PING-PONG TOURNAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1931, Page 4

PING-PONG TOURNAMENT

TUMAHU V. PUNGAREHU. The Tumahu Hall was again crowded on Monday evening, when the final contest between the Tumahu Ping-Pong Club and the Pungarehu players was decided. After the matches the visitors were entertained with supper and dance. During the supper interval Mr. R. Vanner thanked the visitors for coming, also speaking of the good spirit between the two clubs. He regretted that the matches could not continue throughout the summer, Mr. R. B. Fleming suitably replied for Pungarehu. Results of matches, Tumahu mentioned first: — Round one: S. Jones 20 v. B. Brophy 22; S. Harvey 21 v. B. Priest 5; B. Smith 21 v. P. C. Smith 6;’ R. Tanner 21 v. Nick Baily 16; T. Harvey 21 v. J. Priest 18; R. Cassie 21 v. R. B. Fleming 13; W. Lawn 14 v. T. Gilhooly 21; J.’Keogh 21 v. A. Roots 9; J. Rutherford 19° v. L. Brophy 21; W. Harry 18 v. W. Hanright 21; T. Green 14 v. G. Gray 21; J. Waclsworth 21 v. T. Brophy 14; G. Hoskin 14 v. N. Baily 21; B. Jones 21 v; A. Newport 7; E. Jones 21 v. H. Gilhooly 7; W. Raven 14 v. G. Hanright 21; W. Julian 14 v. Vai Baily 21; T. Jones 17 v. L. Newport 21; W. Smith 18 v. F. Eliason 21; C. Peach 21 v. A. Bell 12; W. Lawn 19 v. J. Hanright 21; W. Lawn 21 v. H. Hanright 18. "Round two; S. Jones 21 v. Bill Priest 17; S. .Harvey 17 v. B. Brophy 21; B. Smith’' 17 v. Nick Baily 21; R. Tanner 18 v. P- C. Smith 21; T. Harvey 21. v. R. B. Fleming 15; R. Cassie 21 v. J.

Priestls ; W. Lawn, junr. 21 v. A. Roots 17; J. Keogh 18 v. T. Gilhooly 21; J. Rutherford 21 v. W. Hanright 17; W. Harvey 16 v. L.-Brophy 21; T. Green 13 v. T. Brophy 21; J. Wadsworth 21 v. G. Gray 18; G. Hoskin 15 v. S. Newport 21; B. Jones 23 v. N. Baily 21; E. Jones 21 v. G. Hanright 12; W. Raven 18 v. H. Gilhooly 21; W. Julian 17 v. L. Newport 21; J. Jones 6 v. Vai Baily 21; W. Smith 21 v. A. Bell 8; C. Peach 25 v. F. Deacon 23; W. Lawn 12 v. H. Hanright 21; W. Lawn 13 v. J. Hanright 21. Round three: S. Jones 21 v. P. Smith 13; S. Harvey 21 v. Nick Baily 14; B. Smith 21 v. B. Brophy 19; R. Vanner 21 v. Bill Priest 19; T. Harvey 17 v. A. Roots 21; R. Cassie 19 v. T. Gilhooly 21; W. Lawn 18 v. R. B. Fleming 21; J. Keogh 17 v. J. Priest 21; J. Rutherford 14 v. T. Brophy 21; W. Harvey 21 v. G. Gray 17; T. Green 17 v. W. Hanright 21; J. Wadsworth 17 v. L. Brophy 21; G. Hoskin 10 v. G. Hanright 21; B. Jones 19 v. H. Gilhooly 21; E Jones 21 v. A. Newport 23; W. Raven 18 v. N. Baily 21; W. Julian 21 v. A. Bell 7; J. Jonee 24 v. F. Deacon W. Smith 14 v. L. Newport 21; C. Peach 14 v. Vai Baily 21; W. Lawn 16 v. J. Hanright 21; M. Lawn 22 v. H. Hanright 20. Tumahu, 11 games, 412 points; 10, 396; 8, 403; totals, 29, 1211.

Pungarehu, 11 games 357 points; 12, 415; 14, 427; totals, 37, 1199.

LADIES.

Round one: M. Smith 8 v. E. Gilhooly 21; M. Jones 19 v. C. Brophy 21; S. Thomas 21 v. J. Newport 19; M. as 14 v. R. Baily 21; C. Cassi^. 14 y. I M. Hanright 9-1; D, Raven 21 v. : M. BroI phy 18.

Round two: M- Cassie 6 v. E. Gilhooly Jones 16 v. J, Newport 21; S. Thomas 21; M. Smith 13 v. O. Brophy 21; M. 8 v. R. Baily 21; D. Raven 19 v. M. Hanright 21; C. Cassie 21 v. M. Brophy 16. Round three: M. Jones 13 v. E. ihooly 21; S. Thomas 16 v. C. 21; M. Smith 11 v. J. Newport -1; Thomae 21 v. W. Hanright 23; D. Raven 21 v. R. Baily 16; M. Cassie 20 v. M. Brophy 22. . Tumahu, 4 games 273 points._ Pungarehu, 14 games 376 points. Grand totals': Tumahu, 33 games 1484 . points. Pungarehu -51 games 1580 | points. !

A ruby has been found at a mine at Burma. In the best days ©f the ruby market it would have been valued at £37,000. The second battle at Yprea is not the only adventure that the old tattered green flag of the 2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers, has been through. On its way from Ireland to occupy a, place of honour at the reunion dinner in London of the Rangers’ Old Comrades’ Association last month it waa intercepted by officials on the lookout for Irish , sweepstake, tickets. ; They; -opened, the J package, expecting to find. a of i receipts, liiit all it contained was the pin j green flag. ■ 1