New Zealanders to Play French Stars

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 246, 7 January 1928, Page 11

New Zealanders to Play French Stars

DAVIS CUP CONDITIONS : ENNIS MATCH AT WELLINGTON Press Association. WELLINGTON, Friday. The secretary of the New Zealand lawn Tennis Association announced tolight that the French team is to play a

match against New Zealand on the Wellington Associations grounds at Miramar under Davis Cup conditions — two singles to be played on the first day and two singles and the doubles on the second day. The New Zealand Associ-

ation is endeavouring to arrange for an exhibition singles to be played on the first day by the third member of the French team. Preparations are well in hand for the erection of adequate stands round the court, which is being specially prepared. Sub-committees have been set up to select the New Zealand team and to make the necessary arrangements for the match.

TARANAKI TOURNEY BARTLEET HARD PRESSED A NARROW VICTORY (From Our Oven Correspondent) NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. The outstanding game in the tennis championships to-day was E. L. Bartleet’s narrow victory over M. L. Lampe, ! who was 6 —5 and 40—30 in the third set of the semi-final. The Wanganui man fought all the way making amazing recoveries, and he took the first set 6 —3. Bartleet being inaccurate. The next set saw the Aucklander pasting the side lines and winning with the loss of only one game. The seventh game he won with four aces. After a spell Lampe came back stronger, taking three games to love, but Bartleet took his service and evened the score. Four all and five all were called and then the Wanganui man led 6 —5. Bartleet came ahead 30 lcve and then dropped back 30—40. after netting two shots. Lampe needed a match point, but Bartleet made the score deuce with a smash down the centre and then took the game. 6 all. Lampe led 7—6 again, but Bartleet evened with service and took the next two games to win 9--7. A. C. Stedman x'an the Taranaki veteran Wallace to three sets, but lack of experience was the deciding factor. Xoel Wilson had little trouble in dispatching E. W. Griffiths, and he now meets Wallace in a semi-final. Bartleet and Griffiths and Ellis and O. X. Wilson meet in one semi-final of the doubles, and Wallace and Dickie and Lampe and J. B. Parker will play the other. In the women's singles Mrs. M-lody 1 and Miss Tracy have reached the jemi-

final. The winner of the Mrs. Scott-Watson-Miss Myers (Wanganui) match plays Mrs. Melody, ard the winner of the match between Miss McPherson (Te Kuiti) and Miss Fairbrother (Wellington) meets Miss Tracy. Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Sioman are in the final of the women’s doubles. Misses Tracy and Cameron me=*t Misses Myers and Calmer to decide the other finalists. Mrs. Scott-Watson ;md Webster and Miss Tracy and Wilson have reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles. Results of the play: Men's Singles.—Third round: A. C. Stedman beat Berg, 6—2, 6—3; Wallace beat H. Wills, 6—3 6—2. Fourth round: Xoel Wilson beat E. W. Griffiths, 6— 2, 6—l; Lampe beat J. E. Stedman, £—4. 6—4; Bartleet b?at Parker, 6— 2. 6—2; Wallace beat A. Stedman, 6—l, 6—B. 6— 2. ‘"Semi-final: Bartleet beat Lampe, 3—6, 6—l. 9—7. Men’s Doubles.—Second round: Stedman and Stedman beat Tt.lloch and Pownall, 6—l, 6—o; Wallace and Dickie beat Webster and Richards, 6—3, 7—5. Third round: N. Wilson and Ellis beat Stedman and Stedman, 6—l, 6—l: Wallace and Dickie beat A. Meuli and Hay-Campbell. 6—l, 6—2; Parker and Lampe beat Melody and Major, 6—4, C—3. Women's Singles.—Third round- Miss Myers beat Mrs. D. R. Smith, 3—5, f—o; Miss Tracy beat Miss Cave, 6—o, 6—l; Miss Calver beat Miss Baltrop, 6—l, 6—2; Miss McPherson beat Miss Rundle, 6—3. 6—2: Mrs. Scott-Watson beat Miss MeMullan, 6—3, 6—3; Miss Brewster beat Miss Shortt, 6—5, 2—6. B—6. Fourth round: Miss Tracy beat Miss Calver, 6—2, 6—4; Mrs. Melody beat Miss Brewster, 6—2. 6—2. Women’s Doubles.—Second round: Misses McPherson and D. Evans beat Misses Metcalf and Higginson, 6—l, 6—i2. Third round: Misses Brewster and Ramsay beat Misses Madeley and Campbell, 6—l, 6—4; Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Sioman beat Misses McPherson and Evans, 3—6, 6—3, 6—O. Semi-final: Mrs. Melody and Miss Shurtt beat Misses Ramsay and Brewster, f—o, 6—5. Mixed Doubles. —Second round: Mitchell and Miss McPherson beat Richards and Miss McKay', 4—6, 6-—3, B—6; E. W. Griffiths and Miss G. Gr.fflths beat Ballantyne and Miss L. F.allantyne, 6—l. 6 2; Ellis and Miss Blundell beat E. Griffiths and Miss Sioman, 6—2, 5—7, 75; Wilson and Miss Tracy beat Wells and Miss Rundle, 6—o, 6—3. Third round: A. Stedman and Miss Mathieson beat E. W. Griffiths anc Miss Griffiths, 6—l, 7—5: Webster ard Mrs. ScottWatson beat Bennett anc Miss De Luen, 6-—4, 6—l; Lampe and Miss Myers beat Blundell and Miss S. Preedy, 6—o, 6—l. Fourth round: N. Wilson and Miss Tracy beat A. Stedman and Miss Higginson, 6l f 6—4; Webster and Mrs. Scott-Wat-son beat Dr. Christie and Miss Calves 6—4, 6—3.