Armstrong’s Surprise Defeat

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32018, 19 June 1969, Page 18

Armstrong’s Surprise Defeat

G. R. Saunders caused a major upset by defeating J. Armstrong In the eighth round of the senior table tennis competition last night. Armstrong had not been beaten in singles in inter-club play this season, having won his previous 21 matches. However the superior record of his opponent did not affect the determination of Saunders, who stood up to the table and played an Intelligent game, to defeat Armstrong In three games. Saunders kept his errors to a minimum and answered any loose ball with a sharp hit. In a later match, Armstrong staged a brilliant recovery from 4-11 down to Heat M. R. Spinks, 21-19, in the deciding game.

Linwood I, at present second equal in the competition, was hard pressed to beat the lowerplaced Avonslde 11. Both teams had a regular member absent and had to substitute with lower grade players. M. Warren and B. Beaumont (Avonside) both played well to defeat G. W. Maklnson, but a vital win by H. Taylor over T. Abernethy gave Linwood the contest, 7-5. Wallabies, with the support of R. M. Radford, were surprisingly beaten by Dallington. B. T. Edwards (Dallington) led the way with an unbeaten record, while for Wallabies each player scored one single win. In the remaining contests, Avonside I and Selwyn were successful. Results: —

Riccarton I 4, Hoon Hay 8 A. Alabaster lost to M. B. Spinks. 19-21, 18-21: lost to G. R. Saunders, 8-21, 18-21: lost to Weir. 21-11. 15-21. 20-22. J. Armstrong beat Spinks, 15-21, 21-15, 21-19; lost to Saunders, 21-15, 16-21, 17-21; beat Weir, 21-9, 21 Leiliott and Armstrong beat Saunders and Weir, 16-21, 21-16,

21-10; Alabaster and Armstrong lost to Spinks and Weir, 21-15, 19-21, 19-21; Alabaster and Lelliott beat Spinks and Saunders, 24-26, 22-20, 21-13.

Linwood I 7, Avonslde II 5 H. Taylor beat T. Abernethy, 21-16, 22-20; lost to M. Warren, 5-21, 16-21; lost to B. Beaumont, 11-21, 10-21. G. W. Makinson beat Abernethy, 21-15. 18-21, 21-14; lost to Warren, 17-21, 19-21; lost to Beaumont, 13-21, 12-21. K. Cassidy beat Abernethy, 21-16, 21-8; beat Warren, 21-13, 21-14; beat Beaumont, 21-11, 21-11.

Makinson and Cassidy lost to Warren and Beaumont, 18-21, 15-21; Taylor and Cassidy beat Abernethy and Beaumont, 21-17, 14-21, 21-12; Taylor and Makinson beat Abernethy and Warren. 21-11, 21-15.

Wallabies 4, Dalllnpton 8 M. A. Cox beat D. J. Kalin, 21-14, 8-21, 23-21; lost to B. T. Edwards, 16-21, 19-21; beat R. G. Hart, 21-13. 21-18. R. M. Radford beat Kalin, 19-21, 21-19, 21-12; lost to Edwards, 9-21, 12-21; lost to Hart, 17-21, 19-21. N. B. Radford lost to Kalin. 19-21, 25-23, 19-21; lost to Edwards, 14-21, 21-12, 15-21; beat Hart, 21-18, 21-16.

Radford and Radford lost to Edwards and Hart, 14-21, 15-21; Cox and N. B. Radford lost to Kalin and Hart, 14-21, 13-21; Cox and R. M. Radford lost to Kalin and Edwards, 17-21, 22-20, 16-21. Riccarton II 3, Avonside I 9 A. L. Rutledge beat Yee Chow Boi, 21-18, 21-18; lost to Ling Nan Ming. 14-21, 12-21; beat M. J. Flewellen, 21-15, 21-16. P. R. Bowman lost to Yee Chow Boi. 1(1-21. 13-21; lost to Ling Nan Ming, 13-21, 15-21; lost to Flewellen, 15-21, 8-21. D. T. Dellow lost to Yee Chow Boi, 23-21, 14-21, 18-21; lost to Ling Nan Ming, 16-21, 18-21; lost to Flewellen, 13-21, 19-21. Bowman and Dellow lost to

Ling Nan Ming and Flewellen, 16-21, 6-21; Rutledge and Dellow lost to Yee Chow Boi and Flewellen, 12-21. 18-21; Rutledge and Bowman beat Yee Chow Boi and Ling Nan Ming, 25-23, 21-17. Selwyn 12, Linwood II 0 V. N. Brightwell beat A. R. Price, 21-14, 21-12; beat C. D. Liddell, 21-14, 21-19; beat J. 1. Urquhart, 21-2, 21-9. W. T. Scott beat Price, 21-19, 21-11; beat Liddell. 21-14, 21-10; beat Urquhart. 21-12. 21-8. H. P. Holt beat Price. 21-16, 22-20; beat Liddell, 21-17, 21-19; beat Urquhart, 21-15, 21-18. Scot and Holt beat Liddell and Urquhart, 21-11, 21-10; Brightwell and Holt beat Price and Urquhart, 21-17, 19-21, 21-9; Brightwell and Scott beat Price and Liddell, 21-7. 21-8. Points; Hoon Hay and Avonside I 14, Linwood I and Selwyn 12 Riccarton I 10, DaMington and W’allabies 6, Avonside II 4. Riccarton II 2, and Linwood II