BADMINTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 June 1938, Page 9

BADMINTON

WAIRARAPA BEAT MANAWATU. B GRADE CONTEST. A B grade badminton contest played between Wairarapa and Manawatu resulted in a win for Wairarapa by 14 matches to 10. Detailed results are (Wairarapa players mentioned first in every case and the figures in parentheses indicate the number of sets, if any, won by the players): Men’s singles: L. Wilson (2) beat R. Rotheray, 22/9; A. Stubbings (2) beat F. Laing, 22/6; A. Wenham lost to F. Leitch (2), 11/22; G. McCullough lost to T. Christmas (2), 7/22; A. Handyside (2) beat W. E. Fossette, 22/5; T. Walker (1) lost to J. Patten (2), 27/35. Men’s doubles: Wilson and Handyside lost to Rotheray and Christmas (2), 25/32; Stubbings and McCullough lost to Fossette and Laing (2), 20/30; Wenham and Walker (2) beat Leitch and Patten, 34/17. Ladies’ singles: Miss N. Dixon lost to Mrs H. G. Mac Kay (2), 20/10; Miss N. Cohen (2) beat Miss J. Hansard, 18/5; Miss M. Bell (1) lost to Miss B. Elliott (2), 20/27; Miss N. Rishworth (2) beat Mrs Rotheray, 19/10; Miss Mitchell (2) beat Miss Forsyth (1), 31/17; Miss Ward (2) beat Miss G. Graham, 18/5. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Dixon and Cohen lost to Mesdames Mac Kay and Rotheray (2), 4/22; Misses Rishworth and Bell (2) beat Misses Hansard and Forsyth, 13/23; Misses Ward and Mitchell lost to Misses Elliott and Graham (2), 19/24. Combined doubles: Miss Rishworth and Wilson (2) beat Mrs Mac Kay and Laing, 30/13; Miss Dixon and Stubbings (2) beat Miss Forsyth and Rotheray, 30/22; Miss Cohen and Wenham (2) beat Miss Hansard and Leach, 30/14; Miss Bell and Handyside (2) beat Mrs Rotheray and Christmas, 56/40; Miss Mitchell and McCullough (1‘) lost to Miss Graham and Fossette (2), 36/47; Miss Ward and Walker (2) beat Miss Elliott and Patten (1), 43/22. STARS BEAT NOMADS. In a match played last night Stars defeated Nomads, by. eight. games to four. Details are (Nomads players mentioned first in every case):— Ladies’ 'doubles: Mesdames Prior and Daniell lost to Misses G. Anderson and H. Brown, 24/25; Mesdames Drew and Dove beat Misses N. Smith and U. Holtham, 21/15; Mrs Hart and Miss Douglas lost to Mrs Barns and Miss Harrington. 18/21. Men’s doubles: Hughes, and Jones beat Newlands and Johnson, 21/11; Hurley and Falloon lost to Roff and Peterson, 6/21; .Dove and Hart beat O’Leary and Pool, 21/11. Combined doubles: Mrs Prior and Hughes lost to Miss Brown and Roff, 12/21; Mrs Daniell and Hurley lost to Miss Holtham and Newlands, 14/21; Mrs Drew and Falloon lost to Miss Anderson and Johnson, 15/21; Mrs Dove and Dove lost to Miss Smith and Peterson, 11/21; Miss Douglas and Jones beat Mrs Barns and O’Leary, 21/15; Mrs Hart and Hart lost to Miss Harrington and Pool, 11/21.