Victorian Championships 1908


General 1908-11-16 - 1908-11-23
Amateur
Grass
4
Melbourne, Warehouseman´s Cricket Ground, St. Kilda Road
Australia

Source The Argus, Tennis Forum


Info Draw: 16


Report Mixed doubles (Draw: 13)

1R: Lily Addison/Stanley Doust def. Pearl Stewart/A.N. Reggio (US) 6-3 6-1
1R: Miss Lee/Alfred Jones def. Miss Watson/Diddams 6-2 6-2
1R: Lorna Gyton/Alfred Dunlop def. Miss Mackie/Rodney Heath 6-0 6-3
1R: Lillian Payne/Thomas Tatchell def. Maisie Parr/Robert Kidston 6-4 2-6 6-2
1R: Annie Kellett-Baker/Harry Parker (NZ) def. Gertrude Wilmoth/Eric Pockley 6-0 6-2

Three pairs had a bye.

QF: Addison/Doust def. Lee/Jones 6-3 4-6 6-3
QF: Lorna Gyton/Alfred Dunlop def. Miss Mackie/Rodney Heath 6-0 6-3
QF: Phoebe Cater/Randolph Lycett def. Ethel Le Neveu/George Wagner (USA) 6-4 6-4
QF: Kellett-Baker/Parker def. Payne/Tatchell 6-3 6-1

SF: Addison/Doust def. Gyton/Dunlop 6-4 7-5
SF: Kellett-Baker/Parker def. Mrs Cater/Lycett 6-3 7-5

Final: Lily Addison/Stanley Doust def. Annie Kellett-Baker/Harry Parker (NZ) 4-6 6-4 6-2



Media


Winner Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding


Players
Frederick Beasley (Fred) Alexander
Arthur Leeson Baird
Percy Brereton Colquhoun
Stanley Norwood Doust
Rodney Wilfrid Heath
Robert Matthew (Kiddie) Kidston
Harry Alabaster Parker
Dr. Eric Olbasditon Pockley
André Nicholas Joseph Reggio
Horace Michael Rice
Dr. E. Robertson
Percy Force Rowe
Frederick Elliott Von Frankenberg
George Olds Wagner
Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding
Beals Coleman Wright


Rounds
Round 1
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker
6-4 6-1 6-4
Horace Rice*
Percy Brereton Colquhoun
6-2 6-2 6-3
Beals Wright*
Arthur Leeson Baird
7-5 6-1 6-1
Percy Force Rowe*
George Olds Wagner
7-5 6-4 6-8 6-2
Eric Pockley*
Dr. E. Robertson
8-6 8-6 2-6 6-2
Stanley Doust*
Robert Matthew (Kiddie) Kidston
6-1 3-6 6-4 6-8 6-4
Fred Alexander*
Rodney Heath
6-3 6-1 6-2
Frederick Elliott Von Frankenberg*
Nicholas Reggio
2-6 6-3 6-3 6-8 7-5

Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Horace Rice
6-1 6-1 6-1
Percy Force Rowe*
Beals Wright
w.o.
Stanley Doust*
Eric Pockley
8-6 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3
Fred Alexander*
Frederick Elliott Von Frankenberg
6-2 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Percy Force Rowe
6-2 6-1 6-0
Fred Alexander*
Stanley Doust
6-4 6-3 6-3

Final
Tony Wilding*
Fred Alexander
4-6 6-0 6-2 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Tony Wilding*
Harry Alabaster Parker
Horace Rice*
Percy Brereton Colquhoun
Percy Force Rowe*
George Olds Wagner
Beals Wright*
Arthur Leeson Baird
Fred Alexander*
Rodney Heath
Frederick Elliott Von Frankenberg*
Nicholas Reggio
Stanley Doust*
Robert Matthew (Kiddie) Kidston
Eric Pockley*
Dr. E. Robertson
Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Horace Rice
Percy Force Rowe*
Beals Wright
Fred Alexander*
Frederick Elliott Von Frankenberg
Stanley Doust*
Eric Pockley
Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
Percy Force Rowe
Fred Alexander*
Stanley Doust
Final
Tony Wilding*
Fred Alexander