PETRIE SHIELD.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 348, 1 February 1937, Page 3

PETRIE SHIELD.

Saturday’s Competition Play. There were no surprises in the Petrie Shield games on Saturday and teams were for the most part well matched. Douglas had a 14—2 win over Radnor, hut most of the matches were well contested and won narrowly. Results are: Methodist B beat Midhirst. Stratford A beat Cardiff. Douglas beat Radnor Road. Methodist A beat Stratford B.

Stratford A v. Cardiff. Stratford A defeated Cardiff by 1C Bets, 80 games to six sets, 62 games. Details, Stratford names first, are: — Men’s singles: J. Wilmshurst beat L. Redshaw-6—•; A. Norton beat W. Brunton 6 —2; W. McCullough lost to A. Lehmann 4 —6; L. Taylor lost to O’Sullivan 2—6. Women's singles: Miss J. Francis beat Miss L. Hollins 6—2; Miss T. Lacy beat Miss M. Brunton 6—l; Miss H. Wilmshurst beat Miss D. Hollins 6 —l; Miss D. Keightly beat Miss E. Cameron 6—3. Men’s doubles: Wilmshurst and Norton beat Redshaw and Brunton 6—l; McCullough and Taylor lost to O’Sullivan and Lehmann 4—6. Women’s doubles: Misses Francis and Lacy lost to Misses Hollins and Brunton 3—6; Misses Wilmshurst and Keightly beat Misses Hollins and Cameron 6—4.

Combined doubles: Wilmshurst and Miss Francis beat Redshaw and Miss M. Brunton 6 —4; Norton and Miss Lacy lost to Brunton and Miss Hollins •J—6; McCullough and Miss "Wilmsburst beat Lehmann and Miss D. Hollins 6—4; Taylor and Miss Keightly lost to O’Sullivan and Miss Cameron 4—6.

Methodist A v. Stratford B. Methodist A defeated Stratford B by 11 sets, 82 games to five sets, 57 games. Details, Methodist names first, are: Men’s singles: S. Ward beat L. Meleses 6 —l; R. Butcher beat C. Jury 6—4; W. Dick beat N. Ennis 6 —l; R. Boyd beat I. Brooks 6—4. Women’s singles: Miss M. Ward beat Mrs M. Coldwell 6—l; Mrs Rowe beat Miss D. Pedersen 6 —l; Miss M. Gatton lost to Mies D. Cook 4 —6; Miss Aagaard lost to Miss K. 'Dickson o—6.0 —6. Men’s doubles: Ward and R. Butcher beat Mclnnes' and Jury 6—2; Dick and R. Boyd beat Ennis and Brooks 6 —2. Women’s doubles: Miss Ward and Mrs Rowe lost to Mrs Coldwell and Miss Pedersen 5—6; Misses Gatton and Aagaard lost to Misses Cook and Dixon 2—6. Combined doubles: Ward and Miss Ward beat Mclnnes and Mrs Coldwell 6—2; Butcher and Mrs Rowe beat Jury and Miss Pedersen 6—5; Dick and Miss Gatton lost to Brooks and Miss Cook 5 —6; Boyd and Miss Aagaard beat Ennis - and Miss Dixon

Douglas v. Radnor Road. Douglas defeated Radnor Road by 14 sets, 42 games to two sets, 34 games. Details, Douglas names first, are:*— , mAi’s singles: E. Walter beat A. Mapp 6 —l; H. Wilmshurst beat G. Vickers 6 —2; I. Walter beat H. Vickers 6 —o; C. Wilmshurst beat S. Reid 6—l. i Women’s singles: Miss Reid beat Miss B. Hunt 6—2; Mrs Skousgaard beat Mrs Askew 6— 2; Miss A. Walter beat Mrs Hunt 6—l; Miss M. Rodgers lost to Miss Kasper 3—6. Men’s doubles: E. Walter and H. Wilmshurst beat Mapp and G. Vickers 6 —l; I. Walter and C. * Wilmshurst beat H. Vickers and Reid I Women’s doubles: Miss Reid and Mrs Skousgaard lost to Miss Hunt and Mrs Askew 5—6; Misses Walter \ and Rodgers beat Mrs Hunt and Miss Kasper 6 —3. Combined doubles: Walter and Miss Reid beat Mapp and Miss Hunt 6 —o; Wilmshurst and Mrs S-kous-gaard beat Vickers and Mrs Askew 6—4; Walter and Miss Walter beat Vickers and Mrs Hunt 6—2; Wilmshurst and Miss Rodgers beat Reid and Miss Kasper 6—3. Methodist B v. Midhirst. Methodist B defeated Midhirst by jeight sets, 71 kames to eight sets, 68

games. Details are: Men’s singles: D. Harkness beat A. Sugden! 6 —4; A. Jenson lost to F. Shackleton 6—3; M. Castelli beat G. Rowe 6—3; G. Sunning beat B. Reader 6—3. Women’s singles: Miss Wardell beat Miss Faine 6—4; Miss Dravitzki beat Miss Lennord 6 —5; Miss Schumacher lost to Miss Cottier 3—6; Mrs Meads lost to Miss Aagaard Men’s doubles: Harkness and Jensen lost to Sugden and Shackleton 3—6; Castelli and Banning lost to Rowe and Reader 5 —6. Women’s doubles: Miss Wardell and Miss Dravitzki beat Misses Lennord and Faine 6 —l; Miss Schumacher and Mrs Meads lost to Misses Cottier and. Aagaard 6 —l. Combined doubles: Harkness and ■ Miss Wardell lost to Sugden and Miss I Faine 3-6; Jensen and Miss Dravitski I beat Shackleton and Miss Lennord 16—3; Costelli and Miss Schumacher beat Rowe and Miss Cottier 6—o: Running and Mrs. Meads lost to Reader and Miss Aagaard 2 —6.