TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81914, 8 January 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

THIRD DAY.

There was again lovely weather on Monday for the third day of the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association's annual tournament on the. New Plymonth courts. The lawns were in splendid order. The various games were watched by a goodly gathering of spectators, and the play was generally of a very interesting nature, many of the games reaching the win ning stage. The men's championship singles again fell to A. G. Wallace, the holder of the challenge cup for the year just closed. His last game in this competition was pluved a gainst Dr. Keith, hut the Anck'hiiidcr was palpably tired, the result of two davs' hard tenuis without the necessary condition. The match was to the hest in live sets, u „d Wallace won the first three. o—l. ii_2, t i— i the; third witnessing a tremendous ell'ort on Keith's part to notch a win. Wallace, however, was in capital form, and wore his opponent down completely. Victory went to the Tarn, naki representative in the ladies' championship singles, Hiss Powdrcll winning from Miss Udy, of Auckland. -Miss Udy had qualified for the final by her defeat of Miss Gray in a line lobbing game. Her opponent, a champion at the nets, found the singles too much for her, Miss I'dy making play to the hack of the courts. The final saw some exciting rallies, the second set going to 7—5 before a decision was announced, the figures runniii" 4-3 -i-4, 4-5, 5-5, (i-5, 7-5. But Miss Powdrell's all-round plav was too good, and she won o—2, 7—5, fj—l. -Miss Gray, an Auckland' player, who had just completed six davs'" play in the big tournament at Christchurch. won the ladies' handicap simMes a well-deserved win. Willi Miss Udy she was also successful m the championship doubles, defeating .Misses Thomson and Ucrry in the final xii" Aucklanders are well paired, sharimthe back line and net work naturally -Miss Gray playing best close to the net. Miss Powdrell and Dickie put up a great light in the last games for the combined championship Doubles, and succeeded in retaining the championship. Miss Gray and l'carse ,tlie run-ners-up, were very little inferior. After a sturdy ami plugging g iU ne, Dl . i-ookes vanquished Dr. Keith in the fourth round of the men's handicap singles, and soon afterwards took the court against l'carse in the final. The latter was giving away points, and caught the local man at 80, but the hitter kept hard at it, and improved his play and his position, eventually snatching victory at (iO-58. Dickie and Wallace won the men's handicap doubles comfortably from Medley and Weir. The struggle of the day was in the final for the men's championship doubles, where Wallace and Uiekie, the present holders, laid to do battle against Dr. Keith and Grossman. Dr. Keith had made a line recovery from his semi coillapsc in the morning, but nevertheless it was seen the local men had all the advantage of ■."Uillltiou. Knowing how deadly were their opponents 01l "anything |traight," the Auckland pair played a

tantalising lobbing game, thus cutting '"ray the Tamnaki's first ami principal attack. ()„ the whole the service was iauity, very lew "lir s [ 4 " coming l into play, or even dealing the net. Jackie was not up to the mark in the curl.er stages of the match, and Wallace seemed nervous as a result if any rate, for some reason, then- pi-,,-that vigour jvlijcJi usually characterises it. In I'll,, lift],' „.,;,„. ot tlic first set there was » riviine'iitlrecurring ••deuce"; in fact, deuce "ames were verjr common, (irossman'secinal to nave" it .'ittla jitlrautage i B sur- :''"'• f,'" 1 , Kl '<"' loblicil consistent!-.' :.<•<•■" the hack „f the court, A Urnvolleying duel brought the score to '-■',.-umd mud, excitement, and Ihe "»t «ot ended ,„ He, visitors' favour ;~'/; t „' l ' l ":'.. l "' Xt - Sl;t Silw Wallace at

b'ult for some time, diivi, lu - ,m U jd,. «i- into the net until it seemed he »«.»t W. TJ.c score crept up 1-0 ,1 ' -~~'> -~ -• i—:t, :i—» •|_-j •J - ?: *-*•. 3 - 4 - '">-* «-s, «-«. 7-i ; ; "—<>, ending in ,-. lvnm . ot w^ii;,^ ji»- ti.mi s,t ,vs„i t ,.,i i„ it W i n r ,;;.

Wallace ami Dicki,. (l! _ 3jj , )Ut K( ,, t|] and (.rossinan won the ~,.xl ~,_„,. Hi" rcult probably of Crossmau's ■-plcndid backhand work. The local menwoulhc linalsH after a very hard f™"* "-i I—l l'Il.y,TS llisM'S \. ='.i>'l K !»*,■. carried oh" the Iroph ■" ■ '» Hi'' Ih.lk',' handicap doubles, ■/"'"ing •' tu " I 1 0""" fi-oni .Misses (.va.v and I Ay, »:,—:,:;. T |„. ,„(,,,,. had had the more trvin» dav iml would have been wise', |!cr|];ips, bail they elected to play 'this nioniii'i", fresh and in better light.

THti PLAY. Men's Championship Single*.—Final: A. (!. Wallace (champion in li)O(i) beat. Dr. K»'jt|i. (i—l, (i—2. (i—l . Men's Championship JJoubles. —Second round: Dr. Keith and '(ii-ossinan, a bye from J'aton frmt-flBon; Wallace and Dickie heat Dr. Fuokls and Bunting. o—o, u—o. Final: /Wallace and Dickie heat Dr. Keith a|id Grossman. Udies' ChmiipiousUiul Singles, illurd, round: t :JJJßsydyl beat Mas

Gray, (i-:i. 4—o. <!—:'.. Final: Miss Powdrell beat, Miss Idy, ti—2, 7—5. U-l. Ladies' Championship Doubles. Second round: Misses Thomson and Kerry beat Misses Dickie, li—3, (i—3. Final: Misses Gray and Udy beat Misses Tlionisui and Berry, (i—3. (i—o. Combined Cliampionshiji Doubles Miss Powdrcil and Dickie beat, Miss Harvey and (irossman, (i—J, (i—l; Miss Cray and Pcarse beat Miss Payne ami Caplcn, (i—l. ti—l. Final: Miss I'owdrcll and Dickie beat Miss Gray and l'earse, ((—4, (i—2. Men's Handicap Singles. Fourlli round: Dr. Fookcs (20) beat JJr. Keith (owe 20), 80-70. Fjnal: Dr. Fookcs beat W. l'earse (owe 10), 00— oS.

.Men's Handicap Doubles.—.Second round: Dr. I'ookes and Kyme (20) heat J. \Y. Adams and Smith (20), 00 —.34. Third round: Medley an.it Weir beat Dr. I'ookes and Kyme, 00 —4O; Dickie and Wallace (owe 20) beat Paton and Dixon (10), 00—47. Final: Dickie and Wallace beat Medley and Weir (22), GO—sl. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Fourth round: Miss Thomson (5) beat Miss E. Dickie (5), 40-38; Miss Gray beat Miss A. Dickie, 40-32. Final: Miss Gray beat Miss Thomson, 40—28. Ladies' Handicap Doubles.—Third round: Misses Dickie (scr) beat Mrs Johns and Mis Taylor (12), 40—32; Misses Gray and Udy (owe 15) beat Misses Standisli and Webster (15), 40 —3l. Final: Misses Dickie beat Misses Gray and Udy, 40—31. Combined Handicap Doubles.—Second round: Miss Payne and X. Caplen (18) beat Miss Harvey and Grossman (owe 5), 00—34; Miss A. Dickie and Dr. Keith (owe 5) beat Miss Caplen and Rutherford (25), 60—58 Miss E. Dickie and Wallace (owe 10) beat Miss Taylor and Armitage (30), 00— 51; Miss Udy and Brown beat Mrs •Johns and Smith, 00—52. Third round: Miss Udy and Brown beat Miss Payne and Cnplen, 00—52.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Today the tournament will be concluded. Dickie and Wallace meet in the final for the Taranaki men's championship singles, and this should pro\ vide exciting tennis. Miss A. Dickie' and Dr. Keith meet Miss E. Dickie and Wallace in the third round of the combined handicap doubles, and the winner in this round will play off against Miss Udy and Brown in the iinal. The second annual interprovincial tournament between Auckland and Taranaki representative teams will be played, the teams including practically the pick of tiie tournament competitors. .Mr J. Grossman will captain the visitors and Mr C. J. Dickie the Taranaki team. The matches to be played are ladies' singles and doubles, men's singles and doubles, and com bined double. The plavers are:— Auckland: Misses Udy, Gray, Harvey, and Buttle, Dr. Keith, Messrs Grossman, W. Brown, S. Upton, Billing, and A. S. C. Brown. Taranaki: Misses Powdrell, Thomson, E. and A. Dickie, Messrs C. J. Dickie, A. G. Wallace, jl C. Nicholson, E. Griffiths, Powdrell, and A. J. Dixon. The opening games of the tourney are in the combined doubles, in which the following are drawn: Miss Vdy and Billing v.°Miss Powdrell and Dickie; Miss Gray and Dr. Keith v. Miss E. Dickie and Wallace; Miss Buttle and Grossman v. Miss A. Dickie and Nicholson; Miss Harvey and W. Brown v. Miss Thomson and Griffiths, in the men's singles S. Upton meets A. J. Dixou.