LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

Tllli EASTKR TOURNAMENT YESTEFiPAY'S PLAY. ' The ■' Wellington. Provincial Lawn Tennis AsKocuutan's hapd-cowrl tbampiojishsp and handicap tduriuuiiojit was ; continued at i.ho >Jill eonrtß yesterday in unpleasant lvciiUier. . Rain in the forenoon enwsed a temporary »«n----pension of Ut« giintes, ami tl«> stiff urw/jo which blew throughout the day interfered Kerio«»l,v iritis play awl resulted in nn ail-rouud loivering of standards. Victory in the men's elwiittpiol!" b'iiip singles weiit in Pfizer, of Lower liiilt. 'J'lio fast, tvea piny wliieh. hsiiiiljy ehafucterisce this event viiia not in evidence, pnilmbly besauso l-bo wind tompc'led the eontestttttte to play with Strict caution. All championship events were reduced from vontago sets to straight sets. It >vas found' knpoisibto to bring tiro tournament to a conclusion .vesteday, , tM«! play will he continttsd. weather psr- | mitting", to-day. The following events ; liave still to lie decided: —Ladies' haii- ' dieap doiibks, ladies' champioiißhip ; singles, ladies' championship dtmfclea, eombineii championship doubles, and ladies' handicap singies. AH players ijot present wlien called upon to play are to be scratched. 'l'ho management of the teiinuitnojil Sias devolved upon Messrs. \V. ,T. Itob- ! ertson (secretary of tho association) ant] J. A. ti Howe, and under their able | supervision it has passed off 60 far stithout a hitc'n of any kind.

SANIES AND SCORES. Men's Championship Singles. Semi-finals: Power beat Cleghorn, 6 —6—l j Howde.il beat Grant, 6—5, B—2. Final: Power (Lower Butt) beat Hoffden,- G—2, G—4. Ladies' Championship Singles. Semi-final: Miss Hodge beat Mrs. Wagg, 6—3, 6—l. Ladles' Championship Doubles. Second round: Mrs, Bell and Miss Robinson beat Miss Hodgo and Miss Stevens, 6—3, 3"—6, G-r—S. Mrs. E. ,Ho\ve and Miss Davis beat Mrs. Wagg and Miss Calender, 6—o, 6—o, Semi-finals: Mrs, Bell and Miss Robii.son beat Mrs. Howo an<l Miss J)avis, 6—3; M.is 3' Stevens and .Mis? Speedy beat Mrs. Grady and Miss Hfiiiiiah, 6—4, 6—l.

Combined Cham J)!Otiship Doubles. First round: Sirs. Burton and Grady beat Miss Vcitch and Harper, 6—4, I—6, 6—2, Miss Printzon afid Do Ro&o beat Miss Davis and Reeves, (3 —5, : 6—5. Miss Hodge awl Oleghom boat Miss OaHettdef and Powof, 6—l. fr—o. ! Second round: Mrs, Burton and Grady ! boat Miss PrintzeJi a rid De Rose) 6—5, 3—o, 6 —2, Miss Hodge and Clegbom beat Mrs, Hannah ancl Crombto, 6—2, 6—l. Miss Hodge iiijd boat ; Mrs. Burton and Grady, 6—o, 6—l. Miss Speedy and Swansten beat. Mrs. : Grady and Irons, 6—o, 2—6, 6—o. Semi-final: Miss Speedy' and Scansion beat Miss Stevens and Si«i, 6—4, 6—3. - , Men's Handicap Singles. Semi-final: Grant. (0) boat Gnta>, 60—32: Sinai: Edwards (8) beat Grant, CO—l6. fa's Handicap Doubles-. Semi-finals: Power and Howe (scr.) beat Grant and Harper (8), <0—68; Power and Howe (tcr.) beat Clnlfflau and Orombie (24), TO—(s7. Pimil: Sim and Reevgs be£t i f)'. l .Of and Howe, 70—'62. Ladies' Handicap Singles. Second W»d: Miss Webb (16) beat Mrs, AVagg (sor.), SO—-24. , Semi-final: Miss (16) boat Miss Robinson (8)j SO—44, Ladies' Handicap Doubles. Miss Mack and Miss'Hay&M2!)) beat Mrs. AVagg and Mssa Calendar (scr.), €0—48: Miss Naaghten and Miss Artowsmith <22) beat Mrs. Bell and Miss Hobinson (10). 60—45. Combined Handicaps. ' Second round: Mrs. Henderson and : Grant '(16) ben!:. Miss Davis and Reeves ; gg—; Miss Stevens ana Sim (s£i%) | &eafc Miss atol Grsco (18), Mrs. Hw& and Edwards HO) beat Miss Steveas and Sim (sor.). 61-50; Miss jilaek and Cbllwwtfi (-(J) beat Mrs. Henderson. ■ and Grant (16), °°Final; Mrs. Howe and Edwards beat Jliss Mack and Chilman, 60-48. IN CANTERBURY. TOURNAMENT RESULTS. (By Telcfc^pli.—Press Association.) , Ctiristcliureli, April 13.. The Canterbury. J<awh Teams Associa'; tiou's championsliips wore continued today. The weather was ffap. but a ■ Rustr northerly wind blow along tlie courts. The Exults areJ

Chatepioiiship Doubles. •Second Round.—Goes and Sea'y beat A, K. matey and J. Russell, 6—<J, g_7 a—f: Berry Slid Sands beat Jameson and Gibson, 7-5, 6-2; Glauv.llc and Borrows beat Shand' and wrtscnwood 6—6—l i Clark Cuff O'Coiinell "and Newman, 6—l, 7-5. Third Round.—6. L. Berry and A, n. Sands beat A. B, Borrows and i). i. Granville, 4 —6, 6—2, o—l. -

Men's Singles Championship. ' Second Round,—Lyons beat I»«Tvis, 6—o, 7—5; Glaneillo beat Caff, v~ 1, o—3 ; Clarke beat Jameson, s—^2, 6—-. Third Rovmd.-"-Ooss beat 7—6,6—3; Seuy beat Lyons, /—5, o—4.

Ladies' Singles, Championship. First Hound.—Miss MacDougaii beat Miss Cotton, 7—5, 6—2., 6 Second Round.—Miss L. M Dougith beat Miss P, Cos, 6—11 2-6, 6-2.

Ladies' Doubles Championship. Siuond Itouiid. —Mrs. Werry awl Miss Tmims beat Misses Beresford and Mlard. 6-0, G—l; Mrs. Lord aud Mts, Ohisnalt beat Miss Haughov and Miss Speck, 6-0, G~3; Misses Goodman and Souter beat. Misses Nicholson and Cotton, ii—2, 6—2. . ...'J ~ Third (Semi-l'raal).—Misses Goodman find Souter beat Mrs- Lord and Mrs. Cliisuiill. u- w I» Mixed Doubles' Cllattipioitship. b'M-st, Round.— Berry and Mrs. .Berry beat AV. Sheppa'rf and Mrs. Lord, 6--3. i; ; Borrows and Jliss Souter, wall? "'Second ltoimd.—Cuff «nil -Mp. Bailnuiy»G boat Bori'ows aud Miss (>', (J---, 6—'s; •Cil-anviHe and lliss (*ooaman beat Groenwood and Miss Greenwood, 5-6, 6-2, (5-4; (*• a«d Mrs, Cotton beat W. Gass and Miss ♦Nicholson, o—3,0 —3, 4—6, 6—3.

OTAGO TOURNEY. SURPRISE DEFEAT FOR OI'jLIYIKR. .(S. (By telegraph.—3'refs Association.) DuiVcdUi, April 13. The Otago Lawii Tennis Association's Easter tournament ivas ttffltiinitxl ili fiiio weather. Tlio results arc Men's Championship Singles., Second Round. —IS. H. Oakler boat J. S. Sinclair by default. J. H. Meek boat Jf. Wagner, 7—5, o—'l. ' Third .RouwL—A. IS. beat J. BradsJmw. 6-1, $-1; S. M'Dowgall boat J. S. Nicolson," '6—1,. <M 1 i Jonniiifts bent Cakler, 6—3, 0; Bray beat Gilmer, 6-3, 6-8; V. Pearso boat W. A. Ascott, (-a, /—■!: »• »• Brown bttit A. Nk'olscm (retired), fa—l; Meek beat Faimllofl, 4—6, C—H, 6—o. Fourth Hound.— Jennings beat Bray, (j_J. Bray create! a s-urpri-M bv tho planner in which ho disposed oE 01-

livior, tvto, Jisnrwrcrj did not seem to be quite- <in his game. ' Men's Championship PouMes. Second Round.—O. F. Jliraras and .7. G. Nieoteou heat jj>. F. Ewen and ft. Cracimond, 6—4, 3—6, 6—.'!; OlUvier and J. S» Sinclair boat Wagner and Charlton, 6—o, 6—l; Jennings ami Psareo beat M'Kerrow and Osbarue, 6-1 v 6-2. Third Round,-~3liraras rtticL Xicelsm beat Stcei find Familtong fi—4, 6,-<-3; Brown Bros, beat Vilkio and Bray, B—l,B—l, 6—2; Jennings and Pearse beat Gllivier and Sinclair, 4—6, 7—5, 6—4. Ollivier and Siftclair.vere leading -3 toy© in the second set. Tliotoison ami "VS'bite boat Meek and Melody, 7—5, 6—l, Ladies' Championship. Only otio game in the ladies' * chainptoi'isiup was decided, Miss I' 1 . {.'ampbell defeating Miss Bagley, 9—2. WANCANUf TOURNEY. (By T4;lo2v:iph.- Pj'C:6 Association.) Wanganui, April 1.3. The AVanganui tennis toiirnaiue.nt, - which has been in progress since C<toa Friday, was continued to'day. in fins weather. Nicholson (Now Plymouth) won tbts men's championship,' beating Bufcterworth, of Wnngaarui, after an oxcitiiig contest. -Mesiiaracs Cooler And Nagle wi the ladies' championship doubles. Addison. Wanganni, woai the men's handicap. - The toarnaawtit will be concluded to-morrmv. : : j i ; ;