BADMINTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 213, 9 September 1935, Page 12

BADMINTON.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS. J. NEALE WINS MEN'S TITLE. MRS. WREX BEATS MISS ELLETT. A record crowd for .1 badminton tournament in Auckland witnessed the flnalsl 01 the New Zealand champlonallips on baturday night. Later results : — ciiAMnoxsniPS. Men's Singles.—Scml-fiiml: G. Martin bent K. Hull. 11—in, 15—6, 15j-18. *in->i ■ J. Neale heut G. Martin, lo —'» *■-. Men's Doubles.—Semi-final : Neale and Hull heat Beid and Ridyard, 15—-8, lo— £■ Final: 3. Neale and R. Hull beat M. 1Wilson and A. Weir, 15 —b, lu —»• Ladies' Singles.—Final: Mrs. P. Wren beat Miss A. Bllett, 11 —5. H — -• Ladies' Doubles.—Final : Misses J. Ramsuv and M. Wade beat Mis. Wren and Miss A. Ellctt, 15—10, 15—10. Mixed Doubles.— Semi-final: Reid and Miss Ramsay beat T. Ellett and Miss K Waters, 15—7, a—ls, 15—11. Final: Held and Miss Ramsay beat J. Neale and Mi=* A. Ellett, 15—7, 15—10. B GRADE. Men's Singles.—Semi-finals: Ilea ton bcot Crabtree, 15—: i, 15—7 : Strang heat Lewiß, 15—!), 15—7, 15—10. Final: Strong (Jnvercnrgill) beat Heaton (Auckland), — Semi-finals: Miss Brodie beat Miss Gower, 11—4, Miss Dempster won from Mrs. Colledge W default Final : Miss Brodie beat Miss Dempster, 11—4, 2—ll. 11—7. Men's Doubles.—Semi-finals: Goulding and Morrison beat Whale and Sutherland. 17 —10, B— ls, 15—0; Kay and James Beat Wylie and Crabtree, 15—0, 15—11. final : Kay and James beat Goulding and Morrih,°L!idi'es' Doubles.'— Semi-finals: Misses Stlchbury and Baesett beat Mrs. Salisbury and Mrs. Hyland, 35—7, 15—1; Mtssee Clough and Dempster beat Misses CroiicU and Rattray, 15—4, 15—3. Final: Misses: Stlchbury and Bassett beat Misses Clough and Dempster, 15—8, 15 —7. Mixed Doubles.—Semi-finals: Lewis and Miss Hopkins beat Verran and Miss Camphell. 15 —10, 15 —9; Johnson and Miss dough beat Speed and Miss Elliot, 15--~, 12 —15 15 —4. Final: Johnson and Miss Clough beat Lewis and Miss Hopkins, 15—4, 15—1. C GRADE. Men's Singles. — Semi-finals : Boys beat Pardy, 21 —17 ; Collings beat Wharfe, 21— 10. "Final: Boys beat Collings, 21—11. Ladies' Singles. — Semi-flnale : Miss Croueli beat Miss TVorrall, 15—2; Miss Williams beat Miss Street, 15—5. Final: Miss Crouch beat Miss Williams, 15—10r Mcn'e Doubles. —Semi-finals : Verran and Xinkie beat Holden and Boys, 21—12 : I'ardy and Gunson beat Whale and Sutherland, 24—22. Final: Pardy and Gunson beat Verran and Ninkie, 21—19. Ladies' Doubles. — Semi-finals: Misses Speakman and Grinter beat Misses Harrison and McKenzle, 21—10 ; Misses Crouch and Rattray beat Misses Gollan and Morgan, 21—C. Final: Misses Crouch and Rattray beat Misses Speukmau and Grinter, •>i Mixed Doubles.—Semi-finals : Pardy and Mis« Kattrny beat Verran and Mrs. Verran, 21—1- Knight and Miss Pheasant beat Collings "and Miss Grinter, 21—17. Final: Pardy and Miss Kattray beat Knight and Miss Pheaeant, 21—14. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Singles.—Semi-finals : Dunn won by default from Hull; Bade beat N. Ellett, 21 —13. Final: Eade (plus 12) beat Dunn (owe 12), 21 —15. Ladles' Singles. — Semi-finals: Miss Edmondson (plus 2) beat Mrs. Saliebury (scr), 21—15; Miss Brodie (plus 7) beat Miss Speakman (plus 12). 21 — 18. Final: Miss Edmondson beat Mis*s Brodie, 21— IS. Men's Doubles. —Semi-finals : Dunn and Dlxon beat Bryant and Dempster, 21—7 ; Johnson and Crawford beat Lewis and Margison, 21—11. Final: Johnson and Crawford (owe 8) beat Dunn and Dixon (owe 4), 21—19. Ladies' Doubles.—Seml-flnal« : Mrs. Fow and Miss Edmondson beat Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Campbell, 21—10; Misses Ramsay and Wndc (owe 4) beat Mrs. Clough and Ml«s Dempster (plus 0), 21—12. Final: Mrs. Fow and Miss Edmondson (plus 0) beat Misses Ramsay and Wade (owe 4), 21—1. Mixed Doubles.—Semi-finals : Strang and Mrs. Salisbury beat Dunn and Miss Vincent, 21—9 ; Dempster and Miss Edmondson beat Spencer and Miss Brodie, 21— I. Final: Dempster and Miss Edmondson (owe C) beat Strang and Mrs. Salisbury (owe S), 21—11. At the conclusion of the tournament Mrs. S. W. Harris, wife of the president of the New Zealand Badminton Federation, presented the trophies.