Newcomers add interest to table tennis

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33003, 24 August 1972, Page 14

Newcomers add interest to table tennis

The appearance of one of Auckland's leading juniors, K. M. Palmer, and the top South Island woman, Miss Y. M. Fogarty, Instilled fresh interest in the fourteenth round of the senior table tennis competition last evening. Both players have come for the national championships which begin at Cowles Stadium on Monday. Palmer substituted for G. J. Rhlnd in the Avonside II team, but unfortunately found himself playing against the formidable Avonside I trio, B. T. Cross, M. W. Burrowes and M. R. Spinks. The visitor demonstrated his ability to exchange rapid crosstable shots on either hand, but lacked a “killing” smash and was a little uncertain when reaching for the ball away from his body. He lost his three singles, but forced the local players to display their best form. Miss Fogarty helped University to retain Its second placing In the competition by scoring two victories—her win against R. W. R. Mercer was a notable one.

However, the honours of this fixture rested with A. Alabaster (Riccarton I), who defeated Miss Fogarty in three sets and ended Yee Chow Bol’s unbeaten singles sequence of 24. Alabaster proved too steady with his chop and push shots. Without J. Armstrong, Riccarton II lost its match against Dalllngton. Although W. D. Adamson kept Riccarton in the fight until the final match, the experienced Dalllngton pair, R. G. Hart and D. J. Kalin, clinched victory by combining successfully in the final doubles. Avonside HI, a team which has gone close several times but never quite succeeded, finally recorded its first victory this season at the expense of the club’s fourth team. All members of

Avonside 111 met with some success, J. W. Yates’s win against G. C. Main being hla first for 14 games.

Selwyn, with V. N. Brightwell again In top form and W. T. Scott and J. Baxter adding their contributions, comfortably accounted for Wallabies. Points are.—Avonside 1 26. University 22, Selwyn 20, Riecarton I 19, Riccarton II 15. Dalllnaton 13, Wallabies 11, Avonside 11 8, Avonside IV 4, Avonside 111 2. Riccarton II S, Dalllngton 7 W. D. Adamson beat R. G. Hart, 22-20, 19-21, 21-10; beat D. J. Kalin. 21-17, 21-17; beat L. Wilson, 21-9, 31-13. C. J. Tipper lost to Hart, 13-21, 20-22; lost to Kalin, 17-21, 21-17, 19-21; beat WUson, 21-15, 21-18. L. Freeman loot to Hart, 20-22. 16-21; lost to Kalin. 18-21, 11-21; beat Wilson, 13-21. 21-15, 21-14. Tipper and Freeman lost to Kalin and Wilson, 22-20, 12-21, 18-21; Adamson and Freeman lost to Hart and Wilson, 19-21, 13-21; Adamson and Tipper lost to Hart and Kalin, 20-22, fl-19, 11-21. Selwyn 9, Wallabies 3 V. N. Brightwell beat J. Culllngton, 21-14, 21-2; beat M A. Cox. 22-20, 21-16: beat N. B. Radford, 21-18, 21-14. W. T. Scott beat Culllngton, 21-10. 21-8; beat Cox, 14-21, 21-11, 21-10: lost to Radford, 12-21, 17-21. J. Baxter lost to Culllngton, 21-23, 22-20. 18-21; lost to Cox, 21-5, 15-21, 13-21; beat Radford, 21-19, 24-22. Scott and Baxter beat Cox and Radford, 21-12, 21-11: Brightwell and Baxter beat Culllngton and Radford, 21-8, 19-21, 21-15; Brightwell and Scott beat Culllngton and Cox, 21-4, 21-14 Avonside II 2, Avonside I 10 T. L. Fraser lost to M. W. Burrowes. 16-21, 17-21; lost to M. R. Spinks, 15-21, 23-25; loot to B. TCross, 12-21, 6-21. L. A. Stewart lost to Burrowes, 14-21, IS-21; lost to Spinks, 19-21, 16-21; lost to Cross, 10-fl, 7-21. KM. lost to Burrowes, 15-21. 17-21, lost to Spinks, 14-21, 31-16. 16-21; lost to Cross. 18-21. 14-21. Stewart and Palmer J? Spinks and Cross, 21-18, 17-21, 16-21; Fraser and Palmer beat Burrowes and Cross, 9-21, 31-18. 21-9; Fraser and Stewart beat Burrowes and Cross* 21-19, 22-20. University 15 games, Riccarton I Yee Chow 80l beat F. H. Rargent. 22-20. 21-13; lost to A. Alabaster, 19-21, 8-21; beat R. W. R. Mercer, 21-12, 21-18. Miss Y. M. Fogarty beat Sargent, 21-11. >l*U; lost to Alabaster, 17-21, 21-14, Ml; beat Mercer. 21-18, 21-19. Miss B. A. Taylor lost to Sargent, }wj, 16- lost to Alabaster, 16-21, 15-21; lost to Mercer, 24-22. IMI, Misses Taylor and Fogarty lost to Alabaster and Mercer, 21-15, 15-21, 22-24; Yee and Miss Tsylinbeat Sargent and Mercer, 21-6. 20- 21-14; Yee and Miss Fogarty lost to Alabaster and Sargent. 17- 16-21. Avonside IV 4, Avonside 111 • G. C. Main lost to J. W. Yates. 5-21, 12-21; lost to M. J. Warren, 21- 14-fl. 14-21; beat Mrs T. May, 21-14. 21-17. G. Haszard beat Yates. 21-18, IR-21, 2MI; loot to Warren. 23-25, 15-11; lost to Mrs May. 22-24, 21-19. 18-21- JDuffy beat Yates, 21-18, 17-21. 21-15; lost to Warren. 16-21, 1M1; lost to Mrs May, 21-18, 7-3 L 13-31. Haszard and buffy beat warren and Mrs May, 24-22, 16-21, IH7: Main and Duffy lost to Yates and Mrs May, 21-12, 20-22, 17-21; Main and Haszard lost to Yates and Warren, 21-18, 13-21, 17-21.