BADMINTON

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25589, 2 September 1948, Page 3

BADMINTON

S.I. AND CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS Results of the first round of play in the South Island and Canterbury badminton championships, which began at the King Edward Barracks last evening were as follows: * Championships Men’s Singles.—A. Roberts beat T. Withers, 15-3, 16-18 15-6; A. L. Scott beat G. W. McCullough 15-2, 15-3; J. Lewis beat O. Morris, 15-1, 15-1; E. Harrington beat A. Duncan, 15-7, 15-2; A. Sisson beat J. Carr, 15-2, 15-8; R. Munt beat T. R. Fenwick, 15-6, 15-2. Women’s Singles.—Miss N. Kerr beat Miss B. Webster 8-11. 11-6, 11-6. Men’s Doubles.—K. C. Wilson and W. Welsh beat A. Sisson and G. W. McCullough, 15-3, 15-10. Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames O. Falloon and L. Stokes teat MesdaYnes A. Henderson and K. J. Duncan, 15-1, 15-3; Misses P. Gow and B. Webster beat Miss N. Hamlyn and Mrs M. Sinclair. 15-8, 18-14. Mixed Doubles.—A. L. Scott and Miss M. Kerr beat J. C. Carr and Miss M. Bartlett. 15-6 15-12. “A” Grade Handicap Events Men’s Singles.—J. Read beat E. Harrington, 21-12; T. Withers beat T. R. Fenwick, 21-16; J. Lewis beat N. D. Duggan. 2J-3; G W. McCullough beat B. de Lambert, 21-13; R. K. Macefield beat R. Munt. 21-17; A. Sisson beat A. D. White, 21-4. Women’s Singles.—Miss Gov.' beat Miss M. Bartlett, 15-11. Men’s Doubles.—Robson and Scott beat Sinclair and Samms, 21-14; Wilson and Welsh beat Lewis and Munt, 21-15. Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames Falloon and Stokes beat Misses E. Kay and M Bartlett. 15-14. Mixed Doubles.—Sisson and Mrs Sisson beat Sinclair and Mrs Sinclair, 21-9; Samms and Mrs Skellerup beat E. Taylor and Miss R Kidd. 21-8 “B” Grade Handicap Events Men’s Singles.—A. Duncan beat A. Hodgson, 21-13; H. J. Tolchard beat D. O’Loughlin, 21-9; C. Stafford beat J. J. Adams, 21-9; A. G. Earl beat N. Ashby. 21-10; K. Pearce beat O. Morris, 21-9. Women’s Singles.—Miss A. Le Brun beat Miss C. Skellerup, 15-8; Mrs Sisson beat Mrs A. Roberts. 15-2; Mrs G. Wilson beat Mrs Duncan, 15-2. Men’s Doubles.—E. Tippens and G. Kissel beat M. W. Stanley and A. H. Wooff, 21-18; K. Pearce and J Kjtson beat N. C. Fraser and D. O’Loughlin, 21-19; J. D. Johnston and I. J. Tweedy beat O. Morris and A. Dunean, 21-17. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs J. Vaughan and Miss G. Hall beat Mrs J. Read and Miss A. Laredo. 18-13. Mixed Doubles.—D. Johnston and Mrs G. Wilson beat Duncan and Mrs Duncan, 21-16; J. D Johnston and Mrs Johnston beat O. Morris and Miss A. Henderson, 21-17; V. Skellerup and Miss’ C. Skellerup beat N. Ashby and Mrs R. McDonald, 21-19; Tippens and Mrs G. Hartley beat Kissel and Miss A. Le Brun. 21-14.