TABLE TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23838, 8 June 1939, Page 12

TABLE TENNIS

TOURNEY CONCLUDES The tournament conducted by the Southland Table Tennis Association was concluded in the Orange Hall last evening. Mr S. Robson, president of the association, presented the prizes won during the two nights’ play. Following are the results of the games played last night:— MEN’S B GRADE HANDICAP SINGLES First round.—Cameron (plus 4) beat John O’Brien (scr), 31-23; Hodgson (plus 1) beat Paton (plus 2), 31-24; Semmens (plus 5) beat Gordon (plus 1), 31-24; Spence (plus 3) beat Grenfell (minus) 3, 31-17; Allan (plus 6) beat J. O’Brien (minus 2), 31-20. Second round.—Cameron beat Hodgson, 31-29; Spence beat Allan, 31-20; Semmens beat Katz, 31-23. Third round. —Spence beat Cameron, 31-25; Semmens beat Fisher, 31-26. Final. —Spence beat Semmens, 31-28. MEN’S A GRADE HANDICAP SINGLES First round.—Harris (plus 4) beat Johnstone (plus 6), 31-29; Brown (minus 12) beat R. Spence (plus 4), 31-20; Coupe (plus 3) beat Cowie (plus 5), 31-23; Corkery (plus 3) beat Dobbs (scr), 31-27; Breayley (minus 1) beat

Boyes (plus 7), 31-25; Robson (minus 7) beat Hollander (minus 2), _ 31-29; Katz (plus 9) beat Hamilton (minus 2), 31-25; Fraser (plus 4) beat Paton (plus 11) 31-29. Second round. —Harris beat Brown, 31-23; Corkery beat Coupe, 31-20; Robson beat Breayley, 31-29; Fraser beat Gordon, 31-22. Third round. —Katz beat Fraser, 31-22. Semi-final.—Harris beat Corkery, 31-28. Final.—Robson beat Katz, 31-29. WOMEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES First Round. —Mrs Robson (minus 2) beat Miss Deegan (scr) 32-30; Miss Ferns (minus 5) beat Miss Black (plus 10) 31-27; Mrs Paton (plus 6) beat Miss Wilson (plus 7) 31-29; Miss Reid (plus 8) beat Miss Marshall (plus 4) ( 31-23; Miss Crowe (plus 3) beat Mrs Marriott (minus 1) 31-28; Miss Keppel (plus 5) beat Miss Cowie (plus 11) 31-26; Miss McGrath (minus 8) beat Miss Lynch (plus 2) 34-32; Miss Downey (plus 7) beat Miss Murray (plus 10) 31-22. Second Round.—Miss Ferns beat Mrs Robson 31-24; Miss Reid beat Mrs Paton 31-22; Miss Keppel beat Miss Crowe 31-23; Miss Downey beat Miss McGrath 31-16. Semi-finals. —Miss Ferns beat Miss Reid 31-25; Miss Downey beat Miss Keppel 32-30. Final.—Miss Ferns (minus 5) beat Miss Downey (plus 7) 31-23. WOMEN’S CONSOLATION First Round.—Miss Deegan (scr) beat Miss Black (plus 10) 31-18; Miss E. Marshall (plus 4) beat Miss Wilson (plus 7) 31-25; Mrs Marriott (minus 1) beat Miss Cowie (plus 11) 31-23; Miss Lynch (plus 2) beat Miss Murray (plus 10) 31-26. Second Round.—Miss Deegan beat Miss Marshall 31-21; Miss Lynch beat Mrs Marriott 31-23. Final.—Miss Deegan beat Miss Lynch 31-27. COMBINED DOUBLES HANDICAP First round. —Boyer and Miss Deegan (plus 4) beat Katz and Miss Black (plus 12) 31-26;, Breayley and Mrs Marriott (scr) beat Brown and Mrs Robson (minus 5) 31-26; Ferguson and Miss Ferns (minus 2) beat Gordon and Miss Wilson (plus 10) 31-27; Corkery and Miss Keppel (plus 5) beat Caldwell and Mrs Caldwell (plus 7) 31-23; Fraser and Miss Reid (plus 8) beat Dobbs and Miss Crowe (plus 3) 31-27; Hollander and Miss McGrath (minus 1) beat Johnston and Miss Lynch (plus 6) 3126; Paton and Mrs Paton (plus 12) beat Harris and Miss Marshall (plus 5) 3127; J. O’Brien and Miss Downey (plus 12) beat Grenfell and Miss Cowie (plus 14) 31-25; Robson and Mrs Robson (minus 3) beat John O’Brien and Miss Murray (plus 14) 33-31. Second round.—Breayley and Mrs Marriott beat Boyer and Miss Deegan 31-28; Miss Ferns and Ferguson beat Corkery and Miss Keppel 31-27; Paton and Mrs Paton beat J. O’Brien and Miss Downey 31-16; Robson and Mrs Robson beat Fraser and Miss Reid 3129. Semi-finals.—Ferguson and Miss Fems beat Breayley and Mrs Marriott 31-28; Robson and Mrs Robson beat Paton and Mrs Paton 31-29. Final. —Ferguson and Miss Ferns beat Robson and Mrs Robson 31-28. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM SELECTED The selectors, Messrs S. Robson, J. Ferguson and B. Hollander, have chosen the following table tennis team to represent Southland in a match against Otago at Dunedin on Saturday, June 17: Women. —Miss M. McGrath, Mrs S. Robson, Miss T. Ferns, Mrs J. Marriott, Miss D. Stott, Mrs G. Caldwell. Men.—S. Robson, J. Ferguson, L. Brown, B. Hollander, J. Loudon, T. Breayley. Members of the team are requested to attend practice at the association’s rooms on Tuesday and Thursday evenings of next week.