Easter Dates

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 304, 15 March 1928, Page 7

Easter Dates

Tennis tournaments to be held at Easter include: — Birkenhead and Northcote tourney. Te Aroha handicaps. North Auckland championships at Whangarei. New Zealand Maori championships. Wellington championships at Miramar. University tournament at Wellington. South Island championships at Christchurch. Otago tourney at Dunedin. Since the refusal of the Auckland L.T.A. to take over the North Island championships, those events have not been definitely allocated. There is a suggestion, however, that the Te Aroha Club which has nine grass courts, may take them over.

CLUB EVENTS Parnell \ Parnell Club will have a new singles champion this year, A- W. S. Lamb having been put out by Aldred in a semifinal of the event, the score being 7 —5, 6 — l, 6 — 2. Aldred meets in the final C. C. Chalmers, who had a three and a-half hours’ fight with H. Clay in the lower semi. The score was 9—7, 6—l, 15—13. The men’s handicap singles is also reduced to the final in which Friedlander (scr), who beat H. Lamb (owe 40), 11 —5, meets V. Clay (minus 2-6 15), who put out N. Craig (minus 5-6 15), 11—9. W. Williams has the distinction of having had a hand in the winning of three finals so far. In the men’s championship doubles, with H. Clay, he beat Aldred and Stallworthy 6 —B, 6 —3, 6 —2, 6—3. The same couples met in the final of the doubles handicap and again Williams and Clay won, the score being 13—15, 6—2, 6—2. Playing with Miss Jean Macindoe in the final of the mixed championship, Williams beat Miss Potter and Robinson 6—o, 6 —2. In the semi-finals of the mixed handicap Miss Edna Craig and Craig beat Miss Frankham. and Rishworth 11 —8, and Miss Wells and Goulding beat Miss Fearnley and H. Clay 11—9. The women’s singles looks a fairly easy thing for Miss M. Potter, last year’s champion, who beat Miss Craig 6 —l, 6 —2 in a semi-final, the beaten pla,yer being decidedly off form. The other semi-final will be played by Misses Fearnley and Frankham. In the third round of the women’s handicap there are Misses Wells, Storrie, Frankham and Potter. Misses Miller and Frankham beat Misses Potter and Fearnley in the top semi-final of the women’s doubles handicap 10—5. In the lower Misses Sloan and Self meet Misses Craig and Gill. * * «r Remuera For the privilege of meeting E. L. Bartleet in the final of Remuera's championship, A. C. Stedman will play Entwistle who sprang a surprise on Saturday by beating H. L. Robson 6—2, 6 —4. Robson has not been taking tennis seriously this season. It took three sets to decide the winners of the women’s championship, Misses M. Macfarlane and L. Nicholls beating Mrs. Scott Watson and Miss Colebrook B—6, .2—6, 6 —4. In the men’s junior championship final N. Sturt, who despatched_ N. W. Bowden 6—2, 6 —2, will meet A. C. Stedman. Players left in the handicap singles A. grade are: J. C. Stedman, F. Lucas, G. Martin and E. W. Griffiths. The B grade handicap was won by JNT. Wilson (owe 30 2-6), who beat Ring (scr) 6 —2, 6 —2. Onehunga After a hard base-line match, Miss J. Taylor took the Onehunga title on Saturday by beating Miss Litten 6—4, 7—9, 6 —l. At one stage it seemed that Miss Taylor would get a two-set win, the score being 5 —3, but the games went to 7 —7. In two sets J. T. and P. Harrison won tho final of the men’s doubles by defeating R. E. Taylor, and Plummer. The w'inners took the first set 6—3, but were down I—4 in the second before they took five games on end. M. Robb qualified to meet Johnston in the final of the handicap singles by beating J. T. Harrison 6 —4, 7 —5. Papatoetce ‘Good progress is being made with the club competitions of the Papatoetoe Club, and by the end of the month, the majority of the winners of the various competition should be found. In the men’s championship, the semifinal round has been reached, where B. Brown meets F. Catt and C. H. Firth play's H. Elder, and it would not surprise anyone to see Elder in charge of the trophy once again. The Weston sisters are laying good claim to the women’s championship, Miss Dot Weston, last year’s champion played Miss M. Cutforth in the semifinal, and is now waiting to play me winner of Miss P. Weston and Miss D. Bryant for the title. It is impossible to pick the winner, as the three players are all steady. in the women’s handicap doubles final, Misses N. Mellsop and X. Leonard beat Misses P. Weston and X. Waters 6 —3, 6 —3. The mixed doubles championship has reached the final stage, where Miss M. Waters and H. Elder meet Miss X). Waters and F. Catt. On form this should be annexed by the former pair. In the Smith Cup Miss N. Mellsop is waiting in the final, to play the winner of the Misses C. Bryant v. K. Leonard semi-final, while in the President’s Trophy Miss P. Weston is again in the final, and will play Miss C. Bryant. Other Games The singles title of Eden and Epsom Club seems to be going to Morrison. In the final he will “meet the winner of the H. C. Rowlands v. K. A. Xprth match. Takapuna’s singles championships went to R. B. Parker, who beat Whittaker 6 —3, 6 —l.