LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. SECOND DAY S PLAY. Perfect weather favored the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Tournament, which was continued at the New Plymouth courts yesterday. Some splendid games were witnessed, the standard of play in most cases being high. The second day’s results are : —• CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES. Third Round. Wallace beat Archer, 6—3, 6 —a. Nicholson beat Wybourne, 6—2, 6—3. Dickie beat Edmonson, 6—4, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Third Round. Tate and Grant beat Head and Craigle, 3—6, 6—l, 6—4. Nicholson and Webster beat Edmondson and Wybourne, 6—4, 6—3. Dickie and Wallace beat Griffiths and Hine, 6—3, I—6, B—2. Allison and Archer beat J. H. Boon and Broadmore, 6—l, C —O. SEMI-FINALS. Nicholson and Webster won from Tate and Grant by default. Wallace and Dickie beat Allison and Archer, 6—4, 6—2. LADIES’ SINGLES. Second Round. Miss Greatbatch beat Miss Boon, 5—6, 6—4, 6—3. Semi-finals. Miss Brewster beat Mrs. Grant, 6—3, 6—3. Miss Baflantyne beat Miss Greatbatch, 6—3, LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Misses Greatbatch and D. Simpson beat Mesdames A. G. Wallace and Graham, 6—3, Semi-finals. Misses Brewster and Rundle beat Mrs. Smith and Miss L. Thomson, 6—2, 6—3. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. Grant and Mrs. Grant beat Wybourne and Miss Rutherford, 6—4, 6—4. Hine and Miss Valentine beat Kururangi and Miss Simpson, 6—o, 6—o. Second Round. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace beat Merron and Miss Frethey, 6—3, 6—4. Pownall and Mrs. Smith oeat Wilson and Miss Johns, 6—2, 6—2. Nicholson and Miss Brewster beat Grant and Mrs. Grant, 6—o, 6—2. Webster and Miss Rundle beat Hine and Miss Valentine, B—6, 6—2. Head and Miss Ballantyne beat Shearer and Miss Therkleson, 6—l, 6—2. Fookes and Miss Winfield won frpm Dickie and Mrs. Dickie by default. Third Round. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace beat Berg and Miss Boon, 6—2, 6 —4. Nicholson and Miss Brewster beat Pownall and Mrs. Snfith, 6—2, 2—6, 6—2. Webster and Miss Rundle won from Head and Miss Ballantyne by default. Edmondson and Alts. Graham beat Fookes and Miss Winfield, 7—5, 6—l, Semi-finals. Webster and Miss Rundle beat Edmondson and Mrs. Graham, 6—2, 6—o. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES—A GRADE: First Round. •L. Curtis (owe 1-6 15) beat A. Kuch (rec. 15) 9—5. Craigie (owe 3-6 15) won from A. tappa (rec. 15) by default. Second Round. Edmondson (owe 15) beat Pownall (owe 4-6 15) who retired. Fookes (acr.) won from Kururangi (owe 3-6 15) by default. ’’ Bennett (rec. 4-6 15) beat Curtis (owe 1-6 15) 9—3. Southwell (rec. 4-6 15) beat King (scr.) 9—2. Grant (scr.) beat Craigie (owe 3-6 15) 9—5. Berg (rec. 4-6 15) beat Turner (scr.) 9—5. Tate (owe 1-6 15) beat Reader (rec. 15) 9—l. Head , (rec. 15) beat Griffiths (owe 3-6 15) 9—4. Third Round. Bennett beat Southwell 9—6. Head beat Tate 9—B. Grant beat Berg 9—4. MEN’S SINGLES—B GRADE. v Second Round. Colson (owe 4-6 15) beat Etherington (owe 15) 9—B. Nicholls (rec.? 15) beat Reader (owe 15) 9—l. Shearer (owe 15) won from Armstrong (rec. 2-6 15) by default * Semi-finals. Merron (owe 15) bea. Shearer (owe 15) 9—l. MEN'S DOUBLES. First Round. Tate and Grant (rec. 3-6 15) won from Fookes and Papps (rec. 3-6 15) by default.

Edmondson and WybourntT (owe 15) beat Dickie and Wallace (owe 50) 6—3, retired. Second Round. Wynyard and Colson (rec. 15) beat Pownall and Kururangi (owe 5-6 15) 9—3. Kuch and Reader (rec. 3-6 15) beat King and Balharry (rec. 3-6 15) 9—3. Craigie and Head (rec. 15) beat Armstrong and Nicholls (rec. 15 4-6). Tate and Grant (rec. 3-6 15) beat Little and Atkinson (rec. 15) 9—7. Wilson and Valentine (rec. 15) beat Edmondson and Wybourne (owe 15) 9—B. Griffiths and Hine (owe 1-6 15) beat W. Boon and Berg (rec. 15 3-6) 9 —l. Southwell and Bennett (rec. 15 1-6) beat Jacka and Stephenson (rec. 30) 9 —4. Third Round. Wynyard and Colson beat Kuch and Reiader 9— 4 ’ „ j Tate and Grant beat Craigie and Head 9 —•>. { Griffiths and Hine beat Wilson and Valentine 9—6. Reader and Merron beat Southwell and Bennett 9—6. LADIES’ ! NGLES. Second Round. Miss Therkleson (rec. 15 4-6) beat Miss I. Boon (scr.) 7—5. Miss Rutherford (rec. 15 1-6) beat Mrs. Smith (owe 30) 7—l. Miss Ballantyne (owe 30) beat Mrs. Armstrong (rec. 30) 7—5. Mrs. Grant (owe 15) beat Miss Greatbatch (owe 15 3-6) 7—5. Miss Nutting (rec. 3-6 15) beat Mrs. Williams .(rec. 3-6 15) 7—o. Miss Park (rec. 15 4-6) beat Miss HapiertQn (rec. 15 2-6) 7 —6. Third Round. Miss Therkleson beat Mrs. Weston 7—3. Miss Ballantyne beat Miss Rutherford 7—5. Miss Valentine bea* Miss Park 7—5. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Miss Lile and Mrs. Armstrong (rec. 30) beat Misses E. Rundle and Simps,on (owe 4-6 50) 7—3. Misses Ballantyne and Valentine (owe 30) beat Mrs. and Miss Brewster (owe 4-6 40) Second Round, Misses Hamerton and Nutting beat. Mesdames Grant and Smith 7—5. Miss Lile and Mrs. Armstrong beat Mrs. 1 Nicholson and i)iiss Winfield 7—3. > I Miss Boon and Mrs. Weston beat Misses > Frethey and Therkleson 7—o. I Misses Ballantyne and Valentin'* Mes*

dames Balharry and Williams 7—o. Semi-finals. Miss Boon and Mrs. Weston beat Misses Ballantyne and Valentine 7—2. FINALS TO-DAY. All the rounds, with a few’ exceptions,, have now been completed, and a start, has been made on the semi-finals. These will be continued this morning, and it is expected to start the finals this afternoon at 2' o’clock. The following players are requested to be on the grounds ready to commence play at 9.15 this morning: Misses Greatbatch - , Simpson, Ballantyne, Valentine, Rundle, Lile and Boon; Mesdames Weston and Armstrong; Messrs. Webster, Wallace, Nicholson, Dickie, and Head. The following are required to play imme- ; diately after the above: Messrs. Edmondson, i Fookes, Nicholls, Colson, Griffiths, Hine, | Reader and Merron. THE WILDING SHIELD. CANTERBURY v. WELLING’! u...

By Telegraph —Pre?-' Associ’i’inn Christchurch, Last Night. In the first, day’s play of the Wilding Shield challenge tennis match, Canterbury won five , matches to Wellington's one. The best maten of the day was that between Greenwood and , Swanston, the latter giving a fine display of accurate driving. ODivier outclassed Salmond and Wilding was too clever for Andrews. In the doubles Salmond and Parker had one set in and were 5—3 against Wilding and Aitken, but the Canterbury team rallied and took tte match. Scores;— Singles.—Greenwood lost to. Swanston 4—6, 6—4, 3—6; Wilding beat Andrews 6—2, 6—l’ Ollivier beat Salmond 6—2, 6—l ; Aitken beat Parker 3 —6. 6—4, 6—l. Doubles.—Ollivier and Greenwood beat Swanston and Andrews 6—3. 6—l; Wilding Aitken beat Parker and Salmond 3—6, 7 5, 6—2.