LAWN TENNIS.
TITE MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Blenheim, Last Night. The Marlborough tennis championships were continued to-day in unsettled weather. Results:— Men's champion singles.—First round: W. Griffiths beat Dr. Bennett, C—3, 4—G, C—i; F. M. ,B. Fisher beat H. Anderson, G —o, G—2; H. W. Brown beat F. Wilson, 6—3, 6—l. Men's champion doubles.—First round: Griffiths Bros, beat Bennett and Anderson, 6 —2, 3 —6, G —o; F. M. B. Fisher and G. Smythe won by default from M. Wiffen and 0. Prouse.
Ladies' singles championship. —First round: Miss E. Travers beat Miss E. ledger, 6—3, 6—2; Miss R. Wellwood beat Miss Thomson, G—l, 6—l; Miss Baird beat Miss D. Bell, 6—l, 6—l. Ladies' doubles championship.—First round: Misses Brewster and Simpson beat Misses Maginnity and Bell, 6—l, 4—6, 6—2; Misses Butter worth and Ledger beat Mrs. Menlove and Mrs. Van Asche, 6—l; 6—2.
Combined doubles championship.— First round: Miss Baird and H. Parker beat Mrs. Waddy and H. Anderson, 6—5, 6—2; Miss K. Nunelley and H. A. Brown beat Mrs. C. P. Hulme and L. Griffiths, 6—o, 6—l. Men's handicap singles, first grade.— First round: Crewes beat .Dr. Bennett, 70—57; H. Brown (owes 10) beat M. Wiffen (20), 70—65; F. M. B. Fisher (owes 20) beat G. Griffiths (20), 94—75; G. Didsbury (5) beat E. F. Wilson (10), 70—65; Maddox (38) won by default from Peacock (owes 20). Men's singles, second grade.—First round: J. Horton (IS) beat S. Mogridge (20), 70—52; Jenkins (10) beat Broadmore (scr), 70 —62; Jackson (5) beat Menlove (10), 70 —63. Men's handicap doubles.—First round: Brown and F. Wilson (5) beat J. Horton and T. Horton (35), 70—<S3'; Crewes and Fathers (25) beat Pattie and S. Paul (30), 70—53; Smythe and F. M. B. Fisher (owe 20) beat M. Wiffen and P. Wiffen (25), 70r—65; Anderson and Bennett (20) won by default from Prouse , and Horton (12).
Ladies' handicap doubles. First round: Mrs. Waddy and Mrs. Hulme (20) beat Misses Lord and Tapp (25), 50—43; Misses M. Thomson and S. Thomson (15) beat Misses Baird and Nunneley (owe 20), 70—64. Combined handicap doubles.—f First round: Miss Simpson and Peacock (owe 15) beat Miss Lord and Jackson (30), 75 —68; Miss Brewster and E. W. Griffiths (15) beat Miss Maginnity and Kempthorne, 60—37.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 30 December 1910, Page 8
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378LAWN TENNIS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 221, 30 December 1910, Page 8
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