The badminton season was brought to a close last might when the last of the Championships were decided at the French Club and when the trophies of the Shanghai Badminton Association were distributed, The combination of William ent part when they won both the Men's Doubles and the International Doubles, The Chinese pair were extended to the very limit in the Men's Doubles before they could take the measure of Berents and Meise by 15-11 and 17-14, At times, it was thought that they would never be able to Overcome their opponents as the latter were fighting doggedly until the last point; Berents and Meise staged exciting rallies in each of the two games, but in both cases, ig their efforts went unrewarded as the eventual winners ran away with the critical paints. race of the Fung and Hou, however, did not have such a struggle when they represented China in the International Doubles for the Whalley Shield as they met with scant opposition from England, whose representatives, Flood and Bobo, succumbed in straight sets of 3.16, 5-15.
The spectators were put in the the "when the first match, right frame of mind at the start of
the Mixed Doubles, was productive uL of some sparkling and vigorous play. The match went to three sets before Mrs. Sinclair and Kew were able to dispose of Mrs, Burton and Meise by 12-15, 15-2, 17-16, the last setyjbeing a touch-and-go affair.
Upon "ithe conclusion of the title ihe various trophies in the league and the championships were presented by Mrs.E. S. Barraclough, wife of the Association's President.
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