Table Tennis A GRADE TITLE

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29896, 9 August 1962, Page 15

Table Tennis A GRADE TITLE

Play-Off Is Needed Selwyn and Wallabies Red had comfortable wins against Eagles and Avonslde in the final round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association's A grade competition last night, and a play-off will be necessary to decide the winner for 1962 J. Armstrong, the Eagles No. 1 player, and a former South Island champion, was unbeaten In any of his 42 games, a record unmatched since the inception of three-man teams. wallabies Green, after being down by six matches to three, recovered well to win the final three matches and beat Unwood by IS games to IS. Mrs T. May (Avondde) caused an upset by beating M. A. Cox (Wallabies Red), run-nar-ui In the West Cosst championst. ps last week-end. Cox was alto beaten by Mitt Inglis in three sets. Points for the season are:— Selwyn 26. Wallabies Red 26. Wallabies Green U Star 14. Eagles 11. University 9 Unwood 7 and Avonside 3. Results were:—

EAGLES V. SELWYN Singles.—J. Armstrong beat R. B. McCallum. 21-18. 31-11; beat T. R. D. Flint. 21-S, 31-17: beat V. N. Brightwell. 31-18. 33-20 D. V. Fisher beat McCallum. 21-17, 31-13; lost to Flint. 11-21, 17-21; lost to Brightwell, 84-22. 4-21. 17-31. Mrs J. Shadbolt lost to Flint. S-Sl. 10-31; loat to Brightwell. 13-31. 13-31; lost to McCallum, 16-21. 18-21. Doubles—Fisher and Mrs Shadbolt lost to Flint and McCallum. 17-21, 13-21; Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt lost to Brightwell and McCallum, 12-21, 21-13, 30-23; Armstrong and Fisher lost to Brightwell and Flint, 8-21, 17-21. Selwyn won by 8 matches to 4. WALLABIES RED V. AVONSIDE Singles.—K. Stevenson beat R. Scott, 21-18. 31-18; beat Mrs T. May, 21-U. 21-16: beat Miss F. Inglis. 21-8, 22-30 B. Radford beat Miss InglU. 21-16. 2110; beat Mr* May. 21-7, 21-18; beat Scott, 21-15. 21-12. M. A Cox lost to Mrs May. 18-21, 1821; lost to Miss Inglis. 19-21, 219. 18-21; beat Scott. 21-18. 36-34 Doubles.—Radford and Cox beat Scott and Mr* May. 21-12. 21-10; Stevenson end Cox beat Miss Inglis and Scott. 10-21. 2113, 21-12; Stevenson and Radford beat Mrs May and Miss Inglis, 21-13, 21-18. ’ Wallabies Red won by 10 matches to 2. LINWOOD V. WALLABIES GREEN Singles.—R. Orr beat J. Lelliot, 21-16. 21-16; beat R. G. Hart. 16-21. 21-16, 21-16; N. Orr loat to Cassidy, 7-21, 13-21; lost to Hart. 14-21, 4-21: lost to Lelliot, 21-17, 19-21, 19-21. J. L Torode beat Hart, 21-16, 19-21, 21-14; lost to Cassidy. 19-21. 1321; beat Lelliot. 21-11, 21-13. Doubles.—Torode and R. Orr beat Lelllott and Cassidy. 2114, 23-20; Orr and Orr beat Hart and Cassidy, 23-21. 12-21. 21-17; N. Orr and Torode lost to Hart and Lelliot, 18-21. 18-21. Wallabies Green won by 13 games to 13.

UNIVERSITY ▼. STAR Singles.—D. D. M. Stewart beat Mrs J. Prisk, 21-16, 21-12; beat H. P. Holt. 21-15. 21-12; beat G. W. Makinson. 21-9, 2220. M. J. Coppen lost to Makinson, 22-20. 21-14; lost to Mrs Prisk. 10-21, 13-21; lost to Holt. 24-22, 17-21, 18-21. D. J. Kalin beat Holt. 21-IS, 21-10; lost to Makinson. 17-21. 10-21; lost to Mrs Prisk. 17-21. 15-21. Double*.—Coppen and Kahn lost to Holt and Mrs Prisk, 2123. 21-12, 13-21; Stewart and Kalin beat Makinson and Mr* Prisk. 18-21, 21-11, 21-12; Stewart and Coppen lost to Makinson and Holt. 13-21, 19-21. Star won by 7 matches to 8.