BADMINTON.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 June 1936, Page 3

BADMINTON.

LEVIN DEFEAT TINAKORL

During last week-end a team of badminton enthusiasts from the Tinakon Ciub in Wellington journeyed to Levin and were the guests of the Levin club. On Saturday evening an interclub match was played and after a very interesting senes of games, the home side proved too strong for the visitors, winning the match by 21j games to 3. The occasion was a very enjoyable one for the members of both clubs and a great deal of benefit was obtained from the games played. Following arc the results, Levin players being mentioned first in each instance : Ladies Singles. ' Miss U. Stilwell beat Miss B. Aitken; Miss E. Frechtling beat Miss B. Butcher; Mrs. 6. C. France beat Miss M. Ross; Miss N. Twistleton beat Miss M. Gibbs; Miss C. Frechtling beat Miss J. Butcher; Miss M. Crawford beat Miss A. Rees-Jones. Men’s Singles. D. Thomas lost to N. I. Curtis; J. Wallace beat S. A. Morris; J. Bryant beat H. E. Chapman; G. C. France beat J. McKelvie; S. J. Thompson beat G. Newman; A. R. Cramond beat J. G. Twohill. , Ladies’ Doubles. .Miss Stilwell and Mrs. France beat Misses Aitken and Butcher; Misses E. and C. Frechtling beat Misses Ross and Gibbs; Misses Twistleton and Crawford beat Misses J. Butcher and ReesJonos. Men’s Doubles. Thomas and Wallace lost to Curtis and Morris; France and Bryant beat Chapman and McKelvie; Thompson and Cramond beat Newman and Twohill. Combined Doubles. Wallace and Miss Stilwell boat Curtis and Miss Butcher; Thomas and Miss E. Fretchling beat Morris and Miss Aitken; Cramond and Miss J. Crawford lost to' Chapman and Miss Ross; Bryant and Miss Twistleton beat McKelvie and Miss Gibbs; France and Mrs Franco beat Twohill and Miss J. Butcher; Thompson and Miss C. Frechtling beat Newman and Miss RcesJones. ’Games : Levin 21, Tinakori 3.

REGENT v. KOPUTAROA. A number of the newer' players of the Regent and Koputaroa clubs took part in a match which was played at Levin on Tuesday evening, which resulted, after a series of closely-contested and most enjoyable games, in victory for the visitors by the margin of 13 games to 11. A dainty supper was served by the Regent ladies, while at a suitable interval the president of the Regent Club, Mr. H. G. Mackay, extended a welcome to the visitors and congratulated them upon the very great improvement in their standard of play, Mr. D. Kernohan suitably replying and extending thanks for the hospitality which had been extended to the Koputaroa representatives. With Koputaroa players mentioned lirst in each instance, details were: — Ladies’ Singles. Mrs J. Koperu lost to Miss M. Mac lean, 6—11; Miss Z. Koberstein beat Miss J. Forsyth, 11 —3; Mrs. B. M. Armstrong lost to Miss *K. Wickens, 6 —11; Mrs. W. Anderson beat Miss G. Port, 11 —6; Miss E. Barclay lost to Miss J. Shepherd, 2-r-ll; Miss A. Bciascia beat Miss Harkness 11—6. Men’s Singles. J. Sciascia lost to T. Tuohy, 13 —16; J. Ward beat H. Harvey, 13 —11; H. Williams lost to H. G. Mackay, 7 —13; D. Kernohau lost to B. Harvey, 12—15; F. Graham beat R. Shaw, 15 —11; W. Anderson beat L. Keys, 15 —5. Ladies’ Doubles.

Mrs. Koperu and Miss Koberstein beat Misses Maclean and Port, In —10; Mcsdames Armstrong and Anderson beat Misses Wickens and Forsyth, 15 —l4; Misses Barclay and Sciascia beat Misses Shepherd and Harkness, 15 —13. Men’s Doubles. Sciascia and Ward lost to Tuohy and •Harvey, 10 —15; Williams and Kerno- * han beat Mackay and Rosanoski, 15 — 10; Graham and Anderson beat Shaw and Keys, 15 —4. Combined Doubles. Sciascia and Mrs. Koperu lost to Tuohy and Miss Maclean, 7 —15; Ward and Mrs. Armstrong lost to Mackay and Miss Forsyth, 3—15; Williams and Miss Koberstein lost to Harvey and Miss Wickens, 8—15; Kernohan and Mrs. Anderson beat Rosanoski and Miss Shepherd, 15—4; Graham and Miss Barclay lost to Shaw and Miss port, g—is j Anderson and Miss Sciascia beat Keys and Miss Harkness, 15 —l. Games ; Koputaroa 13, Regent 11.