LAWN TENNIS.
THE ' DAVIS CUP. ' By CaWe—Press Association.—Copyright ■ Received March 14, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, Last Nisht. The committee of the Tennis Association has decided that the preliminary •tie for the Davis Cup between England <tnd America must be played at such a date as to enable the concluding round •against Australasia to be played in New Zealand in December. TARANAKI v. AUCKLAND. WIN FOR THE NORTHERNERS. The fifth annual match between Taranaki and Auckland was played at the Northern city on Saturday, and was won bv the home province by ten matches to six. Following are the detailed scores: MEN'S SINGLES. J. C. Nicholson (Taranaki; beat Dr. Keith (Auckland), o—2, fl—2. N. Caplen (Taranaki) beat Dr. Smith (Auckland), C—4, 2—15,0 —4. J. R. Grigsoft (Auckland) beat E. Griffiths (Taranaki). 6—4, 3—o, 7—5. E. W. Griffiths (Taranaki) beat Allan Brown (Auckland), 6—2, 6—4. LADIES' SINGLES. ■ Miss Powdrell (Taranaki) beat Miss Gray (Auckland), fi—2, o—4. Miss G. Gorrie (Auckland) beat Miss Brewster (Taranaki), 7—5, o—2. Miss P. Gorrie (Auckland) beat Miss Simpson 'Taranaki), 3-0, 0-4, B—o. Miss Cooke (Auckland) beat Miss M. Thomson (Taranaki), B—6. 0-0. MEN'S DOUBLES. Nicholson and Caplen (Taranaki) beat Billing and Brown (Auckland), 4—o, 6—3, 6—3. Smith and Orisson (Auckland) beat E Orifliths mid E. W. Griffiths (Taranaki), o—3, o—4.
LADIES' DOUBLES. Misses Gray and G. Gorrie (Auckland) boat Misses Powdrell and Brewster (Taranaki), 7—5. o—4. Misses P. Gorrie and Cooke (Auckland) beat Misses Simpson and Thomson ■(Taranaki)-, o—4, fi—4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Caplen and Miss Powdrell (Taranaki) beat Billing; and Miss Gray (Auckland), 0-2, 0-3.' Brown <ind Miss G. Gorrie (Auckland) beat Nicholson and Miss Brewster (Tarnnaki), fi—4, 3—o, o—4. Smith and Miss P. Gorrie (Auckland) bent E. GrilfiLhs and Miss Simpson (Taranaki), o—3. o—3. Griorson and Miss Cooke (Auckland) beat E. W. Griffiths and Miss Thomson (Taranaki), o—3, o—3. PREVIOUS WINNERS. Following is a list of winners of this contest to date: 1005-0, played at Auckland—Taranaki <vron. 1000-7, played at New Plymouth— Taranaki won. 1007-1!. played at Auckland—Auckland won. IOO.S-T). played at New Plymouth— Taranaki won. 1000-10, played at Auckland Auckland won.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 339, 15 March 1910, Page 8
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345LAWN TENNIS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 339, 15 March 1910, Page 8
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