BADMINTON

Evening Star, Issue 22684, 25 June 1937, Page 4

BADMINTON

UNION CLUBS A match between a team from the United Club and a team of Kaikorui. Presbyterian Club players was held on Monday night at Kaikorai. Tho visitors won by 8 games to -1 (168 points to 182), capturing the four mixed doubles and three of the four men’s doubles, but losing three of the four ladies’ doubles. The set-point method was used in one' mixed double, but the outcome was a win for United’s third pair by a four-points margin. United’s second men’s pair went under to Gilchrist and 1 Parry, 15-4, Swallow and Oreeser, the visiting players’ first pair of men, won both their games decisively, in smashing and driving duels Adcock, Kaikorai’s top man, is an active and strong performer, and many rallies in which he figured were among the most enjoyable to watch and the most evenly contested l . O’Drisco.ll played more correctly and aggressively for United in his second men’s game. Miss W. Bartlett combined well in the ladies’ doubles, giving Miss Adcock the time needed for dealing with back court shots. L. Swallow’s general play for United was outstanding. The scores were (United names first): —

Mixed Doubles. —Swallow and Miss Brown 15, Adcock and Miss B. Anderson 12; O’Driscoll and Miss Foster 15, Gilchrist and Miss C. Anderson 11; Morrison and Miss Love 18. Parry and Miss D. Adcock 14; Oreeser and Mrs Creeser 15, Smith and Miss W. Bartlett 5. Men’s Doubles. Swallow and Creeser 15, Adcock and Smith 1; Morrison and) O’Driscoll 4, Gilchrist and Parry 15; Swallow and Creeser 15, Gilchrist and Parry 2; Morrison and O’Drisco.U 15, Adcock and Smith 11, Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Brown and Mrs Creeser 15, Misses B. and C. Anderson 12; Aliases Love and Foster 15, Misses Adcock and W. Bartlett 17; Aliases Love and Foster 11, Misses B. and C. Anderson 15; Aliss Brown and Airs Creeser 15, Alisses Adcock and W. Bartlett 17.

The Mo.rnington Club’s court has been improved, by the removal of antirooms. It has been remarked to strict regulation area, and with a run-back space St. Mary’s Hall is a fine badminton court. Prominent players in this club at present are Misses Houston, Coxon, andl Taylor and Messrs J. Haig and C. Pickard. Doubles play rather than singles is being concentrated on. Several alterations were made on the Mosgiel Club’s singles ladders last Saturday. Five challenges were played, three being ladies’ and two men’s. A good oven game finished when Miss T. Moodic beat Miss F. Hicks for second place with a 15-14 win. Miss D. Kaye advanced to eighth position by beating Miss A. Stuart, while Miss V. Kaye went from fifth to fourth place by outpointing Miss J. Kingan. Challenger staved off Wo.olsey for a place in the B team, but Paterson displaced Owens from third) to fourth position in the A team with a clear-cut victory in the challenge.