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BADMINTON CLUB.

Steady Progress Made. The annual meeting of the Stratford Badminton Club was held last night. Bach year the club had steadily increated' in strength and the past season was successful, staled the report. The club entered the Taranaki B grade competition and won the zone final only to be defeated by Lepperton, the eventual Taranaki champion, the report continued. Stratford' was unfortunate in meeting Lepperton iu 'a low-roofed hall and arrangements should be made early for semifinals and finals to be played in halls suitable for the game. In Spalding Shield games Stratford beat HaiWera twice and lost to Lepperton, and in non-competition gan'es Stratford beat New Plymouth and Lepperton. The return match wilth. /Lepper'/Din showed how teams were handicapped in playing in halls with low ceilings. The B team lost to Lepperton bw'ice. The club competition for the Mackay buttons, doubles challenge on handicap, war popular and provided tine practice for match play, and the | committee should make a point of arranging one match for every club I night -this year. Twenty matches I were played and the winners were: ! Sloane and Miss J. Mcßae 11, Sloane | and Miss Wiimshurst 4, Cameron and ; Mrs Mackay 3, Cameron and Mrs i Cameron 1, Boyle and Miss Hedditch ’ 1. Messrs L. Cameron, T. Boyle and )T. Sloane were members of the A I term who had left the district and . -hey would be seriously missed uni less experienced players 'v'cije ! among prospective members. Officers elected were: President. Mr W. Mackay] captain, Mr C. Ennis; committee, Messrs N. Ennis; K. Pegg, C. A. Pollock; secretary and treasurer, Mr H. Lawrepce; cour. committee, Messrs E. Hardy-Jones and N. Ennis, a third to be elected. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £5 16s 10d.. Six new members were elected, bringing the total membership to 25. SubscriliJJons (were fixed at the same figures as last, year and the playing nights were fixed for Saturdays and Mondays.

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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 406, 13 April 1937, Page 4

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BADMINTON CLUB. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 406, 13 April 1937, Page 4

BADMINTON CLUB. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 406, 13 April 1937, Page 4

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