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Evening Star, Issue 22573, 15 February 1937, Page 5

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SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS The concluding stages of the Southland championship tournament were reached at Gore on Saturday, and the remaining finals were to be concluded to-day. Results: — CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. . —First Life.— Second Round. Mrs J, Brown (Gore) defeated Miss O’Brien (Otautau), 26-3; R. AV. M'Creath (Gore) defeated Mrs F. Christopher (Dunedin), 26-17; Mrs AV. Robertson (Invercargill), defeated Mrs G. Halliday (Dunedin), 26-11; Mrs J. Richards (Tiniaru) defeated Mrs J. T. Wilson (Invercargill), 26-15. Third Round.—Mrs ■ \A r . Robertson defeated Mrs J. Richards, 26-17; Mrs A. R. Caverhill (Gore) defeated R. AV. M'Creath, 26-17; Mrs AV. M. Cole (Dunedin) defeated Mrs J. Brown (Gore), 26-8; Mrs G. APLeod (Gore) defeated Mrs AV. N. Corbet (Invercargill), 26-8. —Second Life. First Bound.—Mrs AV. M. Cole defeated Mrs H. R. Robertson (Gore), 26-14; J. Nichol (Dunedin) defeated Mrs J. T. AVilson (Invercargill(, 2610. Second Round.—(Mrs R. AV. M'Creath (Gore) defeated Miss Alee (Dunedin), 26-16; Mrs A. B. Caverhill won from Mrs M. Quinn (Invercargill) by default; Mrs G. M'Leod (Gore) defeated Mrs AV. N. Corbet, 26-17; Mrs F. Christopher (Dunedin) defeated J. Nichol (Dunedin), 26-23; Mrs A. T. Pettigrew (Gore) defeated Mrs F. Parsons (Gore), 26-20; Mrs J. Brown (Gore) defeated Mrs VV. M. Cole (Dunedin), 26-10; R. Ay. M'Creath defeated Mrs J. Ritchie (Gore), 26-9. Third Round.—Mrs AA r . M'Lennan (Timaru) defeated Mrs J. Brown, 26Si; Mrs F. Christopher (Dunedin) defeated Mrs R. AV. M'Creath, 26-23: Mrs A. B. Caverhill defeated Mrs ,A. T. Pettigrew, 26-19. CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. —Semi-finals. — Mrs AV. M. Cole and J. Nicol (Dunedin) defeated Mrs J. T. AVilson (Invercargill) and R. AA'. M'Creath (Gore), 26-23. Mesdaraes 6. M'Leod and A. T Pettigrew (Gore) defeated Alesdames AV. N. Corbet (Invercargill) and AA’. M'Lennan (Timaru), 26-16. —Final.—• Mesdames G. M'Leod and A. T. Pettigrew (Gore) defeated Mrs AAh N. Corbet (Invercargill) and J. Nichol (Opoho, Dunedin), 26-5. HANDICAP SINGLES. Second Round.—R. -AA’. M'Creath' (—J) defeated Mrs G. Halliday, Dunedin (3), 26-11; Mrs A. B. Caverhill (4) defeated Airs R. AA’. M'Creath (3i), 26-10; Mrs G. M'Leod (1) defeated Mrs F. Parsons (5), 26-21. Third Round.—Airs J. Brown (4) defeated Mrs H. R. Robertson (41), 26-16: Mrs F. Christopher, Dunedin (3) defeated Mrs J. Richards, Timaru (4*), 26-14; Mrs G. M'Leod (1) defeated R. AV. M'Creath (—)), 26-22; Mrs A. B. Caverhill (4) defeated Airs AV. N. Corbet (— i), 26-17. HANDICAP DOUBLES. —Semi-finals. —• Alesdames AV. N. Corbet, Invercargill, and AA’. M'Lennan, Timaru (2) defeated R. AA’. Al'Creath, Gore, and Airs J. T. AA’ilson, Invercargill (li), 26-14. Alesdames G. Al'Leod and A. T. Pettigrew, Gore (5) defeated Alesdames AA’. Robertson and J. S. Keen, Invercargill (9J), 26-23.