BADMINTON

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1934, Page 13

BADMINTON

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY

GOOD PROGRESS MADE

Good pvogret-s was made in the North Island badminton championship tournament at the Winter Show building last evening. Semi-finals were reached in, the majority of the championship events. The standard of play iv most sections has been high to date and, with the elimination of j weaker players, the remainder of the games | this evening and tomorrow evening a);e certain to bo fought out with considerable interest. . The scmi-finalistH for the men's championship singles are J.. Vaughan, H. D. Reid, and JN1.. Hull-Brown, and in the women's singles the semi-finalists are Misses J. Treloar, C. Phillips, V. Gray, and N. Morgan. ' Arrangements have been made tor C grade games to be played in the Sydney Street Hall this evening. All other events will take place in the Winter Show buildings. Results of last evening's matches are as follows: — CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. Men's Singles. Second round: E. A. Koussell beat V. Dison, 15-4, 15-5; L. Pollock beat M. Giffoi'd-Moore, 15-0, 15-3; N. Hull-Brown beat ,H. N. Burns, 18-14. 15-11. Third round: J. Vaughan beat J. M. Allison, 11-15, 15-1, 15-2; H. D. Held beat Pollock, 15-2, 15-0; Hull-Brown beat Evans-Scott, 12-15, 15-7, 15-S. Men's Doubles. First round: Hull-Brown and Vaughan boat Burns and Allison, 15-9, 15-8. Second round: Heid and Roussell beat Evans and Kedyard, 15-B, 15-0; Watt and Clarry;beat Scotland and Pollock, 10-9, 15-18; Whytc and Wilson beat Mason and.Jupp, 15-5, 15-S. Women's Singles. Second round: Miss .!. Treloar beat Miss M. Bast, 11-1, 11-3; Miss N. Morgan beat Miss M. Kyan, 11-6, 11-0; Miss V. Gray beat Miss M. Wliyte, 11-7, 11-3; Miss C. Phillips beat Miss P. Newman, 11-6, 13-11. " Women's Doubles. First round:'Mcsdamcs Robinson and Ciitloy beat Misses Marltman and MacGoun, 13-11, 12-15, l.i-10. ■ Mixed Doubles. First round: Handiey and Miss 'i'reloar hunt Evans-Scott and Miss K. White, 15-9, 15-8; Hull-Brown and Miss Gray beat Kishworth and Miss M. Jlyan, 18-15, 15-IS, 15-2. Second round: Vaughan and Miss C. Phillips beat Rochfort and Miss Gibbons, 15-10, 15-11. • . . ' ' E GRADE. Women's Singles.; Second round: Miss C. Longmoro beat Miss LuUransky, 15-1; Miss 31. Laycock beat Miss M. | Gibbons, 15-5. Men's Doubles. Second round: Reeves and Rickman beat O'Connell and Hull, 21-0. Third round: Curtis and Gooch beat Castlo and McKclvie, 21-S; Bews and Moginio beat Jackson and Grant, 21-9; McKay and Knight bint Keeves and lUckmau, 21-6. Women's Doubles. Socond round: Misses Laycock and Brigdcu beat Misses Driller and Nealo, 15-0; Misses Baillie and Vredo beat Misses I'ernio and Sirupson, 15-3; Misses Burton and McLean beat Misses liongmoro and Nolan, 15-11. Mixed Doubles. Second round: Clarry and Mrs. Ktott beat Wilson and Mrs. Kishworth, 21-2; Hollborg and Miss Leach beat Wheeler and Miss Maudsley, 21.-9. C GRADE. Men's Singles. First round: A. J. Driscoll beat .1. P.. Mills, 21-19; J. Dayman beat B. i\ O'Connell, 21-17; W. Bolt beat U. W. Knight, 21-10. Women's Singles. First round: Miss HJ Simcdle beat Miss B. Butchor, 15-11; Miss B. Downing beat Miss 3. B. Tolley, 15-6; Miss i. Clark-beat Miss J. Turner, 15-1; Miss A. Crease beat Mrs. UittordMoore, .15-12; Miss E. Cooke boat Miss M. Boss, 15-14; Miss Sllverstone boat Miss JS. Asliby, 15-11; Miss Davis beat Miss Borry, 15-7; Miss K. Gower beat Miss Miller, 15-14; Miss D. Kealo beat Miss Chesney, 15-13; Miss Palmer beat Miss J5. Savage, 15-7. Second round: Miss Palmer beat Miss Z. Haworth, 15-S. HANDICAP MATCHES. Men's Singlos. First round: Hewitt (14) beat Whyto (6), 21-16; Levin (10) beat Crawford (10), 21-17; Burns (owo 15) beat Bradshaw (scr), 21-3; Handiey (owe U) Boat Hammond (8),'21-17; Gregory (14) beat Gooch ;(3), 21-5. Second round: Levin boat I!.'. W. Blurtdell (15), 21-11. . ' Women's Singles. First round: Miss MacGoun (3) beat Miss Burton (5), 15-13; Miss Stubbs (7) beat Miss Haworth (8), 15-10; Miss Fornio (5) beat Miss Evans-Scott (12), 15-14. ■ - ■ Men's Doubles. First round: Hull and D. ConneU (8) beat Broberg and Meech (8), 21-15; Dixon and Gray (6) beat Sturroch and Longhurst (12), 21-1G; K. Wilson and Levin (2) beat Curtis and Gooch (owo 2), 21-13. Second round: Niven and Crawford (10) beat Evans and Kldyard- (owe 5),' 21-19; Thorley and Welch (19): beat Jenkins and McFariane (14) 21-14; Pritchard and Pitts-Brown (10) beat Foster and Drysdale (15); 21-19; Mlncher and Hammonds (5) beat Wylio and Dyers (14), 21-19. Third round: O'Connor and Miller boat Pritchard and Pitts-Brown, 21-16. Women's Doubles. First round: Misses Chesney and Gower (2) boat Misses Halllday and Aekins (0), 15-4; Misses Haden and Leopart (12) boat Misses iVeale and Driller, 15-11. Second round: Misses Chesnoy and Gowor beat Misses Glover and Chartres (owo 3), 15-1. Mixed Doubles. First round: Peterson and Miss Usher (12) beat Adcock and Miss Clark (9), 21-15; Gregory and Miss Tolloy (12) beat Penseler and Miss A: Peacock, 21-18, Second round: Minchor and Miss Luke (4) beat Darnell and Miss Hadwln • (10), 21-13; Wheeley and Miss J. Peacock (10) beat Le Sueur and Miss Roynolcls (15), 21-17.