BADMINTON

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 25, 29 July 1939, Page 16

BADMINTON

- ' The .Wellington Badminton Association s .inter-club competitions advanced A step nearer completion this week with a genes of games in-grades below the,top.A grade competition. Cambridge Terrace scored a fine win over .St. Thomas- in the C grade, and Island „ -Bay -and Vauxhall in the F grade had a very- close struggle. One or two of •island Bay.'s players, especially among the women, show great promise and another year of comrWition should make them really useful players -A- new departure will be made in represen+^tive play next Saturday, \VhPti a Wairaivjpa colts' t^m will visit Wellington for a match with a representative team chosen of promising pjavers. or plavers-nf known skill outside the A grade. Clubs have already Been circularised for nominaHnns for ««e t^am of six wompn and six men an*'+he sid« will be chosen, probably on WW*n*sday. by a selection committee of four, inducing representatives at rwo B^ grade clubs. Results" of .the, week are:—B' grade Southern b°ar Wesley. 13 rubbers to 2; C grade. Wellington South beat Tinalcori'lo to 6, Cambridge Terrace beat St. Thnmas. 9-7; D grade. V M C.A beat H.V.O P.A.. 11-5: E grade. Waterloo beat H.V.Y.M C.A.. 12-4: F grade. Island Bay beat Vauxhall, 9-7; G grade. Terrace •beat St. Pauls. 12-4.

~ Next'week's fixtures are;— Tuesday, Vauxhall v. H.V.O.P.A. (D grade)Wednesday, H.V.Y.M.O.A. v Wesley (E); Southern v. Tinakori (F): H.V.Y.M.C.A. v. Terrace (G>: Thursday, Wellington 2 v. Winter Show (A); Friday, Harbour Board v. Southern (B): Tinakori v. Cambridge Terrace CC);>E.SJJ.:v. St. Johns XF). ' / — . .■» .