LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

' ',01'.\ ;,;■'; / ; ■ (Br '; iNiEK-CuTß.y ■': ■^β- j ;'Both'senior matcKes, were played- at ; Pay!s Bay last, Saturday; ahd ; quite a number pf supporters -.cam© ;with;the. team's .to. blame or praise:as;.whim:op.actualityUobt them.-The' cqurtsiwere slightly better than:w.as tjie case: '.last week.' , '; For one'thing, ■they I w«e not so! heavy, : .but:'tliey;still require a lpt;pf;'atten-:. ;tioi;hef<ire> a; championship.^:tournament; can. ibo'successfully ruti on':thorn. l ;A{iV- ■ -' '■■■}<. : -0 ■ had an'oasy' wihvfrpm Victoria; College^lo setsto-3. r Prouspcame put win-' ner'from J/ S.:: Wilsori, butwith'only :I,wo' ' more; games;-to ;his; credit than the ,tpu;mimi ; ;;;; 'Both';^^players i were,'driving .wcfl.i . and ■ ! sotie v long . and >. interesting ■. rallies OC7 » ciirfwl. ■ Brpwii; got a; good.; star?, from "Weir,;i and miide.thp pace pretty on. i and..volleying'.'with':mucli.'Buc- , sharp ■•angles thatlthey;shot'right across:the'court. ,, . j-Weir iV although Splaying; well; jn- patches, .was: at :times: rather'off;'.: Salmond plays well ontheXgrass;:: and; had .the:' best ■■:of the" Janie| right:;tlirpup!h; against-.•?. '"P.--,Wilson;- , t>^.B; ■;S^itK-iranvGobke;'pretty'.a6se^;and;-was : -prily : ' 'boaten;:b'y r 7-^9,''■"•'flliss .W.ard-.,and Miss , -Yan: Stityeren fo«ght"out an .extrpipely .close game.. The Wellington: lady .got- away.: with. a load, • i 4Sd?Tbut 'he'rJ'ppp'onent'. evenea,' ;; f ,yan.. Stayoreh'vgotr.into'her :"cut;V which'is,very troublesonie: , on.i'the /grass,i'i;and' : Miss' Ward,• driving'hard, failed to'lift the'b'alls oijpugh, .and; nettedia-.great ;many.': ■•?A't'-.<> { all, iW'as< ,Ward'\took:.the .deciding '•'■game:."on -heri.sjer^; : v|ce.;.ivt gaiiae;3oi;;'Miss Cock, wasiprpindtedi to.-;second;.'single/>arid;was ..somewhat unex-' pectedly'..-,. defeatod!'by;.Miss > M'lntosh; ; .; : who'• played, a very Tjgorpus • ganip, ■■ got over the! court yell/and took: most of the drives hurled' at : her:baek;hand', :: by.running rouncl and 're- ; oeivipg: th,em'-with;a ; forehand j'stroke.' ■ The-Radios'.'doublo-rrMissesi Travers-.and .Ward v.' Misses,. : X r Roberts—was;very^ eyen)y „ contested. '^ntil,4■. alii' '.when■ tlio. com-'' ;biriatiqn of .the. Weljington pair' onabled them; to takp the.riest.three ganios-and'.Bet."•■ Misses'Howard (the is inclined to lob teo,much :for: a;ladies^-'double); just got :homp Irom :;Missos Cox j and:■M'lntosli, : .-;7—S.'• •'The-vtb'.ird,'h)en , s.'>.dotib]e;'\ra°s:'won'^!.yi(itpr'ia! Coljepei .Taylor.and: ! Eichelbaum;.defeating•' Fraier and M'luean,. Bpth : .combined doubles were won-byvWellington; ■.;; /r \^■'..''.'>>-■:, '■'. ..Thorndoni,,after .being .beateii; 1 in the. first; rpurid .by ; Brougham;Hlll,- turned' round anddefeatpd its .former'victors.by 10 sets.to 3. Through one of'thoßroughanisill ladies failing: :tp,-.pnt'.in an' , appearance;, the ■club lost ;tho second -ladjes' Binglo and doublo-liy 1 default , , ■ peacock quito outclassed! Quinnell, I uwhp did.-npt;,usie" good;iudgirient in '.runningJhtp.;.th'ie J jetii , . and hefwas .ireqnently''-'.caught' •tout; 1 -; of .; position. , ..Laiahley fell victim to Smythe;, an'.this: engagement ihe rallies .were hard ahdifast, jind more .pfton than not ended .byr'the-'.forjher. slashing, one ;iwildly '■'■'■ out. Xpungplayed 'without: ainistake, and seemed to!demolish rHuritpr- altpge'ther;.-He. took', a love—andV the Brougham Hill 'man only, notcheilvoneganie' in.the : set.':: ■: '::-.: \ ■ ;'A:^altons'.Ty'asvagain:.th'e'-!pnly.':roaii'.^t6-'Bo6ry two } games |or. :- .the; losing .team!.' Hia win, ; against ;Didsbury, and his-excellent all;r6uiid. i ,play, should earn him;a , permanent: ;plaTO ! in. ; the senior .team.'-'Miss Bathanij- wno was "beaten" by Mrs; Goldio in the., first round, equalised ' matters; by 'winning. her match, ;7-rf,:::The' ;Brougham Hilljady;led at."4-73, ,but her: opponent .camp on with a dash and 'took.four;games in succession; Quihnell and Laishley, 00jubined 'fairly well, taking :;sis gam'os from. : ; Peacoc- and Smytho;: "^Hunter and Lindsay Proved only a feeble pair'against ;;young: ; and : Didsbury, ; who : just-.won as they . .liked; , /-Hunter.;was,;not': playing" !Well.v■ in/ either of his games, and; Lindsay's , ' safq play, requires -a. severe man 1 -at .the net ■ to -.' be successful in, a;nien!s double. Intli© ladiea'double Sliss Batham and Mrs.: Holmes, Mrs. Goldie and Miss Archer; were all very willing, ';The Vset' went' in -'-favour;of;Thorndon,'but, right'.up last stroke, : wiaa most-keenly contested ; .by ■ the ; -losing pairl,• '.Lindsay : and: Miss; Archer: were. a : '. stronger '■: pair ;■: than Mabkay and, ;Miss 'Simpson;; Both ladies drbypfreoly;anddbyolopecl quite long rallies. 'boforfe the men; could intercept aiid.oiit things short with,n volley..rCachowailloand--;Miss Turtpn led;sV-1 from 'Herd and Miss DempV soy,' who ; then -.tbdk three games,awhile their opponents scored theltwo necessary for'sot. ..Herd was orratio.at thp net, while'his partner worked;well.::;!? ;:'■;' ■■'(^■•.^ : .:',i V-i;-'..; '; ; :; : .

.'.Cup.r—Wellington" made a' clean sweep.of Karqrij winning the.',.;.whole '.thirteen sets.' M'Nicbr whs thosonly.man extended' in the singlos. Whitohorn played up" well and scored ; seven"- games : against him. "■ frernie and Eller were pushqd;hard'by';K6lso and: D.;S. Henderson, who, at .one-time, seenied to have 'if in,, the.ir,; hands.-The second ■ ladies' double •Wfvs. another close, finish, Misses Hannah arid Francis, boating Misses,• Clark and M'Kerizie by the. narrowest; of ~'"';:.■ ;: : , . :;Newtown adds another win to its list., by defeating.Hutt, ,:8 ■■ sets -to 5. ':■■■ Jackson and Clero:reappeared for ; tho Hutt tcamVand won 1 their , singles'.-from; 'Rediyard. and'; Naj3[le rospoctively, and, in,the men's doubles, also proved: too strong for the last-named pair. Jones • and Lewis scored wjhs in both singles and :double for. Newtowri. Mrs. .Wagg.put , more sting into her.',shots than Mra,.Nagle.' The latter played a steady, game, but Mrs. AYagg'scored thoacQ, at ihe right 'moment. Mrs. Grady and llrs; Murphy wero-a wellmatched pair-'-both ( havo : a similar stylo of play, .the .' Nowtown player' proving the strongor on tho day. Both combined oyents woro .won'.by'Nowtown.' . ' ::.'-■ '. . !..; : Brougham .Hill A defeated B by p. sets to 4... Marrinor and Edwards won their' singles for; p,nnd "together won ,the first double, beating Lawrence:and.Roberts, 11--9. .''■■ Miss Murray , won her single. A and B players appear to'have been trnnepoaed in a cou. {uainc, mannet in this mateu..'.'■ ~ ;...