TENNIS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 626, 10 December 1913, Page 5

TENNIS.

TAUMARUNUI v. MANAGAPEHI. Own Correspondent. The first inter-club match of the season for the Howard Shield was played at Tnu-tarunni o-i Saturday last. !!\i>vfiti Taumai tinui Club and Mangapehi Club (holers.) The visitor? journeyed to Taumarunui on the Fridav an.: wsro h^r-pil-nbly pla\ei\;. The weaUier caadii ions wrr? perfect, and the three arphaH court ; used were in first-rate order. A comencement was marie at Uis.r.a sharp and some very close and interesting matches resulted. The holders, however, successfully defended their title. winning six m itches <o four, one match being unfinished. In iho men's doubles the Taumarunuitos proved too strong, but two of the three men"singles went to Mangapchl. Honours in the ladies' events all fell to Manga - pain", whilst the combined event- were equally divided. Appended are the scores, Taumarunui players mentioned first in each ease : Gray lost to Hayson, a— G. o 2, 2 —ft; Ross lost to McCrackon. :■■■ -h\ g— <;; Allkins bent i.rumhy. G e, {)— -2: Miss Garrett lost to Miss I>. Johns m, •> -G, 4 —G; Idiss !'. Symonds lost to Miss McCrackon. 1—(i r G 1. 2---G; Gray and Allkir,;. beat Hayson ami Rrumhy. G--■:'. G ■ ■; Eoss and Sarah boat McCrackon and Seymour, G— L G--1: Mrs Strang and Allkins lost to Miss W. Joluison and MeCraeken, •;- -a, la -G; Mi.-s H. Symonds and Sarah heat Mrs Gray and Seymour, G—l. a -a. G- 2: Miss A. Symonds and Mrs Strang lost to Misses W. a;id P. Johnson, :' a. (] —s, i Garrett v. -Miss McCracken and Mrs Gray, G —:t. a—G, 2—5 (unfinished'!. In the final of £.ha Tnumaruiuii men's singles Allkins rec. 12. heal Hayson rec. 25, GO —52. The following players will travel to Hamilton on Saturday next. Decpmhr-r !3tb. to try conclusions with (he Hamilton representatives: Kei-o, Ross, Hayson, Gray, McCrackon. McCarthy, Mrs Strang, Misses Graham, Jordan, Johnson, Symonds (2).