Table Tennis Three More Wins For Armstrong

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30211, 16 August 1963, Page 18

Table Tennis Three More Wins For Armstrong

Eagles retained second place when they beat Star, 15-14, in the thirteenth round of the Canterbury senior table tennis tournament on Wednesday. J. Armstrong (Eagles) was again the dominating player and he retained his unbeaten record with another three convincing singles victories.

The Canterbury women's open champion, Miss F. Inglis, reversed last Saturday’s result with the South Island champion, Mrs M? J. Shadbolt, and won in straight games. Two Strong Sides

After a very even contest between two strong sides. University shaded Linwood by 16 games to 15. D. J. Kalin (University), with three outstanding Wins over more experienced opponents, paved the way for his side’s fine victory. £>. D. M. Stewart (University) was a surprise failure, losing all his singles games.

Wallabies Green went down to Selwyn I, 3-9, after a contest which featured only an average standard of play. With T. R. D. Flint again having trouble with his left leg muscle, Wallabies Red had no trouble beating Selwyn 11, 10-2. Results were:— Star 14, Eagles 15

G. W. Makinson beat Mrs M. J. Shadbolt, 2-1; beat D. V. Fisher. 2-1; lost to J. Armstrong 0-2. H. P. Holt beat Mrs Shadbolt, 2-0: lost to Fisher, 1- lost to Armstrong. 0-2. Miss F. Inglis beat Mrs Shadbolt. 2-0; beat Fisher, 2-0; lost to Armstrong, 0-2. Holt and Mrs Inglis lost to Fisher and Armstrong, 1-2; Makinson and Miss Inglis tost to Mrs Shadbolt and Armstrong. 0-2; Makinson and Holt beat Mrs Shadbolt and Fisher. 2University 16, Linwood 15 D. D. M. Stewart; tost to R. J Orr, 1-2; lost to J. L. Torode, 1-2; lost to N C. Orr. 1-2. R. H. Court lost to R. J. Orr, 1-2; lost to Torode. 1-2; beat N. C. Orr. 2-0. D. J Kalin beat R. J. Orr, 2-0: beat Torode. 2-0; beat N. C. Orr, 2-1.

Court and Kalin beat Torode

and N. C. Orr, 2-1; Stewart and Kalin beat Orr and Orr, 2-1; Stewart and Court lost to R. J Orr and Torode, 0-2.

Wallabies Green 3, Selwyn I 9 K. J. Cassidy lost to V. N. Brightwell, 0-2; lost to A. Vermes, 0-2; lost to Mis T. May, 1-2. R. G. Hart lost to Brightwell, 0-2; lost to Vermes, 1-2; beat Mrs May. 2-0. J. Lelliott beat Brightwell. 2-1; lost to Vermes, 1-2; beat Mrs May. 2-0. Hart and Lelliott tost to Vermes and Mrs May, 1-2; Cassidy and Lelliott lost to Brightwell and Mrs May. 1-2; Cassidy and Hart lost to Brightwell and Vermes, 0-2.

Wallabies Red 10, Selwyn II 2 M. A. Cox beat T. R. D. Flint by default; beat R. B. McCallum. 2-1: beat Mrs P. M. Purdon. 2-0. N. B. Radford beat Flint, 2-0; beat McCallum, 2-1; beat Mrs Purdon, 2-0. K. Carlton beat Flint by default; lost to McCallum, 0-2; lost to Mrs Purdon, 0-2.

Radford and Carlton beat Mcailum and Mrs Purdon. 2-1; Cox and Carlton beat Flint and Mrs Purdon by default; Cox and Radford beat Flint and McCallum by default. Points. Wallabies Red 25, Eagles 15, Selwyn II 13, University 12, Selwyn I 12, Wallabies Green 11, Star 8. Linwood 8.