LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1921, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. MEETING OF CHAMPIONS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The New Zealand tennis championships were continued to-day, play being particularly interesting by reason of the fact that the visiting champions were competing. Tilden met Patterson in the singles championship before 1000 spectators. Patterson gave his opponent some very stiff games, but Tilden won comfortablv 6—3, 6—3, 6—l. In the doubles championship Tilden and Johnston beat O’Hara Wood and Heath, 9—7, 6—S, 6—2, 6—4. A match which aroused great interest was the meeting between Brookes and Patterson and Washburn and Hardy. The game resulted in a win for the Australians, after a five-set 4 —6, 5—7, 6—2, 6—4, 6—2.

There was nothing outstanding in the meetings of the international tennis players. The match' between Brookes and Patterson and Washburn and Hardy went to five sets, the Americans taking the first two, and Brookes and Patterson had to play pretty hard to win. The best game of the day was that between Tilden and Johnston and Heath and O’Hara Wood. In this contest "Wood caught the eye particularly, and showed what a very fine doubles player he is. DETAILED RESULTS. MEN’S SINGLES. Second round.—E. G. Talliss beat S. Powdrell 4—6. 2—6, 10—8, 6—l, 6—l; W. Pearse beat R. H. Denton, 6—3, 7 —5, 7 5; C. J. Dickie beat E. Ohlson, 6 —l, 2—6, 6—3, 6—l; A. C. Thompson beat R. O. Gardener, G—l, 6—3, 6—o. Third round.—Dr. Laurensbn won from J. S. Swainson by default; W. Washburn beat K. Clark, 6—o, 6—2; S. W. Field beat F. W. Martin, 6 —4, 6 —o, 6—2; N. H. Bull beat L. J. Edmondson, 6 —2, 6 —-3, 6 —2; W. Goss beat J. C. Mason, 6—4, 6—2; Dr. Allison beat A. S. C. Brown, 6—l, 6—2, 6-2- M. H. March beat Dr. Gregg, 12 —10, 6—3. 6—3; P. O’Hara Wood beat E. G. Tallfes, 6—l, 6—2; A. C. Thompson beat W. Pearse. 4—6, 6—3, 6—o; N. Peach won from F. Peach by default; G. G. Aitken won from T. R. Quill by default; S. H. Henderson beat F. S. Wilding, 7—5, 7 —5, 4 —6, 6 —3. Fourth round.—-iW. T. Tilden beat G. L. Patterson, 6—3, 6—3, 6—l; A. C. Thompson won from A. B. Shaw by default; N. Peach beat G. G. Aitken, 8— 7—5, 7—5. Fifth round.—W. T. Tilden beat A. C. Thompson, 6—o, 6—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round.—O’Hara Wood and R. W. Heath beat E. G. Talliss and A. S. C. Brown, 6—3, 6—3, 6—2. Second round.— W. A. Bray and C. *Salmond beat G. F. Wilson and D. W. Earle, 6—2, 6—2; F. S. Wilding and G. G. Aitken beat H. W. Snelling and J. Somers, 6—4, 6—2, 6—2; Dr. Gregg and S. H. Hendetson beat L. France and G. P. J. Pritchard, 6—3, 5—7, 6—o, 6—3; W. Goss and W. Pearce beat H. Henderson and Dr. Mackay, 6—l, 6—o, 6—l; C. J. Dickie and A. G. Wallace beat E. L. Bartlett and H. E. Webster, B—6, 5—7, 6 4, 6—3; J. A. Moir and W. Williams beat F. W.* Martin and W. J. Melody, 7 6—4, 4—6, 6—4; C. B. Hull and E. Tonks beat L. T. Pickmere and J. Peat, 6—2, 10—8, 3—6, 6—o. Third round.—Dr. Laurenson and E. W. Griffiths beat M. H. Marsh and A. S. Watt, 6—3, 9—7, &—2; W. T. Tilden and W. M. Johnston beat F. S. Wilding and G. G. Aitken, 6—o, 6—4, 6—l; H. L. Robson and V. E. Page beat Drs. Park and Allison, 6—2, o—6, 9—7, B—6; N. E. Brookes and G. L. Patterson beat S. H. Hardy and W. Washburn, 4—6, 5—7, 6—2, 6—4, 6—2.

LADIES’ SINGLES. First round.—’Miss N. Rogers beat Mrs. A. K. Morris, 7— 's, 6—4; Miss Marion Macfarlane beat Miss J. E. Ramsay, 3—6, 6 —o, 6—4; Miss B. M. Knight beat Miss D. Kenderdine, 6—3, 6 —o; Mrs. Richardson beat Afiss C. Sloman, 6—4, 6 —4; Miss Parkinson beat Miss Ward, 6 —2, 6 —l; Miss Z. Wellwood beat Miss Airey, 7 —5, 5—7, 9—7. Second round.—Miss N. Curtis beat Miss Marjorie Macfarlane, 6—3, 6—4; Mrs. Parkinson won from Miss N. Rogers by default. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second round.—Mesdames Potter and Maitland beat Misses Airey and Brookes, B—6, 6 —-3; Misses Kenderdine and Knight beat Misses Sloman and Woodroffe, 6—4, 6—4; Mesdames Marchbanks and Peacock beat Misses Robson and Lepine, 6 —l, 6—2; Misses Wa'Urs and Rogers beat Misses Hodge and Kennedy, 6 2, 6 —7, 7—5; Mrs Hodge and Miss Macfarlane beat Misses McCormick and Kerr Taylor, 6—l. 6 —3; Mesdames Austin and McCody beat Misses N. and I. Man tell, 6—4, 6—2; Mrs. Marshall and M. Payton won from Misses N. and G. Curtis by default. Third round. —Mesdames Marchbanks and Peacock beat Misses Walters and Rogers, 2—6, 6—2, 6—3; Mrs. Marshall and Miss M. Payton beat Airs. Parkinson and Miss Arrowsmith, 6 —3, 6 —3. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second round.—Miss AL Payton and V. E. Page beat Miss Gray anil W. Billows, 6 —4, 6 —3; Alias N. Alan tell and N. Peach won from Alias Walters and A. B. Shaw, by default; Miss Howe and L. France beat Alias Brookes and G. L. Taylor, 6 —2-, 6 —l; Aliss Kerr Taylor and E. G. Talliss beat Alisa Simpson and A. C. Thompson, ft—4, 7 —5; Mrs. Alelody and Al. L. Lampe beat Airs. Peacock and J. C. Peacock, 4 —6, 6—3, 6 —2; Miss Brewster and S. H. Henderson beat Mrs. Marshall and Sims. 4—ft ? 6—l, 7 Alisa Ward and W. Bray beat Miss Cato and S. Averill, 3—6, 6—2, 6 —l; Aliss McCormick and Al. H. Marsh beat Miss Alarjorie Macfarlane and E. W. Griffiths, 6—l. 6—l; Mrs. Potter and K. Clark beat Miss Woodroffe and S. C. Thorne, 6—l, 6—3. Third round. —Alias N. Curtis and Dr. Allison beat Miss N. Alantell and N. Peach, 6 —2, 6—4.

A pathetic scene may be witnessed at the basket-making class at King George Hospital, Rotorua. A boy who was suffering from infantile paralysis, and unable to use his hands, wan anxious to learn the art of basket-mak-ing, and, notwithstanding his disabilities, set to work to work to train his toes to accomplish the task usually done by the fingers. By perseverence he made considerable progress, and his determination is such that he has every prospect of success