BADMINTON MATCH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 May 1939, Page 8

BADMINTON MATCH

MASTERTON V. HASTINGS VICTORY FOR LOCAL CLUB. HAWKSWORTH BEATS WATSON. Intelested spectators taxed the capacity of the Masterton Drill Hall on Saturday evening when the Hastings Badminton Club played a match with the Masterton Club, Masterton winning by 23 sets, 563 points to Hastings' 1 set 229 points. The Hawksworth —Watson match was the highlight of the evening, and although a trifle disappointing Watson played only as well as he was allowed. Hawksworth took only a few iflinutes to find touch, and from then onwards dominated the game with beautiful delayed drop-shots and backhand shots which drew applause frequently from the spectators. The men’s doubles and combined doubles provided splendid matches, the ladies’ singles also being interesting to watch. Miss L. Hosking proved her worth in her singles and demonstratedthat in all games fitness was an essential part of play. The detailed results are as follow, the Masterton players being mentioned first in each instance:

Men’s singles: P. Hawksworth beat P. D. R. Watson 21/8; J. J. Payton beat L. Vesty 21/12; L. Wilson beat F. M. Budd 21/7; Dr H. M. O’Connor beat A. Beggs 21/7; F. D.. G. Walker beat L. Lancaster 21/7; P. Rishworth beat A. McKenzie 21/9.

Ladies’ singles: Miss B. Payton beat Miss J. Lassen 15/7; Mrs D. Young beat Miss G. Jenkins 15/4; Miss L.» Hosking beat Miss D. Carr 15/2; Miss N. Rishworth beat Miss. L. Curry 15/7; Miss J. Betts lost to Miss Garnett 16/17; Miss E. Clough beat Miss H. Cook 15/0. Men’s doubles: Messrs P. Hawksworth and J. J. Pay ton beat Watson and Vesty 15/10, 15/1; Dr H. M. O’Connor and L. Wilson beat Budd and Lancaster 15/0,- 15/1; P. Rishworth and F. D. G. Walker beat Beggs and McKenzie 15/8, 15/9.

Ladies’ doubles: Mrs D. Young- and Miss B. Payton beat hisses Lassen and Jenkins 11/10, 11/4; Misses L. Hosking and N. Rishworth beat Misses Carr‘ and Curry 11/4, 1171; Misses E. Clough and J. Betts beat Misses Garnett and Cook 11/4, 11/7.

Combined doubles: J. J. Payton and Miss B. Payton beat Watson and Miss Lassen 15/7, 15/14; P. Hawksworth and Miss N. Rishworth Beat Vesty and Miss Jenkins 15/8, 15/8; L. Wilson and Mrs D. Young beat Budd, and Miss Carr 15/5, 10/15, 15/5; Dr O’Connor and Miss L. Hosking beat Beggs and Miss Curry 15/4, 15/2; F. D. Walker and Miss E. Clough beat Lancaster and Miss Garnett 15/6, 15/11; P. Rishworth and" Miss J. Betts beat McKenzie and Miss Cook 15/4, 15/4.