BADMINTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1938, Page 9

BADMINTON

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION TOURNEY CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Badminton Association’s tournament was continued last night in the Wellington Winter Show Buildings, championship events being commenced. There were, no surprises in the A grade events. Following are the results: — A Grade Men’s Singles. First round: E. Rilyard beat.H. Lubransky, 15-7, 4-15, 15-7; E. A. Roussell beat M. Marris, 15-6, 15-4; W. Jupp beat L. O. Evans, 15-11, 15-4. Women’s Singles. First round: Miss F. Fernie beat Miss J. Denby, 3-11, 11-5, 14-11. Men’s doubles: First round: Pearce and Ridyard beat Bews and Lubransky, 15-8, 15-10; Knight and Jupp beat Whyte and Wheeley, 15-9, 17-16; Marris and Gosnell beat Curtis and McLean, 15-12, 15-12. Mixed doubles: First round: Roussell and Miss Fleming beat Gosnell and Miss L. Berry, 15-9, 15-3; Pearce and Miss Fernie beat Jupp and Miss Denby, 15-8, 15-10. B Grade. Men’s singles: First round: A. W. Blake beat C. M. Collins, 21-8; A. J. Driscoll beat R. B. Wheeley, 21-14; G. H. McCullough beat R. B. Armstrong, 21-14. Second round: T. P. McLean beat K. Spencer, 21-14; A. W. Blake beat A. J. Driscoll, 21-17; K. E. Niven beat H. V. Philpott, 21-13; F. W. Walker beat A. Monteith, 21-18; B. Boyd beat S. A. Marris, 21-18. Women’s singles: First round: Miss Young b§at Miss N. Smith, 15-4; Miss Cooper beat Mrs Beckett, 15-6. Second round: Miss I. Blundell beat Miss M. Ross, 15-5; Miss Organ beat Miss Cooper, 15-9; Miss Lubransky beat Miss McLean, 15-4. Men’s doubles: First round: Driscoll and Le Seur beat. Crombie and Hewitt, 21-5; McCullough and Walker beat Shand, and McMahan, 21-9; Curtis and McLean beat Armstrong and McKay, 21-13. Second round: Bews and McDonald beat Colphus and Philpott, 21-9. Women’s Doubles: —First round: McLean and N. Smith beat Misses Battye and Boyce, 15-5. Mixed Doubles: —First round: Spencer and Miss McLean beat Armstrong and Mrs Rishworth, 21-13. Second round: Driscoll and Miss Davis beat Colling and Miss Turner, 21-6. C Grade. Men’s Singles:—Second . round: H. Lyver beat T. N. Foden, 21-10; K. Steele beat B. Burberry, 21-3; A. Monteith beat D. Pettit, 21-15; A. W. Forbes beat J. H. Gilchrist, 21-11; W. J. Sparks beat J. K. Mathewson, 21-10.

Women’s Singles:—Second round: Miss McGregor beat Miss Clark, 15-0; Miss Marshall beat Miss Battye, 15-8; Miss Rose beat Miss O’Neill, 15-5. TOURNEY POSTPONED. NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, August 17. The North Island badminton championships, which were to have been held at Wanganui under the auspices of the Wanganui Badminton Association from Wednesday, August 24, to Saturday, August 27, will now be held from August 23 to August 26, as the hall will not be available for Saturday night,-August 27, as previously arranged.