TABLE TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 60, 8 September 1937, Page 18

TABLE TENNIS

N.Z. TITLES

PLAY IN FINALS

■The New Zealand table tennis championships were concluded in the Wellington Winter Show. Stadium at 1.30 this morning. Auckland won all events, although Wellington was very unlucky in several of the finals.

One point in either of four consecutive rallies would have given E. Boniface, of Wellington, the New Zealand men's singles title. He wa? leading 20-16 in the fifth and deciding set, and had to make 21 to^ win the title, but Cantlay (Auckland) took six consecutive points. Cantlay played with great confidence in the first set and continued attacking in the second. Boniface attacked recklessly in the third set, led 19-5, and won the set 20-10.1 Both contestants made frequent errors in the fourth set, but Boniface was the stronger in defence. Cantlay gained an early lead 'in the deciding set, ■ but Boniface, with strong forehand drives, equalled and led 19-16 on service. Cantlay was lucky in evening, the score with a net ball, and his greater steadiness gave him the title. Hughes and Miss Tustin (Wellington) were twice within a point' of victory in the-final'of the mixed doubles against Drabble and Mils McAdam (Auckland), but the latter won, 11-21', 22-20, 21-14. , Played at a fast pace, the Cantlay v. McFarlane third round match was one of the best contests of the tourney. Both played brilliantly, but the luck was with Cantlay, who edged and netted no fewer than nine points/ to McFarlane's'two in the fifth and deciding match. McFarlane, for a "pen" holder, drove with great accuracy and excellent placement. Cantlay com--bined strong defence with excellent attack on both backhand and forehand. F. Paton (Auckland), the present champion of his province and New Zealand champion in 1935, was defeated in.the third round by the young Wellington representative, E. Boniface, in a four-set match. The Auckland player was strong ,in defence, but Boniface was much more aggressive in nis forehand drives. The Cheal (Auckland) v. Wilson (Wellington) match was fought with great determination by both players, who made many good saves from apparently irretrievable shots. Wilson was'aggressive in his forehand drives, but Cheal played for openings, 'and won many points on his tactics. Both Boniface and Cantlay had comfortable wins in the singles quarterfinals, .in which they defeated v Hughes and Pyne respectively. Miss I. Dover, the holder of the New Zealand ladies' singles title, beat Miss K. Tustiri in straight sets. Miss McAdam (Auckland), although superficially awkward in her style of play, handled Miss Hughes's "chop" with confidence. '. Misses L. Hughes (Manawatu) and Bennett (Otago) were not so experienced in combination as Misses Wilkinson and McAdam, the winners of the women's doubles finals. Miss Dove (Auckland) lost her New Zealand singles title to Miss Wilkinson (Auckland) in a "ping-pong" contest, in which neither contestant was prepared to take risks, though Miss Dove gained many points with forehand drives whenever favourable opportunities presented themselves. Results were; as follows:— , ■." MEN'S SINGLES.' (Holder, Cantlay Auckland). Third Round.—Cantlay teat McFarlane; Pyne beat Pyle; Smith beat Roberts; Osbaldiston beat Burko; Boniface'boat Paton; Hughes heat. Kennedy; Cheal beat Bell; Wilson beat Barrett. Quarter-flals.—Osbaldlston beat Smith; Wilson beat Cheal; Boniface bent Hughes; Cantlay beat Pyne. Semi-finals.—Cantlay beat dsbaldiston, 21-0, 21-16, 17-21, 21-15; Boniface beat Wilson. 21-19,'. 23-25, 21-13, 21-14. Final.—Cantlay (Auckland) beat. Boniface (Wellington), 21-11, 21-13. 11-21, 18-21, 22-20. WOMEN'S SINGLES. (Holder, Miss Dove, Auckland.) Quarter-finals.;— Miss Dove beat Miss Tustin; Sliss String-beat Miss Bennett; Miss Mc-A*un-"bea"t Miss"Hughes; Miss Wilkinson beat Miss Walsh. Semi-finals.—Miss Dove beat Miss Strang, 21-19, 21-6; Miss Wilkinson beat Miss McAdam, 21-12, 21-18. Final.—Miss Wilkinson (Auckland) beat Miss Dove (Auckland), 21-9, 21-14. MEN'S DOUBLES. (Holders, Cantlay and Boys, Auckland.) Third Round.—Longmore and Hughes beat Barker and Bqdle; Kennedy and Wilson beat Caton and Howe; Paton and Drabble beat Pyne and Roberts; Corbett »hd Croudis beat Osbaldlstori and Trickerj ' Quarter-finals. —Kennedy and Wilson beat longmore and Hughes; Paton and Drabble beat Corbett and Croudis; Cantlay and Pugh beat Hell and Pyle; Boniface and Burke beat Cheal and Lynds. Seml-flnals. —Paton and Drabble beat/Cantlay and Fugh, 21-11, 21-14, 21-14; Boniface and Burke beat Kennedy and Wilson, 21-19, 21-18, 13-21, 20-22, 21-8. Final.—Paton and Drabble (Auckland) beat Boniface (Wellington) and Burko (Auckland), 21-18, 21-12, 21-14.-WOMEN'S DOUBLES. (Holders, Silases Tustin and Walsh, Hult .Valley.) - Quar.tcr-flnal.-^Mlsscs Hughes and Bennett beat-Misses Tustin and Walsh. Semi-finals.—Misses Wilkinson and McAdam beat Misses Strang and Harvey, 11-21, 21-18, 21-16; Misses; Hughes and Bennett beat Miss Dore and Mrs. Kayll, 21-10, 21-14. Final.—Misses Wilkinson and McAdam (Auckland) beat Misses Hughes (Manawatu) and Bennett (Otago), 21-13, 21-16. MIXED DOUBLES. (Holders, Miss Strang, Hutt Valley,.and McFarlano.) Second Round.—Boniface and Miss Harvey beat Harding and Mrs. F. E. Smith; JV Smith iiiul Miss Wareham beat Paton and Miss Hushes; Cheal and Miss Doro won by default; Kennedy and Miss ; Sturrock beat Pugh and .Miss Mahon. Ouarter-flnals. —Cantlay and Mrs. Kayll beat Sivirt and Miss Parker; Hughes and Miss Tustin beat Burke and Miss Wilkinson. Semi-finals— Cantlay and Mrs: Kayll beat Kennedy and Miss Sturrock, 21-20, 18-21, 21-17; Drabble and Miss McAdam beat Boniface and Miss Harvey, 21-11, 24-26, 21-17. Finals.—Grabble and Miss McAdam (Auckland) beat Hughes and Miss Tustin (Wellington!), 11-21, 22-20, 21-14. BOYS' SINGLES. Final.—Corbett (Hutt Valley) beat Gosling (Wellington),\23-21, 21-11. .■• GIRLS' SINGLES. Final.—Miss Croxton (Wellington) beat Miss Schmitt (Wellington). 21-12. 17-21, 21-13. j HUTT VALLEY TEAM. The following team has been selected to represent Hutt Valley against Canterbury nt Clirlstchurch next Saturday :—Men : E. Hughes (St. Ronan's), G. Corbett (Woburn), L. Pyne and L. Roberts (Hutt Cricket). Women: Misses K. Tustin. M. Walsh (Taita), B. Strang (Empire). P. Harvey (Allcetown Trinity). The team Is to leave on Friday night, returning on the following Tuesday morning.