TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25270, 23 August 1947, Page 7

TABLE TENNIS

CANTERBURY TITLES CONTESTED

FINALS TO BE PLAYED THIS EVENING

Many good contests, particularly In the men’s singles, have been seen in the Canterbury table tennis championships, which are being played in Christchurch this week. The remaining finals will be played this evening. An interesting match was that between A. R. Algie and the well-known tennis player, A. D. Brown, in the quarter-hnais of the open singles championship. Brown took the first game and extended Algie in the second, but Algie won the next two fairly comfortably. L. Muirson held T. R. D. Flint, Canterbury runner-up last year, to five games. The only completed event, the girls’ singles, was won by Miss B. Packwood. Results of advanced stages in the championships were as follows: Men’s Singles Championship (quarterfinals).—A. R. Algie beat A. D. Brown, 19- 24-22 , 21-17, 21-16 i J. J. Borough beat M. Marshall, 21-12, 21-9, 21-14; T. R. D. Flint beat L. Muirson, 21-12, 21-14. 20- 20-22, 21-17; S. A. Bremford beat D. Meier, 23-21, 21-15, 23-21. Men’s Doubles (third round).—A. B. McCallum and R. L. Pattinson beat H. Knott and E. Baynton, 21-12, 21-13, 21-11; J. J. Borough and J. Philpott beat J. A. Adam and E. White, 21-16, 21-13, 21-11; A. D. Brown and D. Meier beat W. Taylor and R. Bee, 21-6, 21-17, 17-21, 21-19; A. P. Clapshaw and D. I. Gray beat Hitchcock and N. McGillivray, 21-14, 18-21, 21-14, 17-21. 21-14.

Women’s Singles (third round). —Mrs M. Dennis beat Miss B. Packwood, 21-10, 1721, 21-16; Miss W. Dryden beat Mrs J. Clapshaw, 21-12, 21-11; Miss W. Waddick beat Miss J. Derbidge, 21-10, 21-13; Miss A. Peppier beat Miss F. Rooney, 17-21, 21-6, 21-7.

Women’s Doubles (semi-finals). —Miss A. Peppier and Mrs M. Dennis beat Misses M. Thompson and L. Baynon, 21-19, 21-12; Misses F. Rooney and E. Feely beat Mrs E. M. Peppier and Miss B. Packwood, 21-9, 12-21, 21-14. "Combined Doubles (third round). —J. J. Borough and Miss A. Peppier beat E. Leslie and Miss C. Ward, 21-10, 23-21; T. R. D. Flint and Miss Dryden beat D. Meier and Miss R. Kidd. 21-13, 21-12; H. Barton and Miss J. Derbidge beat S. A. Bremford and Mrs E. M. Peppier, 14-21, 21-18. 21-16.

Boys’ Singles (semi-finals). —N. W. McGillivray beat P. Fearon, 21-8, 21-14; J. A. Harliwich beat B. Hitchcock, 21-8, 21-17. Girls’ Singles (semi-finals). —Miss D. Senior beat Miss P. O’Connor, 21-16. 16-21, 21-18; Miss B. Packwood beat Miss J. Derbidge. 21-16, 21-12. Final: Miss Packwood beat Miss D. Senior, 21-10, 21-17.

INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS Matches pjayed in the fifteenth round of the inter-club competitions resulted; — A grade: Redcliffs 10, Linwood 111 2‘. A reserve: “Star-Sun” 7, Customs 5: Linwood 7, Taxes 5; Perry’s 12, University 0. B grade: Claude Neon 7, Linwood 5; Y.M.CA. 7. Redcliffs 5. C grade: Kiwi 7. University 5; Linwood 8, "Star-Sun” 2; Taxes 7, Cathedral 5. D grade: Lichfield beat Moa by default; Redcliffs beat Union by default. E grade: Cathedral 10, Lane, Walker, Rudkin 2; Farmers 7, Perry’s 5; Plantworks 9, Wigram 3. F grade: Public Works 16, Housing 15; Linwood beat I Land and Survey Department by default. G grade: Wallabies 11, Farmers 1: Risingholme beat Redcliffs by default. H grade: Public Works 8, Union 4; Housing beat Woolworths by default; Archbolds beat Commercial Cleaners by default. Women’s Competition.—A grade: Lichfield 7. “Star-Sun” 5; Cathedral beat Linwood by default; University beat Moa by default. B grade: Cathedral 11, Perry’s 1; Housing 9, Lane, Walker, Rudkin 3: N.Z.L.H.O.H. 10. Oddfellows 2; Linwood beat Union by default.