TABLE TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 4

TABLE TENNIS

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS

Some excellent matches were seen in the preliminary rounds of the New Zealand Table Tennis championships played at the Wellington Winter Show Stadium last night. There was a large entry—over 50 in the men's singles— and the general standard of play was very high. Players came from as far afield as Otago and Auckland. Seventy-eight matches were played last night under official organisation. The finals will be played tonight. The New Zealanl mixed doubles champions, McFarlane (.Wellington) and Miss Strang (Hutt Valley) werel beaten in the first round by the more accurate Auckland pair. Drabble and Miss McAdam, 21-15, 8-21, 16-21. Another surprise was the defeat of the North Island champion, J. Swift, of Auckland, by the young Wellington player Barritt in straight games. Barritt- scored many points with sharplyangled half-volley interspersed with fast drives. The hard-hitting Wellington player, L. Wilson, also secured a surprise victory over the South Island champion, G. Laidlaw (Otago) in straight games. Wilson was too speedy in his driving for Laidlaw. The South Island lady champion, Miss Bennett lOtago) defeated Mrs. Valk (Hutt Valley) and Miss L. Sturrock (Wellington). An excellent game was that between F. Paton, the Auckland champion, and H. N. Bundle, of Wellington. Bundle fought very hard but Paton was too experienced. In the following list of results, A. represents Auckland; H.V.. Hutt Valley; 0., Otago; and W., Wellington:— MEN'S SINGLES. , First Round.—Paton (A.) beat Bundle (W.); Roberts (H.V.) beat Fisk (W.); Brookes (A.) beat Baker (W.); Burke (A.)-beat Johnstone; Croudis (H.V.) beat Caton; Pickering (W.) beat Longmore (H.V.); Tricker •, (W.) beat Wall (H.V.); Lynds (A.) beat Forbes (W.); Mcßride (H.V.) beat ; Baker (W)- Cooper (W.) beat Bodle (Wai.); Kennedy (W.) beat Halligan (H.V.); Osbaldiston (W.) beat Black <g.V-); Boniface (W.) beat Bornholt . (H.V.); Pugh (A.) beat Faulkner (W.); Hughes (H V.) beat McHugh (W.); Smith (W.) beat Drobble (A.); Giles (W.) beat Second' Round.—Pyne (H.V.) beat Gardner (W.); McFarlane (W.) beat Harding. (W.); Barritt (W.) beat Swift (A.); Cantlay (A.) beat Russell jW.); Wilson (W.) beat Laidlaw t (South Island champion); Hughes (H.V.) beat Pugh (A.); Cheal (A;) beat Howe (W); Kennedy (W.). beat Croudis (H.v!); Paton (A.) beat Tricker (WO; Roberts (H.V.) beat Cooper-(W.); Bell (W.) beat Tilbury: (H.V.);,Smith (W.) beat Pickering (W.): Boniface (W.) beat Brooks TA.); + ; (W) beat Lynds (A.); Fyle <W.) beat .Giles (W.); Burke (A.) beat Mcßride^ (H.V.),. WOMEN'S SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Bennett '• beat Mrs. Valk; Miss McAdam beat Mrs. Ingham (H.V.); Miss Sturrock_(W.) belt Mrs. Tilbury (H.V.); Miss Wareham (W.) beat Mrs. Longmore (H.V.). Second Round.—Miss Dove (A.rbeat Mrs. Kennedy (H.V.); Miss Walsh (H.V.) beat Miss Holmes (W.); Miss Wilkinson (A.) beat Miss Harvey (W.); Miss Tustin (H.V.) beat Miss Calcinai (W.); Miss Hughes (Man.) beat Mrs. Kayll; Miss Strang <H-V;) beat Miss McMahon; MMtJennett (O.) beat Miss Sturrock; Miss McAdam (A.), beat Miss Wareham. MEN'S DOUBLES, First Round.'-Caton and Howe (WO beat Laidlaw and Patchett (O.); Roberts and Pyne (H.V.) beat McFarlane and Faulkner (W.); Paton^and Drobble (A.) beat Forbes and Barrett (W.>; Longmore and Hughes (H.V.) . beat Cooper and Johnstone ■ <W.); Bell and Pyle (W.) beat Black and Tilbury (H.V.); Cheal and Lynds (A.) beat Harding and Halligan; Kennedy and Wilson (W:) beat Mcßride and Bornholt; Osbaldiston and Tricker. beat Baker and Russell; Corbett and Croudis beat Swift and Brooks. • Second Round.—Boniface and Burke beat Smith and Hooper; Cantlay and Pugh beat Smith and Giles. . WOMEN'S DOUBLES. . First Round. —Misses Bughes and Bennett (O.) beat Mrs. Longmore and Miss Tilbury ' (H.V.); Miss Sturrock and Mrs. Kennedy beat Misses McMahbn and Russell; Misses Tustin and Walshe beat Misses Parker and Croxton; Misses Harvey and Strang beat Misses Holmes and; Calcinai; Miss Dove and Mrs. Kayll beat Miss Wareham and Mrs. Stevens; Misses Wilkinson and McAdam beat Mesdames Ingham and Valk. Second Round.—Misses Strang and Harvey -beat Miss Sturrock and Mrs. Kennedy. ■ MIXED DOUBLES. First Round—Cantlay and Mrs. Kayll CA.) beat Moncrieff and Miss Johnson; Wilson and Miss Epsom beat Roberts and Mrs. Valk; Paton and Miss Hughes beat Laidlaw and Miss Bennett; McFarlane and Miss Strang beat Drabble and Miss McAdam. , BOYS' SINGLES. First Round.—Moncrieff (W-) beat Pender (W.); Mclvor (W.) beat Williams (W.); G. Corbett (H.V.) beat B. Smith (W.); L. Corbett (H.V.) beat Russell (W.): Constable beat O'Brien by default; Gosling (W.) beat Roche (W.); L. Corbett (H.V.) beat' Mclvor (W.); G. Corbett (H.V.) beat Moncriefl (W.); Gosling (W.) beat Kean (W.); Gosling (W.) beat L. Corbett (H.V.). GIRLS' SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Croxton (W.) beat Miss Moncrieff (W.); Miss Schmitt (W.) beat Miss Pegler.