BADMINTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 May 1938, Page 3

BADMINTON

INTERPROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT. HAWKSWORTH BEATEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ’ PALMERSTON N„ May 29. The interprovincial badminton tournament conducted by the Manawatu . association, which was a trial of . strength, stamina and temperament, 1 began yesterday morning at Palmers- . ton North, and finished this after- > noon. Eight teams, each of four men ■ and four women, participated, repre- ’ senting Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Wanganui, Taranaki, Auckland and Manawatu provinces. Results were: — A section: Auckland, 37 wins; Wellington A, 31; Wairarapa, 19; Taranaki, 9. B section: Manawatu,' 35; Wellington B, 27; Wanganui, 25; Hawke’s Bay, 9. One of the outstanding features of the two-day tournament was the unexpected defeat of the New Zealand champion, P. Hawksworth (Wairarapa), b£ J. Spedding (Taranaki) and E. A. Roussell (Wellington). Hawksworth was not showing his true form by a long way. The fact that many high lobs hit the rafters overhead was inclined to put him off. He won one of three, singles, defeating Wilson (Auckland), after a close two-set struggle. E. A. Roussell was beaten by Wilson (Auckland), 11-2, 5-11, 9-11, but recorded wins against Hawksworth (Wairarapa), 7-11, 11-2, 11-7, and against J. Spedding (Taranaki), 1-11, 11- 11-8. Anderson (Auckland) found Reid (Wellington) his hardest opponent in the singles, but disposed of him in two sets, 11-10, 11-7. He beat Lulham (Wairarapa) 12-11, 11-7, and D. Therkleson (Taranaki) 11-7, 12-10. It was not expected that Mrs P. Hawksworth (Wairarapa) would suffer three defeats in singles matches, being the holder of both the Wellington and North Island titles. She was not at all up to standard, and lost to Miss N. Fleming (Wellington) 4-9, 7-10, Miss Ramsay (Auckland) 6-9, 5-9, and Miss D. McCarthy (Taranaki) 9-3, 4-9, 8-10. She found most difficulty in smashly effectively, and was not as accurate as usual in her placements. Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth hadmore success in the mixed doubles, beating Spedding and Miss McCarthy (Taranaki) 11-6, 11-8; Hull and Mrs Wren (Auckland) 12-11, 11-5, and losing to Roussell and Miss Fleming (Wellington) 10-12, 11-6, 7-11. Abbreviated results are as follows: — SECTION A. Auckland beat Wellington A, 11 matches to 5; Wellington A beat Wairarapa, 12-4; Wellington A beat Taranaki, 14-2; Auckland beat Wairarapa, 12- Auckland beat Taranaki, 14-2; Wairarapa beat Taranaki, 11-5. SECTION B. Manawatu beat Wellington B, 11-5; Manawatu beat Hawke’s Bay, 15-1; Manawatu beat Wanganui, 9-7; Wanganui beat Hawke's Bay, 13-3; Wellington B beat Hawke’s Bay, 11-5; Wellington B beat Wanganui, 11-5.