The Archive · 1931

Ladies. Singles

Miss Pearson won the ladies' singles, also by two straight setts, 11-6, i412. This match was the reverse of the men's, for, whereas the loser, Mrs. Maitland, made very little showing in the first vert, she rallied splendidly in tine second, lad the score level at nine-all. Than she went ahead, but. Miss Pearson's steadiness brought her the fore again and she won this sere alya after some fast and inter Midnight Adventure, Bisay's Musyefeltow, Te by We 163, Banquet Bye, H, ha ing concluding. play.

'The ladies' doubles was generally conceded to be a certainty for Mrs. Maitland and Mes. Reader Harris, Dut Biss, Goddard and Mis" Pearson gave such a sterling display in the first. sett that for a time the pro-phot seemed to have made a bad guess. However, some very cle work at the net eventually gave Mrs. Maitland and Mes, Reader Harris the sett at 17-14. The second one proved easy for then, their opponents falling away badly, and the favourites took it at 10-4 and so won the match, Mixed Doubles The losers played en opposite sides in the next match, Mrs. Goddard being partnered with A. G. Meise in the mixed doubles. against 'A. L. Piper and Miss Pearson, The latter pair were the winners, at 15.9, 1415, 15-12. Tt was mostly 2 barie between the me, Dut Miss Photo by Shun Pao

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