TIAKITAHUNA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 226, 22 August 1935, Page 11

TIAKITAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TIAKITAHUNA. Aug. 20. On Monday evening (wo teams from the Hokowhitu Table Tennis Club visited Tiakitahuna for a friendly game with the local teams. Ilokowhitu A won won 29—7, while tho local B team won 24 —12. Detailed results are as follow, the local players being mentioned first: —A team: S. Rowland beat S. New 31—29, F. Bennett. 31 —29, lost to T. Goldfinch 24 —31, R. Armstrong 26—31, T. Pratt 16 —31, 11. Allison 13—31; J. Hcar-cy heat New 31— 28, Bennett 31—27. l’rait 31—27, Allison 31—20, lost to Goldfinch 26—31. Armstrong 22 —31; I. Rowland beat Allison 31 28, lost to Goldfinch 24 —31, Armstrong 24 —3l, New 33—35, Bennett 17 —31, Pratt 27 —31; D. Rowland beat Bennett 31 —21, lost to Goldfinch 29—31, Armstrong 25—31, New 32—34, l’ratt 28—31, Allison 30—32; J. Parkinson lost to Goldfinch 29 —31. Armstrong 22 —31, New 21—31, F. Bennett 18—31, Pratt 17-31, Allison 28—31; A. .Morlcy beat Allison 31—25, lost to Goldfinch 29 —31, Armstrong 21 —31, New 20 — 31, Bennett 19—31, Pratt 19—31. B team: Miss J. Morley beat Miss Page 31—22, Miss M. Stubbs 31 —25, E. Blake 31 —20, Miss Thomson 31—28, lost to I. Bennett 29—31, Miss M. Rowland 26 —31: Miss L. Hearsey beat Miss Page 31 —26, Miss Stubbs 31—24, Blake 31—25, Miss Thomson 31—20. Miss Rowland 31—27, lost to Bennett 20—31; H. Dampney beat Miss Page 31 —28, Bennett 31 —25, Miss Stubbs 31 —19, Blake 31--24, Miss Thomson 31— 20, Miss Rowland 31—21; Miss J. Hearsey beat Miss Thomson 31—18. lost to Miss Page 18—31, Bennett 29—31, Miss Stubbs 24 —31, Blake 22—31, Miss Rowland 23 —31; Miss I. Morley beat Miss Page 31 —19. Bennett 31 —26, Miss Stubbs 31—18, Blake 31—24, Miss Thomson 31 —10, Miss Rowland 31—27; O. Weddell beat Miss Page 33—31, Miss Thomson 31 —23, lost to Bennett 16 -31, Miss Stubbs 28 —31, Blake

27-31, Miss Rowland 22-31. On Monday afternoon football and basketball teams from the Longburn School visited the local school to play friendly matches, Longburn winning both games 15—5, 15 —nil respectively At the conclusion of the games the visitors were served with afternoon tea. The players in the football team for Longburn were: B. Mayliow (captain). K. McEwcn. A. Te Rangi, V. Ix'armonth. D. McLclland, B. Best, and 1. Weddell; and for Tiakitahuna were A. Rowland (captain), L. Rowland, L. Voss. P. Dampney, G. McEwcn, and L. Lever. The basketball players for Longburn were R. Rowland, D. (lake, C. Calleson. V. Osborne, K. Lemberg, K. Hill. J. Wattcrgrave, V. Osborne, and M. McLclland. Ihe Tiakitahuna players wort} ,1. McEwcn, S. Dampney, A. Rowland, P. Neilsen, ,J. Nielsen, L. Rirhardson, B. Robinson and M. and L. Rowland. Mr R. Rogers, of Wellington, is spending a few days with Misses Matheson. Mrs Morley is staying with her niece, Mrs Strawbridge, Palmerston North.