YESTERDAY'S GAMES
SINGLES CHAMPION DEFEATED | MISS KERR IN THREE FINALS (Per United Press Association; NEW PLYMOUTH. Aug. 25. Philip Hawksworth (Wairarapa), New Zealand badminton Singles champion, was beaten to-night in the semifinal at the national tournament at New Plymouth by R. H. Lewis (Auckland), runner-up last year. Lewis will meet J. Spedding (Taranaki) in the final to-morrow night. The women’s final will be between Miss F. Fernie (Wellington) and Miss M. Kerr (Dunedin). . Results of the semi-finals are:— Men’s Singles J. Spedding (Taranaki) beat J., Payton (Wairarapa) 15—7, 15—8. R. Lewis (Auckland) beat P. Hawksworth (Wairarapa). holder, 11—15, 15 —7, 15—10. Women’s Singles Miss F. Fernie (Wellington) beat Miss Payton (Wairarapa) 11—3, 11—5. Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Miss Edmonson (Waikato) 7—ll. 11—5, 11—3. 3. Men's Doubles Hawksworth and G. A. Pearce (Wellington) beat P. Anderson (Auckland) and L. Vesty (Hawke’s Bay) 15—8, 15 —7. C. L. Sheerin (Manawatu) and Payton) beat M. T. Wilson and R. H. Lewis (Auckland) 15—4. 10—15, 18—14. Women’s Doubles Misses J. Ramsay and Wade (Auckland) beat Misses N. Fleming and Fernie 10—15, 18 —15, 15—8. Mrs Hawksworth and Miss Kerr beat Misses Edmondson and Greaves (Wanganui) 14—11, 15—2. , Mixed Doubles Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat P. Anderston (Auckland) and Miss Berry (Wellington) 15—6. 15—8. Pearce and Miss Kerr beat Spedding and Miss D. McCarthy (Taranaki) 15— 6, 15—17, 15—10.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23897, 26 August 1939, Page 19
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