Phe first badminton league matches of the sé&són were played off yesterday when the Men's Doubles Division opened with three encounters. At the Cercle Sportif Francais, the sênior team defeated the second-stringers comfortably, winning all nine gares, while the St. John's University team duplicated this feat by overwhelming the Sokol players by 9-0 off the latter's courts. Playing on the Unión Church court, the Country Chih did better than was originally expected when they permitted the home team to triumph by only 6-3.
The French Club "A," which must be cotisidered as one of the most formidable aggregations in the competition, was well served by its representatives. Berents and Meise did not have to extend themselves too much to overcome the opposition supplied by Clark and Scott, their hardest game being the last—one which they tóok at 15-10. The second couple of McKinnon ahd Flood, however, took one of the easiest matches of the evening at the expense dai of Chaillan and Popple. The thi maioli was a bit of struggle for Jorgensen end Hansen in the first twe gemes before they could triumph, but they elmmed the final game ai 150.
The Union Church went off to a fine start when their first who couples won in straight games. While EC. Read and J.M. Bates gave L.C. Kew and LG. Shellam some fight before they went down eventually, the com-nation of G.G. Clarke and GD.
Chelmis swept all before them with a victory of 15-1, 15-2, 18-2 against Haig and Barraclough. The Church side dropped the last match as Beeching and Owing triumphed over Wright and B.C. Kew.
At the same time, the St. John's University overwhelmed the Sokol team, a new entry in the league, every match being a convincing victory.
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