TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26511, 28 August 1951, Page 8

TABLE TENNIS

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING PLAY FOR KEAN AND TEAGLE SHIELDS (New Zealand Press Association) MASTERTON. August ». Table tennis players from many parte of New Zealand commenced matches In Masterton at the New Zealand championship meeting. Inter-association matches were begun to-day and will be completed to-morrow. Twelve teams have entered in the men's contests, and 11 in tbs women's. Singles and doubles are being played. The following associations are represented at the championships:—Auckland, Bush. Bay ot Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Hutt Valley, Manawatu. Marlborough, Northland, North Taranaki, Otago, Rotorua, South Canterbury, South Taranaki, Wellington, Wanganui, Wsirarape, and Waikato. Men's teams are playing for the Kean Shield, and women’s teams for theTeails Shield. A major upset this evening was the defeat of the present national women's champion. Miss M. Hoare, by the promising young Canterbury player. Miss J. Williamson, the score being 21-12. 18-21, 21-6. M. Dunn, a 15-year-old player, beat F. Paton, former national title-holder and one of the New Zealand ranked players. Results were:—

Teagle Shield First Round.—Hutt Valley 8, Wanganui 4: Otago 12. Bay of Plenty 0; Wainrapa six matches 16 games, Wellington six matches 13 games; Manawatu 11, North Taranaki 1; South Canterbury 8, Auckland 4. Second Round—Section 1: Canterbury 11. North Taranaki 1: Wellington 16. Manawatu 2. Section 2: Otago 11, Wanganui 1; South Canterbury 9. Bay of Plenty 1; Auckland 8, Hutt Valley 4. Third Round.—Wellington 10, North Taranaki 2; Otago 11. Hutt Valley 1; Auckland 12, Bay of Plenty 0: South Canterbury 9. Wanganui 3; Wairarapa 8, Canterbury 4. Kean Shield First Round.—Auckland 12. North Taranaki 0; Otago 11, Manawatu 1; Canterbury 8, Wairarapa 4; Bay of Plenty I. Marlborough 3; Wellington 11, Wanganui 1; Hutt Valley 8, South Canterbury 4. Second Round.—Auckland 12. South Canterbury 0; Manawatu 7, North Taranaki 5: Otago 9. Hutt Valley 3; Canterbury 8. Bay of Plenty 4; Wellington 11 Marlborough 0: Wairarapa 6 matches games, Wanganui 6 matches 15 games. Third Round.—Wairarapa 7, Marlborough 5; Otago 2, North Taranaki 0; Canterbury 10. Wanganui 2; Wellington 10. Bay of Plenty 2; Auckland 11. Hutt Valley 1; Manawatu 7, South Canterbury