BADMINTON

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 2

BADMINTON

COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENING ROUNDS’ DRAW (Hflraid Correspondent.) The draw for the East Coast 'badminton championships, the first rounds of which will be played in Te Puia on Wednesday, was made during the week-end, and is as follows: Men’s Singles (Title-holder, O. Thompson, Waipiro Bay; 22 entries) First Round.— -Brown v. Tibbie; St. John v. Stevens; Beechey v. Chalmers; Griffiths v. 'Hutton; Sutherland v. Williams; Felton v. 11. Boyce. -Second Round—Thompson v. winner of 'Brown-Ti'dble match; Godwin v. Goldsmith; Colbert v. Lyle-Smythe: Smyth v. winner of Griffiths-'Kutton match; Knights v. Gardner; N. Boyce v. Oates. Ladies’ Singles (Holder,-Miss (M. Thompson; 15 entries) First Round.—Mrs. Knox v. Miss Nightingale; Mrs. Hutton v. Mrs. Pardoe; Miss Christie v. 'Miss Fox; Mrs. Winter v. 'Mrs. .Squire; Miss Konuke v. Mrs. Gardner; Miss Pepper v. Miss Nelson; (Miss Atkins v. 'Miss Bignall; Miss Colbert, a bye. Men’s Doubles (Holders, S. Lyle-Smythe and K. Oates; 12 entries) First Round.—Sutherland and Griffiths v. Williams and Chalmers; N. Boyce and Goldsmith v. Gardner and Felton; St. John and Stevens _v. Beechey .and Knox; Godwin and Tiibole v. H. Boyce and Brown. Second Round—Lyle-Smythe and Oates v. winners of Sutherland and Griffiths-Williams and Chalmers match; Knights and Smyth v. winners Boyce and Geldsmith-Gardner and Felton match; Hutton and Colbert' v. winners St. John and Stevens-Beechey and Knox match; Thompson and Te Rure v. winners Godwin and Tibble-Boyce and Brown match. Ladies’ Doubles (Holders, Misses M. Thompson and B. Co'lebrook; 7 entries) First Round. —Misses Colbert and Bignall v. Misses Pepper and Atkins; Mesdames Winter and Hutton v. Mesdames Gardner and Pardoe; Misses Fox and Kunoke v. Misses Christie and Nelson; Mesdames Knox and Squire, a bye. Combined Championship Doubles (Holders, 0. Thompson and Mrs. Pardoe; 15 entries) First Round. —Knox and Mrs. Knox, a bye; Hutton and Mrs. Hutton v. Beechey and 'Mrs. Pardoe; Smyth and Miss Bignall v. Sutherland and Miss Pepper; Griffiths and Miss Atkins v. Knights and Miss Colbert; Thompson and Miss Kunoke v. N. Boyce and Miss Nightingale; Gardner and Mrs. Gardner v. Colbert and Mrs. Winter; Tibbie and Miss Nelson v. Williams and Miss Christie; Godwin and Miss Fox v. Lyle-Smythe and Mrs. Squire. Combined Handicap Doubles (Not Played Last Year; 18 entries; 21-up) First Round.—Brown and .Miss Konuke <r. G) v. Griffiths and Miss Atkins (r. 8); N. Boyce and Miss Nightingale (r. 5) v. Gardner and Mrs. Gardner (r. G).

Second Round.—Colbert and Miss Nelson (r. 3) v. winners of Brown and Miss Kunoke-Grifiiths and Miss Atkins match; Godwin and 'Miss H. Fox (r. 4) v. winners of Boyce and Miss Nightin-gale-Gardner and. Mrs. Gardner match; Beechey and Mrs. Pardoe (r. 6) v. Hutton and Mrs. Winter (r. 4); Oates and Miss Pasfield (r. 5) v. Thompson and Mrs. Hutton (o. 2); Knights and Miss iCol'oert to. 2) v. Lyle-Smythe and Mrs. Squire <r. 3); Sutherland and Miss Pepper O. G) v. H. Boyce and Miss Fox (r. G); Knox and Mrs. Knox (r. 5) v. Tibbie and Miss Christie <r. 8); White and Mrs. White (r. 12) v. Smyth and Miss Bignall (ser.).