BADMINTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 126, 31 May 1938, Page 16

BADMINTON.

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY.

HELD AT PALUERSTOir.

Six teams competed in the North Island badminton tournament held on Saturday and Sunday at Palmerston North. Auckland, in the aggregate, was victorious by 37 rubbers to Wellington A's 31, Wairarapa's 19 and Taranaki's 9. Manawatu won the B section. Details of Auckland's matches:— V. TARAXAKI. (Auckland names tirst.) Men's Singles.—Wilson beat Spedding, 11—7. 11—5: Hull lost to R. Tlierkleson, 10—12, 11—10, (J—ll : Andersou beat D. Tlierkleson. 11—7, 12—10; Lewis beat Kemp, 12—11. 11—1. Women's Singles.—Miss Ramsay heat Miss McCarthy, lo—7, 9—2; Mrs. Wren beat Miss O'Sullivan. 9^—O, 9—4; Miss Wade beat Miss tir.vlls, 9—<>, o—l ; Miss Hansen beat Mvs. Smith. 9—4. 9—o. Men's Doubles.—Wilson and Hull beat Spedding and Kemp, 11—G, 11—4 ; Anderson and beat R. and D. Tlierkleson, 11—7, 11—3. Women's Doubles. —Mrs. Wren and Miss Wade heat Misses McCarthy and Grylls, 9—3, 9 —3 : Misses Ramsay and Hansen beet Miss O'Sullivan and Mrs. Smith, 11—6, 11—1.

Mixed Doubles. —Hull and Mrs. Wren lost to Spedding and Miss McCarthy, B—ll, s—ll ; Wilson and Miss Wade beat R. Tlierkleson and Miss O'Sullivan, 11—8, 11—5. Lewis and Miss Ramsay beat D. Tlierkleson and Mrs. Smith, 9—ll, 11—6, 11 —3: Anderson and Miss Hansen beat Kemp and Miss Grylls, 31—6. 11—7.

Auckland won by 14 rubbers to 2; 29 sets to 5; :'.40 points to 24,0.

V. WELLINGTON A. (Wellington players tirst.)

Men's Singles.—Roussell lost to Wilson. It—2. r> 11. '.I—ll ; Pearee beat Hull. 11—1, 12 —11 ; Keul lost to Anderson, 12—11, 7—11; Knight lost to I.ewis, <> —11, 3—ll.

Women's Singles.—-Miss Fleming beat Miss Ramsay, 10—f>. 9—7 ; Miss Fernie lost to Mrs. Wren, 10—7, 2—9, 2—o; Miss Phillipps lost to Miss Wade. 7 —9, (5—9; Miss Staples lost to Miss Hansen, 5—9, 10—11. Men's Doubles. —ltoussell and Reid lost to Wilson and Hull, s—11, s—ll ; Pearee and Kniglit beat Anderson and Lewis, 11—5, 11—8.

Women's Doubles.—Misses Fleming and Fernie beat Mrs. Wren and Miss Wade, 9—7, B—7 ; Misses Staples and Phillipps lost to Misses Ramsay and Hansen, B—ll, 4—ll.

Mixed Doubles.—Roussell and Miss Fleming lost to Hull and Mrs. Wren, 2—ll, 11—3, 9—11; Pearce and Miss Fernie bent Wilson and Miss Wade, s—ll, 11—3. 11—S: Reid and Miss Phillipps lost to Lewis and Miss Ramsay, 9--11, 11—4, 10—12 ; Knight and Miss Staples lost to Anderson and Miss Hansen, 4—ll, 3—ll.

Wellington A : 5 wins, 14 sets, 282 points. Auckland : 11 wins. 23 sets. 32ii points.

V. WAIRARAPA. (Auckland players first.)

Men's Singles.—Wilson lost to Hawkeswortli, S—ll, I—ll : Hull beat Payton, 11—<3, G—ll, 11—6; Anderson beat Lulhani, I-—ll, 11—7 ; Lewis beat Grant, 11—4, ll—4.

Women's Singles.—Miss Ramsay beat Mlsa Hawksworth, 1) —0, o—o ; Mrs. Wren beat Miss B. I'ayton, 11—0, 11—4; Miss Wade lost to Miss X. I'ayton, 3—9, 9—4, s—J>Miss Hansen lost to Miss Kilminster, 9—l* 9—lo. 7—lo.

Men's Doubles.—Wilson and Hull beat Hawksworth and I'ayton, 11—8, 10—12 11—2: Anderson and Lewis beat Lulhani and Grant, 11—6, 7 —ll, 11—5. Women's Doubles.—Mrs. Wren and Miss Wail# beat Mrs. Hawksworth and Miss B. Payton, o—2, 9—l ; Misses ltamsay and Hansen beat Misses Kilminster and Payton. 11—7. 11—7.

Mixed Doubles.—Hull and Mrs. Wren lost to Hawksworth and Mrs. Hawksworth. J I —1-. 5—H : Wilson and Miss Wade beat I'ayton and Miss B. Payton, 12—10. 12 'JLewis and Miss Uamsay brat I.ulham and Miss N. Payton, 11—8. 11—7: Anderson and Miss Hansen beat Grant and Miss Kllniiuster. 11—I. 12—5).

Auckland : JU wins, 20 sets. 350 points. Wairarapa : 4 wins, 1 sets, 256 points.