Table Tennis Young Players Shine In First Round

Press, Volume C, Issue 29672, 16 November 1961, Page 5

Table Tennis Young Players Shine In First Round

Good performances by junior players were a feature of matches in the first round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s A grade competition played this week. The younger players, in the top grade for the first time, showed their promise with good play.. Two members of the Dallington team. P. J. Wylie and R. F. Inns, recorded good victories over Canterbury’s seve ith-ranked player, G. M. Leech (University IT). Wylie and Inns are juniors. P. Ives, aged 14. scored a good victory over K F. Stevenson when Eagles met Wallabies 11. The Canterbury under-16 champion, Ives also extended the ranked player, M A. Cox. G. W. Makinson (Star) gave one of his best performances when he hit his way through R. G. Hart (Wallabies I) for a comfortable victory. K. J. Cassidy was the best of the Wallabies team, and he edged out Makinson in a tense match. Results were:—

Dalltnston v. University II Singles.—D. Mcßride lost to G. Leech. 12-21. 15-21: lost to D. Kalin. 21-23. 20-22: lost to M. Coppen. 18-21, 19-21. P. J. Whyte beat Leech. 24-22. 21-19: lost to Kalin. 21-23, 18-21: lost ti> Coppen. 18-21. 12-21. R. F. Inns beat Leech. 21-10. 12-21. 21-13: tort to Kalin. 21-19. 17-21. 14-21: lost to Copoen, 19-21, 17-21. Doubles^—Wylie and Inns lost to Kalin and Coppen, 17-21. 21-19. 19-21; Mcßride and Inns beat Leech and Coppen, by default: Mcßride and Write beat Leech and Kalin. 21-23. 21-13, 21-9. University II beat Dallington, 8-4.

University I v. South Brighton Single*.—D. D. M. Stewart beat A. Alabaster. 21-18. 22-20; beat R. Nesbit. 21-12, 21-6; beat T. Poynton. 21-15, 21-17, J. Torode beat Alabaster, 21-18, 21-17; beat Nesbit. 21-IX, 21-14; lost to Poynton. 19-21, 17-21. J. O. Moen beat Alabaster. 21-17 21- lost to Nesbit 18-21. 14-21: lost to Poynton. 9-21, 13-21. Double*.—Torode and Moen lost to Nesbit and Poynton. 9-21. 21-17, 13-21; Stewart and Moen beat Alabaster and Poynton, 31-15. 10-21. 22-20: Stewart ana Torode . beat Alabaster and Nesbit. 21-8. 19-21, 22-20. University I beat South Brighton. 8-4. Star v. Wallabies 1 Singles.—G. Makinson lost to K. J. Cassidy, 23-27. 21-23; beat R. G. Hart. 21-16. 21-11; beat R. L. Hulston. 21-16, 21-18. R. Hobson lost to Cassidy. 7-21. 9-21: lost to Hart. 6-21, 15-21: beat Hulston. 21-19. 21-19 R Green lost to Cassidy. 16-21. 7-21; lost to Hart, 12-21. 17-M; lost to Hulston. 13-21. 12-21. Doubles.—Hobson and Green lost to Hart and Hulston. 11-n, 22- 15-21; Makinson .nd Green lost to Cassidy and Hulston. 20-22. 17-21; Makinson and Hobson lost to Cassidy and Hart. 5-21. 31-13. 19-21. Wallabies I beat Star, 9-3. Wallabies 11 V. Eagle. Cox lost to R. Mc l* ‘chi a" Wklabiw 2 U* biat Baglea. 7-8.