TABLE TENNIS

Northern Advocate, 28 August 1947, Page 8

TABLE TENNIS

Wflioragarei Wires At Dargoviiie

A team from the Whangarei Table Tennis Club last night visited Dargaville and met a team representing the Dargaville club.

A close contest resulted, the evening ending with the sets being all square at 22 each, while Whangarei won 55 games to Dargavilie's 511. The standard of play throughout was high and the return game is awaited with interest.

111 f-, UIIUIII y WILII LI 1U hL lo til square at 22 each, while Whangarc won 55 games to Dargavilie's 53. The standard of play throughout wa: high and the return game is awaitec with interest. This is the first season that the Whangarei club has been playing with anything like a strong membership. Results ol' games with Whangarei name; mentioned first are: Men’s singles: F. Madden beat Cl. Bellingham, A. Harvey, P. Speecdy, P. Simpkin; J. Davis beat A. Harvey. P. Speedy, P. Simpkin, lost to Bellingham; J. Bennett beat Simpkin, Harvey and lost to Speedy and Bellingham; J. Venn lost to Bellingham, Harvey, Speedy and Simpkin. Women’s singles: Mrs Aldred beat Miss Manderson. Mrs Osbaldiston and lost to Mrs Runstrum and Mrs Wentzel; Miss Bennett beat Mrs Wentzel, Miss Manderson, Mrs Osbaldiston and Mrs Runstrum; Mrs Davis lost to Mrs Osbaldiston. Mrs Runstrum. Mrs Wentzel and Miss Manderson; Mrs Brittliff beat Mrs Osbaldiston and lost to Miss Manderson, Mrs Wentzel and Mrs Runstrum. Men’s doubles: J. Davis and Bennett beat Bellingham and Harvey, and Speedy and Simpkin; Madden and Venn beat Speedy and Simpkin, and Bellingham and Harvey. Women’s doubles: Miss Bennett and Mrs Aldred beat Mesdames Runstrum and Osbaldiston, and lost to Mrs Wentzel and Miss Manderson: Mesdames Davis and Brittliff beat Mesdames Runstrum and Osbaldiston, and lest to Miss Wentzel and Miss Manderson. Combined doubles: ,T. Davis and Mrs Aldred beat Bellingham and Mrs Osbaldiston; Madden and Mrs Davis beat Harvey and Mrs Runstrum; Bennett and Miss Bennett lost to Speedv and Mrs Wentzel: Venn and Mrs Brittliff beat Simpkin -and Miss Manderson.

This is the first season that the Whangarei club has been playing with anything like a strong membership.

Men's singles: F. Madden beat Cl. Bellingham, A. Harvey, P. Spcecdy. P. Simpkin; J. Davis bent A. Harvey. P. Speedy, P. Simpkin, lost to Bellingham; J. Bennett beat Simpkin, Harvey and lost to Speedy and Bellingham; J. Venn lost to Bellingham. Harvey, Speedy and Simpkin.

Women’s singles: Mrs Aldred beat Miss Manderson. Mrs Osbaldiston and lost to Mrs Runstrum and Mrs Wentzel; Miss Bennett beat Mrs Wentzel, Miss Manderson, Mrs Osbaldiston and Mrs Runstrum: Mrs Davis lost to Mrs Osbaldiston. Mrs Runstrum. Mrs Wentzel and Miss Manderson; Mrs BrittlifT beat Mrs Osbaldiston and lost to Miss Manderson, Mrs Wentzel and Mrs Runstrum.