Table Tennis Canterbury Loses Jarvis Rose Bowl To Otago

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29893, 6 August 1962, Page 13

Table Tennis Canterbury Loses Jarvis Rose Bowl To Otago

(From Our Own Reporter)

DUNEDIN, Aug. 5. In a close and exciting struggle, the Otago table tennis team regained the Jarvis rose bowl from Canterbury on Saturday at Dunedin. The final score of Otago 14 games, 34 sets, and Canterbury 14 games, 33 sets, was a fine indication of the evenness of both teams. Down 11-13 with the mixed doubles still to be played, Canterbury came right back into the picture with three wins to Otago's one, but failed by the barest margin to retain the trophy. In the men's section, B. Foster, the South Island champion, was again at his brilliant best to win five games for Otago. It was expected that J. Armstrong, runner-up to Foster in the South Island championships, would provide stern opposition. but this did not materialise. Foster was always In complete command and won easily in straight sets. Fine Backhand Play The feature of the game was Foster's terrific backhand which was always a match-winner, and his high looped returns which Invariably forced Armstrong into errors. T. Flint played extremely well for Canterbury and his defeat of W. T. Scott, a New Zealand ranked player, was well deserved. V. N. Brightwell was also in good form and his 21-12 win over W. J. Fogarty in the final set after being 7-11 down, was a fine recovery. A minor upset was caused in the women's section when J. Green, the South Island champion. lost both her games to Otago's J. Magellan and V. Braumann. The splitting of Mrs Shadbolt and Mrs May, the South Island doubles champions, came as a surprise and may have cost Canterbury the match as the province "only W’on one double. Results (Otago names first):— Men J. Dougal lost to T. Flint.

21-18. 12-21, 13-21; beat K. Stevenson 23-25, 21-6. 21-19. W. Scott beat Stevenson, 21-14. 21-17; lost to Flint. 21-16, 13-21,. 10-21. W. Fogarty lost to J. Armstrong, 18-21 21-19, 11-21; lost to N. Brightwell, 21-23. 21-16, 12-21. B. Foster beat BrightW’ell, 21-16, 21-19; beat Armstrong, 21-10. 21-16. Fogarty and Dougal lost to Brightwell and Flint, 19-21. 23-21, 21-23; lost to Armstrong and Stevenson, 13-21, 24-26. Foster and Scott beat Armstrong and Stevenson, 21-17, 21-8; beat Brightw’ell and Flint, 21-14. 21Women R. Cameron lost to J. Shadbolt, 15-21, 19-21; lost to T. May, 15-21, 13-21; P. Burgess lost to May, 9-21 18-21; lost to Shadbolt, 21-19, 16-21, 17-21. V. Braumann beat J. Green, 22- 21-18: beat F. Inglis, 21-12. 17-21, 21-17; J. Magorian beat Inglis, 22-20. 21-18; beat Green, 17-21, 21-18, 21-13. Magorian and Cameron lost to Inglis and Shadbolt, 18-21. 17-21; beat Green and May, 24-22, 18-21. 21-15. Braumann and Burgess beat Green and May. 21-8, 21-15: beat Inglis and Shadbolt, 17-21, 21-14, 21-11 Mixed Doubles Foster and Braumann beat Stevenson and Inglis. 21-18, 21-18: Fogarty and Magorian lost to Flint and Shdabolt. 10-21, 14-21. Scot and Burgess lost to Armstrong and May, 16-21, 10-21; Dougal and Cameron lost to Brightwell and Green. 12-21.

11-21. Chiefs of Staff.— New Zealand Chiefs of Staff will begin a visit to Australia on August 8 for talks with their Australian counterparts and the representative in Canberra of the British Chiefs of Staff. Major-General D. A. Kendrew.—-Canberra, August 3.