WIN FOR OTAHUHU B

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 621, 25 March 1929, Page 13

WIN FOR OTAHUHU B

D GRADE TENNIS GAMES AT STANLEY STREET Otahuhu B won the semi-final of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association’s D grade inter-club competitions by defeating Rawhiti to the tune of six matches to four at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday afternoon. Bright sunshine prevailed and some keen games were witnessed. Results (Otahuhu names first) * MEN'S SINGLES Elliffe beat Purdy. 6—3, 6—l; Gardiner beat Cahill, 6—3, 6—o. WOMEN’S SINGLES Miss B. Walker lost to Miss S. Walker. o—6, o—6: Miss Aitken lost to Miss B. Walker. 4—6, 3—6. MEN’S DOUBLES Flliffe and Russell beat Purdy and Gould. 6l t 6—4; Gardiner- and White beat Cahill and Barker. G—o, 6—3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Miss B. Walker and Miss Ryburn lost to Misses S. and B. Walker, 4—6, 2—6; Miss Aitken and Miss Pinhey beat Mesdames Page and Sheffield. o—6, 6 —5, 6—4. COMBINED DOUBLES Miss Ryburn and Russell lost to Mrs. Page and Gould, 6—2, 2—6, 4—6: Miss Pinhey and White beat Mrs. Sheffield and Barker, 4 —6, 6—2, 6—3. REMUERA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Results of the Remuera Tennis Club’s championship matches played on Saturday are:— Men's Singles Championship.—Final: A. C. Stedman beat H. Entwistle, 6—2, 3—6. 6—3, 6—2. Women’s Singles Championship.—Semifinal: Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat Mrs. Shroff. 7—5, 6 4; Mrs. Scott-Watson beat Miss J. Ramsay, 6—4, 3—6, B—o.8 —0. Men’s Singles Handicap, A Grade.— Final: C. G. Bowden, plus 2-6 15, beat A. W. Christmas, plus 2-fi 15. 6—4, 6—4. Men's Singles Handicap, B Grade.— Final: Spence, owe 3-6 15, beat Colson, owe 15 3-6, 4—6, 6 —o, B—6. Men's Doubles Handicap.—Final: Pea- i cock and Hall, plus 15 3-6, beat Hickson I and Harrowell. plus 3-6 15, 6—4. 6—5. Women's Doubles Championship.— Semi-finals: Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane beat Misses Richardson and Ramsav, 7—5. 6—4; Mesdames Shroff and Scott-Watson heat Mrs. Robson and Miss Kerr-Taylor. 3—6. 6—4. 6—4. Final: Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane j heat Mesdames Shroff and Scott-Watson. ; 6—-4. 4—6, 6—3. EASTER TOURNAMENT BIRKENHEAD AND NORTHCOTE CLUB The customary Raster open tournament of the Birkenhead and Xortlicote Tennis Club is to be held on the 10 chip courts at Northcote. The following competitions will take place:—Junior championship, men’s A grade singles, men’s B grade singles, men’s doubles. women's singles, women’s doubles, combined doubles. A keen tourney is anticipated.

E. HOWELL IS OUTSTANDING MAN AT MAORI TOURNEY RESULTS OF FINAL GAMES HAMILTON, Sunday. E. Howell was the outstanding figure in the finals of the Maori tennis tournament, decided on Saturday on the Hamilton Club's courts. He won the men's singles, the men's doubles with P. Howell, and the mixed doubles with Miss Minarapa. Some keenly fought matches were witnessed in the concluding games The Marumaru Cup for the most points scored during the tournament was won by the Arawas. Results are: Men’s Championship Singles—Semifinal: "E. Howell beat T. R. Turei, G—4, 6—4, 6—2; P. Howell beat P. H. Jones. 6—3, 6—o, G—4. Final: E. Howell won from T J . Ilowell by default. Men's Championship Doubles—Third round: Turei and Turei beat W. Haig and Seymour, 6—2, 7—5. Semi-final: Tukere and Potae beat Turei and Turei, 6—3, 6—i, 6—4. Final; E. Howell and P. Howell beat Tukere and Potae, 7—5, B—6, 6—2. Mixed Doubles Championship—Third round: Mrs. Swan and McKay beat Miss Kuru and P. Howell, 6—4, 6—4; Miss Newton and D. Potae beat Mr. and Mrs. Jones, 6—o, 6—4. Semi-finals: Miss Minarapa and E. Howell beat Miss Jensen and Turei, 7—5, 4 — 6, S —6: Miss Newton and Potae beat Mrs. Swan and McKay, 10— 8, C —4. Final: Miss Minarapa and E. Howell beat Miss Newton and Potae, 6—3, 3—6. G—3. Morehu Turoa Inter-tribal Challenge Cup—Arawa beat Wanganui, 3—o, 37—12. Women’s Championship Doubles —Second round: Airs. Swan and Miss Telia heat Mrs. Minarapa and Miss Metio, 5. —7, 6 —2, 7—5. Semi-final: Airs. Swan and "Miss Te Ua beat Mesdames P. H.. and NT. R. Jones, 7—5, 3—6, B—6. Final: Miss T. D. Newton and P. Rukutai beat Mrs. Swan and Miss Te Ua, 7—5, 6—3. ONEHUNGA MATCHES CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HANDICAPS Results of the Onehunga Tennis Club’s championship and handicap matches played recently are: Gils’ Junior Championship—Semifinals: Miss Chambers beat Miss Birch, 6—l, G —4; Miss La Roche beat Miss Sutherland, 6—3, 6—3. Final: Miss Chambers beat Miss La Roche, 4 —66—3, 6—3. D Grade Championship—Third round: W. B. Sutherland beat A. Warnock, 11— 7; G. E. Davenport beat N. Benfell, 11—3; E. E. Bilkey beat E. R. Tremain, 11—9; H. S. Davenport beat B. W. Spooner, 13—11. Men’s Singles Handicap—Semi-finals: J. T. Harrison beat W. B. Sutherland, 6—2 6—2; A. Noakes beat Hoffman, 6—l, Men's Doubles Handicap—Semi-final: La Roche and Rauche beat M. Robb and Massey, 6—3, 6—3; Harrison and Harrison beat Haydon and Condon, 9—7, 6—o. Women's Singles Handicap-—Semi-final: Miss Rona McCrea beat Miss Litten, 6—2, 6—2. Women's Doubles Handicap—Semifinals: Mrs. P. Harrison and Miss Harrison beat Aliases Garrick and Jerrat, 6—4, 6—l; Misses Campbell and AleCrea beat Misses Grove and Fiten, 5—7, 9—7, 6—l. Final: Alisses Campbell and McCrea beat Airs. I-larrison and Miss Harrison, 6—3, 6—3. Combined Doubles Handicap—Semifinal: J. T. Harrison and Miss Campbell beat Warren and Aliss AleCrea, 6 —3. 6 3: P. Haarrison and Airs. Harrison beat Massam and Airs. Massam, 7—5. 6—l. KITCHENER PARK CLUB The Kitchner Park Recreation Tennis Club is a subsidiary organisation to the Milford Progressive Association and the report of the club’s 1928-29 season will be submitted to the annual meeting of the latter this evening. The report states that the outstanding feature is the increase in membership fees, these having advanced to £72, as compared with £lB for the previous season. The excess of income over expenditure was £ 36. The membership now stands at 44, of whom 24 are women and 20 men. The club has agreed to the three primary schools of Takapuna having free use of the club’s courts on Tuesday afternoons. In view of the urgent need for p pavilion tlic committee lias had a sketcli plan of a suitable building prepared by its honorary architect, Mr. Hunt, and it is now seeking the financial help of the Takapuna Borough Council. Tf this body can be interested it is hoped that the pavilion will be ready for next season.