N.I. WINS ALL S.I. BADMINTON TITLES

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31767, 26 August 1968, Page 7

N.I. WINS ALL S.I. BADMINTON TITLES

North Island entrants won all the championship titles in the final session of the South Island badminton championships in the V. R. Skellerup Hall on Saturday evening.

a H- Purwr (TaruMkl) wen the m«n*» elnglM •« •hares the SMblea with hit brother, B Purser, and the mixed double* with hie •later (Mlm £■ Puner). Un 0. Middolberg (Mar tony, a former Canterbury player, won the woman’s tinilM but only after a loon tbreo-iama dual with tha ifyeeroTd Auckland Slrl, Mlm K Glome, whom perform, •nee tbroughout the tournament wm outetandins. Mlm Olenle won all bar flnali tn the junior event! end wm a ftnaUrt in the open mixed doubles and women'! Mnslet. to the DnaU aba oompeted to Dre event*, tavern! of them to (uocoulon, within three hour*.

Splendid Play She retervod her beat per. formanoe for the women’* tingle* dnal and |t aimott wop her tha title. Mr* Mlddob ber| bad a hotter pattern of attack to the dret tarn* and the took advantage of Mlu Glenle’t nervouanei*. However, with one game lent, Mlm Glenle *wept through the second game 114, fronuenfly placing drop Shota where Mr» Mlddelberg eould only (land and watch the •buttle land- The Snal nmo wpa tenoe, but Mr* Middol* berg drew on her experience and to the iMt minute* of the game gradually wore down her younger opponent to win, detervedly.

Th* men’* »ln*iei anal wm an abiorMn* match wan by Puraar tram J. W. S. Compton (Wdiinaton) in two teu. The roault waa mare an indteatton M Pureer’a intelligent aummin* up of Cbmpten'a play than of the undoubted on*«ia of both piayera. Compton began the match well, with an attacking pattern of ahota that had Purser running from the back of th* court to The not to pick up a forehand drop shot, then racin* to his backhand corner to retrieve a smash, but Purser was equal to all this, slowly turning defence Into attack. Purser waa remarkable in tha drat game. He made only two mistakes and it was all that Compton could do with several brilliant placements to win one Joint and gain the return of ervlce.

Compton had more luck with his drop shots In the second rams and held the lead until Purser’* last service at U-li. At one stage Compton led 10-5 and seemed eapable of taking the set but Purser, alter several mistakes, tightened his grip on the game and did not allow Compton a chance to use his •mash. to rtW match against G. A. Miller (Canterbury). Purser gave a masterly display of control. He allowed Miller no chance to use his smash but drew him repeatedly into the net and then sent the shuttle softly past him. Miller drew first blood with three pointe gained from smashes to Purser's backhand, but that was the only liberty he was allowed and he won no more points In that game.

». purear (Taranaki) and Mia* Glome showed now tar ahead M the other junior* In Naw gaaiand they ware when they won an tna title* betwaen them, conceding only « point* In dve match*!. • purser, who I* mar* intent* than m* brother on the court and .consequently make* more mistake*, gave th* Southland player, K M. Pasco*, no chance* in the boyt* singles final. Pascoe, who had looked to impressiva in hl* earlier matches, could not counter pur«or’s power and speed. Campton, however. w*» the teacher in the men’s semi-final with B. Pur*or- Purser moi smash with tmash tn th* early stages of each game but when the game* reached mld-stago, Compson drove ahead. The south Island'* only real chance of winning a title Wat in the women’s doubles final when Miss •■ Field and Mr* P. Duckmanton (Canterbury) met

(TARANAKI) Misses j. probert and G. Steel (Wellington). In the semi-final!, the latter pair had beaten the first seeds. Mis* J. Purser (Taranaki) and Miss R. Glenie, and the (ormer pair the second seeds,-Misses L. Tucker and C. Reay (Canterbury). The Canterbury pair did not have the understanding of the Wellington pair and made many mistakes as both tried to play the same return and left part of the court unguarded. Results;— MgH Singles—Semi-finals: B. H. Purser (Taranaki) beat G. A. Miller (Canterbury). 1!-!. H-S: j. w. s. Compton (Wellington) beat B. Purser (Taranaki). IS-7, IS-7. Final —Purser beat Compton, I*l. 15 12. Doubles.—Semi-finals: R- and B. Purser (Taranaki) beat F. Coetser (Wellington) and D. Gloyn (Auckland). 15-0. 15-0; G A. Miller and P- V. Bogtweod (Canterbury) beat D. B. Baid and L. Bablnaon (Canterbury). 15-0, 15-5. Final—Purser and Purser beat Miller and Boatwood, 15-5, 15-10. WOMBH Singles.—Semi-finals: Mrs G. Middleberg (Marton) beat Miss C. Reay (Canterbury). 11-3. H-0; Miss B. Glenie (Auckland) beat Miss L. Beer (Southland) by detault. Final.—Mre Middleberg beat Miss Glenie, 11-7, 3-11. 11-8. Doubles.—Semi-finals: Misses

ILWII.W.?S‘to: wswhLhffiFt Duekmantan. 15-0. ti 11. MIXBB te.Vs*i.W mr ana {}lm BOYS Final.—puraor boat Paiaoo, *••1, Bauble*. Semi-final: B. Fupior and X. Croisky beet S. wiilan* and G. Brown, ifi-o. S■ £ 0, ‘* r ‘ n _ 4 J- Thorne he*t T. ( iinte* and P. Wright, and Crofsky beat Poatar and Thorne, 15-0, GIRLS S: hw ‘** m •WdTfirm.’Zfij; land) beat Mlm O. Mason (Manawatu) and Ml** »- Smith (Canterbury), 11-0, !*■]-. Mis* G, Hsmuton and Miss G. Mathers (Canterbury) beat Mila J. L*|tor and Ml** L Souter, 15-3, Final.—Misee* Skeen and Glenl* beat Mistos Hampton and Mather*, 15-fi, 15-3. MIXBB »*ml-*nal*: B. Purler ai-sW Mis* L. Souter (Canterbury), is i. is os X. Crotiky (Taranaki) «nd Ml** J. Skeen (Auckland) beat N wiilan* (Taranaki) and 0. M*«o n (Manawatu). 17-15. 8-15. !*■*. Final —Pur**r and Mlm Glenie beat Oofsky and Mio* Skeen. MBH'* PLATS semi-final: J. Lang (CanterFinal—Cootter beat Lang. l*-», IM. WOMSN’t PLATS Semi-final*: Ml** J. purser (Taranaki) boat Mis* J. Prebtrt (Wellington) by default; Miss L. Heatherington (Wellington) beet Mis* P. Woolhouta (Canterbury), 11-l, 1340. Final—Ml** Heatherington beat Miss Purser. 1341, lb*. BOVS’ PLATS (Canterbury) beat G. Sandora (Canterbury), 11-i. 154. Final—Croftky beat Potter. 15-7. 15-10. GIRLS* PLATS Semi-finals: Mlse T. Mitchell (Canterbury) beat Mis* G. Mathers (Canterbury). 11-7. 11-7: Mis* L. Souter (Canterbury) beat Mies J. Lester (Canterbury) by defau)t. Final—Mia* Mitchell beat Miss Souter. 10-11, 11.5, 11-5.