BADMINTON TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 203, 29 August 1939, Page 17

BADMINTON TITLES.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

FINAL® ARRANGED FOR SATURDAY,

A start was made last night, at the Parnell. Remuprn and St. Aidans Halls with the Auckland badminton chamjpionships. The finals will be played at the Town Hall on Saturday. The holders of the A grade titles are: Men e singles, K. I^ewis: women's singles, Mies M. Edmondson ; men's doubles, r! Hull. I. Ellett ; women's doubles. Misses J. Kamsay, M. Wade; mixed doubles, I. Ellett and Miss K. Waters. Visiting players are: Mrs. Fow, Mies Edmondson and H. Fow (Hamilton), Miss Dickson, J. Grey and W. Gammon (Te I'uke), and J. Aitkenhead and W. Bovd (Waluku). Results of last night's matches:— MEN'S SINGLES. B Grade.—First round: Richards beat Smith, 21—10 ; Lamond beat King, 21—1 ; Lendrum beat Mclndoe, 21—11. Second round : Sims won by default from Skeen ; Hopkins beat Whiting, 21 —J7,; Fanning beat Fowler, 21—13; Lea beat Abel, 21—13; MrCook beat Robertson. 23 —20; Cleal beat Blamford, 21—18; Henderson beat Greenhalgh, 21—6; Baxter beat Williams, 21—12 ; Armitage beat Hughes, 21 —12 : Ninkle beat Dickie, 21—9 ; Lea beat Cleal, 25-—2O; Henderson beat Hopkins, 25—20. WOMEN'S SINGLES. B Grade. —First round : Miss Z. Gollin beat Miss M. Hansen, 15—6 ; Miss E. Malone beat Miss G. Johns, 15—3; Mists Mumford and Mies J. Brown (unfinished) ; Miss Nash beat Mls«s F. Muir, 15—3 ; Miss Dixon beat Miss G. Aldin. 15 —14 ; Miss M. Chapman beat Mrs. A. Johns, 15 —14 ; Miss D. Talne beat Miss M. Sliand, 15 —10. Second round: Miss Z. Gollin beat Mies E. Malone, 15—9 ; Miss Mumford beat Miss Nash, 15 —7 ; Miss Dixon beat Mlsb Chapman, 16—15. C Grade. —First round : Miss Haynes beat Mies White, 15 —6-: Mise Tilby beat Mies Duncan, 15—6; Miss Michael beat Miss Melford, 15—6; Miss Reid beat Miss Russell, 15—10: Miss S-peaknwn beat Miss Aitcbieon, 15—6; Mies Pilcher beat Miss Andrews, 15—7. Second round: Mise Haynes beat Miss Scriven, 15—14; Miss Tilby beat Miss Michael. 15—6; Mies Speak man beat Miss Reid, 15—0 ; Mre. Soutiiby beat Miss Pilcher, 15—2. Semifinal: Miss Tilby beat Miss Haynes, 15 —12 ; Mise Speakman beat Mrs. Southby, 15-—6. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. C Grade. —First round : Misses D. and P. Cameron beat MJeses Duncan and Speakman, 21—15; Misses Haynee and Russell beat Misses Aitchison and Mclndoe, 21 —• 19 ; Misses Andrews and Robinson beat Misses White and Michael, 21 —20. Second round: Mioses Tilby and Freebain beat Mieses Melford and Pilcher, 21—15 ; Misses Green and Wakefield beat Misses D. and P. Cameron, 21—7 : Misses Johnston and Reid beat Misses Scott and Walker, 21—15.