LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2642, 13 December 1915, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

$ PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOURNEY. Further matches in connection with the J iiblic Schools Lawn Tennis Championships wero played at tho Broughnm iiill courts on (Saturday. Tho secondary schools tournoy had reached' tho concluding stages the previous week, and on Saturday the primary school championships wero brought down to soim-tinal and final stages. If the woather' is fine this afternoon, the championships will be concluded at Brougham Ulll. The challenge cup for points appears likely to go to tho Clyde Quay bcliool, but there is just the possibility of a surprise. In addition to the cup there are medals for the dift'eront events and racquets and other trophies. .Results of Saturday's matches are as follow: — Girls' Singles (winners to play in semi-finals): V. Lapworth (Clyde Quay) defeated B. Clarke (Te Aro). 30 —2a: .Olson (Te Aro) defeated M. Phillips (Kilbiruie), 30 —25; G. Campbell (Clyde Quay) defeated J. Aitken (Kilbirn'io), 30—19; K. Gilling (Clydo Quay) defeated E. Haigh (South Wellington), 30—17. ; Girls' Doubles (winners to play in semi-finals). —A. Jorgensen and V. Laiuberg (Kilbiruie) defeated E. Haselden and M. Barnes (Lower Hutt), 30—16; K. Gilling and G. Campbell (Clydo Quay) defeated I). Ziman and 11. Wallis (Clydo Quay), 30—20; D. Lock and V. Lapworth (Clyde Quay) defeated B. Clarke and M. Burns (To Aro), 30— 23; V. Anderson and H. Lapworth (Clyde Quay) defected E. Thompson and D. Mitchell (Mount Cook), 30—19. Boys' Singlos (winners to play in somi-fiuals).—E. Johnson (Kilbirnie) defeated J.. Pollock (South Wellington), 30 —24; A. Herd (Normal) defeated Berry (Terrace), 30—26; F. Brown (Torraco). defeated Roberts (Terrace), 30— 13; F. Thomas (South Wellington) defeated D. Ilobinson (Maranui), 30—12. Boys' Doubles. —Semi-Finals: Herd and Brien (Normal) defeated Pollock and Gibson (South Wellington), 30—20; Thomas and Jones (South Wellington) defeated Wyatt and Goldie (Clydo Quay), 30—2 K. Combined Doubles (winners to play in semi-finals).—K. Gilling and Goldie (Clydo Quay) defeated D. Morrison and Byrne (Terrace), 30—16; R. Warren and Herd (Normal) defeated M. Findlay and I.cslio (Tcrrace), 30—17; K. Lucona end Brown (Terraco) dofeated L. Pilling and Thomas (South Wellington), 30 —27;' Q. Campbell and Wyatt "(Clyde Quay) defeated D. Lock and Grady (Clyde Quay), 30—27'. • SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The final games in connection with the Wellington secondary schools tennis doubles competition wero concluded at Petono oil Saturday, tho competitors being Petone scholars. Tho ■ results wero Miss Curtis and W. Coles (30) v. Miss S. Davis and W. Thomas (28),