EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 February 1941, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

BUSH CRICKET LEADERS LN COMPETITION (“Times-Age'' Special.) Will) an equal number of points the School and Pahiatua cricket clubs arc leading in the Bush Association's comoetitam. The draw f-.r tomorrow is as follow.-hi. itua v. Fire Brigade: TENNIS GRUVIHEAD CUP MATCH. Diirit.g the weekend, a team representing tile Nireaha Tennis Club .jour-neyi-d":<. Hartwells to pl::\ a Greathoad Cup mutch with that club. The match resulted in a win for Hastwells by If sets and 117 games to 5 sets and Gf games. The following are the scores, HustwcHs players being mentioned first in each instance:--Ladies' singles: Miss 11. Madsen lost to Miss A. Cooper. 5 6: Miss A. Dick beat Miss N. Drysdale. G 3: Miss I Madsen beat Miss Z. Halloway, li 2 Miss E. Larsen beat Miss B. Drysdale 6 3: Miss E. Dick lost to Mrs Mills. 1 6: Miss O. Halberg lost to Miss 1. Pryde. 4 6. Men's singles: M. Ngatuere beat R. Lawrence. (> 4; E. Sigvertscn beat E. Neidercr, G2; W. Ngatuere beat C. Herccck. G2; C. Larsen boat C. H. Mills. G 2; L. Dick beat R. Petersen J 2; R. Wilson beat E. Drysdale, G 0. Ladies' doubles: Mieses H. Madsc/i and A. Dick beat Misses A. Cooper and N. Drysdale, 6 1; Misses I. Madsen and E. Larsen lost to .Misses Z. Holloway and B. Drysdale. 1 G; Misses E. Dick and J .Halberg beat Mrs Mills and Miss I. Pryde. 6 4. Men's doubles: Ngatuere and Sigvertsen beat Lawrence and Hcrcock. G 4: Ngatuere and Larson lost to E. Neidercr and Mills. 4 6; L. Dick and K. Wilson beat R. Peterson and E. Drysdale. d -1. Combined doubles: Ngatuere mid Miss H. Madsen beat Lawrence and Miss Cooper, i '3; Sigvcrtsen and .Miss Dick beat E. Neidercr and Miss N. Drysdajc. 4 0; W. Ngatuere and Miss I. Madsen beat Hercock and Miss Holloway. 4 1; Larsen and Miss Larsen beat Miils and B. Drysdale. 4 2; L. Dick and Miss Dick boat R. Peterson and Mrs Mills. 4 1; R. Wilson and Miss Halberg boat E. Drysdale and Miss Pryde. 4 1

ATHLETIC CLUB [ DATE FOR ANNUAL SPORTS. A meeting of members of the Eketahuna Athletic Club held last night decided to hold its annual sports fixture on Saturday, March 20. The proceeds will be donated to the patriotic funds. The Ladies' Patriotic Committee signified its willingness to assist with the sports in any way. and other oilers of assistance were forthcoming. A committee representing the club and consisting of the president, Mr S, Daniell; secretary, Mr C. Hausman, and Mr S. J. O'Regan. was appointed to keep in touch with, the Patriotic Committee. A programme which included athletic, tug-of-war and novelty events, was adopted. SWIMMING SPORTS POSTPONED. The weekly sports of the Swimming J Club was again abandoned last night J on account of cold and wet weather.; — n ntriotiv Committee. At a rece r- meeting of the ladies’; sub-committec of the Nireaha Patrio-i tic Committee, arrangements were fin-1 alised regarding the packing and for-; warding of parcels foi soldiers serving! overseas. j Mrs P. Wilkin's resignation from the, office as secretary was received with , regret. Mrs C. H. Hercock was elected to fill the vacancy. Personal. Mr Erian Spring. Nireaha. has left for Levin where he will undergo train-' mg for the Air Force. —

WAR CIASORSHIP

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