LAWN TENNIS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17977, 24 March 1930, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

MIXED DOUBLES TOURNEY. •; i PLAY ON LOCAL COURTS. j | ( EIbHT SECTIONS DECIDED. j.j After a postponement of several j ; weeks, the handicap mixed doubles tournament arranged by Die Hamilton Suburban Lawn Tennis Association was proceeded with on Saturday afternoon. The tournament was divided into two | grades, and, owing to heavy entries, ( the courts of eight clubs were used for play. In each of these eightsections the pair securing most games out of five won the section and quad- _ fled for semi-final play, which will he j decided later. The Results. Following arc the results to hand (the handicaps arc in parentheses): ‘ “A” GRADE. —Ruakura Courts. , . First Round. I Grant and Mrs Wcatherley (7) beat Webster and Miss Menzics (6), 41 — . 39, Fallows and Miss Staunton (~) ; beat Hayes and Mrs Short (9L 41— 28; Griffiths and Miss Coker (5) beat - Blackwood and Miss Cliff (10), 41 - -31. Second Round. Grant and Mrs Weatherley (7) beat Hayes and Mrs Short (9), _41 —39; Griffiths and Miss Coker (5) beat Fallows and Miss Staunton (7), 41 31; Webster and Miss Alenzies (6) beat Blackwood and Miss Cliff (10), 41—33, Third Round. Griffiths and Miss Coker (5) beat Grant and Mrs Weatherley (7), 41 — 38; Fallows and Miss Staunton (7) heat Blackwood and Miss Cliff (10), 4i, — 36; Webster and Miss Menzies (6) beat Hayes and Mrs Short (9), 41—as. Fourth Round. Blackwood and Miss Cliff (10) beat Grant and Mrs Weatherley (7), 41— 37; Fallows and Miss Staunton (7) ■ heat Webster and Miss Menzies (6). 41- —37; Griffiths and Miss Coker (5) beat Hayes and Mrs Short (9), 41 — 39. j Fifth Round. Fallows and Miss Staunton (7) beat Grant and Mrs Weatherley (7), 41 —31; Hayes and Mrs Short (9), heat Blackwood and Miss Cliff (10), 41 — 35; Webster and Miss Menzies (6) heat Griffiths and Miss Coker 15).41—39. With four games each to their credit, Griffiths and Miss Coker and Fallows and Miss Staunton met to decide title honours. A very close game resulted in a win for Griffiths •and Miss Coker with the score 41—39. Final Results, Wins ' Griffiths and Miss Coker 5 Fallows and Miss Staunton .... 4 Grant and Mrs Weatherley .... 3 Blackwood and Miss Cliff .... 1 Hayes and Mrs Short .1 H B” GRADE. —St. Paul’s Courts. First Round. Simpson and Miss St. George (bcc) beat Locke and Miss Locke (14), 41—31; Ransom and Miss Lake (3) j beat Course and Miss McKinnon (10), 41—31. Second Round Locke and Miss Locke (14) beat .Halstead and Miss Smith (3), 41 —3b; Ransom and Miss Lake (3) beat Simpson and Miss St. George (scr), 41 —36; Course and Miss McKinnon (10) beat Carter and Miss McCaulay (13). 41—34. Third Round. Ransom and Miss Lake (3) beat Halstead and Miss Smith (3), 41—31: Simpson and Miss St. George (scr) beat Carter and Miss McCaulay (13) 41—29. Fourth Round. Carter and Miss 'McCaulay (13) heat Halstead and Miss Smith (3), 41—30; Course and Miss McKinnon (10) heat Locke and Miss Locke, Fifth Round. Course and .Miss McKinnon- (10) heat Simpson and Miss St. George (scr), 41—38; Ransom and Miss Lake (3) heat Locke and Miss Locke (14), 41 —32Sixth Round. Course and Miss Mclvinnon (10) beat Halstead and Miss Smith (3), 41, — 34; Ransom and Miss Lake (3) beat Carter and Miss McCaulay (13), ,41—27. Seventh Round. Simpson and Miss St. George (scr) beat Halstead and Miss Smith (3), 41 —34; Locke and Miss Locke (14) beat Carter and Miss McCaulay (13), 41 — 37. E. Ransom and Miss Lake, with 5 wins, were winners of this group HAMILTON EAST PRESBYTERIAN COURTS. First Round. .-Short and Miss Hayes (8) beat Hall and Miss Kilham (10), 41—38; Johnston, and Miss Kemp (16) beat Rees and Miss Dowd (8), 41—32; Bruce and Miss Clements (7) beat Muir and Mrs Fowle (5), 41—25. Second Round. Short and Miss Hayes (8) beat Rees and Miss Dowd (8), 41—24; Bruce and Miss Clements (7) beat Johnston and Miss Kemp (16), 41—34; Muir and Mrs Fowle (5) beat Hall and Miss Kilham (10), 42—40. Third Round. Bruce and Miss Clements (7) beat Short and Miss Hayes (8), 41—35; Johnston and Miss Kemp (16) beat Muir and Mrs Fowle (5), 41 : —37; Hall and Miss Kilham (10) beat Rees and Miss Dowd (8), 43—41. Fourth Round. Short and Miss Ilaycs (8) heat Muir and Mrs Fowle (5), 41 —29; Hall arid Miss Kilham (10), beat Johnston and Miss Kemp (16), 42—40; Bruce and Miss Clements (7) beat Rees and Miss Dowd (8), 41 —34. Fifth Round. Johnston and Miss Kemp (16) heat Short and Miss Hayes (8), 41—39; Muir and Mrs Fowle (5) beat Rees and Miss Dowd (8), 41—35; Bruce and Miss Clements (7) beat Hall and Miss Kilham (10), 41—39. Final Results. Sets Bruce and Miss Clements 5 Short and Miss Hayes 3 Johnston and Miss Kemp 3 Muir and Mrs Fowle 2 Hall and Miss Kilham 2 Rees and Miss Dowd ........ 0 FRANKTON OLD PUPILS’ COURTS. First Round. Jack and Miss Clements (8) beat Cumings and Miss Fredric (6), 44 42; Roberts and Miss Major (9) beat Heaslop and Miss Gardiner (12), 41 beat Cooper and Miss Fletcbei (J), 41 34; Rewa and Mrs Rewa, a bye. Second Round. jack and Miss Clements (8) beat j!i‘wa and Mrs Rewa (10), 41—25; Cumings and .Miss Fredric (6j beai. ileaslop and Miss Gardiner (12;, 41 —25; Roberts and Miss Major (9) beat Cooper and Miss Fletcher (9), il_3g; Rosie and Miss McGuinness. a, bye.

Third Round. I Ileaslop and Miss Gardiner (12) beat Rewa and Mrs Rewa -(10), 41— 27; Gumings and Miss Fredrio (6) I>eat Cooper and Miss Fletcher (9), 41—35; Rosie and Miss McGuinness (G) beat Roberts and Miss Major (9), 41—38; Jack and Miss Clements, a bye. Fourth Round. Rewa and Mrs Rewa (10) beat Cooper and Miss Fletcher (9), 41— 35; Rosie and .Miss McGuinness (G) beat Cumings and Miss Frcdric (G), 41 — 3<j; jack and Miss Clements (8) boat Roberts and Miss Major (9), ■ 41—33; Ileaslop and Miss Gardiner, a bye. Fifth Round. Rosie and Miss McGuinness (G) beat Rewa and Mrs Rewa (10), 41 —24; Cumings and Miss Frcdric (0) beat Roberts and Miss Major (9), 42—40; Jack and Miss Clements (8) beat Ileaslop and Miss Gardiner (12). 41 -—33; Cooper and Miss Fletcher, a bye. Sixth Round. Roberts and .Miss Major (9) beat Rewa and Mrs Rewa (10), 41 —38; Jack and Miss Clements (8) heat Rosje and Miss McGuinness (f>), 41 31; Cooper and Miss Fletcher (9) beat Ileaslop and Miss Gardiner (12), 41 —33; Cumings and Miss Frcdric, a bye. Owing to failing light the seventh round was not played. Final Results. Wins Jack and Miss Clements 0 Rosie, and Miss McGuinness .... 4 Cumings and Miss Frcdric .... 3 Roberts and Miss Major 3 Rewa and Mrs Rewa 1 Cooper and Miss Fletcher .... 1 Ileaslop and Miss Gardiner 1 The Section Winners. Tlie undermentioned players won their sections and will meet to decide

the final result at a later dale: — “A” GRADE. St. Peter's.—McGultagh and Mrs McCullagh. Ruakura. —Griffiths and Miss Coker. Frankton Railway.—Buckley and Miss E. Green. Hamilton East. —Howard and Mrs 'Campbell. “B” GRADE. St. Paul’s. —Ransom and Miss Lake. Hamilton East Presbyterian.—Bruce and Miss Clements. Frankton Old Pupils.—Jack and Miss Clements. St. George’s.—Play on these courts was unfinished. FRANKTON COURTS. First Round.—-Alexander and Miss Buckley 43 v. Hamilton and Miss Andrews 41; Buckley and Miss E. Green 41 v. Towers and Miss Arey 26; Dempster and Miss Webster a bye. Second Round. —Dempster and Aliss Webster 39 v. Towers and Miss Arey 41; Buckley and Miss E. Green 41 v. Hamilton and Miss Arey, 2b; Alexander and bliss Buckley, a bye. Third Round. —Alexander and Miss Buckley 41 v. Towers and Miss Arey . 31; Buckley and Miss E. Green 41 v. Dempster and Miss Webster 35; Hamilton. and Miss Andrews, a bye. Fourth Round. —Alexander and bliss Buckley 40 v. Buckley and Miss _ E. Green 42; Dempster and Miss Webster 41 v. Hamilton and Miss Andrews 29; Towers and Miss Arey, a bye. Fifth Round. —Alexander and bliss Buckley 41 v. Dempster and bliss Webster, 34; Towers and bliss Arey 41 v. Hamilton and bliss Andrews .1 <; Buckley and .Miss E. Green, a bye, Summary. Buckley and bliss E. Green, 4 wins; Alexander and bliss Buckley, 3 wins and 1 loss; Towers and Miss Arey, 2 wins and 2 losses; Dempster and Miss Webster, 1 win 3 losses; Hamilton and Miss Andrews, 4 losses. banker match. HAMILTON v WAIKATO EAST. This match was played at Matomata on Saturday, and a very close game resulted in Waikato East winning by 13 sets to 11 and 140 games ‘to 146. Following were the results, Waikato East players mentioned first: — Men’s Singles. —Laurenson v. Brough, 9 —5; Green v. Stevenson, 9 8; Whyte v. John Horton, 9—7; Egan v. James, 5—9; Davies v. McCracken, 9 —7 ; Brown v. Andrews, 1 — 9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss N. Beverley v. Miss Newell, 7—o; Miss Beverley v, Mrs Cradwick, I—7 ; bliss Stewart v. bliss Bruce, 7— 6 ; Mrs Willis v. bliss Nutting, 7— 6; bliss Bell v. bliss bladeley, 4—7; bliss McGeahan v. Mrs Pearson, 7—l. blen’s Doubles. —Laurenson and Green v. Brough and James, 9— 6; Egan and Davies v. Stevenson and McCracken, 7—9; Whyte and Brown v. Horton and Andrews, 9 —7. Ladies’ Doubles. —blisses Beverley v. Miss Newell and Mrs Cradwick, 4 7; Misses Stewart and Bell v. blisses Bruce and Nutting, I—7;1 —7; Mrs Willis and Miss McGeahan v. blisses Madeley and Pearson, 5 —7. Combined. —Laurenson and bliss N. Beverley v. Brough and bliss Newell, 7 — 4; Green and bliss bl. Beverley v. Stevenson and Mrs Cradwick, 6—7; Whyte and Miss Stewart v. McCracken and*Miss Bruce, 2 —7; Egan and Mrs Willis v. Horton and bliss Madeley, I —7; Davies and bliss Bell v. James and Miss Nutting, 7 —l; Brown and Miss Geahan v. Andrews and Mrs Pearson, 7—5. TE AROHA v. PAEROA. Some well-contested games were played on the Tc Aroha Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday afternoon between Paeroa and To Aroha. The results were as follows, local players being

mentioned first: — Men’s Doubles.—Wright and Maoxie beat Rustiu and McMillan, G—3, G—3; Merrington and Barriball beat Thorpe and Thorpe, G —3, 6 —2; Johnston and Donovan beat Lee and Lee, G —3. G—i. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss Biggs and Mrs Halligan lost to Misses Shand and Taylor, 5—9; Mrs Mackie and Mrs Wallace lost to Misses Ellis and O’Neil, 7—B. Men’s Singles.—Wright beat Rustin, G —3, 6—2; Barriball beat H. Thorpe, (3 — 5 i 6 —5; Herrington beat McMillan, 6—3, 6 —2; Mackie beat F. Thorpe, 6—o, G —2. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Biggs lost to Miss Shand, 5—9; Mrs Halligan beat Miss Taylor, 9—5. Combined Doubles.—Donovan and Mrs Mackie beat E. Lee and Miss Ellis, 9 —3; Johnston and Mrs Wallace beat H. Lee and Miss O’Neil, 9—a. INTERNATIONAL BODY. IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS. PARIS, March 21. The International Lawn Tennis Association, including representatives from Australia and New Zealand, refused to permit open tournaments between amateurs and professionals, which America proposed. It also decided it was unnecessary to change the rules prohibiting amateurs receiving accessories free or at wholesale I prices. j. On France’s proposal the organisaj lion of Ihe Davis Cup corn-petition was transferred from the Davis Cup Com—Uloo in. Hu. InloT'natlnnal .Federation.