PETRIE SHIELD

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 389, 22 March 1937, Page 2

PETRIE SHIELD

FURTHER ROUNDS. Three Games Played on Saturday. With a postponed match from an earlier round played during the week and two matches on Saturday, the Petrie Shield tennis competition draws nearer to its close. Douglas beat Cardiff by 14 sets (93) games to two set s (39) games In the postponed match played during the seek. Saturday's matches resulted as follows: — Methodist A beat Midhirst by 16 sets to nil; Ngaeie beat Methodist B by 11 sets to lour. The match between the Stratford A and Stratford B teams was not played, while Radnor Road drew the bye.

METHODIST A BEAT MIDHIRST. Details, with Me.hodlst names first, are:Men’s singles: S. Ward beat A. Costelll 6—l; R. Butcher beat V. Sunning 6 —2; W. Dick beat Lobb 6—3; A. Vivian beat W. Harkness Women’s singles: Miss M. Ward beat Miss Wardell 6 —o; Mrs Rowe beat Mrs Anderson 6 —2; Miss D. Pople beat Mrs W. Platts 6—3; Miss J. Faine beat Miss Tapp 6—o. Men’s doubles: Ward and Butcher beat Costelll and Bunning 6—o; Dick and Vivian beat Harkness and Lobb 6—o. Women’s doubles: Miss Ward and Mrs Rowe beat Miss Wardell and Mrs Anderson 6—l; Misses Pople and Faine beat M.-s Platts and Miss Tapp 6—4. Combined doubles: Ward and Miss Ward beat Costelll and Miss Wardell 6—l; Butcher and Mrs Rowe beat Bunning and Mrs Anderson 6 —3; Dick and Miss Pople beat Lobb and Mrs Platts 'll —1; Vivian and Miss Faine beat Harkmius and Miss Tapp 6—l.

NGAERE BEAT METHODIST B. Results, with Methodist names first, sre: — Men's singles: Hailwood beat Addenbrooke 6—4; Harkness lost to Beck 5—6: Shackleton lost to Kelly 4—6: Masters beat Pope 6 —5. Women’s singles: Miss Aagaard lost to Mrs Addenbrooke o—6; MisS Leonard beat Miss Simpson 6—5; Miss Cottier lost te Miss Sparks 4 —6; Miss Martin beat Mrs Beck 6—o. Men’s doubles: Hailwood and Harkness lost to Addenbrooke and Beck 3—6; Shackleton and Masters lost to Kelly and Pope I—6, ‘ Women’s doubles: Misses Aagaard and Leonard lost to Mrs Addenbrooke and Miss Simpson I—6; Misses Cottier and Martin lost to Miss Sparks and Mrs Beck 3—6. , Combined doubles: Hailwood and Miss Aagaard lout to Addenbrooke and Mrs Addenbrooke 2—6; Harkness and Miss Leonard lost to Beck and Miss Simpson 4—6; Shackleton and Miss Cottier lost to Kelly and Miss Sparks 2—6; Masters and Miss Marton v. Pope and Mrs Beck abandoned owing to rain.