TABLE TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 253, 22 July 1936, Page 5

TABLE TENNIS

Record Entries For Tournament Tlio Wellington Table Tennis AssoclaLion’s annual handicap tournament, ■which lias attracted the record total of aOO entries, 75 per cent, more than last was begun at the rooms of Mr. T. S. Ay illiams. 52 Lower Cuba Street, last night. The results of the first night’s play were: Men’s Singles, Second Grade. First round: Wilton —l3 beat Rabbitt 12. 31-25. , „ . Second round: Croskery —lo beat Bert —5. 31-28; I’urdie 6 beat Connelly G, 31-2 o; Meech 10 beat Beattie 13, 31-29; Matthews 8 beat Rice —5, 31-27; Tonks 7 beat Jack 4, 31-22: Sutherland scr. beat Burgh 13, 31-24; Smith 10 beat Milne —lO, 31-4; holey 12 beat Bonner —lO, 31-11; Jackson —u beat Townsend —5, 31-10; Ames —6 beat Heath 11, 36-34; Bolland 4 beat Hobmau 10, 31-17; Wilton —l3 heat Arlow 11, 31-2.1; Barrett —5 beat McCaskill —l3. 32-30; Harrington 13 beat McPhee 7. 31-20; Moncrlett 5 beat Bundle (1, 31-2(1; Farrington 12 beat Malthurs —7, 31-29; Braddick 9 beat Holdaway —6, 33-31; Heenan scr., beat Martell —S. 33-31; McHugh scr. beat A. Johnson scr., 31-15; Connell 15 beat Handfield scr., 31-7; Tait 8 beat O’Connor 13, 33-31; Gunderson 15 beat Jessup 10, 31-2(1; Baker —u beat Barron —l5, 31-19. Third round: Puruie 6 beat Croskery —l5. 31-20; Matthews S beat Meech 10, 31-26; Sutherland scr. beat Smith 10, 31-27: Foley 12 beat Hunger —3, 31-21; Barnao 12 beat Grant scr., 31-20; Jackson —6 beat' Ames —(1, 31-22; Bolland 4 beat Wilton —l3. 31-15; Harrington 13 beat Barrett —5. 31- Pitt —6 beat Monerieff 5. 31-22; Braddick 9 beat Farrington 14, 31-»0; Heenan scr. beat Spearman —5. 31-17; McHugh scr. beat Knudsen 12, 31-24; Tait 8 beat Connell 15, 31-25; H. Searell 11 beat James —7, 31-21; Baker —5 beat Gunderson 15, 31-27. Fourth round: Purdie 6 beat Matthews 8, 32- Tonks 7 beat Sutherland scr., 31-21: Foley 12 beat Barnao 12, 31-21; Bolland 4 beat Jackson —6. 31-26; Harrington 13 beat Pitt —6, 31-19; Heenan scr. beat Braddick 9 31-27; McHugh scr. beat Tait 8, 31-25; Baker —5 beat H. Searell 11, 31-29. Fifth round: Purdie 6 beat Tonks 7. 34-32; Foley 12 beat Bolland 4, 31-26; Harrington 13 beat Heenan, jscr., 31-25; McHugh scr. beat Baker —5, 31-15. Semi-finals: McHugh beat Harrington, 31-27; Foley beat Purdie, 31-26. Final: McHugh beat Foley 31-27. Men's Doubles, Second Grade. First round: McHugh and Bert —3 beat Mathus and McCaskill —ll, 31-29; Bonner and Wilton —l2 beat Hobnian and O Connor 12, 37-35; Croskery and James —l’l beat Sutherland and Barnett —3, 31—26; Kruck and Oliver 15 beat Grant and Ames —4 31-4- McPhee and Donnolly 13-beat D. Rice and Tait <, 31-25; Handfield and Johnson 8 beat Spearman and Kenner 8, 31-23- Holdaway and Heenan 8 beat Jackson and Milne—B, 31-24; Bolland and Purdie 5 beat Knudsen and Barnao 17, 31-24; Pitt and Hunger —5 beat Gunderson and Foley 14, 34-32. ... Second Round: Rabbitt and Meech 11 beat Matthews and Heath 15. 31-25; Beattie and Bargh 13 beat Arlow and Searell 14, 31-29; McHugh and Bert —3 beat Wilton and Bonner —l2, 31-18; Croskery and James —ll beat Martell and Townsend — 7, 31-23; W. Searell and Tonks 13 beat Kruck and Oliver 15, 31-26; McPhee and Connolly 13 beat Handfleld and Johnson 8, 31-19; Holdaway and Heenan 8 beat Harrington and .Tessqp 14, 31-27: Bolland and Purdie 5 beat Pitt and Hunger —5, 31-17, Third round: Rabbitt and Meech 11 beat Beattie and Bargh 13. 21-25; Croskery and James —ll beat McHugh and Bert —3, 31-15; McPhee and Connolly 13 beat W. Searell and Tonks 13, 31-26; Holdaway and Heenan 8 beat Bolland and Purdie 5, 31-27. Semi-finals: Rabbitt and Meech 11 beat Croskery and .Tames —ll. 31-24; McPhee and Connolly 13 beat Holdaway and Heenan 8. 31-23. Final: McPhee and Connolly beat Rabbitt and Meech, 31-28. Draw For To-night. The following is the draw for to-night’s events.— Women’s singles open: Miss Sturrock v. Miss Small; Miss B. Stevens v. Miss Connor; Mrs. Kenny v. Miss Smith; Miss Davis v. Miss M. Wilson ; Miss W. Norrie V. Miss Leighton; Miss Wareham v. Miss A. Janes; Miss Barlow v. Mrs. Ames: Miss B. Wilson v. Miss O’Brien: Miss Ferrall v. Miss Nankivell; Miss Brown v. Miss Bayfield; Miss Ross v. Miss Lewis; Miss Parker v. Miss Downes; Miss I Foley v. Miss Anderson; Miss I. McGill v. Mrs., Ingham; Mrs. Brennan v. Miss Maidment: Mrs. Robinson v. Mrs. Cooper; Miss Gardiner v. Miss T. Stevens; Miss Walter v. Miss H. Danes; Miss Bold v. Miss Case; Miss Tuckwell v. Miss I. Burns; Miss Fairburn v. Miss Cherry; Miss McGill v. Miss Walker; Miss Maslcii v. Miss H. Park; Mrs. Webb v. Miss Emerson; Mrs. Moses v. Miss Epsom; Miss M. Foley, a bye; Miss Hutchinson v. Miss ,T. Norrie; Miss Scott v. Miss M. Williams.

Women’s donuies open: Misses Williams and Sturrock v. Mrs. Webb and Miss Hutchinson; Misses Gardner and Leighton, a bye; Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Robinson v. Miss Burns and Small; Misses Wareham and Walter v. Miss Wilson and partner; Misses Walker-nnd Nankivell v. Aliases Foley and Brown; Misses Epsom and O’Brien v. Mrs. Moses and Miss B. Stevens; Misses W. Norrie and Downs v. Misses M. and G. McGill; Misses J. McGill and Emerson v. Mrs. Cooper and Miss A. Scott; Misses Q. Stevens and Tuckwell v. Misses Bayfield and M. Foley; Misses H. and A. Danes v. Misses Case and Lewis; Misses Parker and Maidment, a bye; Miss Wilson and J. Norrie v. Misses Connor and Maslen; Misses Barlow and Ross v. Mesdames Brennan and Ingham. Mixed doubles open: Boniface and Miss Williams v. Heenan and Miss Bayfield; Reynolds, and Miss I Foley v. Purdie and Miss J. Norrie; Barnao and Miss Emerson v. McFarlane and partner; Hooper and Miss Hutchinson v. Burke and Miss Case; McPhee and Miss G. McGill v> Meech and Miss Anderson: Holdaway and Mrs. Robinson v. L. Wilson and Miss Epsom: Handfield and Miss Burns v. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper; Warwick and Miss Tuekwell. a bye; Ames and Mrs. Ames v. Tait and Mrs. Smith; Hayvice and Miss Davis v. Barron and Miss Scott; Connelly and Miss M. McGill v. Ruru and Miss Fairburn; J. Wilson and Miss A. Danes v. Dennis and Miss Connor: Moult and Miss J. McGill v. Scott and Miss IV. Norrie; Newton and Miss Wilson v. Smith and Miss Wareham; Harrington and Miss H. Danes v. Johnson and Miss Small; Grant and Miss Foley v. Welch and Miss Stevens; Stace and Miss O'Brien v. Kennedy and Miss Sturrock. Because of the large number of entries, players will assist the committee to run the tournament smoothly if they will arrive at 6.45 p.in. Instead of 7.15 p.m., as has been the ease in the past. The following games are scheduled to be played at the given times: 6.45 p.m., Miss M. SfcGill v. Miss Walker, Miss Walter v. Miss H. Danes, Misses Epsom and O’Brien v. Mrs. Moses and Miss B. Stevens; 6.52 p.nt., Miss I. Foley v. Miss R. Anderson, Mrs. Kenny v. Miss- P. Smith, Miss Q. Stevens ami Tuckwell v. Misses J. Bayfield and M. Foley; 7 p.m., Miss W. Norrie v. Miss C. Leighton, Miss Barlow v. Mrs. Ames, Misses H. and A. Danes v. Misses Case and Lewis; 7.8 p.m.. Miss B. Davis v Miss M. Wilson, Miss M. O’Brien v. Miss B. Wilson. Misses J. McGill and Emerson v. Mrs. Cooper and Miss Scott. Play in the mixed doubles will begin at S o’clock.