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Southland Times, Issue 23651, 28 October 1938, Page 11

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CLUB COMPETITIONS The Southland clubs’ croquet. competition matches were begun in fine weather. The Gore Club’s A team visited Invercargill and beat Southland A and at Gore the Southend junior team beat the Gore juniors. • FLEMING SHIELD In the Fleming Shield competition Gore A beat Southland A by five games to four.' The detailed scores, with Gore names first mentioned, are as follows: — Doubles.—Mesdames G. McLeod and A. B. Caverhill beat Mesdames Thomson and Williamson, 26-24; Mesdames A. T. Pettigrew and J. Brown lost to Mesdames Parfitt and McKeever, 20-26; Mesdames J. Ritchie and F. Parsons lost to Mrs Strang and Miss Manson, 18-26. Singles.—Mrs McLeod beat Mrs Thomson, 26-8; Mrs Caverhill lost to Mrs Williamson, 9-26; Mrs Pettigrew lost to Mrs McKeever, 17-26; Mrs Brown beat Mrs Parfitt, 26-18; Mrs Ritchie beat Mrs Strang, 26-23; Mrs Parsons beat Miss Manson, 26-15. ROSE BOWL The Southend junior team was too strong for the Gore junior side in the Rose Bowl competition and won by five games to three. The detailed scores, with Southend names first mentioned, are as follows:— Doubles.—Mesdames Wilson and Shields lost to Mesdames F. J. Murray and, D. O’Neill, 10-26; Mrs Clark and Miss Boyce beat Mesdames R. P. Neale and A. D. Crawford, 26-19; Mrs Lawless and Miss Stead beat Mesdames W. Trusler and G. Peterson, 26-20. Singles.—Mrs Wilson lost to Mrs Murray, 17-26; Mrs Clark lost to Mrs O’Neill, 11-26; Mrs Shields beat Mrs Neale, 26-18; Miss Boyce beat Mrs Trusler, 26-20; Mrs Lawless beat Mrs Peterson, 26-5; Miss Stead v. Mrs Crawford (unfinished). . .. B. Weeds, Boniface (2), Graham, Sandrl, Dawson, Patterson, Hunt, Webb. OLD BOYS Seniors.—Scandrett, Mackie, Luzmoor, Pickard, Campbell, Murchison, Halligan, Johnston, Gilbertson, Robison, Wesney. Junior A.—McCurdy, Stewart, Gavin, Richardson, Potts, Sharpe, Barnett, Beer. Agnew, Semmens, Grey. Third grade.—Henderson, Bradshaw, Blomfield, Hamilton, Harper, Cook, Taylor, Thompson, Laing, Dorman, Skinner. WOMEN’S TEAMS ’ COLLEGIATE v. Mataura.—J. McNee. J. Swale. D. McFarlane, L. Tyne, I. Ackers, G. Watson, B. Ingram, M. Thomas, E. Blackie, M. Piercy, E. Ingram. Any player unavailable please ring 243. Cars leave Doon street at 1 pan. sharp. 0X671