TABLE TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23287, 25 August 1937, Page 10

TABLE TENNIS

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT CONTINUED THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPLETED The Southland Table Tennis Association’s annual tournament was continued last evening, the women’s B grade and men’s B and C grade championships being completed. In the final of the women’s B grade, Miss J. Hefford beat Miss D. Stalker after three hard-fought games. Bailey won the final of the men’s B grade from Shand after a long match in which some of the rallies continued for more than 40 shots. In the final of the men’s C grade two players from the Moana Club, Ferguson and Breayley, met, the former winning after three games. The tournament will be continued tonight and tomotrow night, the events for this evening being the women’s and men’s A and B grade doubles handicaps. Details:— WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP B GRADE First Round. —Miss Dixon beat Miss Treweek, 21-14, 21-10; Miss Hefford beat Miss Parfitt, 21-15, 21-11. Second round.—Miss D. Stalker beat Miss Jones, 24-22, 19-21, 21-19; Miss Crisp beat Mrs Fisher, 17-21, 21-17, 21-17; Miss J. Farmer beat Miss Ferns, 21-5, 21-10; Miss Hefford beat Miss Dixon, 21-14, 21-11. Semi-final. —Miss Stalker beat Miss Crisp, 21-12, 21-17; Miss Hefford beat Miss Farmer, 21-5, 21-10. Final.—Miss Hefford beat Miss Stalker, 10-21, 21-14, 21-7. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP B GRADE First round.—Lindsay beat Lane, 218, 21-6; Chewings beat D. Dorman, 219, 21-16; Breayley beat Henry, 15-21, 21-15, 21-6; Shand beat Wilson, 21-19, 21-15; Ferguson beat Boyer, 21-17, 2113; Spence beat S. Smith, 21-16, 21-6; Harris beat J. Fraser, 21-10, 21-18. Second round.—Bailey beat Lindsay, 21-12, 21-16; Alsweiler beat Ferguson, 21-14, 21-16. Third round.—Harris beat Spence, 14-21, 21-19, 21-18; Shand beat Alsweiler, 23-21, 21-17; Breayley beat Chewings, 21-18, 21-18; Bailey beat Hollander, 21-18, 21-11. Semi-finals.—Shand beat Harris, 215, 19-21, 23-21; Bailey beat Breayley, 21-13, 21-17. Final.—Bailey beat Shand, 21-14, 2321. C GRADE First round.—Alsweiler beat Cameron, 24-22, 21-15; Breayley beat Chewings, 21-10, 21-10; Twemlow beat Dixon, 17-21, 21-7, 21-10; - Spence beat D. Dorman, 24-22, 21-10; Ferguson beat Lindsay, 21-14, 17-21, 21-9; S. Smith beat Lane, 21-11, 21-9; P. Robertson a bye. Second round.—Breayley beat Alsweiler, 21-19, 21-11; Ferguson beat S. Smith, 21-16, 21-19; Twemlow a bye. Semi-final.—Breayley beat Twemlow, 21-10, 19-21, 21-17; Ferguson beat Spence, 22-20, 21-19. Final.—Ferguson beat Breayley, 2116, 17-21, 21-16. ' ' ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT PLAY (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, August 24. The second round of the annual South Island primary schools’ Association football tournament was played at Logan Park today in fine, dry conditions. In the B section Canterbury found the ground to its liking and defeated the home side. In the senior section the game was one-sided although the Otago A team was still playing below its expected form. The tournament will be finished tomorrow morning. The results of the second round were:— Bantamweight.—Canterbury beat Otago B 1-nil. Otago A a bye. Heavyweights.—Otago A beat Otago B 4-nil. Canterbury A a bye.