BADMINTON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23131, 1 September 1938, Page 11

BADMINTON

DOMINION TOURNEY

FURTHER GAMES OECIDED RESULTS IN C AND D GRADES [FROM OUE OWN* COr.RESPONDF.NT] HAMILTON, Wednesday A higher standard of play than oa tho opening night was witnessed last _ evening, when tho New Zealand badminton championships were advanced a further stage in Bledisloe Hall. Further matches in the C and D grada . championships were decided. Results, were as follows: — ~ C GRADE '• Men's Singles.—Third round: 11. Skeek> - beat E. Clague, 21—12; R. Shute beat. R. Badcock, 21—10; R. N. Williams beat' J. S. George, 21 —0; R. Matusehka beat S. - U. Warreu, 21 —l3; R. Speedy beat C. G. .- Horue, 21 —(i; H. Miers beat C. R. Oletl, 21 —7; A. K. Walker beat S'. Anderson, 21— 18. Quarter-finals: R. Skeet beat E. Shuto, 21—1; R. Williams beat M. Thomas, 21— 20; R. Speedy beat R. Matusehka. 21—7; A. F. Walker beat H. Miers, 21 —3. Semifinal: Skeet beat Williams, 21—13. Ladies' Singles.—Quarter-finals: Miss J. Wild beat Miss D. Clements, 15—10; Misa M. Iggulden beat Miss J. Gummer, 15 —14. Semi-hiials: Miss R. Matthews beat Miss J. • Wild, 15 —10; Miss M. Iggulden beat Miss . C. Ray, 15—10. Men's Doubles.—Third round: Walker and C'rabb beat Turbott and Warren, 21 —l(i; Speedy and Reid beat Robertshaw and McLaren, 21 —ll. Quarter-finals: Walker and Crabb beat R. Skeet and J. Clough, 21—• 10; R. Speedy and A. Reid beat Hughes and ileathcote, 21—5; Williams and Scccoinbe -■ beat Miller and Goodhall. 21—lh; McCrosk> rie and Walker beat Burch and Carson, 21—7. Ladies' Doubles. —Quarter-final: Misses G. F. and E. Houchen beat Misses Kirk and ; Gummer, 21 —0. Semi-finals: Misses Mead and , Johnston beat Misses Ray and Nisbet, 21— 12; Misses G. F. and E. Houchen beat Mrs. Wylde and Miss Wild, 21 —0. Combined Doubles. —Second round: 11. S'keet and Miss Nisbet beat Hughes and Miss Hughes, 21 —S; Speedy and Miss E. Houchen beat Meivean and Miss Woolford, 21 —4; Clague and Miss Mole beat Neill and Miss •*: Kirk, 21—10; Walker and Miss Johnston beat Morris and Miss Wild, 21 —1; Robertshaw and Miss M. Iggulden beat Drew and Miss Ross, 21 —18. Third round: S. Skeet and Miss Nisbet beat Hitchcock and Miss Gummer, 21—4; Walker and Miss Johnston beat Clague and Miss Mole. 21 —10; Robertshaw and Miss M. Iggulden beat Weathcrall and Miss Wild, 21—13; Reid and Miss Mat? thews beat Burch and' Miss Clioat 21 —17; Beverley and Miss Beverley beat Shute and Miss Clements, 21—10; Ileathcote and Mrs. Heathcote heat C'ullen and Mrs. Holroyd, 21 —11; Miers and Miss Cleinents beat Walker and Miss Mole, 21 —10. Quarterfinals: Miers and ?.liss Clements beat Heathcote and Mrs. Heathcote, 21—10; Walker and Miss Johnston beat Robertshaw and Miss Iggulden, 21—14; Reid and Miss Matthewg , beat Beverley and Miss Beverley, 21 —13. D GRADE ' >, Men's Singles.—Third round: J. S. George beat D. Taylor, 21 —9; D. Faulkner beat- . T. M. Sanders, 21 —7; C. G- Home beat . N. Cann, 21 —12; A. McLaren beat G. M. • Mueller, 21—1G; W T . Hardy beat H. Tur- T bott, 21 —15; E. Edmond beat E. Mcr > Gough, 21—20. ftflarter-finals.- D. George . beat D. Faulkner, 21—10; C. G. Home beat A. McLaren, 21 —10; E. Edrnond beat W. Hardy, 21—7; C. Irvine beat J. Dos-ell. 21" —l4. Semi-final: C. Irvine beat E. F.dmond, 21—11. ... Ladies' Singles.—Quarter-finals: Miss V. Gore beat Mrs. Hall, 15—9; Miss R. Horno beat Miss M. Bradley, 15—1; Mrs. J. Storritt beat Miss F. J. Fisher, 15 —3. Semifinals: Mrs. Sanders beat Miss V. Gore, 15—9; Miss R. Home beat Mrs. Sterritt, 15—3. Men's Doubles. —Quarter-finals.: Horue and. , George beat Badcock and Turbott, 21—9: Sanders and McLaren beat Thomas andIrvine, 21 —20; Taylor and McGougii beat? Cann and I.issette, 21 —10. Semi-finals: Tay-;> lor and McGough beat Woodnall and Matusehka, 21 —10. . Ladies' Doubles. —Second round: Misses Goro and Scott beat Mrs. Hall and Miss Butler, 21 —16. Quarter-final: Mesdames". Sanders and McLaren beat Mrs. Sterritt and Miss McCardle, 21 —4. Combined Doubles. —Second round: Horns i and Miss Home beat Fstman and Mrs. Ster-c ritt, 21—1. Quarter-finals: Cann and Mrs. 5. Sanders beat Hall and Mrs. Hall, 21 —15; _ McGough and Mrs. McGough beat Muellerand Miss Bradley, 21—15; George and Miss'; Hubert beat Hurst and Miss Gore, 21—17.? Serai-final: George and Miss Hubert boat_McGongh and Mrs. McGough, 21—10. HANDICAPS-MATCHES i Men's Singles.—H. Millwood (owe 8) beat? W. Hnrst (12), 21—13; C. Collins (owe S) - I beat J. H. Hitchcock (7), 21—9; C. Sec-,. I combe (scr) beat E. C. Thomas (G), 21 —7., I Men's Doubles.—Collins and Dunn (ow« - |1) beat Walker and Clague (0), 21—10; ? ; Warren and McKean (scr) beat Home and .--i j Edmonds (12), 21—17. . .<0 | Combined Doubles.—Cullen and Miss; I Greaves (owe G) beat Goodhall and Misa ; | Woolford (4). 21—7.