TENNIS.

Shannon News, 2 March 1923, Page 3

TENNIS.

COUNTRY CLUB COMPETITIoIt.

The third round of the country club competition was played on the Otaki courts on Saturday bptweeri Foxton aud

Otaki, and resulted in rather an easy for the local club liy tliirteen'game.s .■ to nil. By winning this match Otaki is the winner of “D” group, and now has to play ( Palmerston, the winner of the northern section. The match is being arranged to be played on the Otaki courts, on Saturday, the 3rd" March. The detailed result of the FoxtouOtaki match, Foxton players mentioned -first: — Ladies’ Singles: Mrs Beard 4 v. Dr. Atnioro 7. Miss Robinson 5 v. Miss Brandon 7\ Men’s Singles: JBryant 4 v. Atinore 9. Proctor 1 v. Sievers 9. v Boss 8 v. F. S. Simcox 9. Jackson 0 v. Tahiwi 9. Combined: ■ Bryant and Miss /Beard 8 v. M. Sinicox ) and , Miss Quill, 9. Ross and Mrs Edwards-6 v. Bennett and } Miss M. Bennett, 9. Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Beard and Mrs Robinson 4 v. Dr. Atinore and Miss Quill, 9. Mrs. Edwards and Miss Beard 2 v. Misses Brandon and Bennett,'9. Men’s Doubles: Bryant and Proctor 4 v. Atinore and Sievers, 9. Edwards and Ross 3 v. F. S. Siincox and Tahiwi, 9. Jackson and Me Donnell 2 V. P. Simcox

and Bennett, 9. ' The team of six men and four ladies to play Palmerston will, be selected from the following players: —Ladies: Dr. Atmore, Miss Bennett, Miss M. # Bennett, Miss O’Rourke and Miss* Peelew. Men: Atmore, Bennett, Lgnguet, Tahiwi, F. S. Simcox, W. M. Simcox, Sievers, and, E. P. Simcox. The new-International Lawn Tennis .Rules Board; ivhieh was formed at the instigation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation, has adopted several rules are a compromise between the Eftglisk and American rules. A new rfde is: ‘‘The ballsystiall measure hot Ifss than 2. 9-16 "inches nor more than \l 10-16 inches in diameter and shall weigh not less than two ounces, nor more than 2 1-16 ounces.” Regarding foot-faulting, this is the re-drafted rule: “Immediately before commencing to serve, the server shall stand with both feet at rest behind (i. 0., further from the .net than) the base-line, and within the imaginary continuations of the centre mark and side lines. From the moment he, takes his stand and until he strikes the ball with his racquet, both feet must remain behind the base- ■; line, and one foot at least must remain " in continuous contact with the ground.’