MANAKAU NOTES.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 March 1920, Page 2

MANAKAU NOTES.

LAWN TENNIS. t ’ ,u i ' The Manakau (Rub sent a team to • .-'hannon on Wednesday, and suffer*:! a i 'iefeat by a clow margin of ii-1 games , to 111. owing to inability of the chief j men players 1o get away. The games • v. * to, however, very even, very often reaching deuce several times and final iy t, i,j f} C o res, Manakaa player.; mentioned first: Ladie s - Singles.—Miss Houghton 6 x. Miss Butler ■(, Mrs Smith « v. Miss , Terry 2, Mis:; A. Cotter 6 v. Mis; , Pickett Mina D. Cotter (J v. Mrs Terry -1, Mr*i Bryant 2 v. Mrs Mcrwood j (», Mi-s Drake 2 v. Mias Spencer *3. Men'a Singles.—Wehipeihana 7 v. I Takerei *l, Wehipieihaua 4 v. Henneusey i 7. Burnell 3 v. Horn 7, Burnell 5 v, ; K* rider 7, Stewart I v. Hook 7, C. Drake 7 v. To hi 4. ; Ladies ’ Doubles. —M j- - Houghton ' and Mrs Smith -I v. Misses Butler and : Terry 6, Misses. Cotter (2) 5 v. Misis Pickett and Mrs Terry <l, Mn Bryant ' and Miss Drake 5 v. Mrs Mcrwood aji'i • hi,;-- Spencer b. ' Men’s Doubles.—Webipeihaca and Burnell 3 v, Takerei and Hennessey 0, <:. Drake and Burnell 4 v. Uoas and Reader (J. Combined Doubler. Webipeihana and Miss Houghton 0 v. Takerei nod : Mis:-. Butler 4, Wehipeihana. and Mrs Smith o v. Hennessey and Miss Terry l, C. Drake and Mins Drake <1 v, Tobi and Miss Spencer 1. .M'.r.akau will play Parapara emu, on the Manakau courts, to-morrow.

; (From Otar Own Correspondent). ' A meeting of the executive of the Manakaa Peace Memorial was held, a tew evening* ago, when the contractor for the work (Mr Pb*her. of Palmerston North) was present. After considerable discussion, it was resolved to enlarge the proposed cenotaph, to make •it more massive and impressive. A public meeting is to be held to-night to,discuss -he advisability of altering the Kite for the messoriaL The cricket match, ' Manakaa V.SLC.A. v. Training Farm, took place at the Farm on Wedaesday, ■when the vi.-.itor.-: secured a win. The Fana boys made 24 in their first inning*, and 13 ia their second essay, while Maaa* kart knocked up 3*5 in their first innings, and thus won on the first is* ning*.