Tennis CHRISTIE CUP GAME

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 25, 13 February 1937, Page 17

Tennis CHRISTIE CUP GAME

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Valne of Two New Women Players W. READ SHOWS PROMISE

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f* % eloie fiaish at Napier laat r Saturday Man&watu lifted the ; Chriatfa Cup from Hawke's Bay i holder# for tho past two seasons. Tn matches the result was a tio, | Trat «b a. cemtt of sets the visitors | finished two ahead. An anallysis of the score throws promlnence on recently publislied statements on the scarcity of texmis talen in this dhtyicfc, Against Manawata the | Hawke's Bay women, nndonbtedly strengthened by fhet inclusion of ] Miss Evans and Miss Griffiths, won j six of th# nin# matches in which I they alone wero ehgaged. The success of the two new players, each of wfionr sectrred two wins against ofi# dSfest; should be. most encougaging, to the aelectors. The team's weaknese was' in tbe' men's division, where th# *'old brigade" could show only two wins against seven defeata i Tb: #. young player a defeat is often a usefd -gain iit experience, and it is ;iikely that W. Eead, of Hastings, will i be giveit a ehance in the nest match > at Wanganui. Other possibilities aro1 D. Bitchie, of Waipukurau, and Mad.den, of Dannevirke. Ritchie, who has won several douhles championships in recent years, needs only an incentive to become one of the best players in Hawke's Bay. As lack of practice is his chief trouble, he should be askedi lo play some Tanking matches. Readi'a worst fault," nervousnessj would be overcome by match play with exper;ienced partners. i : A& regards eneonragement for young PTaye^s, the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Asociation has sot us an example by s engaging "Max" Campbelf, lat of : Napier, "for h week's tour of their ' country .clubs. ■ • CampbcR is' to give a . feri.es of lectnres as "well as personal tuition. Although in Hawke's Bay wa have n® resMent .profeJssional, there are play, ersN who could assist. The wrifet' would' suggest to tne smailer cluhs that they could, through the Hawke's Bay Lawn Tennis A asociation, invite say four of the leading local players to drop in on a Saturday afternoon;" friendly matches could be played between the visitors and the elub's promfsing players. If wea"k clubs feel chary about inviting repittedly s^ronger players, a letter to tho secretary of the Lawn Tennis Associai tiom would: put the responsibifity o» his capable shoulders. Ah this time of the year club courta j are not- usually overcrowded, and the ■ f A grade players of the Hawke's Bay and Hastings clubs have no competitipm to occupy them* I£ such visita could be arranged, no expense would be incurted, as tho players wonld b» glad to help, and all the promising players im the province would become known.