LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2119, 9 April 1914, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

EASTER TOURNAMENT ENTRIES, The committee of the Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Association have been busily engaged in preparing for the tennis tournament, the funds twin winch are to go towards the Day's Bay purchase fund. The arrangements arc now well in hand, and the management is.confident that given fine weather some- goetl tenors-, will be seen on the Brougham Hill courts on Friday, Saturday, and Mofiday next. The entries ha-vo been so good that it has twen found necessary to engage the Wellington Club's courts for the Satittday, and the lady players are asked to assemble there on that day. The following are the entries received in the various events, 'the Hame,s being set out in the order of tho draw s— MenV Championship Single.s,-»Ue Rose, Power; Sim,' .Reeves; Edwards, -Gorrcll; Irons Cleghorn; Harper,' Clayton; Grace, Grant; Robertson,' Rout; Cfofflbio, HowMon's Championship Doubles.—Ve« an<] Edwards v. Power and Howe; Grant and Harper v. Howden and Routs Pratt and Clark v. Swanston and Martin; Sim and Reeves v. Clayton and QumneU. Ladies' -Championship b«gles.--Mrs, Was?, Misse9 Plimmer and Mack byes; Miss Hodge, Mrs, Grady; Miss Speedy, Miss Davis; Miss Stevens, Mrs. Belt, '■ Ladies' Championship Doubles.-llrs. Bell and Miss Robinson, Misses Hodge and I. Stevens; Mrs. Wagg aud Miss Laileridar; Mrs. Burton and Miss Sullivan, Misses Stevens and Speedy. Mrs.. Henderson and MiesVeitch. Mrs. Grady and Mies Hannah, Mrs. Howe and Miss Davis, Misses Mack and Plimmer have byes in first round. ■•■,>• w nsi Championship (Combmedj.-Mto. B*i£ and Clark v. Mrs. Henderson and Grant; Miss Stevens and Sim v. Miss Robinson and Pratt; Miss Speedy ...and Swanston v. Mrs. Grady and Irons; Mrs Brirton ami Grady v. Miss Veitcb, and Harper; Miss Davis and Reeos v. Miss Prmtzon and De Rose: Miss Hodge, and Ueglwm v. Miss'Callcndar and Power; Miss Hannah and Crombie. bye; Mrs. Wagg and How,, 3 Men's Handicap Singles; -SO; .points ad, vantage-Grace, U-Claytan, VU He-wden, li-Kobertson, 12; Clark, 12-Rfat «, Grant: 6-Do Rose, 16 j Hmit, 28-Crom-bie, 2D; Eager, 22-Harper, 8;, Martin,-t-Boss, 24; Turnbull, 30-\VrighV2o; OiM. 12-Correl, S; Edwards, S-Hwttei, ii■.; Power, 2-Irons, 16. Byes drawn by Cliilman, 10; Grandy, 12; Reeves, seru Parkinson, owe 8; Quinnsll, 14. , Men's Handicap Doubles, 70 wants ad-vantago.-Hunt- and Tttrnkll, 30, bye. Chilman and Crombie, 24-itobe.rteon and Cleehorn, 10; Power and Howe, -scr,Sor and Hunter, 30; Wright Mid Clayton Vdroiil and' Harper, *; Tratt and Clark, H-Veon and Edwards, 10; Corrcll and Irons, 14-Quinneti and Graee,. W, Howden and Roul:. 16-Db ;<*» , an* Bowen,' 24; Sim 'and R*eves, 4, bye; Hunt and Turnbull, 30, byp. , ■ : Ladies Handicap'fein&les, 5* W mi %T. Miss Printzeu, 15; Mrs. Henderson, SO; Miss Jenkins, 18; Miss sodgo.li; Miss Plimmer, 18; Miss Welter* » } M»s \«rrail, 22; Miss Arrowsimth, 20; Miss Hannah, 18; Miss Speedy, 6; Miss Robinson, 8; Miss Mack, 16. Byes drawn by Miss Findlav. 21; Mrs. Grady, IS; Mrs. Nags, scr.; Miss Webb, - 16; Miss Ds Limnay, . 20; Mrs Bill, 12; Miss Hayes, 20; *«»££ ■lender, S; Miss Naughton, 22; .and Mis* ! Veitch, 20. - • pn ... Ladies' Handicap Doubles, GO pointsMrs. Wagg and Miss Caliemlar, scr., a bye. Mrs. Burton and Miss 3u.Uivan, >'0- ■. Alisses Macs and- Hayes, 20; Misses Stevens and Speedy, scr.-MM. Hwf*san and Miss Veitch, 24; Mrs. Grady and Miss Hannah, 11-Misses Ji'mdky and -VV alters, 28- Misses De Lauuay and iarrali, *•* Misses i\aughton and Misses Webb and Pltffluier, 18-Mrs. Belt and Miss Robinson, 10; Misses Jenkins and. Printzeu, -18-Mfs. Howe ami Miss Combined Handicaps, GO potats.-lte. Wagg and Correll, 6-Mlss Mack and OWman, 20; Mrs. Belt and Clark, ISf-Mrß. Burton and Grady, 16-Miss Speedy and Harper, B—Airs. Henderson and braitt, 10; Miss Hannah • and ■ Crombie, 22-Miss Hodgs and Cleghorn, 8; Miss Robinson and Pratt, 10-Miss Stevensi and Sim, sar.i Miss Veitch and Bout, 20-Mrs. Howe mid Edwards, .10; Mrs. Graciiyitei Irons. Miss Printzeu and Do Rose, 20. Byes rtao been drawn by Miss Davis and Jlee\*s, 4; Miss Callendar slid I'mer, sor,; ami Miss Plimmer and GMtoe, 18,

LEAGUE RULES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. At the annual, meeting of the Wellington ltugby League on i'tiesday night, air. M. -J'. Keardmi occupied: the emiir, and referred to the aMmal report,-al-ready published. Be criticised the attitude- of the 0% Council towards the Loaguo, in the matter-of grounds, and emphasised the difficulty with regard, to playing areas. . ■ . The following officers were .elected:;— President, Mr./M. J. Ecardon (reelected); vice-presidents, tho Mayor (Mr. J. P. Lui«;)', Messrs. IVJ. Bodgins, J. I'uller, jun., H, Senior, W.-L. Woolley, J. N. Grant, J, T. Levctt, 0. C. Odiiu, B. C. Warnea, 11. Fleming, 1). Campbell, -A. Linley, and J. MacDonald; lion, secretary, Mr, W. 8. }3rico; treasurer, Mr. W. Martin; selectors, Messrs. W. S, Bricc, W. K«rr, and F. Summers. Mr. Webb suggested that 'the Aew Zealand Council should ho asked to call a meeting in Auckland at the- same timo as tho Referees' Conference, April 24. to go into League matters. The president said that tho best courso would bo to send representatives to tho annual meeting of the New Zealand League, at- the cud of the month. A motion to that effect was carried, and the president was appointed to represent Wellington. : A motion was also carried iirgiue; tiie council to institute a Dominion insurance schemo to cowr all League players,