Table Tennis B. A. Foster And Miss Inglis Win Singles Titles

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29857, 25 June 1962, Page 8

Table Tennis B. A. Foster And Miss Inglis Win Singles Titles

B. A. Foster, of Dunedin's North-east Valley Club, and Miss F. Inglis, of Avonsdde, Won tihe men's and women's singles titles respectively when the Canterbury tabie tennis j championships were held over the week-end. In the finals they defeated last year’s champions. J Armstrong and Mrs J. Shadbolt, both of the Eagles club. Foster, who represented New Zealand at the world championships in Peking last season, recorded one of his most comfortable victories over Armstrong in the men’s singles final. These players have met in many tournaments and representative matches in recent seasons, with Armstrong perhaps holding a slight edge in the number of victories. In yesterday's final, however, there was no doubt as to who was the better player on the day. After Armstrong had led in the early stages, Foster jumped into top form in the middle of the first game. He made good use of the loop drive, which is the fashionable shot to use against defensive players. Armstrong handled this quite well, and his returns were only slightly above the net. Against any other player, this would not have mattered, but Foster was in stich good attacking form that he was often able to hit away clean winners from balls which appeared perfectly safe. In the second game Armstrong soon found himself trailing, 8-16, but pulled his game together to recover to 17-20 before Foster took the game with an edge ball. Here Armstrong hit some good attacking shots, but in general he must have felt betrayed by his forehand, which had served him so well in representative matches on the previous week-end.

The third game was again all Foster, as the Otago champion slashed his way through a defence which, unusually for Armstrong, looked a little suspect. The Canterbury player did not have his usual assurance with his returns, but it was a good display by Foster, who appears to be playing particularly well at this stage of the season. Foster, .in his semi-final,

disposed of the young Wellington player, W. N. Evans, in good style. This was a most, attractive game, with Evans hitting hard on occasions, and giving as well as he got witn tne loop forehand. In Foster he found an opponent who was just a little too quick and too Sound .n his pusning play. Armstrong was ~ui troubled to dispose of R. L, Foster in the other semi-final, and the elder Foster snowed no confidence in his shots at all. Earlier Foster had beaten N. V. Brightwell in a close match, showing much better form.

Hard Struggle Evans hau a hara struggle before overcoming me caauenge ot T. ft. L>. Eant tn a quarterfinal meeting, runt, wno lost to Evans in a representative matcn in tne preceding week-end, mixed his game to good eliect. His counter-attack was particularly effective, but in the closing stages he wilted before the solid ail-round emciency of his younger opponent.

In another quarter-final. Canterbury's K. F. Stevenson achieved the distinction of taking the only game from B. A. Foster during the singles competition. Stevenson partnered Foster to win the New Zealand boys' doubles title several seasons ago.

Women's Singles Miss Inglis showed very good form to win the final of the women's singles. Sne is the popular and hard-working secretary of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association. Miss Inglis's form so far this season had not been consistent, but in this final she gave a good all-round display. Her defence carried a lot of spin, and on many occasions Mrs Shadbolt, usually very sure in her attack was tempted into hitting errors. When she received a chance to attack. Miss Inglis dispatched the ball at a terrific speed with her forehand. Mrs Shadbolt, unfortunate in having to defend her title against an opponent in such outstanding form, could do little but hope to pick up points from Miss Inglis’s errors Earlier Miss Inglis had plaved well to eliminate the secondseeded Miss V. Braumann of Otago, and she has probably played her way back into the South Island side, and perhaps back onto the national ranking list.

The brothers Foster were not seriously troubled to retain their title in the men’s doubles Their opponents, Brightwell and Flint, are a solid combination but were unable to match the winners for power. Flint has won this title on nine occasions. the first in 1946, and Brightwell has recorded seven victories.

Several of the younger Canterbury players acquitted themselves well in thi§ tournament. D. J. Kalin and P J. Wylie leached the last 16 in the men’s singles, with tile former fully extending the seeded N. B. Radford. H. P. Holt gave Flint a hard struggle before going down in four games. In the women’s section Miss H. Elia confirmed her promise by beating Mrs J. Brown in the final of the bracelet. Mrs Brown is a former Canterbury representative

D. T. Mcßride comfortably defeated P. Ives in the under-18 boys’ final, but Ives had his consolation when he took the under-16 title. Mcßride in hi s semi-final struggled to defeat the South Island under-16 champion P. Grainger. Misses J. Rich. S. Manning and J. Goodchap were three junior girls who showed their ability. Miss Manning, recently arrived from Marlborough, defeated Miss Goodchap in a semi-final, and went down to Miss Rich only after a most entertaining match in the final. Miss Rich has played in the senior representative team with distinction. Miss Goodchap showed that she was in a class of her own in the under-16 section. Results were:— SENIOR Men’s Singles First Round.—D. J. Hatur beat B. G. Kendal. 13-21. 21-15, 13-21, 21-16, 21-17; V. N. Brightwell beat P. S. Alexander. 21-12, 21-17, 21-14; A. Alabaster beat J. P. Walsh. 19-21. 10-21, 23-21, 21-16, 21-16; D. E. Wright beat F. Kelly. 21-17, 21-$, 21-9; R. L Foster beat M. A Cox. 21-7, 21-11, 30-32, 21-10; W. N. Evans beat R. Court. 21-18, 16-21. 21-17, 21-18; R. L. Hulston beat D. R Winstanley, 13-21, 21-13, 22-20. 7-21, 21-19; T. R. D. Flint beat H. Jev, 21-9, 21-11, 21-6; K. F Stevenson beat J. Mears. 21-9, 21-12, 22-20; J. Urquhart beat N C. O'Brien, 20-22 , 21-9. 21-17, 23-21; R. B. Morris beat K. Rich. 21-16, 21-13, 21-10; F R Foster beat M. D. Fowke. 21-11, 21-7, 21-7; B. A. Foster beat R. Howe, 21-14, 21-11, 21-10; N B Radford beat B. Roskilley. 21-10, 21-14, 21-16.

Second round.—R. J. Scott beat E. O. Woodward, 16-21. 21-16. 21-23, 21-18, 21-18; Katin beat R. McLaughlin, 21-14, 17-21, 19-21, 21-9, 22-20; Brightwell beat Alabaster, 21-14, 21-9, 23-21; R. G. Hart beat Wright, 21-18. 16- 22-20, 21-19; R. L. Foster beat J. Lelliott, 21-12, 21-12. 21-18; Radford beat D. D. M Stewart, 21-11, 21-16. 21-13; Evans beat R. Anderson, 21-14. 21-12, 21-10: H. P. Holt beat Hulston. 21-16, 21-16. 21-17; Flint beat Cassidy. 21-9, 21-10, 21-9: Stevenson beat Urquhart. 21-7. 21-14. 21-17; Morris beat Cop ien. 17- 21-17. 21-18. 21-11; F R Foster beat G. Adam. 21-14, 21-12. 21-12: B. A. Foster beat J. Grainger. 21-9, 21-16, 21-15.

Third round.—J. Armstrong beat Scott. 21-6. 21-2, 21-9; Radford beat Katin. 21-15. 15-21 21-19, 21-8; Brightwell beat Hart. 21-17. 21-9 21-18; R. L. Foster beat R. J. Orr. 21-18, 21-11, 21-11;

Evans beat P J. Wylie 21-6. 22-20, 21-5; Flint beat Holt. 21-11, 21-14. 20-22. 23-21; Stevenson beat Morris. 23-21, 15-21, 21-16, 21-15; B A Foster beat F. R Foster. 21-15. 21-12. 21-17. Quarter-finals Armstrong beat Radford. 1-19. 22-20. 21-14; R L. Foster beat Brightwell. 21-10, 21-19, 23-21; Evans beat Flint. 23-25, 21-14. 19-21. 21-16. 21- B. A. Foster beat Stevenson. 21-10. 18-21. 21-10, 21-15 Semi-finals.—Armstrong beat R. L. Foster. 21-13, 21-10, 21-10; B. A. Foster beat Evans. 21-11, 22- 21-17. Final.—Foster beat Armstrong. 21-13, 21-17, 21-13. Women’s Singles First round.—Miss J. Rich beat Miss A. Fowke. 17-21. 21-18. 21-14, 21-19; Mrs D. Joyce beat Miss H. Elia, 19-21, 21-9, 21-11, 21-11. Second round —Mrs J. Shadbolt beat Miss C. HaUiday. 21-13. 21-10, 21-3; Miss T. May beat Miss Rich, 21-12, 21-15, 21-9; Miss F. Inglis beat Mrs Joyce. 21-10, 22-20, 21-14; Mrs Y. Boulton. beat Miss P. Lambourne. 21-11, 21-14, 21-19: Miss V. Braumann beat Mrs J. Brown. 21-15. 21-15, 21-17. Third round—Mrs Shadbolt beat Mrs A. Williamson. 22-20. 21-8, 21-15; Mrs J. Pnsk beat Mrs May. 21-19 . 24-22 . 21-14; Miss Inglis beat Mrs Y. Boulton. 21-15, 21-18, 21-15; Miss Braumann beat Mrs Purdon. 13-21. 21-12, 21-19, 22-20 Semi-finals. Mrs Shadbolt beat Mrs Prisk. 23-21, 21-17. 21-19; Miss Inglis beat Miss Braumann. 21-13, 15-21, 16-21. 21-14. 21-17. Final—Miss Inglis beat Mrs Shadbolt. 21-12, 21-14, 21-18. Men’s Doubles First round.—D. J. Kalin and J. P. Walsh beat E. O. Woodward and K. Rich, 21-16, 15-21. 12-21, 21-8, 21-18; P. S. Alexander and D. E. Wright beat B Roskilley and J. Pierce, 21-17, 21-12, 21-11; F. R. Foster and B. G. Kendall beat F. Kelly and E. Judson, 22-20, 21-15, 21-12; W. N. Evans and R. B. McCallum beat K. J. Cassidy and J Lelliott. 21-19. 21-16. £l-10; R McLaughlin and A. Alabaster beat R J. Scott and B. Meyer. 16-21, 21-16, 15-21, 21-11, 21-16

Second Round.—B. A. Foster and R. L. Foster beat D. R. Winstanley and J. Mears, 21-9. 21-14, 21-15; N. C. Orr and R. J. Orr beat R. B. Morris and M. D. Fowke. 21-8. 21-11. 21-16; Alexander and Wright beat Kalin and Waish,’ 19-21. 21-11. 21-17, 21-12; N, B. Radford and M. A. Cox beat F. R. Foster and Kendall, 21-14 . 21-15. 20-22, 21-13; McCallum and Evans beat J. Urquhart and R. Anderson, 21-11. 21-13, 21-9; R. L. Hulston and N. C. O'Brien beat McLaughlin and Alabaster, 23-21, 21-19, 15-21, 21-10: V. N. Brightwell and T. R. D. Flint beat R. Eyre and G. Adam. 21-6, 21-9, 21-9.

Third Round. —Foster and Foster beat Orr and Orr, 21-9, 21-15 18-21 21-9; Radford and Cox beat Alexander and Wright, 21-15, 21-14, 18-21. 21-17; J. Armstrong and K. F. Stevenson beat Evans and McCallum. 21-15, 14-21, 21-19, 21-17; Brightwell and Flint beat Hulston and O’Brien. 21-17. 21-17. 21-12. Semi-finals.—Foster and Foster beat Radford and Cox. 21-18. 21-15, 14-21, 21-13; Brightwell and Flint beat Armstrong and Stevenson, 14-21, 21-10, 13-21, 21- 21-17. Final.—Foster and Foster beat Brightwell and Flint, 21-17, 21-6, 18-21. 21-13. Women’s Doubles First Round.—Mrs Y. Boulton and Miss J. Rich beat Misses A. Fowke and S. Manning, 21-15. 22- 21-17. Second Round.—Mesdames J. Shadbolt and J. Brown beat Misses D. Bates and H, Elia, 21-6. 21-15, 22-20; Mesdames J. Prisk and A. Williamson beat Mrs Boulton and Miss Rich, 21-13. 21-12 21-10; Mrs P. Purdon and Miss F. Inglis beat Misses J Goodchap and D. Raynor. 21-18, 21-7 21-10; Miss V. Braumann and Mrs T. May beat Misses P. Lambourne and C. Halliday. 21-13, 21-17, 21-9. Semi-finals.—Mesdames Shadbolt and Brown beat Mesdames Prisk and Williamson, 21-15, 21-19, 21-19: Mrs Purdon and Miss Inglis beat Miss Braumann and Mrs May 22-20 21-14, 21-15. Final.—Mesdames Shadbolt and Brown beat Mrs Purdon and Miss Inglis, 21-13, 21-8, 21-18. Mixed Doubles First Round —F. R. Foster and Mrs J Brown beat M. A. Cox and Miss H. Elia, 21-13, 21-19, 21-12; A. Alabaster and Mrs D. Joyce beat J. Mears and Miss S. Fowke. 21-13, 21-13 24-22 T R. D. Flint and Mrs’ J. Shadbolt beat M. D Fowke and Miss S. Manning, 21-11, 21-8, 21-18’ N B Radford and Mrs J. Prisk beat D. D. M. Stewart and Miss C. Halliday. 21-10, 21-12 21-10; K. J. Cassidy and Miss D. Bates beat D. R Winstanley and Miss J. Goodchap. 14-21. 23-21, 21-11, Second Round —R. L. Foster and Mrs A. Williamson beat R £ ,? ar L a H, d Miss J Rich. 21-16: 21-16. 22-20; J Armstrong and Mrs T. May beat F R. Foster and Mrs Brown, 21-17 21-19 21-14; Flint and Mrs Shadbolt beat Alabaster and Mrs Joyce. 21-6. 21-17. 21-13: Radford and Mrs Prisk beat Cassidy and Miss Bates, 21-12. 10-21 21-9 21-9: V N. Brightwell arid Mrs Y. Boulton beat B. A. McCaland Miss R. Nixon. 21-7 W N - R ’ ani and Mrs P Ito rd on beat R. Court and « to k^ m S? Urne ’ 21 ' 15 - F Stevenson and Miss F. Inglis beat R. Moms and Miss A. Fowke. 21-15, 21-13

Third Round.—B. A. Foster and Miss V. Braumann beat R »t w ‘”'amson: 21-16. 16-21. 20-22 21-12 21-to Flint and Mrs Shadbolt beat Armstrong and Mrs Mav 21-15 21-17. 21-17; Radford and Mn Prisk beat Brightwell and Mrs Boulton. 21-19. 17-21. 22-24 21-to 25-23; Stevenson and Miss In--1 '2l I4^l' an » l *to d Mr ’ Purd °n--11-21 14-21, 21-15. 21-17 21-18 Semi-finals.—Foater and Miss Braumann beat Flint and Mrs Shadbolt. 21-17, 21-12 21-1?

Stevenson and Miss Inglis beat Radfield and Mrs Prisk, 21-18. 21-12. 16-21. 20-22, 21-17. Final.—Foster and Miss Braumann beat Stevenson and Miss Inglis. 21-18. 21-19. 19-21. 21-10. Men's Plate Final.—K. J. Cassidy beat D. E. Wright. 21-19, 14-21, 21-8 Women’s Bracelet Final.—Miss H. Elia beat Mrs J. Brown. 13-21. 21-19, 21-16 UNDER 18 Boys’ Singles Semi-finals.—D T Mcßride beat P. Grainger. 21-15. 22-90. P. Ives beat K. Rich. 21-7, 21-17. Final.—Mcßride beat Ives, 21-18 21-11. Girls* Singles Semi-finals.—Miss J. Rich beat Miss M. Gleeson, 21-4, 21-9. Miss S. Manning beat Miss J. Goodchap 21-17, 21-15. Final.—Miss Rich beat Miss Manning. 21-19, 20-22 , 21-14. Boys’ Doubles Semi-finals—R A. Kevs and P. Roberts beat G Ell and M. Fraser, 18-21. 21-17. 21-16; D. T. Mcßride and R Sanderson beat G. Saunders and R Ettnck, 19-21. 21-13. 21-13. Final,—Mcßride and Saunderson beat Keys and Roberts, 21-18 21-14. Girls* Doubles Final—Misses J. Rich and J. Goodchap beat Misses S Manning and M. Gleeson. 21-12, 21-12, Mixed Doubles Semi-finals—D T. Mcßride and Miss J. Rich beat N Consedlne and Miss M Knowles 21-10. 21-13: P. Ives and Mias J Goodchap beat W Wylie and Miss S, Manning. 21-17. 21-18 Final.—Mcßride and Miss Rich beat Ives and Mias Goodchap. 21-17, 21-14. UNDER 16 Bays’ Singles Semi-finals—P. Ives beat A. Butcher. 21-14, 21-11; G Saunders beat R. Sanderson. 21-12, 17- 21-15 Final—lves beat Saunders, 21-16 21-18 Girls* Singles Semi-finals— Miss J. chap beat Miss S. Fowke. 21-9, 21-8; Mim M Knowles beat Ml-s M. Consedine. 21-15, 21-1' Final—Miss Goodchap beat Miss Knowles. 21-13, 21-10. Boys* Double* Semi-finals— <3, Saunders and R. Ettrick beat C Wilson and B Isherwood. 21-15. 21-18; P Ives and R Senderaon beat R. Mangos and G. Smith, 21-1«. 21 -8. Final.—Saunders and Ettrick beat la,xl Sanderson. 18-21. 21-19, 21-12. Girls’ Doubles Semi-finals— Mises S. Fowke M Consedine beat Mis«-« ™ -, Ro y an <* D. Baker. 21-16, 18- 21-19 Final—Miaaes J. Goodchap and M. Knowles beat Misses 219^ ke Snd Consedine. 21-14. Mixed Doubles Semi-finals—p Ives and Misa L, Go<^ cha P beat J Martin and Miss M Rowe. 21-17. 21-14: J Thompson and Miss M. Knowles beat P Brown and Miss M Consedine 21-12. 21-17 Final—lves and Miss Goodchap beat Thomnaon and Mia Knowles, 21-9 21-9