A Grade Badminton Cup To Manakau
The Horowhenua Badminton Association's A grade competition has bfeen wofi by Manakau, who thus become the holders of the Harding Benning Cup. • They emerged unbeaten from the competition and gained 1 10 points. Ohau were second with six points. Manakau also won the B grade competition with 11 points. The College Old Pupils' Cluh is to be eongratulated on the standard of pl^y reached by its members in their first year of inter-club" games. The final game in the A grade competition was between Ohaiu and Manakau, which the latt'er won by 14 games to two. • The highlight was the defeat of L. and M. Staples, winners of the Horowhenua men's championship doubles, by Jim Fannihg and Dave Honore'. The Ohau pair proved superior in all departments. L. Staples was hard pressed to win his singles against Jim Farming, being down 11 — 5 at the changeover. The Manakau ladies proved too strong for Ohau, winning all their singles. . • , Individual results were as fol.ows, Manakau players being mentioned first in each instance: — Men's singles: L. Staples beat J. Farming 21 — 18, M. Staples beat D. Honore 21 — 14, J. . Bryant beat P. Candy 21 — 8, B. Mather lost to W. Mudge 17—21. Ladies' singles: Mrs. W. Phillips ceat Mrs. H. Candy, 15 — 7, Miss E. Leen beat Miss W. Murray 15—8, Mrs. K. Phillips beat Mrs. H. Mur- 1 ray 15 — 8, Miss R. Robinson beat Miss J. Hudson 17 — 14. Men's doubles: Staples and Staples lost to Fanning and Honore 18 — 21, Bryant and Mather beat Candy and Mudge 21 — 15. Ladies' doubles: Mrs. W. Phillips and Miss Leen beat Mrs. Candy and Miss Murray 15 — 10, Mrs. K. Phillips and Miss Robinson beat Ms. Murray and Miss Hudson 15—0. Combined doubles : L. Staples and Mrs. W. Phillips beat Fanning and Mrs. Murray 21 — 18, M. Staples and Miss Leen beat Honore and Mrs. Candy $1 — 5, Bryant and Mrs. K. Phillips beat Candy and Miss • Murray ' 21 — 12, Mather and Miss Robinson beat Mudge and Miss Hudson 21 — 17.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 October 1949, Page 7
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346A Grade Badminton Cup To Manakau Chronicle (Levin), 6 October 1949, Page 7
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