WITHOUT BIAS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 5, 14 March 1947, Page 5

WITHOUT BIAS

. CHAMPION OF CHAMPION SINGLES WIN FOR BUDD The champion of champion, singles matches were played at Te Puke on Sunday and - resulted in a win for Budd, who beat Bartlett in the final. The competitors were:— T. Walker (Ngongotaha), C. Budd (Rotorua), Smith (Tauranga), Stevens (Opotiki), C. Good (Whakatane), Cuthbert (Te Puke), Whitfield (Opotiki Citizens), Hearle (Taneatua), and Bartlett (Tauranga South).

Results, the games being played on a two-life system: Fii-st round— Good beat Budd, Stevens beat Walk-' er, Cuthbert beat Smith, Bartlett beat Hearle, Whitfield a bye. Second round—Good beat Cuthbert, BartStevens, Cuthbert beat Whitfield, er, Hearle beat Smith, Stevens a bye. Third round—Bartlett beat Steevns, Cuthbert beat Whitfield, Budd beat Hearle, Good a bye. Fourth round—Budd beat Good, Stevens beat Cuthbert, Bartlett a bye. Fifth round—Budd beat Bartlett, Good beat Stevens. Semi-final: Bartlett beat Good. Final—Budd 22 beat Bartlett 17. Executive fours were also played at Te Puke, the results being: Section A Tauranga 4 wins, Rotorua 3 wins, Opotiki 3 wins, Taneatua 1 win, Whakatane 0 wins. Section B Tauranga South 4 wins, Opotiki Citizens 3 wins; Te Puke 2 wins, Ngongotaha 2 wins, Katikati 0 wins. In the play-off Tauranga defeated Tauranga South.