BADMINTON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 22

BADMINTON

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES DEFEAT OF G. MARTIN With players contending for the right to enter the final rounds, badminton of a high standard was witnessed at the Colonial Motor Company's Building, Sehvyn Terrace, last evening, whore tho provincial championships were continued. One of tho surprises of the evening was the heavy defeat inflicted on G. Martin, a previous title-holder, by I. Ellott. R. Lewis, Waikato title-holder, was fully extended by P. Anderson, who has rarely been seen to such advantago. M. T. Wilson entered the semi-finals with a win over R. Hull. H. Fow won. in straight games from .H. a. Rennie, a young playor of ionsiderablo promise. , _ _ In the ladies' singles. Miss J. Ramsay, as anticipated, will be opposed by Mrs.. Wren. Tho tournament will bo continued, this evening. when tiie finals will be played. Results of last night's games are as folMen's Championship Singles.—First round: H. S. Rennie beat D. Shale, 10—15, lo—ll, 15—11. Second round: I. Ellott beat G. Martin, 15 —0, 15—0; M. T. Wilson beat R. Hull, 15—io, 15—1; R. Lewis beat P. Anderson, 15—13, 6 —15, 15 —7; H. Fo*y beat H. S. Rennie, 15 —8. 15—5. Ladies' Championship Singles.—First round: Miss 1. Inwood beat Miss A. Dempster, 11—I. 11—9; Mrs. Yendall beat Miss J. Stichbury, 11 —7, 11 —3. Semi-finals: Miss Ramsay beatMrs. Inwood, 11 —t, 11—C; Mrs. Wren beat Mrs. Yendall, 11—7, 11—5 Men's Championship Doubles.—Semi-finals: Weir and Wilson beat Anderson and Martin, 15—9, 15 —6; Fow and R. Lowes beat Hull and 1. Ellett, 11—15, 15—11. 15—13. Combined Doubles.—First round: D. Snale and Mrs. Colledge beat P. Anderson and Miss J. Inwood, 18—13, 17—14; M. T. Wilson and Miss M.* Wade beat H. Brock and Miss Dempster, 15 —5, 15—7; J. Lewis and Miss Ramsay boat Speed and Miss Burns, 15 —11, 15_g Second Round.—R. Hull and Mrs. Wren beat Whale and Miss Hansen. 15 —6, 15 —11; I. Ellett and Miss K. Waters beat H. Dallimore and Miss J. Stichbury, 15—11, 15—8; Wilson and Mrs. Wade beat Shalo and Mrs. Colledge. 15—10, 15—5. t Semi-final. —R. Hull and Mrs. Wren beat I. Ellett and Miss K. Waters, 7—15, 15—11, 15—9.

TAURANGA CHAMPIONSHIPS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent! TAURANGA. Friday The Tauranga Badminton* Club closed its season last night when over 40 players, including a number from To Puke, attended. Results are as follows:—Ladies' championship singles, semi-final; Miss D. Armitage beat Miss M. Wratten, 21—9; Miss W. Anderson beat Miss A. Trundle, 21 —11. Final; Miss Anderson defeated Miss Armitage. 21— 11. Men's championship singles, semi-final: Anderson beat Chater, 21 —0; Stenhouse beat Gamman, 21 —18. Final: Anderson beat Stenhouse, 15 —8, 15—10. Ladies' Handicap doubles, final: Misses P. Anderson and D. Hartley beat Misses J. Baker and K. Stone, 13—13, s—o.5 —0. Men's handicap doubles, semi-final: Breward and Middleton beat Rowsell and Mountfort, Foster and Whiting won by default. Final: Foster and Whiting beat Breward and Middleton, 21 —12.