BADMINTON

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20259, 30 July 1937, Page 11

BADMINTON

WISDEN CUP CHALLENGE.

PLAY IN HAMILTON. GREAT MATCH EXPECTED. One of the finest sporting attractions that Hamilton has enjoyed for some time can be expected to-morrow when the Waikato badminton representatives will meet the Auckland representatives in a challenge for the Wisden Cup. The trophy, which is the emblem of inter-provinoial supremacy in the Dominion, Is at present held by Auckland, and the Waikato team is expected to make a great attempt to win this season. The match will be played in the Bledisloe Hall, Hamilton, to-morrow afternoon and evening as the Auckland officials and players recognise that the facilities offered in this hall are the best available in the Dominion. Last year this match was also played in Bledisloe Hall, Auckland winning by a substantial margin, but, with the surface greatly improved and the Waikato players having much more opporlunity to play in the hall, the visitors will find they will have no easy task to-morrow. Excellent Players. The players In both teams are in Ihe top flight of badminton In the Dominion, and with the New Zealand championships yet to be played, more than usual interest will be attached to the results. The strongest possible teams have been selected to represent both centres. In the Waikato team, H. Fow Is the present Auckland singles champion and an ex-New Zealand title-holder, while A. Dempster is the present Waikato champion. Lewis came into prominence by defeating Fow In the championships last year, while Johnston has always been one of Waikato’s most capable exponents.. M. T. Wilson will lead the Auckland team and he has several times been the possessor of several championships. Hull is present New Zealand and Auckland doubles champion, while Anderson defeated Fow in the New Zealand championships last year. Wilson and Fow have met several times, and until now Fow has always won a closely-fought game. Good Match Promised. Perhaps the best game will he in the Indies’ division between Miss M. Edmondson, of Waikato, and Miss Ramsay, of Auckland. Miss Edmondson is the present holder of the New Zealand title, and Miss Ramsay has several times held this honour. Miss Edmondson beat her in the final last year and the pair have not met since. The other Auckland ladies, Miss Wade and Mrs Wren, have held several Dominion as well as Auckland provincial titles, and will provide solid opposition to the promising Waikato ladles. Miss Dempster and Mrs Yendell, for Waikato, have both held the Dominion B grade singles title. There will also be a match between the B teams of the two associations, and all games will commence at 3 p.m. and continue after tea. All the important matches will be played Jn the evening, and suitable seating accommodation has been arranged for a large atlendance of the public. The learns will be:—

Auckland.—Men: Wilson, Anderson, Hull, Shale. Ladies: Misses Ramsay, Wade. Mesdames Wren, Colledge. \yaikato.— Men: H. 11. Fow, A Dempster. R. Lewis, 1. Johnston. Ladies: Misses Edmondson, Yendell, Dempster, Clough. Auckland B. —Mon: Boys, Whale Pardy, Scott. Ladies: Misses Inwood, Stitch bury, Crouch, Hansen. Waikato 13.—Men: O. Collis, H. Miller, T. Skeet, G. Russell. Ladies: Miss Pilling, Miss Sorby, Mrs Johnston, Miss Fow.