TABLE TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 August 1940, Page 7

TABLE TENNIS

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION INTER-CLUB COMPETITION RESULTS. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS TO BE HELD. At a meeting of the Wairarapa Table Tennis Association held in Masterton last night, it was decided to hold the Wairarapa championships during September. The A grade tournament will be held on Thursday, September 19 and the B grade on Thursday, September 26. It was decided to fix Monday, September 16 for the closing date for entries in the A grade and the following Monday for the B grade. Entry fees Were fixed at Is for singles and 6d per player for doubles. In the association’s competition played last night, the fixture Post Office v Fire Station was postponed. Detailed results are as follow:

Mauriceville v Social Security

Mauriceville East beat Social Security by 11 matches to 9. Mauriceville fielded a short team and lost several games by default. In the following results Mauriceville players are mentioned first in each instance: Singles, H. Myers beat S. Slater, 31-22; beat J. Gill, 31-18; beat P. Boyes. 31-14; beat P. Quinn, 31-14. W. Day beat Slater 40-48 (defaulted other matches). H. Milner beat Slater 31-28; beat Gill 3124; beat Boyes 31-22; beat Quinn 31-18. Doubles: Myers and Milner beat Slater and Quinn, 31-22; beat Gill and Boyes, 32-20.

Winter Sports 1. v Catholic Club.

Winter Sports, No. 1 team continued its winning way by defeating Catholic Club by 14 matches to 5. Details are (Winter Sports players being mentioned first in each instance): Singles, Mrs Nicholls lost to P. Greenlees, 29-31; beat I. O'Connor, 31-27; beat J. McGrath, 31-25; beat P. Beals, 31-29. J. Haywood lost to Greenlees, 24-31; beat O’Connor, 31-25; beat McGrath, 31-27; beat Beals, 31-19; I. Coleman beat Greenlees, 31-25; beat O’Connor. 31-19; beat McGrath, 31-20; beat Beals 31-25. M. Winslade lost to Greenless. 21-31; beat O’Connor. 31-25; beat McGrath, 31-25; beat Beals, 31-26. Doubles, Mrs Nicholls and Haywood lost to Greenlees and O'Connor, 33-31; beat McGrath and Beals, 31-24. Coleman and Winslade lost to Greenlees and O’Connor. 29-31; beat Beals and McGrath. 31-25. Kuripuni v Winter Sports 11. Winter Sports, No. 2 team had a narrow win from Kuripuni. by 11 matches to 9. In the following results Winter Sports players are mentioned first in each instance: Singles, Mrs McNab lost to A. Jones. 29-31; lost to K. Miller. 29-31; beat T. Potangoroa, 31-29; beat E. Steer, 31-25. T. Ihaka beat Jones, 31-25; lost to Miller. 14-31; beat Potangoroa. 31-23, beat Steer, 31-20. Miss N. Brown lost to A. Jones. 29-31; lost to Miller, 20-31. beat Potangaroa. 31-20; beat Steer 31-20. M. G. Wing lost to Jones, 20-31; lost to Miller, 21-31; beat Potangoroa 31-22; beat Steer. 31-23, Doubles, Wing and Ihaka lost to Jones and Miller. 29-31; beat Steer and Potangoroa, 31-22. Mrs McNabb and Miss Brown lost to Jones and Miller, 32-34; beat Steer and Potangoroa, 31-19.