TENNIS REPS.

NZ Truth, Issue 1149, 8 December 1927, Page 16

TENNIS REPS.

Easy Victory At Wairarapa

Wellington opened the representative tennis season last Saturday when they inflicted a crushing defeat upon Wairarapa at Masterton. The provincial side went down by 22 matches to 2. THE only Wellington players to lose were G. N. T. G oldie, stiU a bit rough from two years' seclusion m Marlborough, and John Peacock-Mrs. Adams (nee Miss Arita Howe). N. Miller, who is really not Goldie's class, beat the Wellington boy and Pea-cock-Mrs. Adams both wanted everything which came along and fell easy victims to J. Martin, and Mrs. McMaster. The result was only what was expected. The Wellington team included three present national champions (Don France, Camille Malfroy and Mrs. Adams), and four past national title-holders (Peacock, Noel Wilson, Goldie and Mrs. Melody), besides May Tracy, present Wellington provincial champion and H. Magill, ex- Canadian Davis Cup representative. The Wellington team was -weakened at the last moment, when L. Fiance fell out owing to an attack of influenza. But the ease of the victory is seen from the fact that 18 of Wellington's 22 wins were gained m straight sets. In 15 matches the opposition gained only six games, or under. The match of the meeting was the clash between the N.Z. singles champion, Mrs. Adams, and Mrs R. H. McMaster, better known to terms i'ans as Doris Fenwick, who was one of tne two emergencies for the last New Zealand ladies' team to meet New South Wales' m the Dominion. The only other single which producd a tussle was that between the dashing Mrs. Penlington and Mrs. W. H. Maitland, who refused to be bustled and held quite an advantage m temperament over her more active and better equipped opponent. The Wellington girl got home 6-0, 6-3, after dropping the first set through failing to get her adversary's measure. Wilson and May Tracey were showing but their old form when they lost tne first set to Hodder and the steady Mrs. Booth, a pair whom should never worry one of the best mixed pairs 1 m the country. The reverse which he suffered m the opening set put Wilson on nis mettle, tnougn, and thereafter the match was a massacre. HodderMrs. Booth won only two more games. Goldie, who had not the feel of his racquet after his long absence from match play, also had to graft hard to get there when partnering Mildred East against N. Miller, his conqueror m the singles and Mrs. K. Groves. It was only Mildred's keen court-cover-ing andj solid hitting which carried the Wellington pair past match point. For the rest, there was nothing m it. The Wairarapa men are not getting any younger. Swainson, Welch, Martin and Hodder are all familiar names m district tennis and more youth m the team is needed. Only Peacock and Magill, of the Wellington team are really out of their tennis youth.