BADMINTON SEMI-FINALS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 63, 11 September 1937, Page 23

BADMINTON SEMI-FINALS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, September 10.

Sparkling badminton was witnessed on the third night of the New Zealand championships, and some brilliant play was seen in the semi-finals of the A grade men's and women's singles events.

Results of semi-finals in. the championships were':^- ' , . Men's Singles.—P. Hawksworth (Masterton) beat R. Stark (Otago), 15-0, 15-5; J. Spedding (Taranaki) beat D. Reid (Wellington), 15-4, 12-15, 15-11.

Women's Championship Singles.— Miss M. Edmondson (Auckland) beat Mrs. P. Hawksworth (Masterton), 11-4, 11-2; Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Miss N. Fleming (Masterton), 11-7, 11-7.

Men's Championship Doubles.—P. Hawksworth (Masterton) and G. A. Pearce (Wellington) beat D. Reid (Wellington) and J. Tansley (Otago), 15-1, 15-5; J. Spedding (Taranaki) and" P. Anderson (Auckland) beat G. R. Dickinson and J. R. Laidlaw (Otago), 15-12, 15-7. '

Women's Doubles Championship.— Misses M. Edmondson and J. Ramsay (Auckland) beat Misses B. Werner and J. Emslie (Otago), 15-12, 15-7; Miss M. Kerr (Otago) and Mrs. P. Hawksworth .(Masterton) beat Miss Fairbairn and Mrs. Salisbury (Southland), 15-7,. 15-5.

T EN KERR, the New Plymouth bassbaritone who was one of the outstanding competitors at the Wellington Competitions Society's festival last week, is, in addition to his singing prowess, a weight-lifter ■of some renown. A professional instructor, he competes in the heavyweight class. Some of his performances are as follows: —Two hands, clean and jerk, 2751b; two hands dead lift, 4501b; military press, 1951b; two hands snatch, 1901b. Another striding example of his strength is provided by his performance of six deep knee bends with a weight of 3351b. Kerr formerly played Rugby for the Star Club in New Plymouth, and was a useful, toiling forward.