TABLE TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 24108, 23 April 1940, Page 9

TABLE TENNIS

OPENING OF SEASON MIXED TOURNAMENT HELD The table tennis season was officially opened last evening by a tournament in which men’s and women’s singles and women’s doubles handicap events were played. Two consolation singles events were also held.

Mr S. Robson, president of the Southland Table Tennis Association, welcomed the players and expressed the hope that in spite of the loss of many players through the war the sport could be carried on and that the season would once again prove successful. The results were as follows:—

WOMEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES First round.—Mrs S. Robson (minus 2) beat Mrs Truscott (plus 2), 31-21; Mrs M. Blackie (plus 5) beat Miss P. Keppell (plus 4), 31-18; Mrs Paton (plus 5) beat Miss M. Mills (plus 10), 31-25; Miss Ferns (minus 6) beat Miss. O’Halloran (plus 7), 31-27; Mrs Marshall (plus 7) beat Mrs Larcombe (plus 2), 31-21; Mrs R. Macnee (plus 2) beat Miss J. Lynch (plus 1), 31-28; Miss E. Hartley (plus 12) beat Mrs G. Ferguson (plus 12), 31-25; Mrs L. Colbert (minus 2) . beat Miss J. Degan (scr), 31-22. Second round.—Mrs Colbert beat Miss Hartley, 31-27; Miss Ferns beat Mrs Paton, 31-29; Mrs Macnee beat Miss Marshall, 31-24. Semi-finals.—Miss Ferns beat Mrs Robson, 31-27; Mrs Macnee beat Mrs Colbert, 31-21. Final.—Mrs R. Macnee beat Miss I. Ferns, 31-18.

WOMEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES First round.—Mrs Macnee and Miss Keppell (scr) beat Mrs Paton and Miss O’Halloran (plus 6), 31-23; Miss Ferns and Mrs Robson (minus 5) beat Miss Hartley and Mrs G. Ferguson (plus 14), 31- Misses Deegan and Lynch (scr) beat Mrs Colbert and Miss Marshall (plus 2), 31-25; Mrs Blackie and Miss Hartley (plus 8) beat Mrs Larcombe and Mrs Truscott (scr), 32-30. Semi-final.—Mrs Blackie and Miss Hartley (plus 8) beat Mrs Larcombe and Mrs Truscott (scr), 32-30. Semi-final.—Mrs Blackie and Miss Hartley beat Misses Deegan and Lynch, 32- Miss Ferns and Mrs Robson beat Mrs Macnee and Miss Keppell, 31-24. Final. —Mrs Blackie and Miss Hartley beat Miss Fems and Mrs Robson, 31-26. WOMEN’S CONSOLATION SINGLES First round.—Miss Wills plus 10 beat Mrs G. Ferguson plus 14 31-29; Mrs Truscott plus 2 beat Miss Lynch plus 1 31-29; Mrs Larcombe plus 5 beat Miss Deegan plus 1 31-29; Miss Keppell plus 5 beat Miss O’Halloran plus 7 31-25. Semi-final.—Miss Wills beat Mrs Truscott 32-30; Mrs Larcombe beat Miss Keppell 31-23. Final.—Mrs Larcombe beat Miss Wills 31-21. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES First round.—E. Coupe (plus 3) beat A. Cullen (plus 15) 31-28; R. Macnee (plus 15) beat S. Robson (minus 10) 31-27; M. Blackie (plus 6) beat A. Osman (plus 12) 31-29; T. Breayley (minus 6) beat R. McCormack (plus 6) 31-28; M. O’Neill (plus 2) beat A. Broad (plus 15) 31-29; H. Kennedy (plus 9) beat H. Sayer (plus 5) 31-28; J. Ferguson (minus 6) beat L. Johnson (plus 8) 31-29; B. Hollander (minus 4) beat J. Marriott (plus 1) 31-22; G. Ferguson (plus 15) beat A. Robson (plus 1) 31-29. Second round.—B. Hollander beat G. Ferguson 31-28; E. Coupe beat R. Macnee 31-24; H. Kennedy beat M. O’Neill 31- T. Breayley beat M. Blackie 32- J. Ferguson a bye. Third round.—Hollander beat J. Ferguson 31-22; Coupe beat Breayley 31-20.

Semi-final.—Coupe beat Kennedy 34-32; Hollander a bye. Final.—B. Hollander beat E. Coupe 31-29. MEN’S CONSOLATION SINGLES First round.—H. Sayer (plus 5) beat R. McCormack (plus 10) 31-25; J. Marriott (plus 1) beat S. Robson (minus 10) 31-27; A. Osman (plus 12) beat L. Johnston (plus 6) 31-25. Second round.—H. Sayer (plus 3) beat A. Broad (plus 16) 31-24; A. Cullen won by default. Semi-final.—A. Osman beat J. Marriott 31-27; H. Sayei- beat A. Cullen (plus 15) 31-28. Final.—Osman beat Sayer 31-15.

WRESTLING SEASON OPENS

SERGEANT BLOMFIELD IN WINNING FORM (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, April 22. The wrestling season was opened in Auckland when Sergeant Lofty Blomfield, of the New Zealand Military Forces, defeated Chief Little Wolf, American Red Indian, before a crowd which filled the house to overflowing. Blomfield, who was given a very fine reception, gained the only fall in the match, this being by means of a body press following a succession of elbow jolts and two slams in the sixth round.

WELLINGTON SEASON OPENS WITH FAST BOUT (United press Association) WELLINGTON, April 22. Wellington’s centennial wrestling season opened with a tough, torrid bout between two well-matched, hardfighting matmen, Dick Raines and Joe Corbett. They drew with one fall each. Corbett, who was making his New Zealand debut, proved a fast, vigorous, scientific wrestler, capable of taking and returning rough handling. He took the first fall in the fourth round, setting about Raines with stomach throws and pinning him with a cradle hold. Raines drew even in the sixth round when he twice dumped Corbett across his knee in a backbreaker and then pinned him. There was a full house.