The Union Church mixed side met the C.S.F. British at the French Club, the visitors gaining the useful victor of 8 points to 1.
Miss Eardley and Wilson were the first string for the C.S.F. against Mrs. Sinclair and Eardley. This was a very interesting game to watch in many respects. It demonstrated the weakness of a side-by-side game in mixed doubles as opposed to the back-and-front game, tactics adopted by the C.SF. and the Union Church respectively.
Miss Eardley is undoubtedly.a strong player and, one would imape, probably finds the. game- which a lady is expected to play at the net to be irksome. She put forward some very spectacular play, drives particularly, but it was not often that she had the opportunity of really making kills'. There are very few ladies, or men, who are capable of smashing successfully from the back line and where a man has the advantage of strength in a long shot from one back line to another a lady lacks this strength especially after the first sett, with the result that her clearing shot lands in the middle of the court to be effectively dealt with by the male member of the opposing side, especially when such a member happens to be a player of Fardley's ability for smashing.
Both Miss Eardley and Wilson played individually good badminton buf were out-mancuvred. Mrs. Sinclair kept them on their toes by her short returns over the net and Kardley took the edge off their attack by es and long clearing shots and hough Miss Eardley picked many of "he former up brilliantly, her efforts at the latter generally resulted in the point being lost by a killing return. The C.S.F. also put over some very useful drop shots but Mrs. Sinclair was generally there to return them with a net stroke which brought her opponents up to the net and left their back court open.
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