LAWN TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20743, 1 March 1939, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

TE AROHA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHED (Special to Times) TE AROHA. Tuesday. The final stages in the Te \roha Club’s championships are l>emg reached. Results of further matches are:— Men’s singles, A grad.- championship: Blythe beat Townsend, 7 —5, o—4; Gardiner beat Clay, o—3, 6—3; Hendeivson beat Hunt, 5—7, 6 —3, s—c. Men's doubles: Wright and Gardiner beat Townsend and Hunt, 7 —5, 6—3; Henderson and Clay beat Dainton and Porter, o—2, C—2. Women's A grade singles: Miss McGirr bent Miss Joyce Freer, v,—4. 3—6, C—2. Men’s B grade singles: Dainton beat Wyatt, 2—o, o—4. f»—3. Women's B grade singles: Miss K. Maingay beat Miss K. Robertson, o—o, C—3; .Mrs Dainton beat Miss .Heatlicote, C—o, 6—l; Mrs Barker beat Mrs Lenoh, 6—o, 6—<3. Eastport v. Te Aroha Domain Eastport defeated Te Aroha Domain by 11 games to 5. Following are the scores, Eastport players being meutioned first:— Women’s singles: Miss Horn beat Mrs Jackson, 9—3; Miss Hollis lost to Mrs Jlenderson, 2—9; Mrs WagstafT lost to Mrs Gaw, 5 —9; Mrs Thompson lost to Miss Pilling, 5—9, Mrs Riley beat Mbs McDowell, y—s. Men’s Clements beat Naylor, 9— o; Horn beat Header. 9—o; George beat Brownlee, 9—3; Keiglilley beat Baker, 9—3; J. R. Horn beat Gardiner, 9—l; WagsiafT lost to Richards, 6—9, Women's doubles: Misses Horn and HoJlls beat Mesdatnes Jackson and Henderson, 9—5; Mesdames Wag>talT and Thompson lost to Mrs Gaw and Mis* Pilling, 5 9. Men's doubles: Clements and Horn beat Naylor and Render. 9—l; George and Keightley beut Baker and Gardiner, 9—2; Horn and WagatulT I*o4l Brownlee and Richards, v—4. Shaking an admonitory finger at the snicked opp .site ii was in- WHHAft ton tram) the tobacco-hater leant forward to ask: “Are you not ashamed to set an evil example to others by smoking that vile pipe?” The man addressed laughed. “ I don't insist on your smoking,’’ he said, “ Why should you insist on my not smoking?” “ I have a duty to society to discharge,” was the lofty reply. ** And you think that entitles you to take a gross liberty with a total stranger? Pure toba-f^3, my good sir, is doing a million times more good for humanity than you can hope to accomplish by abusing it.” “ There’s no pure tobacco,” "sneered the other. Producing a small tin the smoker said : “ This is New Zealand tobacco, pure as fresh air, fragrant as roses, comforting, solacing, delicious. Harmless, too, because it's toasted. If you were a smoker you'd understand. As a nonsmoker your opinion doesn’t count.” Thai settled him! There are In brands of toasted tobacco —Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold, Navy Cut. No. 3, Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10. They are unequalled.