PING PONG TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 21 June 1902, Page 2

PING PONG TOURNAMENT.

CONOLUdION. Despitk the unfavourable wea'lrr ou Fnday evenicg therd was a very attendance at tho Drill Hall to wituess the conclus o-i of the tournament. The juveniles oocup : ed tho tables, and some good gaa's were HeMiltß wero r s fol ows : Girls 12 yea's and under, won by Misi D. Miils; girls 13 to 15, won by Mm McKeczio; boys 12 and under, S. Paul; beys 13 to 15, L. Tube. The Mayor (Mr E Djckiil) then pressntcd the prizes won by the ginfor payers oa Thursday, bvh ily thinking ail who had atlondtd, who had enabled the commit'es toiaise a cots.derable sum to be lnnded to the hrspibal authoritys for the nu'ses' home. Ho was dstired to sp.'cialy tiiark tho ladies, who bad doLe tueh a g"eat doil towards making the tournament a success, and a'l win had contributed towards the provision for the afternoon tea, etc. The prize) were then presented, the recipiea's be:Dg ia turn heartily applauded, T o M : sj M. O'Brien, winter of the Indies' Clnmpionship Biogle', wai given a gold medal, and a similar trophy wont to Mr S. Paul, winner of th.9 MWs C'-ampionshp. M ; si K. Curth receive 1 a si ver mounted bu'.ter dish as | winner of th > Ladie ' Handic ip Single?, ( and Mr it. Biker a ping pong sal f r a similar position in the Alan's Handicap. In the Ir dies' OmMr-s, the winner*, Misses M. unci E O'lirhn, gained a g«'d-mcu dol thennomete.' ( and gold pii>, and Messrs Giitn.bs and Spence, who cane tut top in In Men's 1 DjuW s, r c=ivcd a pipe and cgiiet'e ' case and tobacc) pouch. For Gist place in the Combined Double?, Mi-s J. J McKellar awl Mr Griilitis received [respectively a go'.d pin and silvexi mounted fl 'Sk, I Play wis then co .t'nued for torn) | time, after which the p'.'zoj won by the juveniles were pr d.