Table Tennis TOWN BEATS COUNTRY

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28619, 23 June 1958, Page 15

Table Tennis TOWN BEATS COUNTRY

First Contest At Darfield

In the first Town-Country match arranged by the Canterbury Table Tennis Association, Town beat Country by 22 matches to 10 at Darfield on Saturday. The Town men were generally superior and won nearly all their matches, but the Country team’s women players, is usual, were harder to beat.

The match served two purposes, that of letting enthusiasts in countiy districts see some of the province's best players in action, and bringing the best country players to the notice of" .the Canterbury selector. At the end of the evening the provincial selector (Mr P. A. Williamson) announced that three members of the Country team, E. Drewitt, A. N Chamberlain and Miss B. Taylor, would be invited to take part in trials for the representative team. Drewitt played very steadily in his match with J. Armstrong. He was content to wait for the high ball, and then hit it extremely hard However, Armstrong does not hit many loose shots, and Drewitt found the task too much for him. In the first game he was level at 10-all, but later he grew too impatient to match Armstrong's very steady play. Chamberlain showed good defence in his match with D. Hill, and showed commendable restraint foi such a young player. The present holder of the provincial under-16 doubles title, he made Hill, the under-18 champion, play near his best.

Miss Taylor, though she did not seriously trouble Mrs J. Shadbolt, played well enough to suggest that she would be in the running for a place in the Canterbury team. The results were (Town names first):—

Men’s Singles.—J. Armstrong beat E. Drewitt, 21-11, 21-16; D. Hill beat A. N. Chamberlain, 21-14, 21-14; R. L. Hulston beat G. K. Campbell, 21-3, 21-11; D. D. M. Stewart beat A. J. Hewitt, 21-12, 21-13; J. A. Dowie beat A. Swanson, 21-15, 21-18; R. B. McCallum lost to J. Rich, 1721, 27-29; J. O. Moen beat A. Watkins, 21-11, 21-11; N. Dodds lost to M. Wilson, 21-11, 13-21, 19-21.

Women’s Singles.—Mrs J. Shadbolt beat Miss B. Taylor, 21-13, 21-14; Miss D. Donald beat Miss M. McKay, 21-18, 21-14; Miss E. Brown beat Miss C. Rapley. 20-22, 21-13, 21-19; Mrs R. Cox beat Miss W. Hantz, 21-15, 21-17; Miss F. Lester lost to Miss Y. Hart, 18-21, 19-21. Miss M. Brunsden lost to Mrs L. A. Hantz, 20-22, 16-21; Mrs D. Vince lost to Mrs T. Swanson, 6-21, 12-21. Miss B. Blackburn lost to Mrs R Skilling, 13-21, 11-21.

Men’s Doubles.—Armstrong and Hulston beat Drewitt and Campbell 21-17, 21-16; Stewart and Moen beat Rich and Hewitt, 21-12, 13-21, 21-19; Hill and Dowie beat Chamberlain and Watkins, 21-17, 15-21; McCallum and Dodds lost to Swanson and Wilson. 18-21, 21-16, 15-21.

Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Brown beat Misses Taylor and Mac Kay, 21-16, 21-18; Miss Donald and Mrs Cox beat Misses Rapley and Hart, 21-19, 21-14; Misses Blackburn and Brunsden lost to Mrs Hantz and Miss Hantz, 12-21, 11-21; Miss Lester and Mrs Vince beat Mesdames Skilling and Swanson, 21-16, 18-21, 22-20. , Mixed Doubles.—Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt beat Drewitt and Miss Taylor, 21-18, 21-13; Hulston and Miss Donald beat Chamberlain and Miss Rapley, 21-17, 21-13; Hill and Mi&» Brown beat Rich and Mrs Swanson. 21-15, 21-13; Stewart and Miss Brunsden beat Hewitt and Miss Hart 19-21, 21-15, 21-17; Dowie and Miss Blackburn beat Wilson and Miss Mac Kay, 13-21. 21-16. 21-17; McCallum and Mrs Cox lost to Swanson and Mrs Hantz. 15-21, 16-21; Moen md Miss Lester beat Watkins and Mrs Skilling, 21-11, 21-11; Dodds md Mrs Vince lost to Campbell and Aliss Hantz, 16-21, 21-15, 14-21.

Fourth Round Results

Results of matches played last week in the fourth round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s competitions were:—

A Grade.—University I 15, University Il 14; Eagles 13, Wallabies 12; Avon 8, Selwyn 111 4. A Reserve Grade—Selwyn II 15, Selwyn I 13; Lyttelton 7, University I 5; Cashmere beat University 11, by default; Taxes 8, Selwyn 111 4.

B Grade—Section 1: Wharenui 10, Sockburn 2; Linwood 9, South Brighton 3; Avonside 7, Star-Sun 5; Papanui 9, University 3; St. A. Rec. 10, South Christchurch 2. Section 2: St. A. Rec. 11, Wharenui 1; Redcliffs 8. Linwood Loco. 4; South Brighton 11. Lyttelton 1; Eagles 9, Shipping 3; Traffic 10, Dallington 2.

C Grade.—Section 1: N.A.C. 7, Avonside I 5; Hornby 7, Brooklands 5; University 14, Railway 14; Avonside II 12, McDonald Motors 0. Section 2: Papanui 7, Iron and Steel 5; Enterprise 10, Star-Sun 2; Eagles 11, Selwyn 1; Linwood Loco. 8, St. A. Rec. 4. Section 3: Star-Sun 7, University 5; Wigram 11, Christchurch Deaf 1; Deplab. 10, Teachers’ College 2; Selwyn 10, South Christchurch 2; Phillipstown 8, South Brighton 4. D Grade.—Section 1: Avonside 10. Enterprise 2; Papanui 16, University 15; St. A. Rec. 7, Hornby 5. Section 2: Eagles 9, Hutchinson Motors 3; Avonside 8, Commercial Bank 4; Linwood 9, Teachers’ College 3. Section 3: Sockburn I 10, South Brighton 2; Papanui 14, Wharenui 13; P. and T. 11, Dallington* 1.

E Grade.—Section 1: L.W.R. 9, Brooklands 3; Cartwrights 10, St. Mary's 2; Avonside 9. University I 3 Section 2; Papanui 12, Hutchinson Motors 0; Avonside 10, South Christchurch 2; Commercial Bank 8. Hornby 4; Selwyn 9, Fitzgerald House 3. Section 3: Woolston 7, M.O.W. 5; South Brighton 15, Wharenui 13; Eagles 12, N.A.C. 0; Avonside 9, Dallington 3. F Grade.—Section 1: Linwood Methodist 11, N.A.C. 1; St. Mary's 11, Avonside 1; Amur! 12, Selwyn 0; Dallington 7, Caltex 5. Section 2: Selwyn 12, Amuri 0; Avonside I 8. Linwood 4; Avonside II 14, Redcliffs 13. Section 3: Linwood Loco. 9, StarSun 3; University 9, N.A.C. 3: Hornby 7, Papanui 5; Avonside 12, Fitzgerald House 0. G Grade.—Section 1: Cartwrights beat L.W.R. by default. Section 2: Papanui 8. South Christchurch 4; Avonside I 10. University 2; Christchurch Deaf 8, Avonside II 4. .Women’s Grade.—Dallington I 10. University 2: Teachers’ College I beat Commercial Bank, by default; Teachers’ College II 12, Dallington II 0.

UNITED MARCHING ASSOCIATION

New Teams Expected

This Year

“Indications are that we may expect several new teams nexl season, more especially in the midget and junior grades. Also there is a number of girls who have given up active marching who have indicated that they intend to start instructing and several have already made a start,” said the president of the United Marching Association (Mr R. Rowse) in his report to the association’s annual meeting recently. Twelve teams were registered with the association—six seniors four juniors, and two midgets, he said. The following officers were elected:—patron, the Mayor, (Mr G. Manning); president, Mr T Reardon; vice-president, Mr R E. Cairns; secretary-treasurer, Mr P. Donaldson; committee, Miss A. Griffith; Mesdames N Edmonds. R. Clements, and McKay, Messrs R. Rowse, G. Agnew. C. Rae, L. Timmings, R. Cox. Delegates to the Canterbury centre, Mrs Edmonds, Messrs R. E. Cairns, P. Donaldson, R. Cox, C. Ra«. •*