LATE LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18896, 11 January 1927, Page 12

LATE LAWN TENNIS.

WANGANUI BEATEN. MATCH WITH N.S.W. VISITORS. (rHESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WANGANUI, January 10. The louring New South Wales team played Wanganui today, play lasting all day, and some fine tennis being seen. The visitors lost only one game. The results are ns follows, New South Wales names being mentioned first: — Singles—Fitzgerald beat Powdrell, 6-2, 6-4: Brewster beat Jones, 1-0, 7-5,'6-4; Dr. North boat Wheeler, 60, 6-3; N. Peach beat Lanipe, 4-6, 61, 0-4; McCausland beat Barkman 0-3, 0-2; 1\ Peach lost to Marshall, 4-6,' 6-1, 2-li. Doubles —North nnd McCausland beat Wheeler and Lanipe, 8-6, 0-2; Peach and Poach beat Powdrell and Barkman, 6-3, 0-4; Fitzgerald and Brewster beat Marshall and Jones, H-0, 7-5, G-2; North and McCausland beat Powdrell and Barkman, 6-1, 6-1; Fitzgerald and Brewster beat Wheoler and Lanipe, 0-3, 7-5; North and McCausland bent Marshall and Jones, 6-2, 6-1; Peach and Peach beat Lampc and Wheeler, 10-8, 3-0, G-8; Brewster and Fitzgerald beat Powdrell and Barkman, d-6,.8-0, 7-3.

PALMERSTON NORTH TOURNAMENT. ELIMINATING ROUNDS. irKE6S ASSOCIATION TELEaEAM.) PALMEKSTON N., January 10. The Palrnerslori North tennis tournament was continued in glorious weather to-day, when the eliminating rounds were pushed a stage, further. Owing to the lateness of the New Plymouth and Auckland tournament, and Wanganui's match with the New South Wales touring team, a number of the leading players were late in arriving, and in only a few instances did the champions clash. The most important singles match was that betwoen T. Clark (Auckland) and Don France, tho last-named boing defeated, C-3, 6-5. Three strong pairs—Wilson and Park (Wellington); Clark and Robson (Auckland), and Haege and Malfroy—remain to fight out the doubles championship. Mrs Melody and Miss Spiers should have no trouble with the ladies' doubles, nnd these two players are likely to contest tho final for the singles honours. To-day the New South Wales tourists will meet what is practically a New Zealand repre-' .sentative team, strengthened by the inclusion of Haege (Victoria), in an exhibition match. The following have beem chosen to moot the tourists:—E. D. Andrews, P. Haege, N. Wilson, D. France, Malfroy, and E. T. Kobson. /•