LAWN TENNIS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 722, 18 November 1914, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

KING COUNTRY V. HAMILTON

Thn first outside fixture for season 1914-15 was played on the Taumarunui Club's courts on Saturday last, between a representative team, selected from the affiilated club 3, and the representatives of the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club. The match was really a return to that played at Hamilton last saason, and it is a peculiar coincidence that while Hamilton last year defeated King Country on the sand courts by 17 matches tu 7, King Country reversed the order on the aspalt courts on.Sat-irday last. The weather was ideal for play, which was commenced at about 10 a.m. The three courts avaialble were kept busy the wnole day in order to get the 24 matches completed, and the thanks of the players are especially due to Messrs Allftins, Needham, and Winger for their able services as umpires, and for their assistance in getting the matches through. The King Country Association entertained the visitors to lunch at the courts and to dinner at the Grand Hotel, and altogether a very enjoyable day was spent, the visitors returning home by the midnight epxress The play, taking into consideration tnat the season has only just commenced, was really very creditable throughout, and the King Country team is to be complimented on having such able lady players to support it. Out of 15 matches in which the ladies participated two only were lost. The final scores resjlted—King Country, 17 matches—24o games; Hamilton, 7 matches—l6B games. Appended are the scoreH, the King Country players being mentioned first in each case: Ladies' Singles.—Miss Graham v. Miss Cook, 9—7; Miss W. Johnson v. Miss Thome, 9—2; Miss Jordan v. Miss Campbell, 3—9; Mrs Matthew v. Miss B. Campbell, 9—o; Miss Peerless v. Miss Mackay, 9—2; Mrs Strang v. Miss Jackson, 9—5. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Graham and Jordan v. Misses Cook and Thome, 9—3; Mrs Matthew and Miss Johnson v. Misses Csmpbell,9—o; Mrs Strang and Miss Peerless v. Misses Maskay and Jackson, 9—3. Combined Doubles. McCracken and Miss Johnson v. Allen and Miss Cook, 6—l, 6—4; Kelso and Mrs Matthew v. James and Miss Thorne, 5 —6, 3 —6; Harton and Miss Graham v. Fabling and Miss Campbell, 6—3, 3_6, B—6; Gray and Mrs Strang v. Farrer and Miss B. Campbell, 6:—3, 6—l; Lorking and Miss Jordan v Sims and Miss Mackay, 6—l, 6—o Ross and Miss Peerless v. Fulton and Miss Jackson, 6—l, 6 —4. - Men's Singles.—McCracken v. Allen, 3—6, o—6; Gray v. James, 5_6 > 3—6; Ross v. Fabling, 4—6, 3—6; Kelso v. Farrer, 6—4, 6—5; Lorking v. Sims., 6 —3, 4—6, 3 —6; Harton v. Fulton, 6—4, 6—5. Men's Doubles.—Ross and Gray v. Allen and James, 4—6, 6—4, 3—6; McCracken and Lorknig v. Fabling and Farrer, 6—3, 6—4; Kelso and Hartonh v. Sims and Fulton, 6—l, a o The Auckland Lawn Tennis Association has intimated its intention of sending a mixed team to play the King Country Association at Taumarunui on Monday, November 30, th St. Andrew's Day, so it is to be hoped the King Country players will endeavour to reverse, their last season's performance when playing on the grass courts at Eden and Epsom. The T*> Kuiti Club intend challenging for the Howard Shield iu the near future.