BADMINTON TITLES

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20273, 16 August 1937, Page 13

BADMINTON TITLES

WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIPS. R. LEWIS WINS MEN'S SINGLES. MISS EDMONDSON’S SUCCESS. I The Waikato Badminton champion--1 ship tourney was concluded in the . Bledisloe Hall on Saturday evening ; ! when, with the exception of the A > grade combined doubles, all matches were completed. Play was again of a very high standard and on their show--1 ing'severul of the A grade players are . going to lake a prominent pari in the national championships, j As was anticipated, on his play duri ing tlie tournament, R. Lewis, the | young Te Aroha representative, took the A men's singles. He met an experienced opponent in H. H. Fow but tiie Hamilton man could not oounter Lewis’ splendid play. The winner's stroke production and general allround strength stamp him as one of the finest players In the Dominion. Miss M. Edmondson retained her title, but Mrs Yendell, although well out of touch In the first set, showed that she has improved considerably. Te Aroha again figured In the men's doubles where Johnston and Crawford accounted for Lewis and Wright in straight sets. The match produced the good badminton which had been a feature of the men’s doubles throughout the tournament. Johnston and Crawford won mainly on a lower error percentage. A particularly keen struggle ensued in the ladies doubles where the favourites, Mrs Yenned and Miss Edmondson, scored a narrow victory. They went down in a long first set, but from then on held the ascendancy. All four combined well and there were some sparkling rallies. The combined event was not finished after the games had reached 13-all In the second set. Following were the results:— A Grade Championship. Men’s Singles.—Semi-finals: Fow beat Johnston, 14-7, 15-4, 18-14; Lewis beat Dempster, 15-5. 15-12. Final: R. Lewis beat H. H. Fow, 15-4. 15-8. Ladles’ Singles.—Final i Miss M. Edmondson beat Mrs Yendell, 11-d, 11-8. Men’s Doubles.—-Semi-finals: Johnston and Crawford beat Gower and Dempster, 18-17, 15-11; Lewis and Wright beat Fow and Fear, 12-15, 15-12, 15-7. Final: Johnston and Crawford beat Lewis and Wright, 15-9, 15-11. Ladles’ Doubles. Semi-finals: Miss Clough and .Miss Dempster beat Mrs Johnstem and Miss Filling, 15-10, 15-10. Final: Mrs Yendell and .Miss Edmondson beat Misses Clough and Dempster, 16-17, 1511. 15-5. Combined Doubles.—Quarter-finals: Fow and Miss Edmondson beat Crawford and MISS Pilling, 15-18, 15-7. 15-6; Lewis and Mrs Yendell b>*at Dempster and Miss Clough, 15-12, IS-1 4. Semi-finals: Fow and Mias Edmondson beat Johnston and Mrs Johnston, 9-15, 15-8, 15-7; Lewis and Mrs Yendell beat Skeet and Miss Fow, 15-1, 15-11. Final: Fow and Miss Edmondson were leading Lewis and Mrs Yendell, 18-13, 13-all. 8 Grade Championship. Men’s Singles.—Final: Fell beat Innes, 15-2, 15-3. Ladles’ Singles.—Semi-final: Miss Rogers beat Mrs Cox, 15-13. Final: Miss Altlcen beat Miss Rogers, 11-5, 11-4. Men’s Doubles.—Semi-finals: Innes and Miller beat Collins and Lamb, fil-6; McCoskrie and Walker beat Fell and Dickie, 21-17. Final. Innes and Miller beat McCoskrle and Walker, 15-2, 19-18. Ladles’ Doubles.—Final: Misses Altken and Clough beat .Mrs Cox and Miss Cox, Combined Doubles. Quarter-finals: Owsley and Miss Holmes beat Lamb and Miss Houchen, 21-11; Innes and Miss Johnston bear Miller and Mrs Cox, 21-13. Semi-finals: Owsley and Miss Holmes beat "Dinner and Mi-> C-.x, 2 1-5; Innes and Miss Johnston heal Fell and Miss Calderwood, 2 1-19. Final: Owsley and Miss Holmes beat Innes and Miss Johnston, 15-3, 15-12. C Grade Championship. Men’s Singles.—Quarter-finals: Clagun beat Horn, 2 1-5: Reid beat Skeet, 21-8; Cann beat Secconibe, 2 1-9. Semi-finals: Reid beat Clague, 2 1-5; cann beat Neeley, 21-3. Final: Cann beat Reid, 2 1-17. Ladles' singles.-—Semi-finals: Miss Cox beat Miss I-7ndlay, 15-3: Miss WoolforJ beat Miss Ray, 15-10. Final: Miss Cox beat Miss Wooirord, 15-7. Men's Doubles.—Semi-finals: Clague and Walker beat Henry and Reid, 21-15; Crabb and Walker heat Thomas and Wir.l, 2 1-7. Final: Crabb and Walker beat Clague end Walker, 2 1-18. Ladles’ Doubles.—Semi-final: Mrs MrLean and Miss Calderwood beat Misses Robinson and Ray, 21-2. Final: Misses Wooirord and Cox beat Mrs McLean and Miss Calderwood. 23-20. Combined Doubles.—Semi-finals: Speedy and Miss Matthews beat Cann and Miss Grovllle, 2 1-8; choat and Miss Cox beat Burch and Miss WooJTord, 23-22. Final: Speedy and Miss Matthews beat Choat and Handicaps. Men’s Singles.—Quarter-finals: H. Miller heat R Speedy. 21-20; Dickey beat Granville. 2 1-11: Macklow beat Held, 2112. Semi-final: Miller beat Dickey, 211 i; Wright beat Mackl-ow, 21-10; Fear beat Williams, 21-17. Final: Fear beat Miller. 21-8. Men’s Doubles.—Skeet and Skeet beat Cann and Williams, 21-18; Owslev and Macklow beat Bliss ami Ward, 21-14; Owsley and Markl-'w brat Skeet and Skeet, 2I -1 F»; Fear and Yendell beat Speedy and Sereombn. 21 18; Lamb and Wright beat Marlin and Collins, 2 1-17. Semi-finals: Owsley and Macklow beat Clough and Russell. 2 1-9; l-'ear and Yendell beat Lamb and Wright, 21-15. Final: Owsley ami Macklow beat Fear and Yendell. 21-11. Ladles' Doubles. Semi-final: Misses Alt Hen and Clough beat Misses Sorbv and Cox. 21-18. Filial: Misses Aitken and Clough beat Misses Holmes and Rogers, Combined Doubles.—Owsley and Miss Holmes beat M-mris and Miss Billing. 21 II; Innes and Miss Johnston beat Butch and Miss Dempster, 21-11; Macklow uni Miss Aitken heat Speedy and Miss Matthews. 21-1:.; Held and Mrs Mrl.e.in beat Ml'S H.iwei - w*■ ? 1 !.v del n'l 'i and Miss Hubert; Ward and Mrs Johnston heal l.amh and Miss Houchen. 2 1-13. quarifinals: and MKs Holme.' heat limes and Mrs Johnston, 21-1 S; Reid and Mrs Me, can heat Mi-klow and Miss Aitken. 21 17; Clough and Miss Rogers heat 1 •l!m> and Mls< Cox. 2t It; Ward ClMiigii. 2! I',. Semi finals; Owsley and Miss Holmes heal Reid and Mrs McLean, 21 li; . I.nigh and Mi<s Rogers heal Ward and VC-s Rogers’ beat Owsley and’ Miss