The Archive · 1939

Colony Badminton Players Beaten

First Series Taken by

Clube Lusitano; Mixed Doubles Decides Clube Lusitano ran out winners against Clube de Recreio of Hongkong in the Inter-Club Badminton Series when the local Portuguese took one of the two Mixed Doubles yesterday evening, thereby ending the competition with a final score of four matches to three.

The combination of Mrs. C. Bernal Silva and C. A. da Silva gave the Lusitano team victory by disposing of Miss O. Reberio and J. J. Remedios in three hard-fought sets with the tally reading 17-14, 12-15 and 15-11.

In the other match the local team of Mrs. A. A. Remedios and B. V. de Senna, went down before Miss M. Silva and M. A. Oliveira in straight sets by 15-8 and 15-12.

As Miss D. Eardley was still un-lo to turn out for an exhibition match against Miss M. Xavier, yesterday's programme was headed by the inter-club Mixed Doubles.

The Men's Doubles exhibition was won by the Clube de Recreio players, J. Remedios and M. A. Oliveira, who east triumphed over A. A. Costa and A. C. Sequeira by 15-10 ud 15-5. To make up a programme of four contests the Markers from the different clubs in Shanghai staged an interesting doubles match.

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