BADMINTON.

Wairarapa Age, 27 July 1936, Page 5

BADMINTON.

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS. MISS FLEMING k HAWKSWORTH IN FORM. Keen and exciting contests, with play of a high standard, were witnessed in the Drill Hall on Saturday night when the concluding games in the Wairarapa Badminton Association’s annual championship and handicap tournament -werh' played. There was a large attendance -of interested spectators. P. Hawksworth, triple South Island title holder, made a clean sweep of the men’s events, end Miss N. Fleming, also South Island champion, did likewise in the ladies’ events. Hawksonly dropped two points in the wfiral of the men’s singles, defeating J. Tayton 15/1, 15/1. Hawksworth and Logan were too strong for E. M. HodIder and H. M. O’Connor in the final •of the men’s doubles, winning 15/0, 35/1. After dropping the first set, Miss Fleming defeated Miss N. Stalker in the final of the ladies’ singles. Miss Ftalker a .very promising player, is the first lady to take a set off Miss Fleming in the Wairarapa. Misses Fleming and J. Hosking defeated Misstea L. Hosking and A. Beetham in the final of the ladies’ doubles. The combined doubles were won by Miss Fleming and Hawksworth, who defeated Miss B. Pay ton and J. Logan in the final. At the conclusion of the tourney, the president of the association, Mr. H. M. A. Major, presented the trophies to the winners and congratulated them •n their success. The following are the results of games played on Saturday night:— Championships. Men’s singles’ final: P. Hawksworth beat J. Payton, 15/1, 15/1. Men’s doubles, final: P. Hawksworth and J. K. Logan beat H. M. O’Connor and E. M. Hodder, 15/0, 15/1. Ladies’ singles: Miss N. Fleming beat Miss N. Stalker, 6/11, 11/0, 11/3. Ladies’ doubles: Misses N. Fleming and J. Hosking beat Misses L. Hosking and A. Beetham, 11/8, 11/0. Combined doubles. —Semi-finals: P. Hawksworth and Miss N. Fleming beat J. Lulham and Miss P. Dixon, 15/0, 15/6; J. Logan and Miss B. Pay ton beat H. M. O’Connor and Miss A. Beetham, 15/5, 15/11. Final: P. Hawks worth and Miss N. Fleming beat J. Logan and Miss B. Pay ton, 15/5, 15/6. Second year men’s singles: J. Lulham beat R. Clarke, 21/8. Second year ladies’ singles: Miss N. Stalker beat Miss N. Cohen, 21/10. Handicaps. Men’s doubles A grade: Beveridge and Martin (rec. 10) beat Lulham and Irvine (scr.), 21/13. Ladies’ doubles, A grade: Misses Cohen and Stalker (rec. 5) beat Misses Dixon and. Wickens (rec. 5), 21/8. Combined doubles, A grade.—Semifinal: Orr and Miss N. Payton (owe 20) beat Todd and Miss Fleming (owe 20), 21/18; Hawksworth and Miss Ball (owe 20) beat Tredray and Miss B. Payton (rec. 4), 21/16. Final: Hawksworth and Miss P. Ball (owe 20) beat Orr and Miss N. Pay ton (owe 20) 21/4. Men’s doubles, B grade: Irvine and Wallace (rec. 2) beat Barns and Greenwood (owe 4), 21/15. Ladies’ doubles, B grade: Misses B. Major and P. Ball (rec. 10) beat Misses Bright and Eddy (owe 4), 21/17. Combined doubles, B grade: McWhinnie and Miss Bright (owe 6) beat Greenwood and Miss O’Donnell (rec. 2), 21/18.