BADMINTON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21577, 23 August 1933, Page 7

BADMINTON

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY PLAY COMMENCES TO-MORROW The annual North Island badminton championship and handicap tourney, which incorporates the Auckland championships, will commence in No. 5 shed, King s Wharf, to-morrow. Play will be begun at 11 a.m. and continue until 10.30 p.m., the same hours being observed on Friday and Saturday. N R C. Wilson, the Wellington champion, and E. J. Rishworth, also of Wellington, will bo among the competitors. Following is the draw for the opening rounds in the A grade:— Men's Singles.—Byes: G. Martin C. Colson, J. R. McCryslal v. R. Hull, E. J. Rishworth v. A. Weir. First round: 11. Fow v. E. P. Sponcer, C. Ellett v. C. Mallotl, G. 11. Philson v. H. Brock. Byes: A. Bryant v. winner Philson and Brock, M. T. Wilson v. J. Southon, I. Ellett v. another, another v. 13. W. Griffiths. _ ■Ladies' Singles.—Byes: Miss J. Ramsay v Mrs. Fow, Mrs. Wren v. winner Miss P. Miller and another. First icund: Miss P. Miller v. another, Miss A. Ellett v. another. Byos: Miss K. Watevs v. Alias P. Newton, Miss Wade v. winner Miss Ellett v. nnothor. Men's Doubles.—First round: Southon and Griffiths v. Fear and Fow, Ellett and Ellett v. McFarlane and Sponcer, another and another v. James and H. McDell, Bryant and Mallett v. Martin and Rishworth, McCrystal and Philson v. McGill and Win, Brock and Rowlings v. Dellimore and Speed, another and another v. Harris and Hopkins, Hull and Taylor v. Wilson and Weir. •Ladies' Doubles.—Miss T. D. Newton and Mrs. Wren v. Misses A. Ellett and P. Miller, Miss K. Waters and Miss I. Sutherland v. Misses ». Ramsay and M. Wade. Combined Doubles.—Byes:. Southon and Miss EHott v, Colsori and Miss Ryan. First round: Weir nMd Miss Wade v. Bryant and Miss Chapmaii, nnother and another v. Ellett and Miss Waters, Wilson and Mrs. Wrer. v. another and another, McCryßtul and Miss P. Miller v. Fow and' Mrs Fow. Byes: Hull and Miss Upton v. Rishworth and Misa Ramsay.