LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16988, 10 November 1920, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

OLLIVIER IN AUSTRALIA. U'EOil OCR OW.V CORRESPONDENT.) 3YDXEY, November -J. O'.iivier. tho Xe-.v Zealand chaaipiou, has i btor. practising hero during tho past v:eel;'fcr I tu - o, with tlis Xew South AVales team that ' is to i tW« part in tho championship in Melbourne thi* month. Ho has demonstrated good form, beating Horac-e Kict—the strons- ; est tins!'-;?. player in the State at tho noi aicnt —two cut oi tluce last week. 1 Ollivior is to participate in. th.4 matches in I Melbourne, when one -vilj to able to judge i his :orm more accurately. ! SHEFFIELD, CLUB. ! At annual meeting of tho Sheffield I Tt-nv.i? Ciub, tjje following- oificers wero clcct- > e:I to:- the issuing year:—Patron, Mr I'. ■ Colthcrt : president, Mr J. R- CAillen; vicepresident, Mr T. S. Jnnea: cap laic. Mr A. 0. Tuv.nshend: vicc-captain, Mr I'. Brad- > '■ Icy; secretary, Mr P. Bredley; committee, , !\iis:e.s Gimu and Lil'v, Mrs Bradley, Mr : (ieo. Butlar, and tho Rev. Mr Curnow. Mr R. Coltliart. who is known as the : father o: tennis in Canterbury, was eleoted . a life member or the club, and it was do- ' tided to obtain a:i enlarged photograph of j hici. « ! The opening clay v;as iixed for Saturday ; r.ext. PENINSULA ASSOCIATION. ! Another round cl the- Bee insula, A.«xicia.- ' lion's competition for th© Rhodes Challenge ' Cup waa played on Saturday, when Little i River A beat Akarou, Domain. by tour - gaines. The se-oros are as under. Little River plfcyfcva being inent/iQned first: — La/iies' Singles—Mies Columbus 5 lost to Miss Xarboy 6; Mrs Radford 3 lost fo Miss McXub G: Mrs McPherson C lost to Miss K. McNab 6: Mrs Humphries 3 lost to Miss I'*ia he rty C. : Men's Shines —Radford 9 beat T. McGuirs . f Biirc'.a-y 9 beat Prci Newton 7; Seed 3 !<m to R. Giddens 9; Lewtawaite 5> beat H. Porte;- 8. Ladies' Doubles—Mrs Radford axd Miss i Columbus 1 lost- to Misses Xrrbey and Moj Xab 0; Mm MoPherson ard Mrs Humphries i 0 beat Misses K. McXab ar.d K-aherty 'J. ' 1 Man's J>ouhlo3 —Radford arid Barclay i> I boav. McGuire and XV.vtoir- 3; Seed and Lswihwp.it?- S lost to Gidden3 <ind Porter 9. Combined Doubles —Miss Columbus and Radford 7 lost to' Miss X'arbey and McGuiro <!; Mrs R.adford and Bqtcluv 9 beat Miss ' McXab and Nev.-ton 1; Mrs McPlierson and j Seed ■' be,it Miss IC. McXaVi and 4; j Mrs Ifiunphrits and Le-wthwait-e 3 lost to } Miss Flaherty and Porter 0. Totals—Little River A 105, Altaaroa Domain 101. Little Akaloa won . their match ngainst Wainui by default.