BADMINTON CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22516, 5 September 1936, Page 16

BADMINTON CONTESTS

DOMINION TOURNAMENT TITLE-HOLDERS DEFEATED [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday In the Dominion badminton championship and handicap tournament the best game last night was that in which J. Spodding, New Plymouth, defeated the New Zealand champion, J. J. Nenle, of Wellington. It was a memorable match in which the issue was in doubt right to the end. Miss M. Kerr, of Dunedin, a girl, defeated the New Zealand women's champion, Mrs. P. Wren. Results in the New Zealand championships wero: — Men's Singles.—Second round: H. H. Fow (Hamilton) beat P. Anderson (Auckland), 15 —9, 18 —14; J. Neale (Wellington) beat I. D. Low (Wangamii), 15 —10, 15 —10; G. A. Pearce (Wellington) beat Pidvard (Wellington), 15 —10, 15 —13; E. M. Handler (Wanganui) beat H. M. Purser (Marton), 15 —8, 15 —10. Third round: J. Spedding (New Plymouth) beat Neale, 15 —6, 13—15, 15 —8; P. Hawksworth (Mastcrton) beat Handley, 15 —11, 15—11. Semi-final. —J. Spedding (New Plymouth) beat H. H. Fow (Hamilton), 12 —15, 15 —10, 15 —10. Spedding plays P. Hawksworth (Masterton) in the final. Women's Singles.—Second round: M iss Edmondson (Hamilton) beat Miss Wade (Auckland), 11—6, 13—12; Miss Kerr (Dunedin) beat Mrs. Wren (Auckland), 11 —3, 11 —5; Miss Fleming (Wellington) beat Mrs. H. Fow (Hamilton), 11—8, 11 —2; Miss Ramsav (Auckland) beat Miss D. King (Wellington). 11—3, 14—10. Semi-final.—Miss Ramsay (Auckland) beat Miss Fleming (Wellington), 11—1. 11 —5; Miss Edmondson beat Miss M. Kerr. 11—8, 6—ll. 11—2. Men's Doubles. First round: Clough and Gower beat Payton and C'ollinge, 15—5, 15—5. Second round: Dallimoro and Shale beat O'Connor and Orr, 15 —12, 15—8; Hawksworth and Pearce beat Clough and Gower, 15-6, 15—12. Women's Doubles. First round: Misses Kerr and Bolwell boat Misses Clough and Dempster, 15 —7. 15—11; Mesdames Fow and Yendall beat Misses Fleming arid King, 12 —15, 17—16, 15—10. The finalists are Misses Wade and Ramsay (Auckland) and Mrs. Wren and Miss Edmondson. Mixed Doubles. —First round: Handley and Miss King beat Dallimoro and Miss Dempster, 2 —15. 15—11. 15—11. Second round: Hawksworth and Miss Fleming beat Anderson and Miss Inwood, 15 —1, 16 —17, 15—6; Fow and Mrs. Fow beat Shale and Miss Ramsay, 10—15, 15—0, 15—6; Penroe and Miss Kerr beat Dempster and Miss Ednlondson, 18—14, 15—10.