SECONDARY SCHOOLS' TOURNEY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20495, 14 March 1932, Page 16

SECONDARY SCHOOLS' TOURNEY.

TITLES DECIDED. Although the finals revealed no outstanding player, the standard in the Canterbury Junior Lawn Tennis Association's intersecondary sclfbol tournament, which was advanced to the concluding rounds- at Wilding Park on Saturday morning, was satisfactorily high. Three of the six championship events were completed, while the finals of the others and the remaining handicap games will be played next Saturday morning. Christchurch Boys' High School, as usual, dominated the boys' title events, but it was pleasing to' note the success of St. Andrew's, St. Bede's, West Christchurch, and Technical College in the handicaps. With 15 different schools represented in tho tourney and nearly 300 competitors, it is apparent that lawn tennis has now assumed a leading place in the sports activities of the secondary schools in Christchurch. M. A. Kickard (Boys' High School), run-ner-up in the event last year, clearly earned his right to the boys' 'senior singles championship title. In the final. he met R. \\. Burns, also of Boys? High School, and won with the loss of only three games. Bickard and Burns had eliminated in the semi-finals C. O'Connor and E. Shsnd respectively, the lesding contenders from St. Bede's and St. Andrew's Colleges. With.no obvious weaknesses in his game, Kickard played with admirable steadiness and coolness, and took full advantage of Burns's uncertainty on the backhand. When he-strengthens this department of his game Burns will make a good player. He made some fine recoveries off Rickard's* favourite scoring stroke,. a fast backhand shot into his opponent's forehand corner. The final of the girls' singles was a very even contest between Miss A. Smith (Sumner District High School) and Miss H. Hervey (St. Margaret's. College). With a repertoire of very correctly produced stroke's Misa Smith played an oven, solid game, , Miss Hervey, using her height and reach to advantage, showed plenty of enterprise, following to the net on a very severe fore-'

hand drive. Both should develop into excellent players. I. J. Corich and R. Colwill (Boys' High School) played splendid tennis to win the doubles championship from E. Shand and P. Williamson (St. Andrew's College.).' The way in which ' they crowded the net at every opportunity showed that they' had a very fair grasp of the essentials of the doubles game. Williamson also volleyed well, joining in some fine exchanges with the High School pair. Shand's chief asset was. a hard-hit forehand drive. 1 Results of Saturday's games were as follows: I, BOYS' EVENTS. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Semi-finals —Rickard- beat O'Connor, 9-3; Burns, beat Shand, 9-3. Final. M. A. Rickard (Boys' High School) beat R. W. Burns (Boys' High School), 6-2,.'6-1.. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP POUBLES. Second Round—Rickard and Penfold beat Cook and Cobden, 9-4. Semi-finals —Corich and Colwill beat Clarke and Bowker, 9-5; Shand and Williamson beat Rickard and Penfold, 9-7. Final. I. J. Corich and R. Colwill (Boys' High School) beat E. Shand and P. Williamson (St. Andrew's), 6-4, 6-2. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.' Semi-final—Penfold beat Radford, 9-0. SENIOR DOUBLES HANDICAP. Second Round —Moffat and May (scr) beat Thomson and Minson (owe 15), 6-1. Third Round- —Rudkin and Graham (rec. 15) beat May and Moffat, 6-3; Synies and Nicholls (rec. 15 3-6) beat Bradley and McGregor (owe 30), 6-0. Semi-finals—Rudkin and Graham beat Smith and Birch (rec. 3-6 15), 6-2; Symes and Nicholls beat Young and Foote (owe 15), 6-4. Final. F. Symes and P. Nicholls (St. Andrew's) beat R. A. Rudkin and M. Graham (St. Andrew's), 9-7. JUNIOR DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round—Brooks and Almond (scr) beat Perry and Foote (owe 15), 6-4. Semi-finals—Radford and Blake (scr) beat Kennedy and Selby (scr), 6-3;. Brooks and Almond beat McCausland and Miller (owe 3-6 15), 6-4. Final. ■ ... P. Brooks and A. Almond (West Christchurch) beat D. Radford and L. Blake (Technical College), 9-2. GIRLS' EVENTS. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second Round—N.-Prestney beat E. Turnbull, 9-6. "Third Round —-J. Senior beat D. Gerard, 9-7; I. Wright beat S. Roscoe, .9-5. Fourth Round —K. Cuddon beat M. Halcrow, 9-1"; J. Senior beat P. Price, 9-6; H. Hervey beat I. Wright, 9-3; A. Smith beat N. Prestney, 9-5. Semi-finals-—A. Smith beat K. Cuddon,,9-2; H. Hervey beat J. Senior; 9-1,

Final. A. Smith (Sumner) beat H. Hervey (St. Margaret's), 6-5, 6-4. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Semi-finals —0. Price and M.. Talbot beat E. Turnbull and B. Roscoe, 9-5; M.. Halernw and T. Senior beat M. Richardson and J. Peake, 9-8. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Third Round—-J. Peake beat K. Armstrong, 9-3; H. Dalziel beat C. Inwood, 9-3. Sem'-finals —J. Peake beat M. Richardson, 9 7; H. Dalziel beat R. Barry, 9-7. SENIOR DOUBLES HANDICAP. Third Round —R. Caldwell and J. Grange (scr) beat B. Smithson and F. Camm (scr), 6-3; Z. Bowling and E. Cuff (rec. 15) beat N. Gilmour and N. Alexander. (owe 15 2-6), ■ '6-4; E. Ockenden and I. Doig (scr) beat P. Wauchop and H. Pascoe (owe 4-6 15), 6-2. Fourth Round—B. Hahn and P. Barron (owe 4-6) beat J. Burrell and D. Earl (scr), 6-2- Bowling and Cuff (plus 15) beat Barron and McGahey (owe 3-6), 6-2; W. Gunn and p Ardagh (owe 15 2-6) beat E. Carpenter aiijd I. Caverhill (plus 3-6), 6-4; Caldwell and Grange (plus 3-6) beat Ockenden and Doig (scr), 6-4. Semi-finals —B. Hahn and P. Barron beat 7, Bowling and E. Cuff, 6-5; R. Caldwell and J. Grango beat W. Gunn and P. Ardagh, 6 " 5 " Final. R. Caldwell and J; Grange (Avonside Girls' High School) beat B. Hahn and P. Barron (St. Margaret's), 9-7. JUNIOR DOUBLES HANDICAP. Third Round —0. Wilson and M. Crawshaw (scr) beat M. Murray and G. Inwood (scr), 6-5; B. Ford and J.-Sinclair (scr) beat B. Nicholson and K. Armstrong (owe Semi-finals —Wilson and Crawsb'aw beat Petrie and Macfarlane (scr), 6-4; C. Fryer and L. Manning (scr) beat Ford and Sinclair' (owe 3-6), 6-3. , MmL C Wilson and M. Crawshaw (Rangi-Ruru) boat C. Fryer and L. Manning (Rangi-Ruru), 9-7. .'. :