MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPION SHIP TO M. R. SMITH

Chronicle (Levin), 16 March 1948, Page 6

MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPION SHIP TO M. R. SMITH

Manawata Strathern Area Tonrnament

The Mapawatu Lawn Tennls Association's tonrnament for the southern area was completed at Levin on Saturday. The winners ofthe various events all played splendid tennis in their " final matehes, The handicaps were well adjusted so that many even games resulted. As was the case last year, the winners of "the various events came from clubs all round the area. The: star match of the day was the final of the men's championship singles between M. R. Smith and H. Benning. After a very dour match in which he lost the first set 4 — 6, the veterah/ Smitht emerged' the winner by a two set margin, the final result being 4 — 6, *6 — 0, 6 — 2. Individual results of the handicap events not played the previous week were as follows: — Meh's Handicap Doubles First round: Leach and Harvey a bye, Mcllraith and Benning beat Stewart and partner by default, Douds and Sexton beat Lind and Morrison," Reid and Sexton beat McMinn and Tomlinson, StapleS and Parker beat Standish and Atkinson, Edmonds and Harrison beat Smith and Dawe, Dey and Palmer beat Hill and Baker, Batt and Pope beat Leger and Lomas, Landers and Antcliff beat Hunt and. Fraser, Oorbishley and Desgrande beat Mackle and Ching, Smith and Keeling beat Thompson and Romans, Rhodes and Ryder beat Stewart and Taylor, ' Roskruge and Hewitt beat Aitkens and; Elliott, Rathbone and Travers beat Lagor and Fox, H. Walker and Stantiall beat Pope and Booker, Norton and Parker beat McLeod

and partner by detauit. Second round: Leach and Har-. vey beat Mcllraith and Benning, Douds arld Sexton beat Reid and Sexton, Staples and Parker beat Edmonds and Harrison, Batt and Pope beat Dey and Palmer, Corbishley and Desgrande beat Landers and Antcliff, Rhodes and Ryder beat Smith and Keeling, Roskruge and Hewitt beat Rathbone and Travers, H. Walker and Stantiall beat Norton and Parker. Third round: Douds and Sexton beat Leach and Harvey, Batt and Pope beat Staples and Parker, Rhodes and Ryder beat Corbishley. and Desgrande, Roskruge and Hew-; itt beat H. Walker and Stantiall. I Semi-final: Douds and Sexton; beat Batt and Pope, Roskruge andV Hewitt beat Rhodes arid Ryder. ; Final: Douds and Sexton beatj Roskruge and Hewitt. % Men's Handicap Singles - ; First round: Frasei beat Mc-| Millan, Leger beat Hunt, Rathbone! beat Edmonds, Fox beat McMinn,? Ryder beat Reid, Standish beai| 'Atkinson, Travers beat Lomas, § Keeling beat Dawe, Rhodes beat| Ching, Hudson beat Aitkens Nor-f ton beat Stantiall, Douds beat; Thompson, Sexton beat Harvey, j Lagor beat Hesp, Desgrande beat; Benning. Corbishley beat AntclifL ' Second round: Roskruge beat; Pope, Gray beat J. M. Staples, Wai-, ker beat Batt, Stewart beat Tom-; linson, Fraser beat Leger, Fox beat!

Rathbone, Standish beat Ryder, Travers beat Keeling, Rhodes beat Hudson by default, Douds beat Norton, Sexton beat Lagor, Corbishley beat Desgrande, Hill beat Mackle, Parker beat Thompson, Smith beat Mcllraith by default, Baker beat McLeod. Third round, Gray beat- ; Roskruge, Stewarf 'beat ..Walker) Fox beat Fraser, "TraVfers beat Standish, Douds beat Rhodes, . Sexton beat Corbishley,^ Parker beat Hill, Baker beat Smith. Fourth round: * Gray- beat Stewart, Fox beat Travers, Sexton beat Douds, Parker beat. Baker. . * Final: -Parker idefeated Gray. Ladies' HandiWp Doubles First round "Miss Fuller and Mrs. Pope beatWfisses •Mtilcahy and Cameron, Miss! tHiil and Mrs, "Antcliff beat Mrs.' 'Palmer and Mrs. Calender, Mrs. Brand and Miss Joll beat Miss A- and, N. , Fletcher, Misses Galloway and Lynch beat Mrs. Leger arid Miss Staples, Misses Norton and Hooker beat Mrs. Keeling and partner by default, Misses Forbes and Christie beat Misses Hall and Blacklaws, Mesdames Dawe and Ryder beat Miss Marsh and Mrs. Rathbone) Misses Kilsby apd Chapman-Cohen beat. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Baker. Second round: Miss Fuller and Mrs. Pope beat Miss Hill and Mrs. Antcliff e, Misses Galloway and Lynch beat Mrs. Brand and Miss [Joll, Misses Forbes and Christie I beat Misses Norton and Hooker, I Misses Kilsby and ChapmanI Cohen beat Mesdames Dawe , and Ryder..-

Third round: Misses Galloway and Lynch . beat Miss Fuller and Mrs. Pope, Misses- Forbes and Christie beat, Misses Kilsby .and. Chapman-Cohen.. . , - Final: Misses .Galloway and Lynch beat Misses Forbes and, Christie. Ladies' Handicap Singles First round: Miss N. Fletcher beat Miss J. Dawe, Miss B. Hooker beat Miss N. -Staples, Mrs. Leger beat Miss . O. Marsh, Miss M. Karauti beat Miss J. Forbes, Miss P. , Hills beat Mrs. Koberstein, Mrs. Brand beat Mrs. Callender, Miss A. Hesp beat Mrs. Baker, Miss A. Fletcher beat Mrs. A. E. Hill, Miss N. Mulcahy beat Miss B. Kilsby, Mrs. Keeling beat Miss R. Williams, Mrs. Antcliff beat Miss E. Christie* Mrs. Roskruge beat Miss M. Fuller: ■ ' ' ' 1 " " ; "■ '• ; 7 Second round; : Miss ''' ChapiWkri--Cohen, beat FleEdhfer foea't' Miss 'Hodker1,^ Mi^' Karauti beat Mrs. Ldgeri,' M|ss!ffi1:ls be'at-'Mrs. Bi'afid; Miss r H'esp b'e&k Miss A. ;':5l^c^fer,^"-Miss! b&at 'MrS. Keeliiig," Mf s: Rbskfug^ buat ' 'Mfs. " Antcliff,1 !Mrs; " Vl '' Por ter Whs R: Bl^ckteWS; " ;s !*« v ' . '/ i Third round "43Miss'i,,N: ;,,Me£6fi£f fccat -Mis's ' Cha^Miah-Cohbfi:, Mi'ss, Karauti beat Mik& ''Hills ^'Miss HeSp' beat; Miss-" Mulcahy;' Mrs?. RdsKrhp beat Mrs; 'Pdrter'.7 r ;'Mi "• -•! Semi-finar:' • MiSS' Kar aUtl1 ••beat Mi's's N: Fletcher,' " Miss !!Hfes|>'u'beat : Mrs.j Roskruge; ; ' tu i ; Final: Miss KkraUti 'beat? 'Miss •Hesp.'' '• ! ^ t { . C.Qmbined Handicap .Doubles h/" | , !Pirkt'"' round,: ^mitjh ahd" '.Mrs. ^Haynes t beat Haryey ' and Mjsk R!.

Blacklaws,. Staplas and Miss- Staples beat Tomlinson and Mrs. Greenaway, Baker and Mrs. Baker beat Rathbone and Mrs. Rathbone., S. J. Thompson and -Miss O, Marsh. beat Sexton -and Miss Forbes, Pope' and Mrs. Pope beat Romans and Miss N. Joll, Stantiall and Miss~ M. Karauti beat Landers and Miss M-. Bevan, Mackle and Mrs. Koberstein beat Norton and Miss B. Norton, Waghorn and Mrs. Palmer ; beat Benning and -Mrs. V. Porter, Antcliff.. and Miss Hesp beat Roskruge and Miss Hall, Leger and Mrs. Leger beat Rhodes and Mrs. Ryder, Ching 'and Miss Mulcahy beat McLeod and Miss X». Maugham, Lomas and, Miss.' CaU*ldef beat 'Booker and Miss Fuller, Travers and Mrs'. Travers ' beat Elliott ' and ' Mrs. Brahd, Keeling and Mrs. Keeling: beat Dawe and Mrs. Dawe. ' - ; Second round: " Smith ahd" Mrs. Haynes beat W. Smith and partner by default, Staples and Miss Staples beat -Baker and Mrs. Baker Thompson .and Miss * Marsh. beat Pope and Mrs. Pope, Stantiall and Miss Karauti' beat Mackle? and Mrs. Koberstein, Antcliff and Miss Hesp beat Waghorn and "Mrs."' Palmer; Ching- and Miss Mulcahy beat "Leger i and Mrs. Leger, Travers and Mrs. Travers beat Lomas and Miss Callender, Keeling an'd Mrs. Keeling beat McIlrUith and Miss S. Cameron. Third round: Staples and. Miss Staples beat Smith and Mrs. Haynes, Thompson and Miss Marsh beat Stantiall and Miss Karauti, Antcliff and Miss Hesp beat Ching and Miss Mulcahy., Travers • and Mrs. Travers • beat Keeling and Mrs. Keeling. Semi-fina:l: .Thompson and Miss Marsh ■ beat Staples and Miss Staples, Antcliff and Miss Hesp beat; Travers and Mrs. Travers. »-■ Final: - Antcliff 'and Miss Hesp beat Thompson and Miss Marsh.