WELLINGTON QUALIFIES FOR FINALS IN SHIELD AND CASKET MATCHES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 431, 16 January 1933, Page 5

WELLINGTON QUALIFIES FOR FINALS IN SHIELD AND CASKET MATCHES

(I'ress. Assn.—

AUCKLAND DEFEATJED

-By Telegraph — Cop> righti.

Wellington, Saturday. By defeating Auckland to-day in the contest for the Wilding Shield and Nunneley Casket, Wellington has qualified to meet Canterbury in the final on Monday and Tuesday next. C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) was too good in volleying and smashing " for the hard driving and accurate lobbing of Stedman (Auckland). Rowlands (Auckland) was too aggressive for Ferkins, concentrating on his backhand and killing the mapy weak returns. Miss J. Ramsay, with accurate cut strokes to the side lines, kept Mrs. ; / France constantly moving, so that she tired and made the mistakes that gave Auckland the victory. Results were as follows: — Wilding Shield Rowlands (Auckland) beat Ferkins (Wellington), 6-3', 7-5. Wilson (Wellington) heat MoiTison (Auckland) 8-6, 3-6, 7-5. Malfroy (Wellington) beat Stedman (Auckland), 6-2, 6-3. France (Wellington) heat Sturt (Auckland), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Wilson alnd Ferkins (Wellington beat Rowlands and Morrison (Auckland), 6-2, 6-4. Nunneley Casket Miss Whyte (Wellington) heat Mrs. Napier (Auckland), 6-3, 6-4. Miss Ramsay .(Auckland) beat Mrs. France (Wellington) 7-5, 6-1. Mrs. Dykes (Wellington) heat Miss Macfarlane (Auckland), 6-4, 6-3. Miss Knight (Auckland) heat Miss Howe (Wellington) 6-0, 6-8, 6-2. Misses Macfarlane and Knight (Auckland) beat Mrs. Dykes and Miss Howe (Wellington), 6-1, 6-4. Mrs. France and Miss Whyte (Wel--i lington) heat Miss Ramsay and Mrs. Napier (Auckland), 8-6, 6-4.