Canterbury men beaten in squash rackets
Canterbury beat Southern Dis-; tricts in the annual squash, rackets match at Timaru. but the Southern men excelled themselves by winning their section, 11 matches to nine.
The women’s section went to' Canterbury, 11-1, and tlie Colts’ was won by Canterbury by 16' games to 14 after matches were level at 4-4. The man of the contest was B. Gardiner, No. 1 for Southern. He maintained the high standard he showed at Easter in tlie Sumner ; tournament in defeating V. Har-. greaves and M. Billington. Hargreaves lasted out the da' well, showing fine control ini beating D. Lyons in four games! after Lyons had taken the first; with a series of dazzling drives | and volleys. Results (Canterbury names I first):MEN V. Hargreaves iost to B. Gardiner. 9-2, 3-9, 9-6. 3-9. 4-9: beatl D Lyons, 1-9. 9-5, 9-0, 9-2. M Billington Jost to Lyons, 1-9, 10-9 J 3-9, 2-9; lost to Gardiner, 8-10. i 9-4, 7-9. 0-9, M. McNeil lost to R Bowman. 6-9, 9-5, 9-0, 7-9, 2-9; 1 lost to W. McAuley. 0-9. 3-9, 1-9 L. Sparks beat McAuley. 91. 9-3, 9-6; beat Bowman. 7-9. 9-6, 9-1. 9-6. M Grant beat R. Grant, 9-10. 9-3. 10-9. 9-6; lost to J. Soutar. 4-9. 4-9, 9-6, 9-6, 3-9. 1.. Skurr lost to Souter, 4-9, 3-9, 9-6. 2-9; lost to Grant. 3-9 9-5. 0-9. 9-6, 5-9. J. Tolchard beat R. Havnes. 4-9. 9-4. 4-9, 9-6, 9-2; beat S Dobbs, 9-2, 10-8. 9-1. N Idour beat Dobbs. 3-9, 9 4. 5-9, 10-8, 9-5; lost to Haynes. 2-9. 5-9, 9-6. 3-9.’ R. Hayes beat D Green. 10-9. 9-3. 9-4- lost to A Jones. 3-9. 9-6. 7-9. 9-5. 8-10. B. Blank lost to Jones. 3-9. 8-10, 9-.,, 9-4, 5-9; beat Green, 0-9, 9-2, 9-3,, 1-9, 9-5. WOMKN K. Graham beat J. Stevens. 7-9. 9-7. 9-4. 9-2; heat J. McCarthy.. 9-3. 9-0. 90 R Stan'on beat 1 McCarthy. 9-0. 9-1. 9-0: beat Stevens. 16-9. 4-2. 7-9. 9-5. ”.| Lush h«rt 5. Harrison, «■«. 9-2. ’O-9; hea‘ L. Svcamore. 9-6. 9-1, 19-1; M. Holland beat Sycamore,!
6-9, 9 7, 9-5, 9-0; lost to Harrison. 9-4, 9-4. 6-9. 6-9. 5-9 F Rodgers heat P Vincent. 9-6, 9-0. 8-10, 9-4; beat P. Rowley. 9-5. 9-7, 9-5. M. Davenport beat Rowley, 9-1. 9-3, 9-6; beat Vincent. 9-2, 16-8, 9-0. COLTS L. Plever beat B Andrews, 9-5, 9-4, 10-9; beat T. George, 9-4. 9-3, 10-8. B. Trangmai beat George. 0-9. 9-3, 10 8. 9-2; lost to Andrews. 9-5, lil-8, 3-9, 4-9, 5-9 J. Redpath lost to K. Lears, 9-7, 5-9, 7-9, 3-9; beat M. Forstei. 9-7, 9-6, 9-1. G Mclvor lost to Forster. 5-9, 5-9, 1-9; IoM to Leary, 9-10, 10-9, 5-9, 4-9
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33515, 22 April 1974, Page 14
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