LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

•■:':vyy'y- CB* Seeveb.) y.y ■:? : : 'y' Inter-club competitions begin this aftornoon, ' v inoiuiatches'sot down to be decided aro as ''■'■'" (follows— -~;:• ; !.'.' •.. . '. •i■ '• '.-.:■ ■;. ■■,''■'; . Shield.-Wellington.A v. vrellington Bi New. '' J 0 ™ v. Victoria Collogo;.Thorndon v. Broug. ,'VJ' ham' Hill. ; '■■■...■ ;-y.';-- "';*.:■;':." /.Pennants-Victoria College 1 A v. Nowtownßi' ' ;' Potone, v. Muntai; " Brougham. Hill v. KU- .: '.; birme; Newtown Av. Victoria College B.: .: ■< Rackeb-Trinity : A. V; Khandallah; Trinity?.;. • By. Oriental'.'.--.''.;:,.. I .'-- ...; • v;> ;: ■ 'y : ;: •Tho first-named in oach case should be the : \% winner. In the shield competition, tho match :M; .-.Wellington Ay. -Wellington"B will not be '»: '• Berious affair for tho;.A toam. 'The,Newtown :' :' ', and Victoria /College" teams aro more evenly' matched,. and should *- provide' tho best' games ,:■ . in- this grade. Thorndon should score an "easy ; ; win oyer: Brougham Hill. Newtown'-.< A,-■''•'-Brougham Hill, and Victoria. College ; A are . wo,strongest teams in the pennant contest.' v,; ,1 he drawing of the'first rounds of tko inter. ,', Club match fixtures, (published on Thursday) ■-.':"., give; some idea of the: trouble that has -been, v"' working,them out. Tho grouwhKojk .;'. : pear to have been allotted carefully, and none ; '"i : of- the city dubs can reasonably object to the' : ;«sa. that, has been made. of. its courts. V- The " ) most'nwkward matter that tho sub-committee -:v had to deal .with'in drawing up those fixturea■•■;■ . • ww the arrangement of the matohes in, the cuj ■'' ■' -, grade between the Khandallah,-' Hutt,' Petone,-'•' ■■:<" . Mnritai Clubs, - The, Management Com.:''■"•;■ rnitteoShad stated, in its invitation to the; .:•: clubs, that the steams from the' thres first. . ■ named>.clubs would not-be asked to play at ; ■ the; Bay, but these invitations were- sent out : ■' ; before the adoption of the now scheme, which:v-'l ■■■ roquiresitha use of: four courts to. play,each;': •'. match in: the cup "grade. Now,' the fact thai,; i the; suburban, clubs >are; unable to place moroV! i .than two: courts each at : the disposal of the > r. committee, makes it neoessary that, the • men; •' ; and ladies must; play as Boparate teams' on " :; different grounds, and thatWthe ;difficnlty..!' i It is absolutely necessary, that both the men' X ; ,and the ladies of; theso,clubs must travel. But ■''.',.' i the Managombnt Committee, foreseeing; that, - i the ladies' teams, may have some difficulty in.; •',' !, finding umpires, has. decided -not to ask the '- r ladiesiii the,: shield and- cup teams to travel ■'-.' ', to the - Bay 'dnloss'-'accompanied: by 'the men . - '' members, of their teams.- This difficulty isjiot 1 ;;'- cxpected'..fcfe fcliiji lWies' ,M 1 should have'»o r Cro'u'ble'in bbtaihing the' assist- ' ; : 1 ance'of somO; of the, men members of the-club :""- ; they/happeh to ;be-:visiting. v Unfortiiiiately, •■'■>' ',■ however,'the Muritai-courts are situated 'some ; -'-" distance' from 'Baria Bay wharf,' and, allowing •'"; ' .fqrptho.itime necessary to reach them, .two . I courts .would be insuffieient;for a cup match; , I and, as ■ it, is most., unlikely,' that any K spare. ' : umpires will be - ; found on ••: the Day's' Bay '•'■■"' courts,,,there was no alternative;but to ask , the Muritai ladies to travel, to Khandallah, ■'. ■ . Hutt; and Petone; But' from all' accounts, ; the Muritai' ladies are' ohthus'iasts, and are.-. I not likely to let this inconvenience l interfere L with their tennis. I '' ';, ;■ • ■'•.->- ; '-, ' '-'■*'..(. - !■■'. Nothing has' been heard of the appointment '; J of a Shield Committee, and if, :as appearn ".- , likely,no such: committee is to beappointed, : :> |- the, action of the Management Committee in i, taking the responsibilities of the management ; . of >he competitions on' its own shbulders;. is : s to be''commended. The - less sub-committees : '■ ; appointed'the better, .for it is -certainly moi'« - : E satisfactory to all; concerned;!to know that *.', s the governing: body has knowledge of all: thai' •' sis-happening.- :-■'- v.-:: ';"■ ,'.'■'; :" ;! :.'. ." :.-. •' s Mr. H. A Robertson has been appointed t« J take up the secretarial duties .connected with ; , ; -' the competitions,, arid this appointment i will'mean that one man's whole attention, can';; i be, centred ,on/the' many, matters arising out ';;" c of : these competitions. , - Mr.. Robertson . has., > 9 made the same arrangements as were n:ode - : ; 3 last year;regarding the ; result sheets.; • Thcs^i.;'„:: '■: sheets are to '■■ be left at, Mr. Speed's,,-'toba> V ■-., s conist,. ohv Lambton Quay before nine o'clock . ; ■ '• on the day on which the matches aroiplayed. ;. f' The duty of filling,them up'may,put somo;of. :i ; 3 theteam captains to a little trouble, but, such '•'■'■: ■ ':■ trouble must be. accounted small; as compared ~ " '.yfitK-the trouble, which Mr. Robortsoh: has to ; ; ; ? tjike in order to make lip his'records.,'. ~'.;,'.: ~',: Tlie Postponement Committee—Messrs., Boere.".'..;■ :"< Blair,' and Kean—will; meet'(when necessary) ,: : „' at,l2 o'olook oh Saturday morning, and, should '; ° it'bo'deoided to ,postpone; any or all,of the : | matches, notices ;will do posted at, the news- ~r: ,- .'paper.' offices, and nt the Ferry, Wharf.;. ,p-''\ : '■ The Management Committee, has ■" decided :■ | that, in future,,all matches on'the city courts ,;: I shnir begin at, 1.30. .This early, start will.be;,, ; ' „ hooessary to enable, matches to bo played i on :• , one afternoon.: It;has also been decided that, ; ; „ in all matches, the team scoring most rubbers '..;.' will be the winner. If rubbers be even, theu ' j sets ew to count, 'and should rubbers,and 6ets; J hie even then games are to count. ;;;. , ■ j i '■' Since the Management Committee, appointed ,; ? for the 1009-10 season, camq-into offioe, it has v.; \l been very activo in trying .to secure, permanent '•' ' grounds.;; Sites have been visited,, surveys and l v ' estimates prepared, and now it-has been de-, ', " ciSod to hold a concort, for the'- purpose of. .;;•; raising funds for. the:laying down;of, courts. . Mr. Harold Brown,'is the originator, of the ... „ idea, whioh ho has.worked out so well that,, '; ■ the Town' Hall hes been encaged for •November.:' - 18 24, and a splendid progfammo ' has : been'.ar-y.; 0 ranged, which, will attract a crowded: hall; All ', }* tenni? players * should interest themselves:, in-:': this matter, the 'success of which, moans 'so?;',I r much to. the Wellington, Association.' and, to :■;;, '" players:generally. -. ;. ' ••'•■'-"■:-: v '.:.":,:..•''■';,'. [8 Thorndon: Club experienced an ideal day for;, '?■ the opening of .its -courts. The', attendance ~: d was- not too big to'apoil th'e v CDJoyment': 0f;.,.;, r- those who took part, in the games during th»: ; ! s afternoon.'- .'• ;,,;- ''•'-'■ y. •-.■' ';•«•■;.■' _•■'• ;i', ,;v l | 'The American -team for ' tho'y Davis .Cup ;:•: d match has arrived in Australia,.end;;intendsy: ° to remain in Sydney and practise;steadily;for,. the coming-contest.,', Norman Brookes is re- v :° ported to bo' playing well,and is rapidly pet-;: 'j ting up to his bostform. Of lato his service*, •;' ? have been linplayable., It is said : that.M'Lough.'.,',' '.• lin is Brboke's rival in this,,respect. : On ; on«yy ) * occasion, when M'l,oughlin met. Alexander,;; 7 tho latter was- forced to stand,'. nearly, two y; yards behind the base-line to take theiformer's •" J 1 service. To show how. Lolig compares; withy '• M-Loughlini the. following extract., >.fiiving:'.an,y i; account.of their meeting in the la'sKAmcricah ?; r championships, '■'• may 1» "■'of, • inte'resb—"When; .'■■-,'• , 6 M'Loughlin. and Long mot, the.' most 'sensn.\ ■■ 'J tional.inatchof recent years was ,pW.,t ~It";', }' ran from eleven'o'clock till nearly, twi --. Snf>h- '•" s serving, drivingi-and smashing, has ;r»rrt»;" if.:,: 5 ever, been,seen, and the spectators.lookeu and. > d wondered. Throwing defensive methods to the *':■• 't winds, the two youngsters fought like gladia-.'- '° tors or prize fighters, and in' the cud M'Longh- ', • lin pulled, the match out after hi seemed to, ; . '• liavo lost' it. Tho' scores were 7-i5, d—2,. 5— i 7, - ;..'.' ft 2—G, .10—8. The. winner's servicoiswas pho- .''•.-■• B noinonal, arid Long,could do.-;littlo : . with it. ■•:: i- The M'Loughlin smash; is, in a olass.-by itself.', ■>' n He jumps hieh in. the air, coines:dowll onUho' , r ball with; a high frcc'swing,. and turns it, in' : ; ;, cither .direction at the very last.moment;",: ■"; n : .The. -.Metropolitan; Singles ,ChampionßKiV ■' d ,(N o w South. Wales), was won; by Sharpy who 1 ,:;;, n defeated Jones in tho ; final. 6—4.: G—B.-, Tho■-,"• ri donblos was won-by G. ; Wrijht-;and.' Ai '&■'■■: -.•'' a Jones,'-' who beat Hi Eice and • A..' CampbolL" o I—<!, 7—5; 6-rl. In:tho,ladies';doubles, ' k D. Gordon 'and M.'yJo'hcsywcro.l'-MeeeraFDl' o ngamst, and;' BaW,', ; witml»» • V 7^5. -11-D, Afeature.of this;match'was vfcXy o • ionlQUS.volteyitig.i.ySlie i.out-playcir Mi«. t ;Bakeri by her fine judgment in .antioipatiiw.. : ' y and ■by her' gppd;;smashuijj.-.,-",-'■ ■:■:., ;..:;' ■-. ~'7!?; v-\-.