LAWN TENNIS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 January 1931, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

NELSON CLUB’S TOURNAMENT SECOND DAY’S PLAY Tiie Nelson Tennis Club’s tournament was continued yesterday under ideal weather conditions. .Many sterling ’games were played and judging by the form shown by some of the players the club .should turn out some very good exponents of tiie game. Yeiteh ami Minifir put up a great performance by beating such players as Beat-son and Dart in the final of tiro men’s- handicap doubles. Spelmau beat /McGregor in tiie final of the men's handicap singles. Jins was a gruelling match. Miss Joan O’Donnell, a 16-ycar-old player, is playing an excellent game, ami tiie club is fortunate in having such a budding champion. The following are tiie results of the second day’s play:— Ladies’ Handicap Singles.—Miss Lance beat Miss Firman 50-42; Miss O’Donnell beat Mrs Finnan 50-46; Mrs McLaren beat Miss Dodson 50-30; Mrs Whifwoll beat Miss Townsend jO-41; Mrs Whitwell boat Mrs McLaren 50-41. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. —Mrs McGregor and Mrs C. Rout beat Mrs Mini fir and .Miss Firman 50-44;. Mrs Whitwell and Miss Kain beat /Miss Lee and Miss O’Donnell 52-50. /Mrs McGregor and Mrs C. Routt beat Mrs Whitwell and Miss Kain 50-46. Ladies’ Championship Doubles. —Mrs McGregor and Mrs C'. Rout beat Mrs Wliilwell and Miss Kain 6-1, 6-0. Men’s Handicap Singles.—-McGregor beat Minifir 62-60. Final: Spclman beat .McGregor 60-57. Men’s Handicap Doubles. —Snodgrass and Hodgson beat McGregor and Spelman 60-58; Dart and Beatson beat Dee and Duncan 60-54; Whitwell and Betts beat J. bee and B. Lee 60-50; Dart and Beatson beat Whitwell and Betts 60-45. Final: Minifir and Veitcli beat Dart and Beatson 61-59. . Men’s Championship Singles.—Spolnian beat Snodgrass 6-4, 7-5; Beatson beat Simpson 7-9, 6-0, 6-4; Dee beat Dart by de,fault; Mabin beat Carr 2-6, 6-2. 6-3: Townsend beat Wood 7-5, 5-3 (retired); Mabin beat Townsend by default. , Dion’s Championship Doubles. —Deo and Townsend beat Wood and Cannington 6-1, 6-2; Dart and Beatson beat Muckcrsey and Gee 6-3, 6-2; Harris and Simpson bent Mctlivcu jukl Whitwell 6-0, 6-3; Harris and Simpson beat Dartami Beat-son by default. Combined Handicap Doubles. —Speimnn and Miss O'Donnell beat Carr and Miss Lance 60-43; Y eitoii and Miss Dodson beat Wood and Mrs Rout 61-59 ; J, Leo and Miss Lee beat Trathen and Mrs Finnan 60-50. Combined Championshi" Doubles. • Townsend and Miss Trussing beat Hodgson and Miss Betts 6-1, 6-1; -Spedman and Miss O’Donnell beat Mcthven and Miss Firman 8-6, 6-1- Snodgrass and Mrs Rout beat Mackersey and Miss Kendall 6-1. 6-4; Harris and Mrs McLaren beat Minifir and Mrs Mnnfir 7-5, 6-3; McGregor and Mrs McGregor beat Dec and Miss Dodson 6-3, 6-2; Carr and Miss Lance beat Wood and Miss Lee 6-2, 6-1; Whitwell and Mrs Whitwell beat J. Lee and Miss Leo 6-4, 6-0.

NUNNERLY CASKET WELLINGTON V. AUCKLAND (By Telegraph-Press Association) WELLINGTON. This Day. Wellington and Auckland ladies’ tennis representatives met in a match for (lie Nunnerley Casket. The results were: Singles: Miss Ramsay lost to Miss Nicliolls 5-7, 2-6 ; Miss Whitlaw lost to Mrs Adams 1-6, 0-6; Miss MacFarlane beat Mrs Melody 6-4, 6-2; Miss Knight beat Miss North 2-6, 6-4, 11-9. Doubles: Miss Nicholls and Mrs Adams beat Misses Knight and WhiteJaw 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Mrs Melody and Miss North beat Misses MacFarlane and Rainsav, 6-3, 7-5. Wellington won 4 matches, 78 games; Auckland 2 matches, 58 games. TILDEN RELINQUISHES ALL* AMATEUR STANDING (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) NEW YORK, 31st December. • Tildcn relinquished li is all-amateur standing' with tiie signing of a contract to-dav to p]ay professional tennis hero ami on. a world tour to be announced later. Karol Kozcluh, the noted Czechoslovakian professional, will be ins first opponent.