Badminton Championships Showed That District Has Some Good Players

Chronicle (Levin), 22 September 1949, Page 7

Badminton Championships Showed That District Has Some Good Players

The recent Horowhenua badminton championships, the finals of which were played before a large gallery of spectators, producpd some first olass games and showed ttiat the district possesses several players of outstanding ability. L. J. Staples won the men's A grade championship and Mrs. W. Phiilips the ladies' title. In the B grade section the men's championship went to D. Murray and the ladies' to Miss J. Hudson. The C grade honours were won by K. Harry and Miss F, Snowdon.

The two Manakau cousins, L. and M. Stapies, played consisfcent badminton throughout the tournament and the A grade ' singles final between them was a great game which lasted 45 minutes. Shannon competitors played well to compete in four finals, but were unlucky in not winning any of the trophies. L. Staples and Mrs. W. Phiilips, the Manakau Club's top players, won all the A grade events between them. The win of D. Murray, a coilege student, in the B grade singles was popular, as was that of Miss J. Hudson, of Ohau, in the ladies' sec'don. The winners of the ' C grade titles, K. Harry and Miss E. Snowdon, are first-year Manakau ! players. I At the conclusion of play and following the serving of supper, the president of the association, Mr. J. Bryant, thanked the committee and all responsible for making the fixture the success it had been. He also thanked the donors of trophies. Mrs. Bryant then "presetTted the trophies to the successful competitors. Detailed results were as under; A Grade Championships. Men's Singles. — L. J. Staples beat J. M. Staples, 18-17, 12-15, 157. Ladies' Singles. — Mrs. W. Phiilips beat Miss M. Fuller, 11-8, 11-9. Men's Doubles. — L. J. and J. M. Staples beat J. Fanning and D. Honore, 15-2, 15-12. I Ladies' Doubles. — Mrs. W. PhilI lips and Miss E. Leen beat Misses 1 J. Piggott and M. Fuller, 8-11, 11-7, i 11-3. i Combined Doubles. — L. J. Staples i and Mrs. W. Phiilips beat J. M. i Staples and Miss E. Leen, 15-11, 7-15, 17-14.

B Grade Championships. . Men's Singles. — D. Murray beat J. Hogg, 21-18. ' Ladies' Singles.— Miss J. Hudson beat Miss D. Benning, 17-14. Men's Doubles. — N. Earle and J. Hogg beat P. Leen and G. Lander, 24-21. Ladies' Doubles. — Misses F. Allen and C. Hunter beat Misses D. Benning and J. Perigo, 15-9. Combined Doubles. — D. Murray and Mrs. Murray beat R. Robinson and Miss J. Perigo, 21-14. C Grade Championships. , Men's Singles. — K. Harry beat K. McEwen, 21-18. Ladies' Sing es. — Miss E. Snowdon, beat Mrs. P. Morretto, 15-12. Men's Doubles. — H. Tippler and J. Archey beat H. Smith and B. France, 21-9. Ladies' Doubles. — Miss E. Snowdon and Mrs. P. Morretto beat Mrs. Hill and Miss B. Swainson, 15-2. Combined Doubles. — K. Harry and Miss E. Snowdon beat P. Morretto and Mrs. Morretto, 21-6. Handicap Finals, Men's Singles. — L. J. Stap'es beat P. Candy, 21-15. Ladies' Singles. — Miss E. Leen beat Mrs. P. Candy, 15-5. Men's Doubles. — J. Fanning and D. Honore beat H. Pope and K. McEwen, 21-6. Ladies' Doubles. — Miss E. Leen and Mrs. Morretto beat Mrs. K. Phiilips' and Miss B. Swainson, 158. Combined Doubles. — Semifinals: P. Leen and Mrs. K. Phiilips beat G. Lander and Miss N. Stdples, 21-15; N. Sciascia and Miss D. Benning beat K. Harry and Miss B. Swainson, 21-10. Final: Sciascia and Miss Benning j beat Leen and Mrs. Phiilips, 21is. . , i ...