LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 8 March 1907, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

A'JiW PLYMOUTH v. WAVJiAILKY. A team from the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis Club visited Waver.ey on .1 niusday, travelling l>v the exprrs, ii;iiu. Tile home club had made very .üborate preparations for the reception of the visitors, and treated them nylit royaJy, so thai the Jay proved enjoyable. Plav was .-tailed ju-c before noon, and continued brink y. J uere was sunn- excellent form shown, and some of the game* were- close a.iu , exceeding. .Neither team was at i;s lull Btrength, and the home pJayir* Iwi le {he greater suiVejvrs in this

expect. (Jiiil. Jlk'kU' being unavailtbie. One o!' llie must mteie>ttug /ontests was that between Xjehosdii mil A. (!. \\ allaeo. The .tfoivs st.ooit il o—l, ;i. in favor of Die New PiyHdUtli player, but then tlic champ on :iaining and t?xcrt*ilont condition !u i^a ii l.u tell, and ho turned the table.-. Nicholson had kept play well along the si.lt: lines, and away J*ruin liu* net. but Wallace gave him iou much miming tlmut and Lired him down. One >uoke more in Nicholson's favor, and lie would have had the honor of <U»lV;ifc m: \\ ailace ou Ins home court. The game between K. llrilliihs all • 1 r>n* was productive of good play. Il wis, however, 1»y tli" ladie-' superiority tii.it virior.v at uisi lay with the visitors by t(Mi games to eight. It i- j.ilereat.ng to note that in the ma tier ol games the vis.l.n's Irul an ad\.iiilii-je ol' one. tm: totals being ITami 17 l 'the following arc the details of ill*' play : .Men's Singles: XichoNon lost, to A. G. Wallace o—4, s—o, 3—o; K. tiril lit Uh beat 1\ Wyborne o —t>, 0--."), 7 —•>; Weir lost to <Jhas. D ckie *1 —Ci, 3 —U; Jutokes lost to I<\ Wallace 4—ti, 0— J'J. W. (IritfiUis beat lluthcrford o—2, o—ti, o—4; .Morion lust to il. \\ybounie 3—o, s—o. Men's Doublet: Nicholson ami (livflitlis lost to Wallace aud Ghas. D ckie 2 —o. s—o;5 —0; Weir and Medley lost to Peat and h\ Wallace 3—G, U—o; .Morton and K. W. tlnlliths beat Rutherford ami M. Wybourne o—2, G —-i. Ladies' Singles: Mis* Thompson beal Miss A. Dickie 10—8; .Miss ISrcwstev lost to Miss K JD ckie 3—!); Miss 1 Jerry beat Miss Jjrewer !)—0; Miss .Simpson beat Miss Newhuid 1) —-J. Ladies' Doubles: Misses Thomson and iServy beat Misses Dickie 12 0; Misses Urewster and Simpson U'at Misses .Brewer and Newland 12—0. Combined Doubles: tinUiliis and Miss Jierry boat P. Wybourne and Miss A. Dickie o—4; Weir and Miss llrewter beat (Jim*. Dickie ami Miss Diewcv Total: Mew Plymouth 10 matches, Waverley 8. The games totalled up in favor of iNew Plymoui.li by the liar row margin of 175 to 174.