LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

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<&?[A:.? : i$M ■ / .-:...: ; PM( :■.■ (■:" H": ■'"' ' '.; W S^pDRNAMENT,;:FIXTURES. ; : -. ; 'Man'awatu ; Championships'.':ahd-.Hahdi-, ""•'■'■'■ caps ■'■ at -Palinerston:-North on ,March -. ■Iβ and 17; ; -: Entries.-' close ''on. "■ March , 'WeUingfen^Provinciai-Championships,,'on .;.;/;March: ,25,426,-!and : .;2B;.; Entries close ",;;f-pu t ;March;Ua.-;'' ; *^n; r ;V : :;:;-.:; :-_■;'.:,,■'- Wanganui .Champ'ionships'and Handicaps CS'?,'.at.'-Wanganui:on: March 25; 26, • and '28.. V-T6-day .'three !tburn'aments-'. are 'being held iwithin: easy, 'travelling;, distance from ;Y?ellingtori." : '..For';jthis i/resison '■•;'aiid? also on-account. Qf:the' ; .holiday'-there; will not be 'any-inter-club ..match' es; this afternoon," ,i ■la's't.'Satu'rdayJiTmafches. furnished-some' '"very;Col6se,':.fimshtes; :, 'tl«^•'majority.;of the ■ games(Jbe'ing^-won-, : b'y.i live sets 'to four eets-M-'The College'.Club'-always 'has' ; grea't"'difficulty■ in getting :teams to : : geth'erAat;;this -time:; bt.vthe-' year, -' on ac- : count' 1 of '.the: students '.'making:; holiday; OnV ■ Saturdays this v clnb'a ivteams:';, had. to default, in-two-of , their vfixtures; ■'■■';/;'■.''■'."-,

-'■ The'r-'secretary of.: the ; 'Shiold ICbmmittee; .was ■ .iinable'rtp; .collect; the full, results , of .-'last ''Saturday's-' late , , this week, /and 1 - as; a'"resultf; tEey'i-.have not :been , ' I publishe'd. so'far .-;/>However,'; the ■ fpl4owirigiara,';;the;: additional'^results:—Pennant :',;NewtoTO;v-A; : ";'defeated''.'B i rbugham :de- ' f fe&MiS'.etoiie' 1 by. 16, r«ell'-Itej '.4 ilofj i i New-" ■.townvS^tteMtM. J MuHtSl J ;by; , s;.'Bß'tS', , to'v4 'Sets;!;;yictpria .College''-Ai.wori '-by';:Aβfault :against" VBackbti' ,Wnity.VA'ldefeated;'. "'BroUgham; ; : Hill ■by.!.6;-.seß -to .4;sets.":ryictoria:'College;.' k . aefpated;.: Oriental ■■:■if} 75 sets..' to. i 2; eots., .Khandallah ;Svoh' by"; default against '-'Vic-! tpria^College;.B.'Vv;--v : :;i'- *;- ; ■ : .l-?;J:' ■ ■'.'■■■■■ : ' : ; : - C ;." ; . : On ! ".;Saturday ,^' y:win ; :,VaEainst'. the Brbugham ; Hill■;, team;'. ; Newt6wn's -. A' team as ;now, : ;leading; in: the" pennant -grade; ; A1) ;of;:'the';sets.were',well'.contested, and•■ the Vbf; the v match? was; in .doubt up to' ■the: lest the ...most s'ucr :'cessfuj;"of..■•thp,'Newtow'ri v -men,'. , )viiiniug ;his ■; single i against';.'Hurley,'.'Sr;6, and,' part-.'uered.-.with. Godber;. defeatiug.'Hurley - and Edwards \ 9'—s.i In.:the single ,Powell led 3—l/'bnt'^Hurlby(evened;r.and ! then. , giime and;. game v was; scored'to ;.;6;/all, .'.fwh'en and- cap-. ' hired tte next k throe games 'and. set;-. Ed.TOrdsJ'just managed;'to' win from Grady. lap : former,;.led- '.ati7-r-i, ., then ' Grady' scored four;games: one, making;: it: 8 all,",;then"'followed a■ deuce game, on ■Grady's.service;;.wbich finished •lniEdwardrt; favour. ■■■ j The •'■'■ best -of the ladies^games.j.was : . between; .Misses .Powell and-Creasy.);- Miss^Creasyj started well by r winning.: threo' ■.■love'. gaines 'in■ succession. Then : : iliss, Powell. took . the" ..next ■' three' games.-makiiiKWt-three all;-, Then followed 'another: •; break, of::.thfee.'v' games, \ ,i which were V.won. byl Miss/Creasy,- who now led fe7-3,;but' , she:'was 'unable; to prevent Miss Powell .'winning'.the : next ; four ; games in successipn;";':;'';.:'. 1 /^; , Vv.'.".' ...■. ;.■:;., ';;.■-.;• . L;' The '." l the Wewtpwn , team:,was ■ notVexpected-i by" the" Brougham -Hill -players;: who "hid looked forward?to meeting;theisame:.team, that had represented ;NeiTtowh"so;w.ell "during the■ season.■ 'But evidently. tte •Newtown [.Selection.Committee , did'riot l ' allows any ,:sentiment;tb i -'interfere';with , .,'.their:;desire !. to .win, :■ and-Misss Clark'/was-iinduced-to makef. her,-., first." appearance'.- this: -seaeon in■ matches;.:'?•' ;'■■"■-'■ ':•.•,'•■•••!! ■ X :TheVKilbirriie;:teain?just; escaped :defi!at .by/thespetone:representatives:.:AVith ihe match.standing, at forir. sets each, >Drummorid .met :JDuncan-'in-,the -decidug set'"' JJrammpnd led-his opponent at 7-4;. then ;the-;latter ; ey?ned;at;B. all; but lost'-the lSrl 'ifSPS ; : cer ; vice. MitcheU.had a good leaden-Hope' at 8-5 but;,feoluig',,vory '.confident ; he eased iun and Hope, evened; arid then secured the advantage i.m;;the'.last;, gamei; but-failed'! .tp-:Win.."V; r .;v.". ! :--'. : .■':■;';;; .; -. I

'; 137: ;™n - Sefeat ;°J■™B9;Asquith-.by, 7,games: to 4" is one ■_ptv her; best, performance's;-:.■ V;--v-.-.-•■ --.:■ , .'The>.Newtb\m '13 team; defeatedhiiuii-■ ■ t Mw:;S. i sets:-to;4;'sete,: winning .two Ms on r play v and: three: by .default. "■'■:■•'■■"■■ ; - - - v3nyn6;;rackfet':grade'matchesi tho 1 "two.undefeatedf;r -' 'A - and ■Brougham Hill-met,-: and -'the. match : resulted/in a'.,win:;fpr.tho' former' bys- - to:; 4 sets. vCrewcs arid -Stringer were too:.good; for;Mapey:.and-Lohg,-. and had easy .wins-in Uheir;. singles, aud<also -in their;.,doublo '.against: the- same .players/' ■Miss :Pniitzen; scored ;: two good - wins for ■ the team;^'v :;0,;,:.. ■;;■>:,-;.'-,-.: ', ,->ln. the Victoria',College; : A ':.v. ''Oriental ■natch,. Loughnan, , for, tho -winners,..played' •well,; and should bo - plac,ed : in .one : of' tho /Jpllege : -: p Hhorreoent' nandicap:tournament "this:"'player "was. giving';po!uts-,t;o(one;pf-his-.tcamrreprcSentativcs.-:- ij'w;.-'-.,;-:..;_,; ■-. .... ; ; A',"party--;- of vdnthusiasts;'; who iibstlv. spend the'' -haf■bpur.whave.v arranged . a .small '.handicap.tournaiubiit" ariioiigst .'.themserves, to ■' beheld \on;.-'• the-.-Dars: Bay:. ;courts ' to-doy. •■ 1 here" will >bo •■ only ~ two events^a ; men's smßle.. and" a> , double: "This ;,ionrnament' OTil'notf.intorfero .with: , general play oil the ■courts,': as; only four; courts' will bo used, for'tho purpose., ;. ' -, . ~ ••; -';.-■ ; - 'rhe'.Wellington Association continues to grow.,-; Af ; a meeting of-tho management committee, held : during: the week," the'ap.plications for:affiliation'from three clubs were; accepted.; Tho new- clubs are ■ in' Taihapo, Mustcrton, and Wellington. The Taihape Glub :is "in:..tlie .Wanpanui idistrict,: but affiliated-.to.iho Wellington As-' ;sociationj- "so thiit its ■members could com.pote'.'at; this '.tournaments. This .'club has-: a" : membership : .--ofi' Mr. 11. ■B. - Dyer'is ,the. : honorary: secretary. ■ The ■•Mn'iigapiikfllia - Club (Masterton); has its icourts : at 'BushCGi'bve.. Thb-'''membership' is, 25. . Mr. 11. G. Groves, is the honorary ; soorotary. The. WaitirojClub has a court dri Maaraina: Crescent. -. It is a small club, •but..now , that it: has affiliated it will not be long before'; the -; membership',; reaches thb'.limit. , Tho Kahuraugi , Club, in Palincrstotf North; will'-be' affiliating shortly.' • .Tho'm'anagementcbmmitteo.pf the. local -association lias, decided to hold the- Pro-, vincial Championship^.Tournamont ,ou the

isphalt courts Vat' Baxter time. Previous years' experiences have shown that settled weather cannot, be reckoned on' during March, and .that; tournaments started on the: grass, courts; usually finish on the hard courts.: ' ■'-. ■ '•

■i: A-rather unpleasant incident occurred on. one of thocity club's courts last Saturday afternoon .during the playing of one of. the inter-club matches. It appears that an arrangement had been made'betweon tho captain of the home team and. a momber of his club's committee, whereby, the teams were to have the s use of; .two , ., courts until the .match ,was -finished, so ias -to enable : the, visiting team to get away as.soon as possible. Noiv, although : this ai rangement meant tho'uso of one.;oourt more, than allowed for in the drawing of. fixtures, it is .au arrangement which. can ; usually be rhado on' any club's courts where there are more .than:two courts. : In, this, case' there were plenty, of-courts and . not 'many of. the club's members present to use them. Yet the secretary of. this club • loudly:.','■■■ objected' to.': the ' made by his feUow-eommitteeman, whose actions, .in matters, like 'this, , - are generally- accepted. The result was that play, in this match was stopped for some time,; so as to allow bfa settlemeht'beingarriyed at. A'little tact and some consideration for the visitors. would have prevented the inoident,' •whioh took- much' of '.the pleasure. out',of the'cbncluding games..:. ■'•.-.'/■ : ; ; .- -;"-