PLAINS TENNIS.
COMMENCEMENT OF TOURN AMENT SATURDAY’S RESULTS a' start was made on Saturday with the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s annual championship and handicap tournaments. The games were played at the courts of the Ngatea club in hot', windy weather. Owing to a late start only the flrsjt rounds were played. The tournament will be continued bn Saturday next. Following are the details :— THE HANDICAPS. Men’s singles.—First round: F. Griffiths (12) beat R. McKay (10), 70 —54;; A. McConlnell won by default fr°m H. Vowles ; F. Olsen (8) beat G. Crisp (owe 15), 70—38 ; E. Pullman (owe 8) beat J. Kidd (12), 70—55 ; E. Smart (owe 2) beat G. Birkenhead (owe 2), 70 —58 ;E. Morgan (scr) beat A. R. Vowles (owe 5), 10— 61; W. E. Murphy (owe 25) beat J. M. Devereaux (scr), 70 —59 ; A. E. Ludlow (scr) beat J. B. McMillan (scr), 70—44. Men’s Doubles. —First round : McKay and Candy (owe 10) beat Taylor and Harris (scr), 70 I —so ; Morgan and Paton (owe; 8) beat Duffy and Pullman (o.we 8), 70—59; O’Connor Bros, (owe 10) beat Mahoney and McClean! (scr), 70—49 ; Jmdlow and Sydenham (scr) beat Crisp and Clay (owe 10), 10 —63 ; Olsen and McConnell (5) beat Clare and Hayward (scr), 70—52; Griffiths and Otter (owe 20) beat Crockford and McKay (5), 70 —65. Ladies’ Singles;—First round : Mrs Reed (scr) beat Miss Mavis Beaver (owe 5), 50—35; Miss Elliott (12) beat Miss Rogers (scr), 50—47. Second, round: Miss M. Clotworthy (owe 5) beat Mrs Speedy (owe 12), 50 —47 ; Miss Duffy (8) beat Miss Duffy (owe 20'), 50—46 ; Mrs Bird (owe 8) beat Mrs Bertelsen (scr), 50 —45 ; Miss Beth Duffy (5) beat Miss M. Miller (5), 50—42 ; Mrs O’Loughlin (owe 8) beat Mrs Kidd (5), 50—43 ; Mrs Clotworthy (owe 12) beat Miss; Benny, (owe 8), 50—39. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Candy (scr) beat Mesd.ames Reed and Bertelsen (owe 5), 50 —45 ; Misses Miller and Green (scr) beat Mrs; Kidd and Miss Parker (scr), 50 —40.; Mrs O’Loughlin and Miss Rogers (owe 7) beat Misses Beaver (owe 5), 50 —39 ; Mrs and Miss Clotworthy (owe 20) beat Mrst Bird and Miss Benny (owe 12), 50—41. THE Men’s Doubles.—First round : Murphy and McMillan beat O’Connor Bros., 3—6, 6—4, 6 —l. Second round: Murphy and McMillan beat Griffiths and Otter, 6—B, 6—0 1 , 6—3 ;Coppins and Coppins beat Smart and O’Loughlin, 6—2, 6—2.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5238, 13 February 1928, Page 2
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396PLAINS TENNIS. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5238, 13 February 1928, Page 2
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