BADMINTON..

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 142, 17 June 1936, Page 20

BADMINTON..

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION, PARNELL BEATS OLYMPIC. Tlio inter-club competition of the A ll luiiil Badminton Association ."'xV.'.'ii st ni-ht at the Parnell Library Hall, when the Parnell Club beat Olympic by 8 tames to 4. Nearly all the rubbers were very evenly contested and in several ca* » he results could easily have been reversed. For Parnell the outsUnclnisplay^ Ellett and the four ladies. Mis. M ; Ellett and the Mtasw Waters while to. Olvmnic .Shale was in brilliant torrn ani was" ably supported by pallimore with whom he won both his men » doubles Mrs. Colledge and Miss Stichbury, after starting slowly in each of their games, rose, to.great heights and at times were actually out nlavin" tiieir formidable opponents. Ihe most exciting match of the evening was the combined doubles between Ellett and Miss K. Waters and Shale and Mrs Colledge. With all four playing well, the Olympic pair held match point at -0 l«s At' this stage Ellett made two remarkable recoveries and Parnell eventually won by Scores (Parnell first) : —Martin aid Ellett lost to Shale and Dallimore, lo—21 • Martin and Ellett beat Colledge and Kneed 21 —14; Anderson and Brock lost to Colledge and Speed, 18—21; Anderson and Brock lost to Shale and Dallimore, 18 — 21 • Mrs. Wren and Miss Ellett beat Mrs. Colledge and Miss Stichbury, 21 —12; Mrs. Wren and Mies Ellett beat Misses Leonard and Smith, 21—8; Misses K. and Waters beat Misses Leonard and Smith, 21 —11 : Misses K. and M. Waters beat Mrs. Colledge and Miss Stichbury, 21—15; Ellett and Miss K. Waters beat Shale and Mrs. Colledge, 21—20; Anderson and Mrs. Wren beat Colledge and Miss Stichbury, 21—10 ; Brock and Miss Ellett beat Dallimore and Miss Leonard, 21—10 ; Martin and Miss M. Waters lost to Speed and Miss Smith, 18—21.