LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 December 1919, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

CHAMPIONSHIPS. S' YESTERDAY'S BBSULTS. By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, tut Nig»* For tho New Zealand tennis chuaploMhlpi tournament the weather was Ideal, and Slay far tho best yet seen at the tournament. Most of Uie series are clayed out to the final stages, but in one or two of them there in Mill matches to be played la the semi-final round!. Detailed results are:— HEN'S SINGLES. Second Round —C. A. Cuff (Te Aroha) bet*. D. J. B. Seymour (Wellington) ft—J, 3—9, 6—3, 6—o. Third Bound.—Cuff beat Lamps (Wangs null, 6—l, 6—4, 9—7; Olllvler (ChrlftchUMii) beat Quill (Chrlstchureh), 6—4, G—f, L. France (Wellington) beat W. Petrse (Tetnuka), «—B, 2—6, B—6, 6—4, 6-4. Fourth Round—Laurenson (Auckland) beat Denton (Chrlstchurch) 6—o, 6—S, )—B, <-H>} Rnlison (Auckland) beat Bonnlngton (Christ* church), 6—4, I—6, I—6, 6—4, 6—2; Wilding (Chrlstchurch) boat S. Powdrell {Wantsnuj), 6—l, 0-4 (Powdrell retired); oSm* (Chrlstchurch), beat L. T. France (Wellington), 6—2, 6—l, o—l, LADIES* SDJQLIS. Third Rwfotf (semi-final)*—Wis MacTsrlane (Auckland) beat lQn Travers (Welling- «!"' ®~4i Mrs. Hodges Auckland) Uat Miss M. Pay ton (Auckland), 6—2, 6—l, MEN'S DOUBLES. Third Round.—Allison and Gray (Dunedln) beat Swamton and Peacock (WeiUagWt), «—L 6—3, B—6; Olllvler and Wilding (Chrtlteharch) heat Laurenson and Robson (Auckland), 6—4, Fourth Round (semi-final) .—Allison and Gray (Dunedln) beat Qoss and Clark (ChrlUehurch), 6—3, 6—4, 6—3; Olllvler and Wilding (Christi church) beat Cuff (Te Aroha) and Park (Wellington), 6—3, B—2, 9—4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Second Round.—Mrs. Melody and lbs, Pitklnson (Wellington) beat Mrs. Gorton (Masttrton) and Miss Payton (AacUvrt), 6—4* 6—4; Mrs. Marchbanks and lira. Peacock beat Mlsa Pllmmer and Miss Wilson, 6—l B—l. Third Bound (semi-final) —Mrs KarchbankS and Mrs. Peacock teat Miss N. Mantell and' Miss Ward (Wellington), 4—4, 6—l, 6—l. COMBINED DOUBLES. Third Round.—Griffiths and Miss McParlans (Auckland) beat W. Angus (Chrlstciiurch) tat Miss I, Mantell (Wellington), 6—o. 6—l. Fourth Bound (seal-flnal).—ttess (Chrlstchurch) and Mrs. Hodges (Auckland) beat Penrse (Temuka) and Mra. Gordon Otmmton), 7—5, 4—6, 6—l; Griffiths and Miss HeFarlane best Webster (New Plymouth), and Mrs. Parkinson (Petone), 7—5, f—6, 7—5 Final.—Griffiths and Miss McFarlane' beat ( Goes and Mrs. Hodges, 3—6, 6—3, 6 t. ' BOYS' SINGLES. Third Round.—Maddock (Wellington) but a Graham (Wellington), 3—6. 6—B, 6—2; Xui- 1 sell Young (Wellington) beat Sarle (Wetting- ijl J o ")'*— °' ®—6—2; Seay (Chrtatcbjrcb) _ beat Berin (Nelson), 6—l. 3—6, 6—l; (Wellington) beat Jack Powdrell (WanaanaU ' o—3, e—s, " Fourth Round (sdml-Bnal).—Young but Maddock, 6—l, 6—2, Goldle beat Soay, 6—E, o—4. GIRLS' SINGLES. \ Third Round.—Gwendoline Calver (Wanga- f nul) beat Esraa Grleraon (Lower Butt), 6 t. ; 6—2; Arlta Howe (Wellington) beat Marti < Prince (Wellington), 6—4, 6—2; Hughliae lap- i worth (Wellington) beat Nina Davidson (Weft- , Ington), 6—2, 6—2. f ' • Fourth Round (semi-flnal). Gwendoline I ' Calver beat Hazel Waills (Wellington), s—4, i . " ®> 7—5; Arlta Howe beat Hugbllne Lap- t -'i worth, 6—l, 6—o. ' iNOTES ON THE PLAY. j' (Special to Dally News.) i . ' Wellington, Last Night. The tournament was continued undsr ; glorious conditions. In the fourth round of ; the combined doubles, C. B. Webstor and Mr*. Parkinson defeated Lees and Miss Clarke, 6—3 ■' This was a hard go. In the semifinal played this afternoon, after ft greets fiJtlit between old club mates, Grlfflthe and, McFnrlane won from Webster and MrsTMSF klnson, 7-3. 6-4, 7-5. The Auckland Mir then went on and beat In handsome atyto,; QoSl nno Mrs. Hodges, the present holders. In ; final Mlfls McFarlane's cross court work m' beautiful. She is surely a player wha will V have to. he reckoned with. Griffiths is thft same - persistent player. The first Important event of the second day was tho match between Robson and Laiirtft- 4 *on, the best Auckland pair, and the '/< champions Dlcklo and Wallace, of Wamley. It I was well known that Dickie was far troxtb well, and that neither of the men from ftui"' nalci were in tournament form, but it mil thought by many that their lonjr and their splendid combination would giro thnS orer 'i 10 yunrcr and leu 5 : tried Auckland men. But It was soon erl-i dent that Dickie, becauso of hit Inability to reach for balls In certain positions of til* 01 , 9? uld !10t shmv » n J* of his old fora.' and Wallace, overloaded as he was, failed oflto on this account (says the Dominion). «u> made a good flght of It but ,: they could not win. The Auckland men, plajed sterling tennis. Robson's overhead* l play was particularly fine, probably th« yet seen In the tourney. Laurenson was tl'i ways safe, and often scored with wtll.nkMd' strokes. v***™ lllie play on tho first day of the Mttner was perhaps lower In quality than hat erer been seen at any pretlous New Zealand chin- ■ pionahlp meeting (says the Dominion). Mudi li.i. . fS ay . 1)B " ,trll)utod t0 the fact that : this Is the first New Zealand chamnlottsha : meetlnj held since the war began to (STwanr young murihood orersoas. Also It mav h • Attributed to the weather conditions. All mr ! he country the summer has* been late uT«Mtig. and many of tho players hare bad taT' i ti pr s ? 8 ' e3 » eelall J en grass eoorta. She i Auckland players were In form, and tt «Hld probably not be unfair to attribute mm 'tt ■ their success to tho fact that they haee Men ; •ble to get In more practice In the earlr itm ,' mer than the Wellington plants and thfisa : from farther south. w ■, Erery player, and erery spectator, had l»k- i ed forward to Beelng Dickie and Wallace, the 1 Haverley pair who tvere the champions of 1913, In action and In form, but they haw mh i IP, meeting without any practice, and '' ™ far from we ' l ' suffering a paln&l and slow recover* from sciatica, lie htdito decline his singles match with Wilding on Saturday, but he intends to jilay with Wallioc to-day, meeting Robson and LaurensonTS ' th!S »" mv, Hi tha WttTerl ®y men in fcrm ' to aee e 9en R raatch worth going far The gmtest surpriso of the day was the 1 hoilow defeat of Wallace, the 191S singles 1 champion, liy Robson, and Robson won from ■ beginning to end with the greatest ease. ' 9 Throughout tho Aucklnnder played with Iha 1 utmost confidence, smashing and driving with .*9 Rood speod and remarkable accuracy. W®l» 9 lace Is fond of the side lines, e?en j| slnßlo, and his lack of practice cost burcHl many poinjs with these shots.