LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11491, 26 January 1903, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION.

NEW RULES. : j A Committee meeting of the Caatertiii*.r h Lawn Tenuis Association wae h«W <-»£?' ■'A\ day evening Present—Messrs E J i2l*'% - (Canterbury), in the cliair, P' wiw2'M (Ashburton). \V. (Joss, onj ' 1 (Linwood). H. Curtis (Lvttelton)' WnSf.': (Christehurrh). F: J. 'Murray ', B«« (Avon.dc,, A. F. hum), hoi: secretary. ;mf i jj.% BaST-i tyne (Canterbury), assistant ' fi "I he follow :„,: ru :« p:lsS ed by lh *V ] iish [«.„„;., Association W-e - ttd. the samp to t;ike effect. fort-hwiuT^ ,,! " '• Ihe server shall serve vith both hiS ir.imediau-ly behind (i.e. farther from tZ ■ net than) th-> ime, and within S limits of th# imatrinary coiitinuatioo o| i-entre service ami the wde lij Ws . j,? - not a fault if one only of the eerret'« feS', 1, . no: twifh the ground at the mom»r r at which the service is delivered jS." * eki.!l pla*.-e both feet on the ground jS' , '{ nieuiat-ely belm-e serving, and shall notUhl a running or walking start. Hβ " l deliver the service from the right and J«ft '" courts alternately, beeiiining from *h» "'* right." " "" " Law 16 was altered so as to read v " fallows:—" It is a Jet if the ball semtd '* touch the net. piovukd the serviw) be otherwise jjno«l, or if a sen-ice or fault W' delivered when the striker-out is not readr In case a player is obstructed by any wy ' cident not within his control, the baU'dafl be censidored a let, but where a per manent fixture.of the court is tJie aam of the accident the point shall be counted. The benches and chairs placed around tt» court, their occupants, and the ui»pire sad linesman shall be considered permanent tures. If, liowever, a ball in play.etnfc* a permanent fixture of the court lothtr than the net or post*) before it t«ucha Die ground, tho point is lost; if, after it ln»* touched the pi-ound the point shall b» counted. In case of a let the service at ' stroke counts for nothing,-and the servw si>.all serve again. - '

Mr K. A. Ballantyne was appointed M- - sistaut s'.fi-etary to the Association. The proposal to hold the Association , * " Tournament at Lancaster Park in ««. J~ nection with tlie Canterbury-WelliiigtMi I Interprovincial La\ni Tennis "ilateh vaa discussed, and the probable ternw on wlucb i' tlw ground could be obtained ivere submit."»'' ted to the meeting. After consideration v it was agreed that the matter of 'holding ' the Tournament on grass should be refen«4 '< back to the Committees of the variou* ?" affiliated Clube. To allow of this bejnj a ' done the meeting adjourned until to-motw' ," row. ' o

. association; matches Tlie following Association match** w»r» ,?' played yesterday:— -* I LINWOOD A v AVONSIDE A. **, Men's Singles—Cook© (A) 9 v Quill (L) SL i> 5 Longuot (A) 9 v Bonnington (L) 7, Wlttar it (L) 9 v Russell (A) 1, Nicholson (L) j, f,, Russell (A) 5, Schmidt ;L) 9 v Pattenoa- * (A) 3, Patterson (A) 9 v Bauby (L> 6. ?'*- Men's and Cooke (A) 9 ''V v Quill and Bonnington (L) 7, Wither ttg „' Nicholson (L) 9 v Longuet and Pattertm.' '* Buafc=r (L) 8 v RuM^i. Ladies' Singles—Miss Jaauieeon <L) fi vX" , Miss Whitehead (A) 0, Mre Ballantyne (U . 6 v Mr* Papps (A) 2. w ?'. Ladies' Double*—Mise Jameson and HbV'* Quill (L) G v Miss Whitehead apd Mrs Pubc ■ (A) 4, Mirs Ballantyne and Mies J JunMoit (L) 6 v Mrs Papps and Mrs PattaaoßV (A) o. pX r r Combined DWbles— Mrs Quill and Quill $" (L) G v Miss Whitehead and Longuet (A) LftT Mies Jameson and Nicholson (L) 6 * Ua >/ - Papps and Kussell (A) 0, Miss Whitehead m4V* Longuet (A) 6 v Mra Ballantyne and Bon- •'■ ' mngton (A) 2, Miss J. Jameson and WiCbiri&" (L) 6 v Mrs and Mr Patterson (A) 1. J *, Totals—Linwood A H6, Avonsid* A 68. CANTERBURY v AVONSIDE B. , ipj Men's Singles—Cobs .L) 9 v L Laniulrlif' (A) 6, Bkckweli (A) 9 v Temple (C) 4, &L*m&Mii (C) 9 v Banks (A) 6, Stringer (C) 9 v BuwiA'Mf(A) S, Whiteombe (A) 9 v Britten (O 8, Ap-'-fe pleby (C) 9 v MciUe (A) 2. Men's Doulhles—Goes and Temple (Q-fJij v Longuet and Black well (A) 8, Stewart rHW Stringer (C) 9 v Bank*' and Beewiok <ik) idi-'C Bri*tan acd Appleby (C) 9 v Wiitowab* ulS*" Mcßae (A) 3. . Ladies' Singlofr-Jlies Berkeley (C) C WiifP Ladies' Doubles—Misse» Grthatn and keley (Q 6 v Misees Curlett tind W«UW(A) 3, Misses Graham and Barker (C) C Mkwes Webb and Johnnoit (A) 5. Oomibined Domblee—Miee Berkeley and Go* \"&A (C) G v MJB3 CurJett e,nd. Longuet (A) Miss Graha-u and Temple (C) 6 v M»s Wwft'r*' and Blackweli (A) 4, Msss CuWoit and BmM% (A) 6 v Miss Barker and Stewart (C) 1, ICufeBarker and Stringer (C) 6 v MUi and Boewick (A). 3. ■ "^flf 1 ; A 118, Avomid* AVONSIDE C y SYDENHAM , . J Ken'a Singles—Weir (S) 9 y Cowper (l>r.J-' 1, King (S) 9 v Perm (A) 5, Murray 9 v Oxford (S) 8, Joll (S) 9 v DonaJtUojLiSty 6, Andrews (S) 9 v Weft (A) 7, J?, 9 v West (A) 1. ,;"..£- Men's Doubles—Cowper and P«nn (AJ't'l'. v King eati. Orford (§) 2, Oxford' and (S) 9 v Murray and. Donaldson (A) 3, ftel "i' and West (A) 9 v Andrewe .and WlUk*/?',, (Si 3. ' *. " ■

Ladiee' Singles—Mies Goodtatm (A) ■• *553 Mi*s McOaelrill (S) 2,. IGas Crawford Wjtf&t v Mies Lee (8) 0. ''F«B'J Ladies' Doubles—Mieges Goodman Crawford (A) 6 v Misses McOwkiU in* (a) 3, Misaee Wtlbb and Banks (A) I vSg& Mieees Ford and • TJimme (8) 5. '"v l^ . Ooaubined Don'blea—.Miss Goodman Mtjsft Perm (A) 6 v Miss McCaekill end 1, Miss Crawford and Cowper (A) 6 7 JDililKLee and Oxford (S) 1, Mies Ford and K&tfflt-! (S) 6 v Miss Weß>b snd Donaidjeon (A)~£wJ Mise Banks and Murray (A) 6 v Mim and Andrews (S) 5. Totals—Avonaide C 94, Sydenham 90. iljlbl

LYTTELTOX v. CANTKREtTRY B.*'<^H An Association mnteti was played betWlM^® Lyttelton end Canterbury B at Lyttelton timm Saturday, and resulted in « win-for LytteHiffjf 1 by 40 games. The following ere tilt «p|| ladies' Singles—Mies Miller (L) 6 V-H&S& Cox (C) 1, Mies Willis (Li) 6 v lli»» A. o<§||| Men's Single*—Tait (L) 5 v Seiy Curti3 (L) 8 v Ballivntyne (C) 9, Trewcek Iffi m> 9 v Pat?rscm (C) 3. Stokes (L) 9 v'A. J. }&4J£sßb!] (C> 7, Canning (L) 9 v J. B. Mayae (C) |S|» I/am? (L) 9 v Berker (C) 2. " Ladies' Doubles—Mieseis Miller «nd M«4*j®; 6 v Misses Cox (C) 4, Mißses Willi* «ia#jfe MahaT (L) 6 v Misses Gordon and Knight WgrJ Men's Doubles^—Ourtie end Tait (I/) I ts&b Seay and Ballantyne (C) 9. Treweek ewJ <*% X MF nins; (L) 9 v Mayno and Mayne (C) 5, Sfetoijbj; and Laiog (L) 9 v Paterson aad Buket vj^M Combined Doubles—Miss Miller and (L) 6 v Miss Cox and Seay (C) 0, Mine and Curtifl (L) 3 v Mies A. Cox and B*»feM|| tyjie (Q 6. Miss Mahar end TjuA (L) iffifevi Moss Gordon and J. B. Mayne (C) 1. L. Mahar and Treweek (L) 4 v Mist and A. J. Mayce (C) 6. , "" { 'S|gs . Totals—Lyttelton 113, Canterbury B WWjgalgj