LAWN TENNIS.
MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT,
By Telegraph — Press Association.
BLENHEIM, Last Night,
The Marlborough Tennis Championship was continued to-day, in unsettled weather. Fisher's brilliant play was much admired. Though Miss Nunnelly and Miss Baird were beaten in the handicap doubles they showed cleverness. The results were as follow:
Men's Champion Singles.— ■ First round: W. Griffiths beat Dr Bennett, F. M. B. Fisher beat H. Anderson, H. W. Brown boat F. Wilson. Men's Champion Doubles.— First round: Griffiths Bros, beat Bennett and Anderson, F. M. B. Fisher and G. Smythe won by, default from M. Wiffen and 0. Prouse.
Ladies' Singles Championship.—. First round: Miss E. Travel's beat Miss E. Ledger, Miss R. Wellwood beat Miss Thomson, Miss Baird beat Mies D.Bell.
Ladies' Doubles Championship.—First round: Miss Brewster and Miss Simpson beat Mis Maginnity and Miss Bell, Miss Butter worth and Miss Ledger beat Mrs Menlove and Mrs Van ..*sche.
Combined Doubles Champion ship. —Miss Baird and >H. Parker beat Mrs Waddy and H. Anderson, Miss K. Xmmelly and H. W. Brown beat Mrs C. P. Hulme and L. Griffiths.
Men's Handicap Singles.— First grade, (first round): Crowes beat Dr Bennett, H. Brown (owes 10) beat M .Wiffen (30); F. M. B '.Fisher (owes 20) beat E. Griffiths (20); G. Didsbury(o) beat E. F. Wilson (10); Maddox (38) won by defamo from Peacock (owes 2uj.
Men'.s Singles. Second grade (first round): .1. Horton (15) beat S. Mogridge (20); Jenkins (10), beat Bradmore (scr.); Jackson (5) beat Menlove (10).
Men's Handicap Doubles.— First round: Brown and F. Wilson (5) beat J. Horton and T. Horton (35), Crewes and Fathers (25) beat Pattie and S. Paul ,--,, Smythe and F. M. B. Fisher (owe 20) beat M. Wiffen and P. Wiffen (25), Anderson and Bennett (20) won by default from Prouse and Horton. (12)1 Ladies' Handicap Doubles.— Mrs Waddy and Mrs Hulme (20) beat Miss Lord and Miss Tapp (25), Miss M. Thomson and Miss L. Thomson (15) beat Miss Baird and Miss Nunnelly (owe 20). Combined Handicap Doubles.— First round: Miss Simpson and Peacock (owe 15) beat Miss Lord and Jackson (30), Miss- Brewster and E. W. Griffiths (15) beat Miss Maginnity and Kempthonie.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 30 December 1910, Page 5
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360LAWN TENNIS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 30 December 1910, Page 5
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