BADMINTON

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20080, 28 October 1939, Page 9

BADMINTON

P.B. CHAMPIONSHIPS

CLOSE PLAY SEEN

SING I£S TITLE-HOLDERS

MRS. SMITH & HOPKINSON

(Herald Correspondent.)

The? Poverty Bay badminton championships were decided at the Bartletts club's court in Hie Y.IYI.C.A. Hall Barlletts, on Thursday evening. Representatives from the Gisborne. Waikohu, Puha and Barlletts clubs took part in the tournament and, as was predicted, some close play was witnessed.

At the conclusion of the evening Mr. M. Hopkinson introduced the players and Mr. Mitchell, who presented the cups and trophies to the winners.

Results of the games wore:— Ladies’ Singles

First Round. —Mrs. H. Sloan cl. Miss Josephine Scott. 227:1 —7: Miss M. Haisman d. Miss E. French. 21—2: Mrs. E. A. Smith d. Miss J. French,22o;1 —0; Miss Juliett Scott cl. Miss Bourke. 21—5. Second Round.—Mrs. Sloan d. Miss M. Haisman, 2)—15: Mrs. Smith d. Miss Juliet Scott, 21 —(i. Final. —Mrs. Smith cl. Mrs. Sloan. 21—9. Ladies’ Doubles First Round. —Mesdames Smith and Cameron d. Misses E. and J. French. 21—5: Misses Ambridge and E. Johnson d. Misses J. and J. Scott, 24 —21: Mrs. Sloan and Miss M. Haisman, a bye Second Round. —Mrs. Sloan and Miss M. Haisman cl. Mesdames Smith and Cameron, 2! —10; Misses Ambridge and Johnson, a bye. Filial.—Mrs. Sloan and Miss M. Haisman d. Misses Ambridge and Johnson. 21 —lO. Men’s Singles First Round. —W. Hopkinson d. T. A. Tombleson,22s:1 —5: I. Niven d. M. Hopkinson. 21 —(1: J. Clanachan d. T. Walters, 21 —17: E. Ruru d. K. Muir, 21—Hi, Second Round. —W. Hopkinson d. I. Niven,222;1 —2; J. Clanachan d. E. Ruru. 21—9. Final.—W. Hopkinson d. J. Clanachan, 21 —3. Men’s Doubles First Round. —I. Niven and C. Fraser d. W. Hopkinson and E. East, 21—7; E. Ruru and T. Tombleson d. J. Clanachan and A. Grieve, 21 —17; T. Walters and M. Hopkinson, a. bye. Second Round.—E. Ruru and T. Tombleson d. T. Walters and M. Hopkinson, 21 —14: I. Niven and C. Fraser, a bye.

Final.—l. Niven and C. Fraser d E. Ruru and T. Tombleson, 21 —18. Combined Doubles

First Round —Miss E. Johnson and I. Niven d. Miss Jos. Scott and E. Ruru, 21 —11: Mrs. Sloan and W. Hopkinson d. Miss Jul. Scott and Tombleson, 21—8: Mrs. Smith and J. Clanachan, a bye: Miss Bourke and K. Muir, a bye.

Second Round. —Miss Johnson and Niven d. Mrs. Smith and Clanachan, 23 —22: Mrs. Sloan and Hopkinson d. Miss Bourke and K. Muir,222.1 —2. Final.—Airs. Sloan and Hopkinson d. Miss Johnson and Niven, 21 —12.