LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP. TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY. Following Is the draw for the New Plymouth secondary schools lawn tennis championships to be commenced on Saturday: Boys* Doubles.—O'Halloran and Hawken play McNeill and Cottier; Metcalfe and , Penn play McCallum and Mason; Blair and ’ Mclvor play Brown and Foden; McKay and Syme play Christie and Christie. Byes.—Foote and Grant play Cottier and Innes; Strombom and Pease play Jones and Sutherland; Alexander and Shaw play Blundell and Pope; Nicholson and Griffiths play Harrison and Eva; Koch and Bailey play Collins and Brodie; Barrett and Martin play Ballantyne and Griffin. Girls’ Singles.—Miss Weston plays Miss Ogle; Miss Firth plays Miss Hawken; Miss Ballantyne plays Miss Willis. Bye : Miss Johns. Giris’ Doubles.—Misses Bobertson and List play Misses Weston and Gernhoefer; Misses Fox and North play Misses Ballantyne and Hawkins. Byes: Misses Johns and Ogle play Misses Willis and Firth. Boys’ Singles.—R. Syme plays Alexander; Cord plays Brown; Pease plays Blundell. Byes: McCallum plays Metcalfe; E. Mason plays McNeill; Syme plays Blair; Penn plays Fqden; Innes plays Shaw; Barnett plays Christie; Eva plays Harrison; Griffin plays H. Mason; Winfield plays R. Christie; Ballantyne plays Mclvor; Strombom plays Jones; Brodie plays Collins; Roeh plays Mackay; Nicholson plays S. Cottier; Guild plays . \ FEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. The final of the New Plymouth Club’s championship, between J. C. Nicholson and C. Webster, will be played to-morrow, commencing at 2 p.m. The final of the ladies’ championship will also be decided between Miss Brewster and Miss Simpson, play commencing at 3 p.m. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. New Plymouth “B” grade against Inglewood. —Ladies: Miss Elliott, Mrs. Papps, McWilliams, Miss Winfield; emergencies. Miss S. Thomson and Miss Grtffin. Men: Hine, Balharry. King, Turner, Wilson, Valentine; emergency, Colson. THE DAVIS CUP. By Telegraph.—Press New York, Feb. 21. Italy has entered a challenge for the Davis Cup for the first time. The United States Lawn Tennis Association has received requests from France and Czechoslovakia to include them in the draw of challengers for the Davis Cup, which will be made after the entries have closed on March 15. William Tilden, tennis champion, has announced his decision to relinquish his English title, because he will not go abroad to defend t}ie' title.