PIRINOA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 February 1939, Page 9

PIRINOA

INTER-CLUS TENNIS. McDougall shield contest. (“Times-Age” Special.) The first inter-club tennis match between the Kahutara and Pirinoa clubs for the McDougall Shield was played at Kahutara and resulted in a win for the home team by sixteen sets to eight. Two other matches are to be played. The team securing two out of three matches will hold the shield for twelve months. The weather at the commencement was fine but later in the day conditions became unfavourable. The visitors were hospitably entertained by the home sides. The result of the games of the first six men and ladies counted for the McDougall Cup. Kahutara won 190 games to the visitors 173 in the whole match.. The results were as follow (Pirinoa players being mentioned first in each case): —

Men’s singles: S. Thomas beat T. Duffy, 9/5; M. Herangi lost to R. Playlc, 6/9; G. Munro lost to R. Hall, 6/9; N. Hume beat C. Bargh, 9/4; T. Hume beat H. Playle, 9/4; R. Guthrie beat F. Simonek, 9/6; D. Tikao beat J. Lyod, 7/3; C. Busch beat 'T. Hood, 7/4; C. Hume beat W. Pope, 7/5; G. Hall beat C. Harland, 7/2. Ladies’ singles: Miss J. Lovegrove lost to Mrs Duffy, 0/7; Mrs Tikao lost to Miss Bargh, 1/7; Miss F. Tilson lost to J. Hood, 5/7; Miss M. Hutana lost to Miss Hood, 0/7; Miss R. Hall lost to Miss P. Hood, 0/7; Miss M. Lovegrove lost to Mrs Playle, 4/7; Miss H. Hall beat Miss Corlett, 6/5. Men’s doubles: Thomas and Herangi beat Duffy and R. Playle, 9/8; Guthrie and T. Hume beat Hall and Bargh, 9/8; Munro and NN. Hume beat Playle and Simonek, 9/8; Tikao and Busch beat Hood and Lyod, 9/0; C. Hume and G. Hall beat Pope and Harland, 7/5. Ladies’ doubles: Miss J. Lovegrove and Mrs Tikao lost to Mrs Duffy and Miss Bargh, 3/7; Misses F. Tilson and Hutana lost to Misses Hood,, 5/7; Misses Hall and Lovegrove lost to Miss Hood and Mrs Playle, 4/7; Misses Hall and Pope beat Mrs Pope and Miss Bargh, 6/4. Combined doubles: Mrs Tikao and Thomas lost to Mrs Duffy and Duffy, 2/7; Miss Lovegrove and T. Hume lost to Miss Bargh and R. Playle, 5/7; Miss Tilson and M. Herangi lost to Miss J. Hood and R. Hall, 3/7; Miss Hutana and G. Munro beat Miss L. Hood and V. Bargh, 7/4; Miss Hall and N. Hume lost to Miss Hood and H. Playle, 0/7; Miss Lovegrove and Guthrie lost to Mrs Playle and Simonek, 4/7.

Personals. A former well-known Maori athlete, Mr Matthew Sullivan, has taken up his residence in Martinborough. He left the Bay of Islands, where he was born in 1960, and as a volunteer cadet was chosen as Lord Kitchener’s personal groom when that distinguished personage visited Christchurch. In his youthful days Sullivan was a wellknown Rugby player and a representative of Maori touring teams of 1907-8-9. In the latter year he left for Australia and while there played for the Eastern Suburbs Club, Sydney. As an allround athlete Sullivan (Herewini) had many successes in swimming and boxing. He held the amateur middleweight championship of New Zealand and for some time the middle-weight championship of New South Wales, winning on points over Frank Van after 15 rounds of hard fighting. He also took active interest in rowing and assisted Paddy Hannan, of Wellington, in training for his match against George Towns. Recently Mr Sullivan married the oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Watene, Pirinoa. Mrs J. G. Sutherland, who has been a resident here for a number of years, will, it is understood, take up her residence in Carterton. Mrs J. R. Te Whaiti, who has been visiting relatives in Wanganui, has returned home.

Mrs Ross, who was the guest of her niece, Miss McDougall, over the holidays, has returned south. Mr R. McDougall and his daughters have returned from Napier. Miss Crosbie has been appointed assistant teacher at Featherston. Visit of Maoris. A large contingent of Maoris from the Gisborne district arrived on Thursday and were welcomed in real Maori fashion. They will stay here over the weekend and then return to Gisborne.