BADMINTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 September 1938, Page 6

BADMINTON

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS HARD-FOUGHT SEMI-FINALS HAWKSWORTH IN BRILLIANT FORM (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAMILTON, This Day. A hard-fought semi-fiinal between Misses J. Ramsay (Auckland) and N. Fleming (Wellington), and. between H, H. Fow and Lewis, both of Waikato, in the women’s and men’s singles respectively was a feature of the New Zealand badminton tournament last evening. Miss Ramsay had four match points on Miss Fleming in the second set, but eventually the Wellington player settled down to her game, won the set and went on to win the last set with the loss of two. points only. In the other semi-final, Miss Edmondson did not repeat her earlier form, dnd the holder, Miss Kerr, playing steadily and imperturbably won surprisingly easily. Lewis took the first set against Fow, who was champion in 1934, but lapsed and Fow meritoriously won the second set. Fow had a lead of 14-11 in the final set, but Lewis, hitting courageously, eventually won well. In the other semi-finals, P. Hawksworth was in brilliant form to easily eliminate P. Anderson (Auckland). Results are:— Men’s Singles: semi-finals, P. Hawks* worth (Wairarapa), beat P. Anderson (Auckland), 15/2, 15/3; R. Lewis (Waikato), beat H. H. Fow (Hamilton), 15/4, 8/15, 17/14. Women’s singles: semi-finals, Miss M. Kerr (Otago), beat Miss M. Edmondson (Hamilton), 11/5, 11/1; Miss N. Fleming (Wellington), beat Miss J. Ramsay (Auckland), 5/11, 12/10, 11/2. Men’s Doubles: semi-finals, P. HaWksworth (Wairarapa) and G. A. Pearce (Wellington) beat B. A. Whale and P. Anderson (Auckland), 15/10, 17/14; I. Ellett and R. Hull (Auckland), beat R. Lewis and Lewis (Auckland), 15/12, 6/15, 15/10. Women’s Doubles: semi-finals; —Mrs P. Hawksworth (Wairarapa), and Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Misses J. Ramsay and M. Wade (Auckland), 18/13, 15/1; Mrs C. F. Wren (Auckland) and Miss M. Edmondson (Hamilton) beat Misses N. Fleming and F. Fernie (Wellington)., 15/9, 15/11. Combined Doubles: semi-finals, P. Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat A. Dempster and Miss J. Clough, 15/8, 15/1; G. A. Pearce and Miss IVI. Kerr beat R. Lewis and Miss Edmonson, 15/4, 12/15, 15/6. A challenge for the Wisden Cup, the emblem of Badminton supremacy in New Zealand, was successfully staved off by holders, Auckland, in a match with Western Districts (Wanganui), played in the Bledisloe Hall yesterday. Auckland established a lead of nine matches to four and defaulted the remaining games in order to save the players for the Dominion championships at night.