BADMINTON

Grey River Argus, 29 August 1939, Page 10

BADMINTON

GREY DEFEAT DRUIDS. A friendly match played the Grey Club and the Drums Clud resulted in a win for Grey by _ rune ■ games to three. Results, with Diuido players first-mentioned were: - Ladies’ Doubles: Miss Mitchell and Miss Costello 12, lost to Miss Sandman and Mrs. Sandman, 21; Miss Fahey and Miss Majo 7 lost to Mrs. Beale and Mrs. Lamont, 21; Miss Patterson and Miss D. Mayo 5, lost to Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Mercell 21. Men’s Doubles: Pattinson and French 21. deica Mercell and Linley 10; I attcr^ n f Mitchell 17, lost to mont 21; Hopkinson and Lovell 10, lost to Beale and Tew 21. Mixed Doubles: Miss Mitchell and P at^ on l 0 to Miss Sandman and Linley 21, M ss Costello and French 21, defeated M s. and Lamont 11; on,i Patterson 4, lost to Mis. tseaie and Mercell °2l; Miss M. Mayo ana Mitchell 7, lost to Mrs. Lamont and Tennent 21- Miss Patterson and Hopkffison 21 defeated Mrs. Hood ana Tew 15; Miss D. Mayo and Lovell o, lost to Mrs: Mercell and Beale -L ?g The points were. Giey, Druids, 143.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW PLYMOUTH, August 27. Two new title-holders were found at the New Zealand badminton cham pionships, which were concluded at New Plymouth on Saturday night. H Lewis (Auckland) won the men’s Angles in which he was runner-up list year, and Miss M. Kerr (Otago) won the women’s singles. The holder, Miss N. Fleming (Wellington), was unable to compete because of injuries. Apart from the men’s singles, the finals were disappointing, the titleholders going through comfortably in straight sets, though there were good rallies in every match. A feature of the tournament was the way in which the trophies were spread, few players securing more than one. Results ot A grade finals were: — Men’s Singles—R. Le 7‘? (Aa y k ' land) beat J. Speeding (New Plymouth), 15/11, 8/15, 15/12. Women’s Singles. —Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Miss F. Fernie (Wellington), 11/8, 11/1. Men’s Doubles. —P. Hawksworth (Wairarapa) and G. A. Pearce (WelInigton) beat C. L. Sheerin (Palmerston North) and J- J. Payton (Waivarapa), 15/6, 1574. Women’s Doubles. —Mrs Hawksworth and Miss Kerr beat Misses J. Ramsay and Wade (Auckland), 15/5, 15/6. Combined Doubles.—Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat Pearce and Miss Kerr, 15/5, 15/3. Lower grade championship winners were:— B Grade.—Men’s Singles: D. Moginie (New Plymouth. Women’s Singles: Miss Babbage (Wanganui). Men’s Doubles: Purser and Goulding (New Plymouth). Women’s Doubles: Misses Jenkins and Lassen (Hastings). Combined Doubles: Cann and Miss I Cox (Hamilton). | C. Grade.—Men’s Singles: Sissons (Wellington). Women’s Singles. Miss J. Hunter (Tarurutangi). Men’s Doubles: Sissons and Beckett (Wellington). Women’s Doubles: Misses Whitwell and Mitchell (New Plymouth). Combined Doubles: Shepherd and Miss Faine (Stratford). An invitation will be issued to Australia to send a badminton team to New Zealand next year by the New Zealand Badminton Federation, the management committee of the federation being recommended to do so by h< half-yearly meeting of the Dominion council at New Plymouth on Sa’" urday. Mr D. O. Whyte outlined tentative itineraries for the tour of the Australian team and of an English team which will also visit New Zealand! next year, I