Sandon

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 27, 2 February 1937, Page 3

Sandon

From Our Own Correspondent Tennis Club Dance Successful Function On Friday evening the Sandon Town Hall was the scene of a very successful , llannel dance, visitors being present from j all parts of the district. Monte Carlo and other novelty dances added to the evening’s pleasure. Aluch of the success ; of the evening was due to the splendid j efforts of the club’s secretary, Miss Lily | Gedye, and an enthusiastic ladies’ com- ; mittee. School Footballers honour Mr K. Lumsden Opportunity was taken at the Sandon Tennis Club dance on Friday to make a presentation of a leatner pouch to Mr Keith Bumsdcii on benalf of the Sandon School rpgby fifteen. Air E. J. Bowater, a past chairman of the school committee, stated that the boys at the school felt very much indebted to him for the time he had given them in coaching and -they thought that much of their success in winning the championship honours was due to Mr Lumsden. -Mr Bumsden suitably replied. Tennis Match Playing in a strong gale, a team from the Carnarvon Tennis Club defeated the Sandon Club at the local club’s courts on Saturday afternoon Sandon was some-i what handicapped by being short of lady I players, and a noticeable feature of the game was Carnarvon’s success in winning all singles. Following are the detailed results, Carnarvon players being mentioned first: — Alen’s Singles: R. Gloyn beat S. B. Kent f 2. D. W. Burn beat D. Hammond 6—2, j-;. Ingram beat Al. Alullany 6—5, G. C. Burne beat J. Williamson 6—4, J. T. Gibbons beat K. Bumsden 6—o. ALen’s Doubles: R. Gloyn and p. W. Burne lost to M. Alullany and J. William - ion 3—G, J. T. Gibbons and J. Warren beat K. Bumsden and P. Gedye 6—2. Mixed Doubles: Aiiss R. Hill and R. Glovn beat Aiiss G. Sanson and S’. L. Kent ti—2. -Miss -M. Scott and D. W. Burn lost to Aiiss B. Bumsden and D. Hammond s—ti, Mrs Dixon and B. Ingram lost to Aiiss B. Gedye and Al. Alullany 4—ti, Aiiss J>. Burne and G. H. Burne lost to Airs Gibbons and J. Williamson 2—6, Airs Gibbons and J. Gibbons lost to Aiiss B. Bumsden and H. Bumsden 3—6. Badies’ Singles: Aiiss 11 Hill beat Aiiss G. Sanson ti—o, Aiiss Al. Scott beat Miss B. Bumsden ti—o, Airs Dixon beat Aiiss B. Gedye 6—4. Badies’ Doubles: Alisscs Hill and Scott beat Alisscs <l. Sanson and B. Bumsden 6—4, Alisscs D. Burne and J. eVale beat Aiiss B. Gedye and Mrs J. Gibbons 6—2. Carnarvon 97 games and 13 sets; Sandoa 66 games and ti sets.