LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 December 1939, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

PLAV IN WAIRARAPA FIRST GAWITH SHIELD GAME. A WIN FOR CARTERTON. l'‘Times-Age” Special.) The first Gawith Shield was played against the Martinborough Club al Carterton on Saturday. Showers of rain during the afternoon made playing conditions unpleasant. Carterton won by 17 matches to 7. The following are (he detailed results. (Carterton players being mentioned first in each ease): — Men's singles:—l. Mackie defeated G. McLeod 6 4. 6 4: M. Hobson defeated G. Simpson. 6 5. 4 6. 6 4: M. Worsfold lost to C. Ward. 5 6. 6 1. 26: E. Dyer, lost to E. Evans. 2 6. 6 3. 4 6: J. Dwane defeated M. McLeod. 6 1. 6 3: D. L. Taverner defeated E. McAlpine. 6 5. Ladies' Singles.—Miss B. Peters lost to Mrs G. McLeod. 3 9; Miss E. Newbould defeated Miss R. Hewitt. 9/8: Miss M. Smart defeated Miss J. Collier. 9 6: Miss D. Goodall defeated Miss J. McLeod. 9. 6: Mrs H. Trapp defeated Mrs C. Moore. 9 4; Miss G. Knutson defeated Miss M. Pressing. 9/4. Men's doubles. —M. Hobson and E. Dyer lost to G. McLeod and G. Simpson. 6 3. 4 6. 4 6; M. Worsfold and L. Mackie lost to C. Ward and E. Evans. 16. 3 '6: J. Dwane and D. L. Taverner, defeated M. McLeod and E. McAlpine, 6 '2. 5 Z 6, 7 5. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses E. Newboulcl and M. Smart lost to Mrs G. McLeod and Miss R. Hewitt. 8 9; Misses B. Peters and D. Goodall defeated Misses J. Collier and J. McLeod, 9/3; Mrs H. Trapp and G. Knutson defeated Mrs C. Moore and Miss M. Pressing. 9 5. Combined doubles. —I. Mackie and Miss D. Goodall defeated C. Ward and Miss I. Cojlier. 9/5; M. Hobson and Miss B. Peters won by default. G. McLeod and Mrs McLeod; M. Worsfold and Miss E. Newbould won by default. G. Simpson and Miss R. Hewitt: E. Dyer and Miss M. Smart lost by default to E. Evans and Miss J. McLeod; D. L. Taverner and Mrs H. Trapp won by default M. McLeod and Mrs Moore; J. Dwane and Miss G. Knutson won by default E. McAlpine and Miss M. Pressing. Totals: Carterton 17 matches; Martinborough 7 matches. WEEKEND MATCH. During the weekend a team from the Khandallah Tennis Club visited Carterton and played a match with a team from the local club. Khandallah defeated the Carterton club by 15 games to 9. The results are as follow (Carterton players being mentioned first in each case) :— Men's singles.—M. Hobson defeated D. G. Kelly, 6/3, 4 6. 6/4; I. Mackie defeated A. Baker. 6/3, 6/4; M. Worsfold defeated B. Burton. 6/1. 6 3: J. Dwane defeated F. Tindall. 6 4, 6/2; D. Taylor lost to R. Smith, 4/6. 3/6: R. Harrington lost to P. Allis. 3/6. 3/6. Ladies' singles—Miss B. Peters lost to Miss McCaul. 8 10; Miss M. Smart lost to Mrs Ranson 29: Miss D. Goodall lost to Mrs Thurston. 5/9; Miss G. Knutson lost to Miss Allis, 6 9; Mrs R. Harrington defeated Miss Turner. 9/6; Mrs F. M. Hindley lost to Miss Gibbons, 4 '9. Men's doubles. —M. Hobson and I. Mackie lost to D. Kelly and F. Tindall, 6/4, 36. 46; M. Worsfold and J. Dwane lost to A. Baker and R. Smith, 4/6, 6/4, 3/6; D. Taylor and R. Harrington lost tn P. Allis and B. Burton, 3- 6, 6/3, 7 9. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss M. Smart and Mrs Harrington lost to Mrs Ransom and Miss McCaul, 3/6. 0 6: Misses B. Peters and D. Goodall lost to Mrs Thurston and Miss Turner. 4.6. 5/6; Miss G. Knutson and Mrs Hindley lost to Misses Allis and Gibbons. 6 '4. 3 6. 3/6. Combined Doubles—M. Hobson and Miss B. Peters defeated Kelly and Miss McCaul. 6/3. 0. 6. 6 4; T. Mackie and Miss M. Smart defeated Tindall and Mrs Ransom. 6/4. 6 2; M. Worsfold and Mrs R. Harrington lost to Baker and Miss Turner. 6 4. 26, 12/14; J. Dwane and Miss G. Knutson defeated Burton and Mrs Thurston. 4 6. 6 5. 9/7; D. Taylor and Miss Goodall lost to Smith and Miss Gibbons, 4 6, 6/5, 1/6; R. Harrington and Miss Hindley defeated Allis and Miss Allis 6/1, 0/6, 6/1.

All games not completed on Saturday will be temporarily abandoned and if necessary played at the end of the season. ST. PATRICK’S TEAM. TO PLAY MA RIST CLUB. The following is the St. Patrick's Club team to travel to Wellington or: Sundav, to play a match against Mar ist Club:—Messrs T. Apa, P. Beals. P. Flynn. P. Griffin. J. McDonald. I O’Connor, J. Carrick. J. McGrath. T Brady. M. Doyle. B. Howard. P. Greenlees. A. O'Lea,y and Misses P. Brennan. M. Brennan. M. Eastwood, R. Eastwood, IVL Johnston. J. Johnston. A Keisenberg, M. Brady. H. Beech. M Greenlees. N. Clarke. K. Wickens, J Buckley. M. Gaynor. B. Reilly. J. Cress M. Carrig. Any player not able Io mak the 'rip or anyone else wishing to g'f should notify the secretary. Miss B Reilly, by Wednesday. RAIN STOPS PLAY. CARRINGTON v RANGITUMAU. A commencement was made at Carterton on Saturday with the match Carrington Park v Rangitumau. but rain stopped play.