NORTH ISLAND TITLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 860, 2 January 1930, Page 11

NORTH ISLAND TITLES

TOURNEY IN DRIZZLE AT WANGANUI HIGH STANDARD OF PLAY From Our Own Correspondent WANGANUI, Wednesday. The North Island Tennis Championships commenced today in dull weather. Early in the morning a light drizzle fell and just before lunch a heavy shower impeded play. Play throughout the day was good and was equal to provincial tournaments in England, according to an English visitor. In addition to the tennis association trophies, Mr. Parsons, of Barcelona, Spain, presented trophies for the women’s and men’s championship singles. Mr. Parsons’ father was the first to have a court on the West Coast 60 years ago. Mrs. Melody was easily the best woman player today. Mrs. Adams was detained in Wellington by the wedding of her cousin, Miss Tracey, a former champion. Stedman and Chapters were both at the top of their game, though the damp courts affected their game slightly. With promising dry weather they should go far. MEN’S SINGLES First Round.—E. Pearce (Wellington) beat N. Izard (Wanganui), 6—l, 6—4; J. Bradley (Tuihape) beat J. Gardiner (Palmerston North), 6—2, 6—2; C. Angas (Christchurch) beat A. Nicholson (Auckland), 6—4, 6—4; Hubble (Auckland) beat Hare (Wanganui), 6— i, 6—2. Second Round.—E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat Pease (Hawera), 6—l, 7—5; F. Leahy (Taihape) beat T. Wright (Wanganui), 6— 2, 6—2; J. Jenkins (Wanganui) beat R. McKenzie (Featherston), 6—3, 6—l; D. Earle (Wanganui) beat A. Powdrell (Wanganui), 6—l, 6—2; N. B. Barkman (Wanganui) beat K. Anderson (Wanganui), 6—l, 6—3; J. Powdrell (Wanga_nui) beat W. J. Melody (Wellington), » —5, 6—3: H. Cox (Wanganui) beat W, Bennett (Wanganui), S—6, 6—3; A. Stedman (Auckland) beat X. Miller (Masterton), 6-—l, 7 —5; A. K. Turner (Auckland)

beat J. Webber (Hastings), 6—2. 6—l: X. R. C. Wilson (Wellington) beat K. Scotland (Wellington), 6—l, 6—2; li. Tliodes Williams (Christchurch) beat Hay Campbell (Wanganui), 6—o. B—6: K. H. Hounsell (Wanganui) beat F. H. Halo (Stratford). 6—2, 6—3; M. Mitchell (Wanganui) beat Tukere (Wanganui), 6 i, 6—S, 6—o: McFarlune (Hawera) beat Hudson (Hastings), 6—l. 6—2: M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) beat McCarthy (Hawera), 6—l, 6—o: Henricks (Taihape) beat Rev. Austin (Wanganui), 6—2. 6—o; Robertson '(Palmerston North) beat Purcell (Wanganui), 6—i, o—4; Meuli (Wanganui) beat Oarruthers (Wanganui), 6—4, 6—2; Small (Hastings) beat Mason (Hastings), 6—3, 6—2: Charters (Whangarei) beat Latham (Wanganui), 6—l. 6—l; Colthart (Raetihi) beat Udy (Wanganui), 9—7, 6—l; Entwlstle (Auckland) beat Lucas (Wellington), 6 4, 6—2; C. Angas (Christchurch) beat Bradley (Taihape). 6—o, 6—l; Robertson (Palmerston North) beat Amner (Napier). 7 5, S—6: Strombom (New Plymouth) beat Shaw (Wanganui), f>—7, 6—4, 6—4; G. Brown (Auckland) beat Marchanr (Napier), 6—4. 3—6. S—6; Boardman (Auckland) beat Hamilton (Wanganui). WOMEN’S SINGLES First Round.—Airs. Richardson (Wanganui) beat Miss Hutton (Christchurch). 6—l, 6—o: Airs. W. J. Melody (Wellington) beat Miss N. Innes (Palmerston North), 6—o, 6—o; Atiss M. Preedy (Wellington) beat Aliss Cox (Wanganui), 6—2, 7 —5; Mrs. Smith (Wanganui) beat Aliss Sanderson (Alasterton), 7—<9, 7—5, 6—4. Second Round.—Aliss AT. Whyte (Wellington) beat Aliss N. Cowper (Wanganui), 6—2, 6—l; Aliss Af. Alyers (Wanganui) beat Aliss M. Latham (Wanganui), 6—2, 6—2; Aliss R. Card (Featherston) beat Aliss O. Tilly (Wanganui), 6—2, 6 —l; Aliss AI. Purcell (Wanganui) beat Aliss D. Hawken (Hawera), 6—2, 2; Aliss D. Scott (Christchurch) beat Aliss AI. Duncan (Wanganui), 6—3, 6—3; Mrs. Richardson (W'anganui) beat Aliss Izard (Wanganui), 6—2, 6—4; Airs. Smith

beat Aliss Preedy. 6—2. 6—3: Miss Frankham (Auckland) beat Aliss C. Robertson (Hawera), 6—2. 6—l; Aliss TV Nicholls (Wellington) beat Miss K. Ze situ (Wanganui). 6—o, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Nicholson a lul Hubble (Auckland) beat Wright and Hare. o—i*. 6—2: Lampe (Wanganui) and Angas (Christchurch) beat Hounsell ami I>. Hutchison (Wanganui), 6—l. 7—5; Carruth ers and Murray beat Austin md Pownall, 4—6, 6—l, 6—4; Bark man and Earle (Wanganui) beat Strom bon and Atitchell, 6—3, 6—3; Wills and McFarluie beat Webber and Small, 2 —6, 6—3, 6—l. Second Round.—Malfroy and Wilson (Wellington) beat T. and E. Colthart. 6—4. 6—2; A. and J. Powdrell beat McKenzie and Gardner, 6—l, 6—3: Cox and Udy (Wanganui) beat L. Gardner and A. W. Thompson, 6—l. 7—5: Stedman (Auckland) and Charters (Whangarei) beat Walker and Billows (Wanganui), 6—2, 6—2: Rhodes Williams and Dymond (Christchurch) beat Turner and Hardy (Auckland), 6—2, 6—4. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Alisses Cameron and Sanderson (Masterton) boat Alisses Watt and Lowrie, 6—4. 6—2; Alisses Franklin (Wanganui) and Tucker (Wellington) beat Misses Hawken and Robertson (Hawera), 6—3. 7—5; Airs. Melody (Wellington) and Aliss Alyers (Wanganui) beat Misses Cowper and Garnett (Wanganui), 6—o, 6—o: Airs. Dempsey and Miss Cox (Wanganui) beat Mrs. Burston and Miss I Duncan, 6—2, 6—l. Second Round.—Misses Preedy anti Whyte (Wellington) beat Alisses Heard and Innes (Palmerston North), 6—l, 6—2.