LAWN TENNIS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 628, 17 December 1913, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

HAMILTON v. KING COUNTRY. The match between the King Country Association and the Hamilton Club, which had been locked forward lo with ureat interest, took place on STtnrdny, at Hamilton, resulting in a ratb<r < ;ip.y win for Hamilton. The v.. :,; i< r was not at all favourable, tain ialiinir heavily at times. In spite of this play went foil, and al<boned) it was impossible to give a e.ood exhibition of the gamp owing to Cm slippery nature of the ground, the vnrioiJH matches were highly i•; payable. As was expected the Hamilton men proved superior to the Nine; County, who. however, i>nMi-a »p entrmwhat in thß laides' del>arttri'a(. in which Hamilton Were •., ' umsiv h-.mdienpped by the loss of v•-,- Sroit-Wilson and Miss Carrutb. itrrnnni te.iwas provided by the i ;h. !<m , rind the local club enter- !: m< d tho King Country team at the i sink's Theatre during • the evening. T!a' following arc the detailed scores, Hamilton players being mentioned

Men'a Sincrles. — Allen beat Hayson, d if (1 (I; Cower heat Gray, 6—B, d U; Fabling beat Allkins, 6—2, (V :,; .lames beat McCracken, 6—5, <T--T; Hunt beat Kelso, fi—3, 6—3; He la Mare beat Howarth, 6—3, r, d. fi—2.

Moil's Doubles.—Gower and James boat Gray and Alklinß, 6—l, 6—4; Fabling and Allen beat Hayeon and McCracken, (5—2, 6—3; Rees and Dc> la Mare beat Kelso and McCarthy, 6—fi, 6—5.

Ladies' Singles.—Misa Wilkinson heat Miss Graham, 9—B; Mils Cook brat Mi"bh Johnson, 9—B; Misa Thorne Inst to Misa Jordan, 5 —9; Mrs Jacobsen lost to Mrs Strang, ,x—!>: Mrs Word lost to Miss A. Symonds, 1-9; Miss Tompkins beat Mija !'. Symonds, 95. Ladies' Doubloe.—Mißßea ,Wilkinson and Cook h eat Misses Graham and Jordan, 9—B; Mesdames Ward run! Jacobaon lost to Misaes Johnson and P. Symonds, 4—9; Misses Thorne and Tompkins defaulted to MiBB A. Symonds and Mrs Strang, o—9. Combined Doubles. Miss Wilkin- : on and Allen beat Mjbs Jr'mson and MrOai-knn, 61. 61: Mi«s Cook :mkl Gower boat Misa Jordan and Kolso ~ :,, :?~_o, 6—o; Miss Thorne and R-ililinrr boat Miss A. Symonda and All|<im>. r, 6, 6—o, 6—o; Mrß ,i:iobH;>ii and .lamps beat Mrs Strang y.m] ilayson. 6—2, G—6, 6-3; M» Ward and Hrcs lost to Misa Graham and Hiuvarth. o—6, 4 -6; Miss TompUii? ami He. la Maro lost to Miss P. Symomls and Gray, .'*—6, fi—6. Totals.- Hamilton, 17 mutches, 30 scis, 21:? games; King Country, 7 matches, 115 sets, 184 games.