LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18893, 7 January 1927, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

CANTERBURY championships. The Canterbury lawn tennis championship Tiic-.'tintr will take place this year at Vuldiug Turk on the new grass courts. The courts promise to be in excellent condition, while a stadium capable oi seating upwards of iwo thousand people is in course of wound the two centre courts. Considerable interest will be manifested in the ' tournament " xic% of the participation of the members J," the New South. Wale, team at pre*c»t touring the Dominion. 'Day sa . es . V 1 f ie"<ou'tickets -is. both of moludc seating accommodation, mar be obtain£ Canterbury Sports Depot, -\shby Bergh s, aud Tisdall s.

UNITED CLUB'S TOURNEY. V(*«frrdaT the second semi-final in the W"<«i.Vs Ssf ana Mi The ß Samen? yet" ended Another game be P ,i,y «'? ,hls atternoon ' a " d the remainder to-morrow. AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. (FKIS3 ASSOCIATION TILKGBAM.) AUCKLAND, January 6th. StP3dy#ain during the night made it impossibles resume play in the Auckland lawn tennis championship tournament until this afternoon. Results: — MEN'S SINGLES. Second round—Turner >rou from Sturt by default. Third Round—Turner beat. Davio. 6-1, 6-4; Sims beat Entwistle, 6-4, 6-0; T. Clark bent E. W. Griffiths,' 6-0, 6-3; Nicholson beat Somerville, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. LADIES' SINGLES. Second Round—Miss M. Lowry beat Miss E. Miller, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Miss M. Colebrook be3t Miss M. Macfarlane, 6-0, 7-5; Mrs Scott Watson beat Mrs Arneil, 8-6, 4-6, 9-7; Miss Ramsay beat Miss Maxwell, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Miss Witherow beat Miss Rukutai, 6-1, 6-2. Third Round —Miss Vfitherow beat Miss McPherson, 6-3, 6-4. MEN'S DOUBLES. Semi-final —Bartleet and Robson beat Watson and Chisholm, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Second Round —Misses Colebrook and Knight beat Misses Ramsay snd Thomson, 6-4, 6-2; Misses Napier and Whitelaw beat Miss Stevens and Mrs Robson, 6-3, 6-4. Semi-final —Mesdames Scott Watson and Arneil won from Misses McPhersou and Fletcher by default. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second Round—Miss Lowry and E. AV. Griffith! beat Miss Napier and Lamb, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4. I TARANAKI CHAMTIONSHIPS. (FBES3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) NEW PLYMOUTH, January 6.

Ideal weather prevailed for tho continuation oi tho Tarana.ki tennis championships to-day. Tho semi-Snals in all championship events will be played to-morrow afternoon and tho finals on Saturday. | The arrival yesterday of P. Haege O'ictoria;, D. France, Noel Wilson, Malfroy ] (Wellington), and Lainpe (Wauganui), and ; the presence of the New South Wales touring team were responsible for a number of splendid matches to-day. There was a titanic struggle in the first set of the combined doubles match, Haege (Victoria) and Miss Simpson (New Plymouth) winning 20-1S against Webster (New Plymouth) and Miss Cameron (Wellington). They won the second sat 6-3, and with irtho match. Ir the men's singles, Fitzgerald (2t.b.W.) beat McCausland (N.S.W.), 6-2, 6-4; Haege (Victoria) beat Sandrell (Wellington), 6-3, 9-7- T> France (Wellington) beat N. Peach (NSW), S-0, 6-3; Dr. North (N.S.W.) beat Martin (Masterton), 6-2, 6-4; Peacock (Wellington) beat Webster Now Plymouth), 6-8, G-3° 6-4; Noel Wilson (Wellington) beat Wallace (Waverley), 6-4, P-3; (Wanganui) beat F. Peach (VS-W.), 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. The eight players still in are Haege, Fitzgerald, Malfroy,, (Wellington, D. France, Dr. North, Peacock, Noel Wilson, and Larnpc. In tho men's doubles, Sandrell and Charters (Wellington) beat Richards and bins (New Plvmouth), 6-4. 64; France and Lampe beat Welsh and Dr. Hooper (Palmerston North). 6-2, 6-2. In the ladies' singles, Mrs Marshall vWellintton) beat Miss Preedy (Wellington). 6-2, 6-l! Miss Lloyd (N.S.W.) beat Miss Simpson (New Plymouth), 6-3, 6-2; Miss Lloyd beat Mrs Marshall, 2-6, 6-18-6; Mw <*«"* .(Inglewood'* beat Miss Barltrop vFeilding), In the ladies' doubles, Mrs 'Marshall and Miss Cameron beat Misses Simpson and Barltrop, 5-6, 6-1, 6-2; Misses Lloycl and Watson (N.S.W.) beat Br. Atmore (Otaki) and Miss Bain, 6-0, 8-1; Misses Preedy and Mantell beat Misses Newman and Whltwell. 3-R 6-3 6-4; Mrs Smith (Wangimu) and Miss Malcolm (New Plymouth) beat Mesdames Grant and -Billiard (Inglevrood), 6-3, 'in the combined doubles, Haege and Miss Simpson heat Webster and Miss Cameron, (20-13, 6-3; Dr. North and Miss Lloyd beat Scott and Miss Preedy, b-3, 6 0.

GERMANS TO COMPETE AT WIMBLEDON. LONDON, January 5. The German Tennis Federation haa been readmitted to the International Federation from January let. German players are expected to compete at Wimbledon.