Lawn Tennis

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 18

Lawn Tennis

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At Stake. In the Third A division the result depends on the result of the next (the last) round, as Eawhiti and Technical meet then. If Eawhiti wins then it will have five victories to Technicals three, but if Technical wins then the score will be four wins and one loss each, and according to this year's regulations these two teams will have to meet again to decide the winner. In the first division there are still three rounds to play, and there are no less than four teams with three wins to their credit. Maranui and Te Bama now have the easiest run as they each meet two teams in the lower half of the table, while Broadway has to. meet Technical and Te Eama. ' The winner of the competition certainly seems likely to be one of these four, but the question as to which one may not be' decided till the last round. In the third B division the position is obscured by the fact that some matches have not been played, but in spite of this Seatoun seems in a safe position. Differential Odds. In this system the match whether specified as being of so many sets or merely so many games is divided into groups of six games. If a player receives fifteen points this means that he gets fifteen in every one of the sis games in each set. If he gets one-, sixth of fifteen or .1 as it is sometimes written he gets fifteen in one game out of each six. A player getting twosixths or .2 gets fifteen points in two games out of six, and so on. • " There are thus eighteen possible handicaps as follows:— Class 0 is scratch. Class 1 receives one-sixth of 15 or .1. Class 2 receives two-sixths of 15 or .2. Class 3 receives three-sixths of 15 or .3. Class 4 receives four-sixths of 15 or .4. Class 5 receives five-sixths of 15 or .5. Class 6 receives 15 or 15.0. Class 7 receives 15 and one-sixth or 15.1. Class 8 receives 15 and two-sixths or 15.2, and so on till Class 18 receives 40 or 40.0. If the range of players is greater than this, the better players are made to owe strokes. Thus we can get eighteen classes from scratch to owe —£0. The Extreme. In the extreme case if a player of receive 40 met a player handicapped owe

40, it would mean that if A scored one point before B won six points and thus brought the score to deuce the game would go to A. If we take six games as being equal to 24 points, A would get the 24 by winning six poiuts and B. could get it only after winning at least 42 points, even if ho prevented A from winning one! The usual match in a points contest is 60 up and the nearest multiple of 18 (the number of classes in the differential odds system) is 54. We can say therefore that each class in the differential odds system is equivalent to three points in the points system or:— Class one (i.e., one-sixth of 15) would correspond to a player whose handicap under the points system was '3. Class two (i.e., two-sixths of 15) would correspond to a handicap of 6, and so on. The conversion is therefore comparatively simple. It has been settled by the authors of the system as to which games shall be the ones to which the handicap is given. A player whose handicap is .1 will receive 15 in the second game, a player of handicap .2 will receive 15 in the second and fourth games. In short, odds are received in thw even games, beginning with 'the even games, and tare -owed in the odd games, beginning with fifth game. When two players who are handicapped to receive odds meet, the player in receipt of the smaller odds (that is the better player) is put back to scratch. When both players are .in receipt of less than 15.4 they meet at the difference between the face value of their odds. That is if A, .2 meets B, 15.1 then A is put back to scratch and B receives fivesixths of 15, and so on.. If, however, one of the players is in receipt of odds greater than 15.4 the odds which the weaker player receives is obtained from tables, given near the end of the booklet issued by the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association. Ngaio Club. The Ngaio_ Club has for several years carried on in, the face of great difficulties, arising chiefly out of the unsuitability for tennis of its present site at the "old" school. This site is very exposed to the winds, and has. other drawbacks. The club has now received from the City Council the offer of a site for two courts adjoining the Ngaio Town Hall, and a meeting of Ngaio tennis players and supporters will be held next Monday evening in, the hall, The meeting is for tho purpose of considering the formation of what will practically be a-new tennis club founded on the City Council's offer. The site is an ideal one, sunny, yet sheltered from all winds, and the offer is considered to be very fair in its terms. Sunday play is to be only by permission of the council, but it seems likely that this wbuld be forthcoming. A good tennis club is a real attraction for any district, and indirectly benefits all residents. Ngaio is now a large and thriving suburb, and the support should be forthcoming from the district to make a first-class tennis club to use this fine site.

THIRD A. Contests. Hatches. W. L. W. h. Bawhlti 4 0 48 20 Technical 3 1 39 25 Island Bay 3 1 39 25 Victoria 13 32 32 Lyall Bay 13 82 32 Hard Courts .... 0 4 3 61 One round to play. Games. W. L. 432 332 423 360 392 353 406 3S8 394 392 247 48D THIRD B. Contests. Bratches. W. L. W. 1. Seatoun 4 0 40 24 Wadestown 2 1 23 25 Khandallah .... 1 1 17 15 Talavera 11 16 16 Bongotat 12 21 27 Roseneath 1 2 21 27 South Wellington 0 3 22 26 Three rounds to play. Games. W. L. 407 354 289 2S9 210 199 201 190 272 302 263 305 295 318 FOURTH. Contests, Matches. \V. L. W. L. Maranui ....... 3 1 39 25 Broadway ..... 3 1 36 28 Te Rama ........ 3 1 40 24 Tech.* 3 0 49 15 Kawhltl* 2 1 39 25 Bongotai* 0 3 19 45 Elntoul Street* ..0 3 23 41, H.C.C 0 4 11 53 Three rounds to play. * Denotes one draw. Games. W. L. 431 343 398 360 311 374 443 305 432 342 317 489 333 432 201 361