BADMINTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 207, 2 September 1939, Page 16

BADMINTON.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

WILSON FALLS TO DALLIMORE

The Auckland provincial badminton championships wore continued hist evening and will terminate to-night, when the fincis will be played at the Town llall, commencing at S o'clock.

Tile semi-final match in the men's singles between H. Dallimore and M. T. Wil"in resulted in a victory for the former. D.iliimore thoroughly deserves his place m the final, in which lie will be opposed by the New Zealand champion, K. 11. who was fully extended by I'. Anderson (the conqueror of 11. Fow). Friday's results: — A CItADK. Singles.—Semi-finals: 11. Dallimore beat >1. T. Wilson. 1">—11. 10—15, I<>—l 1 : R. I.ewis beat P. 15 —5, 13—Hi. 15—!». Men's Doubles.—Dallimore anil Spep<l beat Weir anrl Sims. 15—2. 11—15, 15—7. Mixrrl Doublos.—Fow and Mrs. Fow beat Ellett an«l Mrs. K. Waters. 15—5. 15 —It. Women's Singles. — Second round : Miss Inwooil beat Mrs. Yendell, 11 —1. —11. 11—0; Miss Edmondson beat Miss Dixon. 11—2, 11—3: Miss M. Wade beat Mrs. 11. Fow. 11—5, 11—5. Women's Doubles.—Miss M. Kdmondson and Mrs. Youdell beat Mrs. J. Collcdge and Miss >1. Bassett. 15—1, 15—11. B GRADE. Me.n's Singles.—Second round : I.amond beat Richards, 21—17.

SOCCER.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AUCKLAND'S I>OUBLE FIGUUKS. (By Telegraph—l'ress A.seociat on.) WKLLINGTON, F r i d n y. The loading t«*;iins. Auckland ami \Wllin;rt<»n. 1 »otli won tlipir grames in tlie North Island secondary schools* Sooovr tournament t«>-duy and will play oft" to-morrow afrrrnoon. Kosnlts:—llawkvs Bay 5, Taranaki 2; WiinuMiiiii S, Manawatu 0: Wellington S. Taranaki 0; Auckland 10, Hawke's Bay 0.

r.KITISII MATCHES

LONDON*. September 1. Font ball pla.vod in Great Britain on Thursday resulted :— Fnjrlish Soccer.—Second division : Newport County 1. Tottenham Hotspur 1 : Nottingham I'orest 2. Newcastle United ft. Third division, southern section : Clapton Orient 0. Southend United O. Rugby League.—Hull 13, Huddersfield 1).