Table Tennis INTER-ISLAND MATCHES

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28679, 1 September 1958, Page 7

Table Tennis INTER-ISLAND MATCHES

North Wins Men’s Events

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 31.. Honours were even when the interisland table tennis matches were played at Wellington yesterday. North Island won the men s competition by 9-3 while South won the women's events by the same margin. Results, North Island names first, were:—G. A. J. Frew beat R. L. Foster. 21-18, 10-21, 21-10; beat J. Arm-' strong, 21-11, 23-21; M. L. Dunn beat D. Armstrong, 21-19, 21-15, beat R. L. Foster 21-11, 21-7; R. V. Jackson beat D. W. T. Scott, 21-17, 21-19, lost to B. A. Foster, 13-21, 15-21; A. R. Tomlinson lost to B. A. Foster, 17- 21-11, 17-21. Men’s Doubles.—Frew and Dunn beat Foster and Foster, 19-21, 21-13, 21-16, beat D. Scott and Armstrong, 21-16, 21-17; Jackson and Tomlinson lost to Scott and Armstrong, 21-17, 19-21, 15-21; beat Foster and Foster, 21-15, 21-23, 21-16. Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Brown lost to Mrs J. Magorian, 13-21, 22-20, 19-11; lost to Mrs P. • M. Purdon, 18- 17-21; Mrs V. Darroch lost to Mrs Purdon, 20-22, 16-21; lost to Mrs Magorian, 15-21, 15-21; Miss V. M. Rolston lost to Mrs J. Shadbolt, 17-21, 13-21, lost to Miss F. Inglis. 12-21, 15-21; Miss N. Davis lost to Miss Inglis, 15-21, 21-18, 19-21; beat Mrs Shadbolt, 23-21, 21-17.

Women's Doubles.—Miss Brown and Mrs Darroch lost to Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Inglis, 16-21, 21-23; beat Mesdames Purdon and Magorian, 11-21, 21-15, 21-18; Misses Rolston and Davis lost to Mesdames Purdon and Magorian, 10-21, 11-21; beat Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Inglis, 19-21, 21-7, 22-20.