PING PONG TOURNEY

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 6 September 1932, Page 7

PING PONG TOURNEY

HAWERA CONTEST RESULTS FOURTEEN TEAMS COMPETE Fourteen teams representing 7Q players and 17. ladies in handicap singles matches competed at another of the •series cf popular ping pong tournaments held at the St. Joseph’s Hall in ljawera. last evening. Competitors attended from all parts of the, Taranaki province and the tournament was the most successful so far this season, assisting very materially to augment the funds of the St, Vincent de Paul Society for the relief of distress in Hawera. The teams’ competition was won by the Wylds-O’Dea team, consisting of Miss Peggy Wylds and C. P. and C. B. Wylds, and P. J. and and J. K. O’Dea. In the ladies’ handicap singles Misses J. Brophy and Langdon entered the final, which Miss Brophy won. At the conclusion of the, final games Mr Brian Malone presented the trophies, mentioning that Miss Brophy viame all the wav from Pungarelm to won in her section. A silver challenge cup was presented to the Wylds-O’Dea team. It was announced that the next tournament would be held on September 19, when teams' matches and ladies’ singles and doubles would be played. Detailed results were as follow :

TEAMS’ MATCHES. First round.—Alhambra beat Collegians, 3 —2; Banks beat Returned Soldiers, 3—2; Civil Service beat Manutahi Social blub, s—o: Puugarehu beat Matapui. s—o; Wylds-O’Dea beat Manutahi A, s—o;5 —0; Ford beat Manutahi C, 3—2. - , , Second round. —Kiwis beat Otakelio, 3—2; Banks beat Alhambra, 4—l; Pungarehu beat Civil Service, 4—l; Wylds-O’Dea- beat Ford, s—o. _ Semi-finals. —-Banks beat Kiwis 4 —l; Wylds-O’Dea beat Pungarehu, 3 —2. Final. —Wylds-O’Dea beat Banks, .s—o. .

LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES. lOirst round 1 .—Mrs. Simons (8 on) beat' Miss, A .Hicks (4), 42—39. Se cond round. —Mrs Simon beat Miss O. Qluin (9), 42—31; Miss J. Bropliy (3) Iveat Miss F. King (9), 42—34; Miss M. O’Dea (scr> beat Miss M. Harrington (10). 42—20; Miss S, Ga-t----enbv <l2) beat Miss E. Tappl (11), 42 —33; Mrs. F. G. Bell (2) beat Miss E. Lander (11). 42—30; Miss M. Guy (12) beat Miss M. Brophy (4), 42—32; Miss F. La ngdon (5) beat Mis® M. Bartlett (12), 42—2: Miss W. Gatenby (12) beat Mis® E. Gilhooley (31, 42 29. Third round.—Miss J. Brophy heat Mrs. Simon, 42—21: Miss O’Dea, beat Miss S. Gatenbv. 42—23: Mrs. Bell beat Mis® Guv, 42—25;- Miss Langdon beat Miss IV’. Gatenby, 44 42

SEMI-FINALS. Miss Langdon beat Mrs. Bell, 42 37 Miss J. Brophy beat Miss O’Dea. 42—40. FINAL. Miss J. Brophv beat Miss Langdon, 42—39.