TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81914, 7 January 1907, Page 2

TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The Teranaki l.awii Tciini.-, .\s-, (1 ei,,.i.ill's loiinia lit was conlimied il-n <atunlav. A ln-:ivy shower (if win in tlit- vevv earlv lump of the mnrn-

but it \\jis nut Ion;; before I hey were in l.i;i-t.)|) order. The weather] as i.n tin l lirst day. was warm- real tellies

weather. At midday, however, tin heat was very try in;;. An improvement noted was the erection of even! am! result boards, ail item (hat wieinueli appreciated by the onlooker. There was some really brilliant play diirin;; tile day. In the Men's Championship. Singles, .second round, there was a splendidly -contested match lie

ivecn Wallace ami Dickie. It was 1 vidcnt tluit thi' men were fully ncuainlod with each other, Imt Wallace j roved too clover. Jn the first sot he iiicn were mure evenly matched hail the scores indicate, but in the sound Dickie seemed hardly up to his isual form. Wallace, on the other land, played one of his most brilliant ;anies, his placing, screws and breaks, Oevcr net work, and volleying giving Dickie no end of trouble. The match Hilled in favour of Wallace, (i—3, (I—4, In the afternoon there was an cxeitli"; contest between Misses Gray and Udy and Misses Powdrell and Payne. playing' in the second round of the ladies' championship doubles. The Aueklanders- secured the first set, <i—2, and the u:\\t fell to the local players, Misses Powdrell and Paynewinning by 7—5. in the final the scores stood at "game all," but then the northerners took the lead, and won by hard play. They are a fine combination, Miss Gray being particularly deadly on net work and Miss Udy a champion at the back of the court. In the combined championship doubles Miss Powdrell and 0. J. Dickie met Miss Udy and W. A. Brown, and won (i—o, 7—5. Some idea, of the contest can be gleaned from the fol'Gwiiig extracts from the Fcore sheet in the second set:—l—l, 3—3, 3—4. 4—4, 5—4. 5 .">, s—o, «—0 7—o, B—ll. The same pairs had met in the combined handicap previously, when the match fell to Miss Dickie and Wallace, despile the fact that they were conceding a handicap. Grossman and Wallace met in the chain pionship singles, the latter proving too smart for his opponent. Wallace promises to be the most brilliant player in the colony if he can obtain more practice with the leading players. He is probably the finest "double" competitor in New Zealand. In this con Lest there was some exciting volleying, rapid and exact, but Wallace seemed to anticipate his opponent's movements, and towards the conclusion ot the match was putting in sterling backhand work. Wallace's "break.-,", won the match Wallace and Dickie' against Jiuthen'ord and Powdrell ill tiie men's handicap doubles, his opponents being completely bewildered and beaten by his rapid returns over the net.

The following are the results:— ilea's Championship Singles.—Second round: A. G. Wallace beat (J. Dickie, 03—0—4. Third round: A. G. Wallace beat .1. Grossman, (i—4, o—3; JJr. Keith beat \Y. Brown,' (i—2, o—2. Ladies' Championship Singles.— Third round: Miss Powdrell beat Mk-, Jj. Thomson, o—2, o—l. Ladies' Championship Doubles. First round: Misses Dickie - beat .Misses JSrewster and Simpson, o—2, o—B. (i—l. Second round: .Misses Gray and l'dy beat .Miss Powdrell and Miss Payne, o—2, 5—7, o—2. Combined Championship Doubles.— First round Miss Head and Dr. Jj'ookes beat Miss 1. Tavlor and Bonnington, 0-2, 0-4; Miss A. Dickie and Dr. Keith beat Miss J. Taylor and Bonnington. o—2, o—4. - Second round: Miss A. Gray and W. Pearse beat .Miss K. Dickie and A. 11. Wallace, 7—5, 8—0: .Miss A. Payne and Caplen beat Miss A. Dickie and Dr. Keith, o—2, o—4; .Miss Head and JJr. Fookes beat Miss Harvey and Grossman, o—o, (i—2; Miss Powdrell and C. J. Dickie beat Miss L'dy and W. A. Brown, o—o,

.Men's Handicap Singles, first round: Wallace, a bye "from- Fajjan. Hecoiid round: W. Pcarse (owe 10) beat J. (irossmnn (owe 20). 00—SS; 11. U,.Caplun 118) bi-ntN. Ciii)lcii-(1HI.. 00—58; Ai'niitage^abve^rtHfHHj ritHrvl ; JMBbIB^B^B^BBH