BADMINTON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 2

BADMINTON

MANAWATU’S EASY VICTORY. By 17 games to seven, the Alauawatu Badminton Association heat Hawke’s Bay Association at Dannevirke on Saturday. The outstanding games were those of Slioerin and Christmas versus Watson and Hall in the men’s doubles, in which Christmas stood up remarkably well against a concerted attack. Slioerin was too good for I’. Watson, hut lie had to work hard to get home in the second set. Hall and Jensen had a real marathon, Hall "inning in the third set, hut both men were completely done at the finish. Hall won the New Zealand B grade championship at Hamilton last year. lie was the Hawke’s Bay player to win all his matches, being partnered by Miss Evans in the mixed doubles. The following are the results, AJanawatu players mentioned first: — Men’s singles.—C. Sheerin heat R. Watson, 15—2. 15 —Iff; W. Jensen lost to A. Hall, 10—15, 15—111. 8—15; K. Christmas heat L. A. Spurdle, 15—I, 15—fj; H. Alarginson boat R. Sharpe, 15—12, 15—(3; A. Barnett heat 1. Aloran, 15—4, 15—8; D. Beauchamp beat B. Collinge, 15—8, 15—li. Women’s singles.—Aliss P. Roddon beat Aliss J. Lassen. 12—9, 12—3; Aliss J. McDonald lost to Aliss AI. Evans, 12—10, 2—ll. 3—11; Aliss G. Angove lost to Aliss G. Jenkins. 2 —ll. 10— 12; Miss E. Ross heat Miss Al. Brvan, 11—2, 11—2; Aliss G. Crist heat Aliss R. II coney. 11—8, 11—7; Airs New heat Aliss K. Bell, 11—3, 11— Men’s doubles.—Shccrin and Christmas lost to Watson and Hall 15—10. 14— 10, 13—15; Jensen and Alarginson heat Collinge and Sharpe, 16—15. 10— 5 ; Barnett and Beauchamp heat Spurd'e and Moran, 15—10, 15—3. Women’s doubles.—Misses Roddon and McDonald beat Misses Lassen ami Jenkins 11—3, 11—0; Alisses Angove and Crist lost to Alisses Evans and Bryan, 7—ll, 7—41: Aliss Ross and Airs Now heat Aliases Hcenoy and Bell. 11— 11—5. Mixed doubles.—Shccrin and Aliss McDonald lost to Watson and Aliss Lassen. 15—6, 5 —15. 11—15; Jensen and Aliss Hodden lost to Hall and Aliss Evans, 10—14, 6 —15, 15 —10; Christmas and Aliss Ross heat Collinge and Aliss Bryan, 15—8, 12—15. 15—5; Alarginson and Airs New heat Sharpe and Aliss Jenkins. 15—12, 10—]•>. 15— 10; Beauchamp and Aliss Angove heat Spurdle and Aliss Bell. 15—7. 15—9; Barnett and Aliss Crist heat Moran and Aliss Hecney, 15 —9, 17—14.