TABLE TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 223, 17 June 1936, Page 7

TABLE TENNIS

Invitation Tournament Following are the results of last night’s games in the Wellington Table Tennis Association’s invitation tournament: — Men’s Singles. Third Grade. First Round—T. L. Williams heat Tait, 31-15; Hunger'beat C. Smith, 31-17; Cartwright beat Bevan, 31-18; W. Martin beat W. Johnston, 31-22. Second Round.—Jessep beat I’urdie, 31-24; 11. Hart in beat Wilkinson, 31-21); Hudson heat T. L. Williams. 31-22; Bargh beat Morlev, 31-23; Hunger beat M. Johnstone, 31-22; W. Martin beat Cartwright, Semi-linai. —H. Martin beat Jessep, 31-19; Buddle beat Hudson, 31-24; Hunger beat Bargh, 31-20; W. Martin beat Hoyte, 31-19. Final—Hunger (Taxes) beat Buddle (C.M.G.R.), 31-22. Women's Singles, Second Grade. First Round—Miss Wendon beat Miss McArdle, 31-12. T Second Round. —Miss Lewis beat Miss Downing, 31-8; Miss Case beat Miss Rud-lle.Semi-linal.—Miss Wendon beat Miss Lewis, 31-25; -Miss Case beat Miss Meadows, 31 Fiual—Miss Wendon (I’etone Catholic) beat Miss Case (Gov. Life). 31-28. Combined Doubles, Open. First Round.—Trieker and Miss Ruddell beat Howe and Miss .McArdle, 31--o; Hughes and Miss Tustin beat Congreve and Miss Hollis, 31-26; Burke and Miss Case beat Robert’s and Mrs. Brennan, 33-31. Second Round.— Kennedy and Miss St urock beat Trieker and Miss Ruddell, 31-1 J; Burke and Miss Case beat Mel' arlane and Miss Macgregor, 31-23. Semi-final.—Hughes . and Miss lust] n beat Kennedy and Miss Sturrock, 01-_J; Boniface and Miss Williams beat Burke and Miss Case. 31-23. mm.™,. Final.—Boniface and -I I ,'/ 3 ,,, '' T lal . us (Wellington) beat Hughes (Shell) and Miss Tustin (Taita). Men’s Doubles, Third Grade. First Round.—Tait and Cartwright beat Hudson and Wilkinson. 31-29 Second Round. —Buddle and H. Martin beat I’urdie and Morley, 31-16; W Jo iiit stoll and T L. Williams beat Ross and Bargh, 31-15; Dales and Hunger beat lait Ul Semi%n7L-v\ S Johnston and T. L. Williams beat Buddle and H. Martin, 31 - X L Jessep and IV. Martin beat Dales and 11 Final.-W. lS Mnrtin and J. Jessep (Wellington) beat W. Johnston and 1. L. Williams (Customs), 31-27.

To-night’s Draw. Following is the draw for to-night s games, commencing at 7 o clock:— Men’s Singles, Second Grade, J Oll1 ’ niencing at 7 p.m.: Reynolds v. Hunt, Bundle v. K. A. Longmore, Jacobson V. James, Ballard v. Jakes, Mitchell a bye, Cree v. Roche, Cameron v. Ashenden, L. Wilson’ v. Sunderland, Little v. Garrett, Carter v. N. Giles, Croskery v. Mclhce, Newport V. Forbes, E. Ward v. Ryan, Martell v. Spearman, I. Henderson a bye, Newton v. Wilson, Tuck v. B. Smith, Carncross v. D. Milne, Dixon v. Purcell, Purdie v. F. Smith, Hoist v. Manzoni, Connelly v. Connole. Men’s Doubles, Second Grade, commencing at 7.30: Ballard and Ashenden v. Ward and Spearman; Newton and Purdie v. Hoist and Wilson; B. Smith and Reynolds v. Sunderland and Little; O’Halloran and MeCawe, a bye; Baker and Wilson v. Newport and Carncross; Bundle and K. A. Longntore v. Pnrcell and Mitchell; .Martell and L. Hunt v. Tuck aud Connole; N. Giles and Manzoni v. James and Croskery; Ryan and Roche v. Jacobson and Henderson; F. Smith am? Hoyte v. Forbes and Cameron.

'Votnen’s Doubles, Second Grade, commencing at 7 p.m.: Misses Norrie and Wilson v. Misses O'Brien and Epsom; Misses Small and Burns v. Miss Lewis and Mrs. Reader; Misses B. Strang and partner, a bye. Mixed Doubles, Second Grade, commencing at 8 p.m.: McPhee and Miss Stevens, a bye; I’urdie and Miss Norrie v. McCnskell and Miss Pegler; Newton and Miss Wilson v- Bolland and Miss Fairburn ; L. Hunt and Jlisg Burns v. L. Wilson and Miss Epsom: Croskery and Miss Small v. Holst and Miss O’Brien; J. Wilson and Miss Danes v. Connole ami Mrs. Reader; Jacobson and Miss Hutchinson and Tuck and Miss Lewis; MeCawe ami Miss Wendon v. F. Smith and Miss Strang.