PETRIE SHIELD.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 354, 8 February 1937, Page 2

PETRIE SHIELD.

SATURDAY’S PLAY. Stratford and Methodist Win Easily. The Stratford and Methodist A teams had walk-over victories over Methodist B and Radnor in the Petrie Shield tennis matches, played in perfect conditions on Saturday. Stratford B was well matched against Midhirst but with better form in the singles matches was able to securea win by two sets. Results are: Stratford A beat Methodist B. Methodist A beat Radnor. Stratford B beat Midhlrs*. Douglas beat Ngaere. Cardiff a bye. Stratford A v. Methodist B. Stratford A defeated Methodist B by 15 sets, 93 games to one set, 47 games'. Details, Stratford names mentioned first, are: Men’s singles: M. Lawrence beat Sugden 6—4; McCullough beat Shackleton 6—2; Taylor beat Reader 6 —2; Mclnnes beat Rowe 6—5. Women’s singles: Miss G. Brown beat Miss Falne 6 —2; Miss Francis beat Miss Aagaard 6 —2; Mils Keightley lost to Miss Leonard 3 —6; Miss Hills beat Mist' Cottier 6 —2. Men’s doubles: Mclnnes and Taylor beat Rowe and Reader 6—-1;

Lawrence and McCullough beat Sugden and Shackleton 6—4. Women’s doubles: Mieses Francis and Brown beat Misses Faine and Aagaard 6 —4; Misses Keightley and Hills beat Mieses Cottier and Leonard 6—5. Combined doubles: Mclnnes and Miss Hills beat Rowe and Miss Cottier 6 —l; Lawrence and Mise Brown beat Sugden and Miss Faine 6 —2; McCullough and Miss Francis beat Shackleton and Miss Aagaard 6—2; Taylor and Miss' Keightley beat Reader and Miss Leonard 6—3. Methodist A v. Radnor Road. Methodist A defeated Radnor Road by 12 sets, 87 games to four sets, 45 garnet l . Details, with Methodist names mentioned first, are: Men’s singles: R. Butcher beat A. Mapp 6—2; E. Vivian beat G. Vickers 6—5; C. Hailwood beat H. Vickers 6—o; D. Harknets beat S. Reid 6—2. Women's singles: Miss M. Ward beat Miss B. Hunt 6—l;*Mrs Rowe lost to Mrs Askew 5—6; Miss D. Pople beat Mrs Hunt 6—l; Miss M. Gatton lost to Miss P. Kaspar 4—6. Men’s doubles: Butcher and Vivian beat A. Mapp and G. Vickers 6—l; Hailwood and D. Harkness beat H. Vickers and S. Reid 6 —o. Women’s doubles: Mist' M. Ward and Mrs Rowe beat Miss B. Hunt and Mrs Askew 6 —l; Miss.es Pople and Gatton lost to Mrs Hunt and Miss P. Kaspar o—6. Combined doubles: Butcher and Miss Ward beat Mapp and Miss Hunt 6; —3; Vivian and Mrs Rowe lost to G. Vickers and Mrs Askew 5 —6; Hailwood and Miss Pople beat H. Vickers and Mrs Hunt 6—-0; Harkness and Miss Gatton beat Reid and Miss Kaspar 6 —5.

Stratford B v. Midhirst.

Stratford B defeated Midhirst by nine sets, 78 games to seven sets, 64 games. Details, with Stratford names mentioned first, are: Men’s' singles: Galbraith beat D. Lobb 6—2; Brooks lost to Castellii 4 6; Keats beat Banning 6—5; Ennis beat P. Harkness 6—l. Women's singlet: Miss Pederson lost to Miss E. Wardell I—6; Miss Cook beat Miss Toombs' 6—3; Miss Dixon lost to Mrs Platt 4—6; Miss Jensen beat Miss Blair 6—2. Men's' doubles: Galbraith and Brooks lost to Lobb and Castelli 5 6; Keats and Ennis beat Bunning and Harkness 6—3. Women’s' doubles: Misses Pederson and Cook lost to Misses Wardell and Toombs I—6; Misses Dixon and Jensen lost to Mrs Plattt and Miss Blair 5—6. Combined doubles: Galbraith and Miss Pederson beat Lobb and Miss Wardell 6—2; Brooks and Miss' Cook beat Castelli and Miss Toombs 6—3; Keats and Miss Dixon lost to Bunning and Mrs Platt 4—6; Ennis and Miss Jensen beat Harkness arid Miss Blair 6 —l.