BADMINTON

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 34, 9 August 1934, Page 21

BADMINTON

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS

The largest badminton tournament ever held in Wellington—the North Island championships—commenced at the Winter Show buildings last evening. Five courts wore kept continuously in commission and a fair number of matches were completed. There are nearly 400 entries for tho tourney, which will bo continued this evening and on Friday. and . Saturday C grado events will bo played tonight as well as further matches in other grades. Last night's games were confined to tho championship B grade sections, some play of high quality being witnessed. An unexpected result was the defeat of Miss D. King, a former Wellington champion, by Miss M. Whytc. Th» match went to three sets. The results of matches played lr*>t evening aro as follows:— CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. Men's Singles. First, round: J. Vaughnn beat M. C. Marris, 15-0, 13-11; E. A. Koussell beat E. J v Kishworth, 15-0, 15-0. Second round: K. Handley beat \V. J. .Tupp, 15-10, 15-11, J. 31. Allison bent Jr. Castle, 15-7, 15-4; C. Evans-Scott beat W. M. Clarry, 15-4, 15-4; H. 1). Keid beat h. K. Wilson, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9; J. Valighan boat" E. J. Scotland, 15-9, 15-2. . ~ ; Women's Singles. First round: Miss C. Phillips boat Miss K. White, 11-5, 11-0; Miss M. Whyte beat Miss D. King, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9; Miss J. Trcloar beat Miss JI. Markman, 11-3, 11-3. Men's Doubles. First round: Evans and Jlcclynrd beat Tync and Kodifort, 15-4, 15-9; Wliyte and L. K. Wilson beat Gilford-Moore and Crombie, 15-7, 15-8; Watt and Clarry beat Marris and A. Smith, 15-11, 15-9; Scotland and Pollock beat Rishworth and Evans-Scott, 15-11, 17-14; H. D. Eeid and E. A. Roussell boat K. Haudloy ami Dixou, 15-0, 15-10. Women's Doubles. First round: Misses Phillips and Bennett boat Misses Treloar and Strants, 15-13, 15-7; Misses Morgan and Eyan beat Misses Whitwell and Chartrcs, 15-11, 15-S; Misses King and Gray beat Misses K. White and M. East, 15-12, 17-IS, 13-3. Mixed Doubles. First round: K. A. Koussell and Miss M. East beat Scotland and Jliss Newman, 15-5, 15-5; Allison and Jliss Jlarkman beat Dixpn and Miss Jlorgan. 14-15, 15-7, 15-11; Held and Miss King beat K. Whyte and Miss MacGoun, 17-15, 15-13; Rochfort and Miss Gibbons beat Jupp and Miss Laycock, 15-10, 15-12; Vaughan and Miss C. Phillips ■ beat Beeves and Miss Chartres, 15-1, 15-4; H. N. Burns and Miss J. Bennett beat X>. K. Wilson and Miss M. Whyte, 15-12, 15-10. B GRADE. Men's Singles. First round: W. J. Jupp beat J. V. Gray, 21-5; G. Bews beat R. L. Grant, 21-13; L. W. McKay beat K. F. Hammonds, 21-1 C; E. J. Bidyard beat jr. Castle, 21-9; J. Cvirtis beat J. Miller, 21-13; D. J. S. Jloginio beat L. O. Evans, 21-13; N. Richards beat K. Pyne, 21-10; R. Hellberg beat R. Broberg, 21-15; H. jrincher beat T. G. Hull, 21-18; P. Rochfort beat D. A. Crombie, 21-4; G. B. Bradshaw beat A. Smith. 21-10.' ■ Second round: Bows beat E. Jlason, 21-3. Women's Singles. First round: Jliss F. Fcrnle beat Miss J. Denby, lu-8; Miss Straiits beat Mrs. Stott, 15-7; Miss Wearno beat Mrs. Robinson, 15-11; Jliss Leach beat Miss 11. Hale, 15-11. Men's Doubles. ' First round: Curtis and Goocu beat Moas and Dr. Pensolor, 21-15. Second round: Castlo anu McKelvlo beat Jenkins and McFarlane, 21-3; Knight and McKay beat N. Richards and Marris, 21-13; Jackson and Grant beat Wheeler and Wheoley, 21-19; Bews and Moglnia beat PritcUard and Pitts-Brown, 21-8; Bolt and Hellberg boat Bradshaw and D. Blundell, 21-15. Women's Doubles. First round: Misses Brigden and Laycoek boat Misses Wearno and Lubransky, 15-9; Jlisscs Fernlo and Simpson beat Mesdames Jlelody and Glfford-Mooro, 15-8; Misses lyuke and Stubbs beat Misses Denby. and Usher, 15-S. ■ Mixed Doubles. First round: Reeves and Miss Glover beat Rochfort and Miss Fernio, 21-12; Castle and Miss, Irvine beat Pyno and Miss Gibbons, 21-15. Second round: D. Blundoll and Mrs. Levin beat Peterson and Miss Usher, 21-9; Wheeley and Miss J. Peacock beat Somes and Miss Driller, 21-10.