Racket-breaking Return to Play of Stokes Second Division league matches were played yesterday between the ES. International and the CSF. British teams at the French Club and closed with a score in favour of the Internationals of 6 points to 3.
The first pairs were represented by Chaillan and Ginsbourg (International) and Stokes and Down (British), Stokes, who has just returned from long' leave, celebrated his re-entry into Shanghai badminton by breaking four rackets during the thee setts which constituted the rubber. It was not until the second sett that the British realized that repeated smashing would win the match and leave their opponents with little scope for net play—the result of this change is indicated by the score, 2-15, 15-14 and 15-5, During the game, a good many service foot-faults passed unnoticed and it would certainly not harm the game if more attention were paid to these finer details.
In the match between the secoríd couples Stigter and Elster, representing the Internationals, took three straight setts from the British, 188, 15-7 and 15.4.
Jorgannson and Hansen, of the Internationals, rather surprisingly won the match of the third string against Stevens and Griffith by 2-15, 15-14 and 15-5, Stevens was playing a very effective game and the British side were leading in the second sett by 11 to 6 but a recovery on the part of the Internationals closed the sett in their favour and they easily captured the final, "The Association has decided that as it is not necessary to commence the championship games until the middle of February, entries will be received up to, and including, the 10th of that month.
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