LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19152, 8 November 1927, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

RANKING MATCH. . A 7 ery * erestinj: ranking match w-a? piayed at the United Club's courts, yesterday afternoon between C. Angas (challenger) and P. G. Greenwood. An pas won the iir>: sec 6-2, ana Greenwood the second 6-Q, unci the third developed into a prolonged contest. Several time? both players were march poin;, hut it was not until the score was carried to J2-10 that Greenwood became the winner. Angas ah a fairly early staga of the match collided violent with fl corner ga'e when racing for «, return, and injured Ins head, arid after n short interval he continued piny, but for ft period with a diminish.-*! steadiness, Thu weather conditions were, well suited ">o Greenwood s pb.y, ona ho made full use of peculiar skidding nackhauds. Both men undoubtedly played brilliantly, and Axtgas in rr» an ordinary player appeared quite bevond reach.

CL'ST CLUB, Yankee Tournavnent was plaved on tfce rust courts on Saturday. jtiss j..' Rowe von the ladies prize and P. Howe the men's J.adies—Mis* 1.. Rowe 2:1, Miss G. Burgess -0. Miss M. Mclnnes 1?, Mrs G. Cowens i'K Mrs 0. Forbes i: K Miss I. Forbes 14. Miss C. Toinliufon 14. Mrs AV. R o wc 13, Miss '-T. (To'.vens 11. Miss jr. Trustrum 10. Men —l>. Rowe 1 f«. S. Burrmie< 1? 1.. Trier i 7. Miss A. Smith J.".. 1.. I'oweus 1"■ ' S < 'owens 13. Mis? V. Wood li. A. Smith li, M. iorbes .!!, Mis, p. Covens 12.

PAPARUA V. PREBBLETOX. Pa par u» C piayed I'rebbleton C. at Frebblet;jn. winning by H:; games to M. Scores lapavua namps mentioned • Ladies' Sinples—Mis? D. pooler 6. Mi.*s '•'mitlii 2: Miss M. Foolcy 6, Miss Owen .1; Mrs Hutton fi, Mrs W. Downey 5; Miss E. Spicer ( o, Miss M. Smith 0. Men's Singles—Kennedy 9, LonsjstafC ;>; 'tunderson "\V. Downer 5; Dicker 9 G Downey 2; Slade P. J. 4. ' Combined Doubles—Miss D. Pooler and Kennedy 6, Miss B. Smith and Longsiaff 3; Miss M. Poolev and Gunderson 5, Miss M. Owen and IV. Downey 6: Mrs Hutton and utckey 6, Mrs Downey and Duwnev 2: Mi*« J. Sptcer aud Slade 6, Miss .M. Smith and Smith 3. Ladies' Doubles—Misses D. and M. Poolev 6, Miss Owen and Miss Smith 5; Mrs Hutton and Jliss E. Spicer 6, ilrs W. Downey and Miss M. Smith 1. eri ® ou k!es—Kennedy and Gunderson l\ V- P°J,'. ne ? and Lonjstaff 6; Dickey and blade 9, , Downey and J. Smith 1.

■WAIHORA V. TAI TAPU. ! A tennis match played at Tai Tapu on Sat- 1 111-day, between Tui Tapu and Waihora B. was j won by the home team. Scores, Tai Tapu i placers mentioned first: Singles—Miss Heinzmann ff, Mrs Joblin 6: Miss Plumridge 4. Mrs Stveeter 6; Mrs ' Suckling 6, Atiss Hodgen 5; Mrs Barnett fi, I Mrs Harris 2; G. Ward 0, A. Miller 8; D. ! Suckling 0, ,7. stiller 2; K. Suckling 7, T. ' Wheeler 9; W. Walls 9, R. J. Templeton 4. j Combined Doubles—Walls and Mrs Barnett ' 6, Templeton and Mrs Harris S; D. Suck- I ling and Miss .Plnmridge 6, j. Miller and j Mrs Streeter 3; K. Suckling and Mrs Suck- j ling 6, T. Wheeler and Miss Hod»en 2; G. j Ward and Miss Heinzmann 5, A. Miller and j Mrs Jobljn C. j Ladies' Doubles —Misses Heinzmann and j Fluraridzo 6, Mrs .Toblin and Mrs Streeter Z( Mrs Suckling and Mrs Barnett 6, Miss ! Hodgen and Mrs Harris ". j Men's Doubles —G. Ward and D. Suckling I 0. A. Miller and J. Miller 4; K. Suckling and W. Walls 7, T. Wheeler and Templeton 9: Totalj.—Tai Tapu, 10U ; WaiUova B, 72. ;

FRENCH PLAYERS' VISIT. MATCHES AT WELLINGTON ? (frkss association teleqkasi.) AUCKLAND, November 7. Mr H. Malcolm, honorary secretary to tho Australian Lawn Tennis Association, who la on the Niagara, stated that the French tennis players, Borotra, Brugnon, and Boussus, would arrive in Wellington on January 16th and Icavo there on January 20th for Australia, where three Test matches would be played, one each in Sydney. Melbourne, and Adelaide. It rested with the Xew Zealand Tjawn Tennis Association what matches the Frenchmen played with tho New Zealanders. The Australian champiouships had been postponed for three days to allow the Frenchmen to play in New Zealand.

GAME! IN SOUTH AMERICA. (MJSTB.U.UH AND IT.Z. CABLE J.SSOCUTIOK.) (Received November 7th, 9.20 p.m.) BUENOS AYRES, November 6. In the first singles tennis match which they have played in South America. Borotra (France) beat Moreau (Argentina), 8-10, 9-7, 4-G, 6-3, 6-1, and Brugnon (France) beat C'atararusa (Argentina), 7-5, 6-il, 6-2.