LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP, Victoria College players Journeyed out : to _IVtone oh Saturday, their endeavour being to wrest the Junior Challenge ■ Cup from the present holders. They ; were, however, unsuccessful. The Fctoi-ie Chili wen by 4. rubbers to \ 8 sets to 7, and 77 games to 64. v - The games playest resulted as follow: — Atmore beat Austin, 2—B, 4 — (>; : Parkinson beat Clsgiiorii, 6—3, 4—o, 6-1; Dnncnn beat Ciere, 0-1, '6-3; ■ Baker heat Robertson, 6—4, 4—o, B*—s; Parkinson and Siuiea.ii beat Cleghorn and Robertson, (3 —1, s—o, 6—4; Attuorc and Otero beat Austin aiid Baker, 5—6, 5-6. BROUGHAM HJ.LL CLUB. The finals for the Men's Champion- ■ ship Singles and Men's Cliarapionship Doubles were played at the Brougham : Hill courts oa' Saturday afternoon. By defeating J. A. B. Howe, Reeves won the, club championship for 1913-14. The scores were as follow •.—•Men's Ch-ani* piousbip Singles—Reeves beat .1. A, B. Howe, 6—3, 6—4.. Mien's Ghafttpknv ship Do-übte —Butcher and Beeves beat Howe Bros., "—S, 6—4. In the .Ladies' Championship Singles, Miss Davis beat Miss Stevens* 6—3, 6—3. The finals arc to be played later. The- club will be represented at follows against Petone in tho junior championship contest, to be- played at Petone jiest Saturday :—Edwards, Reeves, H. Sim, and T .S. Howe, . PBOVINCtAt. CANTEEBtfRt AND OTAGO. |By Association.) J (SftristohUroh, Mareh. 21. ■ The- tenuis representatives of Ofeigo and Canterbury played their ainrual! tournament on the Avonside courts to-, ' day. Results;— . Men's Singles—P. G. Greenwood,-Can-terbury, boat Osborne, Otago, 6—ft, ■6—l; ,G, 1). Sear, Canterbury, beat Black, Otago, 6-0, 6—l; OSlivier, Canterbury, beat Jennings, Otago, 4—6., 6—l. 6—l; Grass, Canterbury, boat Brown, Otago, 6—l, 6—2; Aitkeii, Canterbury, beat Wilkie, Otago, 6—4; Boa-r-se, Canterbury, bent Cranimond, Otago, 5—6, o—o, 6—2. Combined Doubles.—Ollivier and Mrs, Greenwood, Canterbury, beat "ffe'uni-iigs ■and -Miss Cdok, Otago, 6—4, 6—l; Brown -ami Mrs. Campbell,- Otago, beat Goss and Mrs. Goadiira.n,' Cimtertaifj 6—5, • 6—3 s Aitkeu rtiid Mrs. Baliautyne, Canterbury, beat Wiftio and Miss Dutliio., Otago, 6—5, 6—5.; C-ram-moasl and Miss ■QramiMmd, Otago, beat Pearse and Miss Lord, Canterbury, 6—5, 5—6, 6—B; Gteentvood and Miss M'Dougall, Gtr.nfefbnry. beat Osborne and Miss. Bagtey, Otago,- 6—3, 6—3; Seay and Miss Cotten, OaiifccrbuTy, beat Black and Miss Black Otago, 6—2, : 6-3.

• Ladies*' Singles.—-Mrs. ■ GSreeniVflpd, Canterbury) beat Miss Cooky Qtago, 9— : 5; Miss. Barley's Otago-., beat Miss M'DougoH) ■Caiitertary, 9—6; . Miss Cotton)' Canterbury, beat Bliss Black Otago,' ■9-—0"; M>ss Goodman, Cantof-In-iry, beat Miss Ciimpkdl, Otago, S—7; Mrs. Lord, Cantertawyj heat Miss Cram-moi-id, 0t«go, D—-S-; Miss Duthie, Otago, beat Mrs. Ballantyuo, (jaiiterbury', 9—B. Men's Doubtcs.—Greenwood . and ■'Scay, Canterbury, bent Osborne and Black, Otago, 6-3, 6-0; iV&ken and Pearsb, Canterbury, beaty.AVilkie and Cra.nnnond, Otago, 6—3,..6—5; Jen" nings and Brown, ■Otagpi'-beal O'llivier and Cos's, Canterbury, 4—o, : S—3, Ladies' .''Doubfes.^Jfiss ' Bengali and ,Miss Cotipii/: 'Oant'eriiHryj Vbeat Miss Cook and ffiiss^laofe,;,. Ota.go, . ■B—-2; Mis.S.'.Grnmuiton'djSi'iiid,ifiss-Buthlo.;.' Otago, berit 11*S. : •.Greenwood and! Mrs.: Balla.utyno,^ , *)—sj G—l; Miss-Campbell 'oMDrMiss- Baglcj*.-. Otns»o, heat Miss G'todinaii alia Mrs. ■ L&«1, Canterbury, 6'—2,1—6, S—2, Canterbury vf«n, liy .17 points to 7. .. CHAMPIONS MEET:. HON. N. B. LYTTON BEATS SOTJTEr! By TvelfiEraph-vl'ress AE.SQDiatip.n.-- t 'Co.BytiK.W Philadelphia, March 20. Tho Iton. N. B, Lytton, the amateur tennis champion of England, defeated Jack Sorter, the world's racquet clianipion, in, a spscial jfnatoh, by two sets K>- one. : ' Mr, Coney has promised to play a return match with Mr. Jay Go'uld in -1815. on acT/i 1 ' cototis. At the Hutt terflii-s "co.uf t's.qi? Saturday Wellington ladies ; ?met. the- local players in an encounter S'r the. ■ *liit< Some good play waf -' exhibitod ssn'krib sides., tho game ending in a win for the Suit- ladies-. Tho.scores arse-as follow, tho Hutt ladfes being mentioned first in each case :— » Singles..—Miss Stevens hfeat Sirs. J Travel's,"!?—s» 6—l; Mrs. Wagge lost.'to ■• Miss WiMiafli-s, 6—l, 6-?; Miss CaHen-' tier beat Mrs. Gfttslj\ 6—5, s—G* 6—4:: Miss Speedy heat Miss Hannah, -6—l,' 5-6, 6-3. ' Doubles,—Mrs. Wagge ; and .. Mis* Stevens lost to Miss Wiffoms and Mjss Tracers, 6—l, fl>-2; Miss Crtll«id:er and Miss Speedy* beat- Miss Haiiiiah ' nttd Mrs. Grady, I—6, 8-3, 6—4. . ] Htitt, Clubs Combined ■Chanipionship. —Pawor and Miss Stevens heat Ga-U-e.u----dcr and Miss Caitondcr, 6—3j 6—5.