4; Gallagher and Miss Luttrell beat Abbot and, Mrs Turner 9/4; Kirkbride and Miss Hodgson beat Cameron and Miss Guide 9/6.