ANGAS BUSTLED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 883, 29 January 1930, Page 7

ANGAS BUSTLED

YOUNGSTER SHAKES UP CANTERBURY STAR N.Z. TENNIS TOURNEY Special to THE SUN by “WAYFARER.” WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Dear me! Dear me! I was going to say such nice things about Wellington’s weather, and here it is, at five in the afternoon of Tuesday, raining steadily, and Dr. Kidson writing gloom all over the forecast. But up till a few minutes ago the day had been ideal, just possibly a trifle on the warm side, with not enough northerly to soften down the haze. Only 30 matches were completed today, but, nevertheless, Mr. Kean has the tournament well in hand. Entries for the New Zealand Plate closed at four, and one laddie had a sad disappointment. Tie had been defeated in his only match, and thereby considered himself eligible, but he overlooked the fact that the plate is open only to those who have been beaten in the first or’ second round. There were no fewer than 29 byes in the first round, of which he was one, and as his opponent defaulted in the second round, he met his Waterloo. ’Tis a hard world for some of us, my friends—but to business. Dr. Smyth could dissect only five games from Don France in the men’s singles. Don’t you think it; nice (because I do) that the Management Committee doesn’t call these gentlemen’s singles? But he was by no means disgraced. Tie is carrying perhaps a little too much condition, which is not surprising, considering how little time and opportunity he gets for tennis. Don’s little brother, Len, was putting it all over a tired Alec Wallace when the rain put a technical knockout to the game. That game battler, Lampe, of Wanganui, pushed the local lad, Malfroy, to G—4. G—4, G—4, fighting all the way. MALFROY AND STURT There’s just a something lacking in Cam Malfroy’s game, but what it is I am not prepared to hazard. He meets Sturt tomorrow (Dr. Kidson’s good services being available), and an interesting go should result. Sturt has had two easy matches, losing only eight games in six sets, but 1 don’t think he can hold Malfroy. Young Roy Howe, who was runner- ■ up in the Boys’ Singles in 1927, played 1 great tennis against Angas. The latter looked as if he didn’t, care which horse won the boat race, but I suppose he really did. .Anyhow, the youngster wasn’t at all “breezy” because of the Angas reputation, and belted into everything to such effect that he had the Christchurch man chasing all over the country, which, anyone who knows Angas, will admit is unusual. Many of Howe’s strokes are unorthodox, but they got there, and the voungster deserves credit for forcing the issue to B—6 in the .second set. Noel Wilson struck his best form In his game with Glanville, which was hard cheese on the latter, who, although very fit, is a few years senior to Wilson, and those years told.. This game was remarkable for the number of aced services. If Wilson plays today’s game tomorrow (quite a difficult .king to do that, isn’t it?) Angas may set a. rude shock. T have heard Wilson • poken of as a finalist, and stranger kings have happened. MISS WHYTE’S DAY Miss Margaret Whyte covered herself with glory today. She beat Waiganui’s Airs. Smith, and that’s no ?asy task, believe me. With luck, she should have won in straight sets, but Mrs. Smith doesn’t believe in luck, and >von the second set, B—6. A really good match. A NARROW SQUEAK In the women’s doubles, partnered with ATiss Marjorie Gibson, the young Timaruvian, she drove and volleyed like a champion, and her partner, too, took such a good example as something to follow, that they nearly put out Airs. Sturman and Aliss Lloyd. They won the first set 6 —2, and were leading three love, thirty love, and then lost. The elder pair can’t strike a length at all, and at the start, were very unenterprising, but later they got going. One of these times, they’ll leave their run too late. Alay I go back to the Lampe-Malfroy match? Thank you. Mr. Longton, of Christchurch, who was umpiring in this match, adopted the unusual but quite proper expedient of putting on a foot-fault umpire. I haven’t seen the Wanganui man play many games, but in those I have, I have been struck by the fact that he seems to beat the pistol to the net, and the linesman certainly had a restraining influence. Mr. Bongton has been a tower of strength to the management, having been on the umpire’s seat practically the whole of two days. Mesdames Alelody and Scott just nosed home (if I may use that expression) against two colts, in Alisses Doris Howe and Dulcie Nicholls. I didn’t say anything yesterday about Alisses Wake and Andrews beating the two Macfarlane girls—Auckland would have been far too sad, and Aliss Marion's cup must have overflowed when her mixed partner, C. G. White (or should I say—of course . I should—her partner in the mixed) was forced, owing to an ankle injury, to scratch—not his ankle, but their first match. My space is up, so I must reserve comment on the juniors, on a suggested sumptuary law in tennis, togs, on bare legs and why—and, by Jove, the rain has stopped! It is clearing ! from the south. j RESULTS OF PLAY Press Association WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Results of play at the New Zealand tennis championships yesterday were as follow: MEN’S SINGLES i Third Round.—D. G. France (Well- , ington) beat Smyth (Marlborough), : j G —l, G —3, G—l: Steelman (Auckland) ! I beat O’Brien (Wellington), 7—5, 6—L. j G 15 Malfroy (Wellington) beat Lampe ! (Wanganui), G —4, G—4., 6—4: Sturt I (Auckland) beat Roussell (Wellington), G —o, 6—l, G —3: Angas (Canter- j bury) beat R. Howe (Wellington), ! B—6,8 —6, 6—2; Wilson (Wellington) I beat Glanville (Canterbury), G —3, G —3. ; A. Lj. France (Wellington) is leading Wallace (Taranaki). 6 —l, 6 —3 (unfinished). WOMEN’S SINGLES Second Round. Airs. Thomson (Wellington) beat Aliss Preedy (Wellington), 6—2, 6—3; Airs. Melody (Wellington) beat Aliss Brady (Wellington;, j G —l, 6—o; Aliss Whyte (Wellington) ! beat Airs. Smith (Wanganui), 6—3. I G—B, 6—4; Miss Knight (Auckland) ! beat Aliss Welsh (Wairarapa). 7 —5. 1 G—o; Aliss D. Nicholls (Wellington) beat Aliss D. Howe (Wellington), 6 —o. : G— 2: Mrs. Adams (Wellington) beat i Miss AI. Nicholls (Wellington). 6 —2. 1 AIEN’S DOUBLES Second Round.—D. G. France and C. Alalfroy (Wellington) beat Foden and Thompson (Wellington). G—3. 6— 2. 6—3: Angas (Canterbury) and Sturt (Auckland) beat Wallace (Taranaki) and Smyth (Alar! boro ugh). G—3. j 4—G. G— l, 6 —-4 : Wilson (Wellington » and Stedman (Auckland) beat Glanville (Canterbury) and Johns ‘Auckland). 6 —2. 6—3. 6—2. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Second Round.—Airs. Adams and Airs. Tracy (Wellington) beat Miss Brady (Wellington) and ATiss Welch (Wairarapa), 6—4, G —2; Mrs. Sturman (Wellington) and Miss Lloyd (New

South Wales) beat Miss Gibson (South Canterbury) and Miss Whyte (Wellington), 2—6. 6—2. 6—4; Mesdames Melody (Wellington) and Scott (South Canterbury) beat Misses D. Howe and D. Xicholls (Wellington), 3 —6, 6 —4, B—6; Misses Wake and Andrew's (Canterbury) beat Misses M. Nicholls (Wellington) and MacDonald (Otago), 6—2. 6—3. BOYS’ SINGLES Second Round. —Annett (Waikato) • won from Mclntyre (Wellington) by default; Lees (Auckland) beat Christie (Otago), 6—o, G—l; Mac Gibbon (Canterbury) beat Ferkins (Wellington). 36 > g—s, 7 —5: Pender (Wellington) beat Elias (Wellington). 6—5, G—3. * GIRLS’ SINGLES Second Round. —S. Phillips (Wellington) beat B. Stedman (Auckland), 6—3, 6—5: I. Morrison (Canterbury! beat D. King (Wellington), 6 —2, 6 —2; M. Howe (Wellington) beat C. Longmore (Wellington), 6 2, 6 —4. BOY’S’ DOUBLES Second Round. —Morrison and Bedford (Wellington) beat Annett (Waikato) and Carstens (Wellington), 2 —6, 6—4, 6—3; Robertson (South Canterbury) and Ferkins (Wellington) beat Christie (Otago) and Dickie (Taranaki), 6 —o, G —l. GIRLS’ DOUBLES Second Round.—A. Graham and .T. Nathan (Wellington) beat M. Eliot (South Canterbury) and M. Howe Wellington) 2—G, 6 —4.G —4; I. Morrison (Canterbury) and C. Longmore (Wellington) beat INI. Sutcliffe and A. Kean (Wellington).