BADMINTON TITLES

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20270, 12 August 1937, Page 14

BADMINTON TITLES

WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIPS AUSPICIOUS OPENING MADE. FEW SURPRISES IN EARLY GAMES. Exceptionally fine entries and a high standard of play combined to make an auspicious opening for the Waikato badminton championships, which commenced in the Bledisloe Hall last evening. The first round of play produced few surprises, although in the A grade Collins surprised with a well merited win over Wright. Both H. FoW and A. Dempster (the titleholder) won their matches without being seriously extended. Results were: A Grade Championships. Men’s Singles.—Fow beat Macklow, 15—l, 15—3; Fear beat Wylde, 15—0, 15 —2; Crawford beat Owsley, 15 —io, 15—5; Collins beat Wright, 15—6, 13 —15, 15 —8; Lewis beat Clough, 18—13, 15 —1; Dempster beat Skeet, 15—6, 15—8. Combined Doubles.—Johnston and Mrs Johnston beat Clough and Miss Rogers, 15—8, 18 —16. b Grade Championship. Men’s Singles.—Walker beat Wylde, 21 —3; Fell beat McCoskrie,224;1 —4; Cox beat Dickey, 21—18. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Altken beat Miss Calderwood, 15—3; Miss Street heat Miss Holmes, 15 —13; Miss Rogers beat Miss Wylde, 15 —0; Mrs Cox beat Miss Houchen, 15—8; Miss Clough beat Miss Fow, 17 —14. Men’s Doubles. —McCoskrie and Walker beat Bliss and Ward, 21 —16; Good and Sutcliffe beat Crabb and Walker, 21 —15. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Altken and Clough beat Miss Fow and Mrs Johnston,22s;1 —5; Misses Rogers and Holmes beat Misses Wild and Billings, 21—9. Combined Doubles.—Tanner and Miss Cox beat Weatherell and Miss Wild, 21—11; Lamb and Miss Houohen beat Wylde and Mrs Wylde,227; Owsley and Miss Holmes beat Sutcliffe and Miss Street, 21—10; Miller and Mrs Cox beat Granville and Miss Altken, 21—8; Innes and Miss Johnston beat Bliss and Miss Hepburn, 21 19; Fell and Miss Calderwood beat Collins and Miss N. Clough, 21 —18. C Grade Championship. Men’s Singles.—Horn beat Carson, 21—17; Williams beat Brook, 21—5; Stewart beat Clague, 21—19; Speedy beat Reid, 21—0; Skeet beat Morris, 21—9; Ward beat Martin, 21—12; Crabb beat Burch, 21—14; Cann beat Houchen, 21—13; Ward heat Thomas, 21—18; Seccombe beat Sharpe, 21— 0; Houchen beat Neeley, 21—15; Horn beat Williams, 21—6. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Cox beat Miss Bree, 15 —7; Miss .T. Mole beat Miss Kirk. 15—8; Miss Findlay beat Miss Matthews, 15—2; Miss Ray beat Miss Iggulden, 15—7; Miss Brown beat Miss Newell. 15—12; Miss Woolford beat Miss Billings, 15—11. Men’s Doubles.—Horn and Brook heat Speedy and Seccombe, 21—11; Henry and Reid beat Choat and Burch, 21 —18; Roberts and Robertshaw beat Martin and Tenjiant, 21—17; Cann and Williams beat Neely and Morris, 21—8; Skeet and Carson beat Gyde and Stewart, 21—16; Thomas and Ward beat Sharpe and Lester, 24 12, Henry and Reid beat Roberts and Robertshaw, 21—13. Ladies’ Doubles.—Messrs Newell and Brown beat Misses Robinson and Winter, 21—9; Misses Ladd and Kirk beat Misses Hubert and Rigden, 21 —6; Mrs McLean and Miss Calderwood beat Misses Wild and Billings. 21—14; Misses Robinson and Ray beat Mrs Llnsley and Mrs Wylde, 21—11. Combined Doubles.—Walker and Mias Mole beat Seccombe and Miss N. Clough, 21—19; Walker and Miss Mole bent Cann and Miss Greville, 21 —l2; Choat and Miss Cox beat Horn and Miss Rigden, 21—9; Brooks and Miss Hubert beat. Weatherell and Miss Wild, 21 —19; Burch and Miss Woolford beat Neeley and Miss Newell. 21 —9. Handicaps. Ladles' Doubles.—Miss Pelllng and Mrs Johnston beat Misses Wild and Bltlings, 21—17.