Half-Volleys

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 216, 1 December 1927, Page 9

Half-Volleys

Entries lor the New Zealand chan: monships close on December 14 wit the secretary, D. Murray Kean, Wei ington.

The 3Sth New Zealand championsh meeting, which is to be played ; Christchurch on December 26, 27, 28, : , n d 30. includes eight events.

Members of Auckland clubs not affiliated with the Auckland L.T.A. cannot play in any tournament sanctioned by the New Zealand Association.

English girls take their tennis very seriously, and the standard is very high, says Miss Macfarlane. But the men are much below the Americans and the French.

Wellington selectors are to pick 12 men and 12 women players for a series of try-out matches before the representative matches.

Close on 800 entries have been received for the Wellington public schools championships, and the tourney is to be played at Miramar next month.

Auckland's challenge for the Wilding Shield has been accepted by Wellington. The match will be be played in Wellington after the New Zealand championships.

The Wanganui Association’s tournament will be held on December 31 and January 2, 3 and 4. Entries close with the secretary, A. W. J. Peacock, Box 234, Wanganui, on December 22.

The Rotorua Club's annual cham-pion-ship and handicap tourney will be played on December 26, 27 and 28. Entries close with L. T. Brooker, honorary secretary, Box 66, Rotorua, on December 24.

In a challenge match this week for third place on the Auckland ladder, V. R. Johns defended his position against E. W. Griffiths. The score was 4-—6 , 6—-2, 7—5. Johns intends to challenge A. W.

The men will probably include X. R. C. Wilson. J. C. Peacock. Len and Don France, J. B. Parker, S. Wheeler, H. McGill, A. Sandra 1, C. Malfroy, R. Donovan. X. Goldie and R. McL. Ferkins. E. B. W. Smyth is not available.

It seemed incredible that Tilden •hould be defeated by Cochet at Wimbledon according to Miss Marjorie Macfarlane. For two sets “Big Bill” was absolutely master of the court, and then his touch went entirely and his errors were multitudinous.

A "tennis war" is announced in New South Wales as the result of the association s refusal tc sanction a schoolgirls’ competition arranged by the professional coach, H. A. Edwards. Edwards intends to go ahead with the tourney, though the L.T.A. is threatening drastic action.

The three French lawn tennis players, •lean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, and Christian Boussus left Paris yesterday morning for Bordeaux, where they will •'mbark on a seven months’ world tour embracing South America. New Zeatond. Australia and South Africa. There 'vas a large crowd at the station to see diem off. says an English exchange of October 15.

A "guest evening" was given by the I nity Tennis Club, Edendale, last evening. Members of other clubs 'vere invited, and among those present "’ere Mr. Ohlson, the vice-president, Mr. L. Swan, secretary, of the f*awn Tennis Association. There was a large number of guests, and the court being a well-lighted one, play "'as continued until 11 p.m. Refreshments were served in the pavilion durmg the evening. T -r ~r •h- -y- rit fy- rir wr rtr tt? rir rr rfc -Hr