TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1930, Page 4

TENNIS

CANTERBURY SUBURBAN CLUBS. BEAT G REYMOUTII—HOKITIKA TEAM. At the Grey mouth courts on Saturday a team lrom the Canterbury Suburban Clubs defeated a. combined Greymouth-liokitika team by 22 sets to 10. Although the. Canterbury team took the majority of the sets, the games wore more even than this would indicate, as Canterbury won 200 games to the combined’s 187. Some particularly tine tennis was witnessed, the game between Gooch and Robertson especially being good, the former winning 9/6 alter a hard tussle. Results were as follow (Canterbury players being mentioned first) : Moil's singles: Robinson 6 v Gooch 9, O'Malley 5 v Partridge 9, Mercer 9 v A. S. Smith 3, Hawkins 5 v M. C. Smith 9, Tillman 9 v Keller 4, Silvester 9 v Warn.es 6, Pierce 9 v McCarthy 7, Stewart 9 v Docherty 6. Men’s doubles: Mercer and O’Malley 9 v McCarthy and A. K. Smith 3, Robinson and Hawkins 7 v Gooch and Partridge 9, Tillman and Silvester 6 v -Warnes and Keller 9, Pierce and Stewart 9 v Stephens and M. C. Smith 8.

Ladies’ singles: Miss Lowe 6 v Miss N. Thompson 3, Miss I. Poole 4, v Miss M. Moore 6, Miss T. Poole 6 v Miss Warnes 4, Mrs Spicer 6 v Miss N. Tennent 3, Miss Hookham 6 v. Mrs Lawn 4, Miss Mitchell 6 v Miss Stevenson 5, Miss Flood 6 v Miss Knight 5, Mrs Holland 6 v Miss Taafe 3. Ladies’ doubles: Misses I. and T. Poole 6 v Misses Tennent and Warnes 3, Miss Lowe and Mrs Spicer 2 v. Misses Thompson and Moore 6, Miss Hookham and Mrs Holland v 'Mrs Lawn and Miss Taafe 6, Misses Mitchell and Flood 4 v Misses Knight and iStevenson 6. Combined doubles; O’Malley and Miss I. Poole 9 v Gooch and Miss Thompson 4, Mercer and Miss Flood 1 v Partridge and Miss Moore 9, Hawkins and Miss Low 9 v McCarthy and Miss Tennent 6, Robinsion and Mrs Holland 4 v Warnes and Miss Warnes 9, Silvester and Airs Spicer 9 v A. K. Smith and Airs Lawn 7, Tillman and Aliss Hookham 9 v AI. O. Smith and Aliss Taafe 7, Stewart and Aliss T. Poole 9 v Keller and Miss Knight 5, Pierce and Aliss Mitchell 5 v. Stephens and Aliss Stevenson 9. OHAAIPION BOROTRA. (United Press Association.—By Electrh Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 25. Borotra for the sixth time is French indoor champion, beating Boussus 6—2, 6-4, 6—l.