PING-PONG.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11903, 27 June 1906, Page 3

PING-PONG.

Last evening marked the revival of these interesting games in Wanganui. It is some years since a piug-peng match was played here, and the interest in the game has been, j.rjctically dormant for son,o time. A team of ton players from tho T.Y.M.I. visited the Christ Church Club rooms last evening to try conclusions with the latter's team. The C.C. Club have a fine room for pingpong, excellent light, and good tables, and the contest which took place was of a most interesting character, in many of the games the players weie even all the way, and tho result of each game was loudly applauded. With seven games played the T. Y.M.I. "s wero. two points to the good, the eighth and ninth games were exactly even, Iho visitors winning by two on lh# eighth game, and losing by two on the ninth, but in the final match the T.Y.M.I. represent a-tivo was beaten by 17 points, thus giving the match to the C.C. Club by 15 points. During the progress of the ping-pong match the T.Y.M.I. also played the C.C.C. a quoits match. Great interest was also taken in this, and the scoring was very^ good. Tli3 visitors gut up a large total, and at the finish ocored a somewhat easy :vin. The scores were as follows: — Ping-Pong.— C. Maclean (C.C.C.) 40 vF» Lane (T.Y.M.1.) 30, $. William* 40 y Moore 25, C. Noverman 20 v L. Andrews 40, A. Dunkley 40 v A. Caddy 36, G. T. Cooch 38 v Clover 40, E. Maclean 40 r Hfcks 16, S. Clapham 40 v Harris 38, A. Watt 19 v Wixcey 40, J. Boyle 17 v J. Soler 10, H. Smith 40 v O. Barron 23. Totals— Christ Church 343, T.Y.M.I. 338. Quoits.— L. Hedditch (C.C.C.) 64 vA. Whitoombe (T.Y.M.1.) 105, C. T. Maclean '^4 v T. Clover 58, S. .Clapham 43 r W. Harris 85, H. Smith 33 v G. Barren 39,* H. Towgood 32 v W. Moor© 44, J. Williams 25 v J. Soler 62, J. Boyle 37 v L. Andrews 60, R. Lockett 40 v F. Lane 34, B. $ic« L' 7 VHogg 37, A. Watt 35 v B. Aadmwt 20, C. Newcombe 35 v G. Hicki 31. Totals —Christ Church 403, T.Y.M.I. 578.