Squash leader in close match

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33639, 14 September 1974, Page 9

Squash leader in close match

I The leading team, BurntideCh r Ist'* College, had an exciti ing tussle with the Christ- | church I side in the latest ! round of the men's A grade 1 sguash-rackets competition for I the Wilson Shield. I The match was in doubt until the final individual match was played, and this, between R. I Blank (Combined) and R Monk ’(Christchurch I), went to five] isets before Blank won , Pointe now are: BurnsideChrist’s College 78, High School Old Bov« I! 64, Christchurch II 58. High School Old Boys 1 50, Christchurch I 34, UniversityChristchurch 30, Sumner 16. AH members of the Burnsidel Christ's College team played well, special credit being earned by L. C. Sparks, who look two games from D. R. Preston. Preston lacked the accuracy which is necessary against Sparks and had to call on all his experience to take the last two games. In the other matches there were no surprises, although J. G. Foulds had to recover from 0-8 in the fourth game against B. V. Hamilton. He won 10 points without dropping a serve C. Van Uden (Sumner) maintained sufficient length to edge out R. McCutcheon (H. 5.0.8. II). MEN Burnside-Christ's College I, Christchurch I 2 L. C. Sparks lost to D R. ( Preston, 9-5, 4-8. 9-3, 1.9. 3-9; i J. G. Foulds beat B. V. Hamilton, 10-8. 7-9, 9-3, 10-8; R. Blank beat R, D. Monk, 5-9, 9-3, 7-9, 9-7, 9-3; J. Moseley beat T. L. Williams, 9-6, 9-4. 8-10, 9-3. High School Old Boy* II 6, Sumner 2 V, J. W. Hargreaves beat L. P Skurr, 9-2, 9-5, 9-6; W. J. To) chard beat L. G. Milne, 9-4, 9-0, 9-2; R McCutcheon lost to C. Van Uden, 8-10, 4-9, 10-9, 9-10; G. Jenkinson beat J. MacDougall. 0-9, 10-9, 9-0. 10-8 University-Christchurch 6, Christchurch II * M. D Grant lost to M. Billington, 9-2, 0-9, 7-9, 9-3, 7-9; L. J Plever lost to N. A. Idour, 9-7. 3-9. 1-9, 0-9; B. B. Trangmar beat B. Waller. 9-0, 9-2, 9-7: I. Wilson beat L. Glass, 8-5, 9-5, t-5. WOMEN Burnside 8, High School Old Boys-Suburb* 2 K. Graham beat J. Bruce, 9-1. ■ 9-2, 10-8; L. Chamberlain beat V. Dunstan, 9-8, 9-4, 9-4; J. Burbridge beat A. McKenna, 9-7, 9-5.

91; J. Lears lost to C Rhodes, i 9-7, 6-9 1-9. 7-9 Eumnor 8, Christchurch 19 ; M Holland beat D. Davies. 8-3. 9-7, 9-2; F. Rodgers lost to P. 1 Leopold. 4-9. 9-3, 5-9, 1-9; M : Quince beat B Bowbyes, 10-8, 9-3.,i 9-0; S. Lane beat D Stead. 97. ! 9-0, 9-0 I Wool Board.—Mr J. Clarke,ii of Clinton was re-elected, chairman of the Wool Board' yesterday, and Mr A. G. Lawrence, of Wairarpa. was! re-elected deputy chairman. —(PA.)