Veterans Terry MacDonald and Frances Sell win the annual veterans’ mixed American handicap tournament in Abingdon. – Vintage Photograph

Terry MacDonald and Frances Sell won the annual veterans’ mixed American handicap tournament in Abingdon after a closely contested knock-out second stage. Handicapping by Val Owen, Dave Wootton and Ron Whitfield, the energetic trio who have organised this event for a number of years, proved to be so good that few of the games were over quickly. MacDonald and Sell won their semi-final and final by a score of 21-18, beating Les Goodall and Sue Howse and then Dave Wootton and Barbara Gibbins in the final.Terry MacDonald and Frances Sell won the annual veterans’ mixed American handicap tournament in Abingdon after a closely contested knock-out second stage. Handicapping by Val Owen, Dave Wootton and Ron Whitfield, the energetic trio who have organised this event for a number of years, proved to be so good that few of the games were over quickly. MacDonald and Sell won their semi-final and final by a score of 21-18, beating Les Goodall and Sue Howse and then Dave Wootton and Barbara Gibbins in the final.

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SPORT. BADMINGTON. MANULIFE Abing- con are the Men’s Division 1 champions in the Oxford and Dis- trict League, writes DICK HASHMAN. They assured themselves of the title with a tough eam display in a pulsating match with fellow conten- ders Kestrel. All the Abingdon pairs secured a brace of rubbers o shoot down Kestrel and claim the title with a 6-3 win. Congratulations to Phil Simmons and Steve Marshall, 3ob Gibbins and Daniel Scharf, Dave Wootton and Stephen Christie. In Division 5 AERE B crushed Cowley Road Methodist B 8-1. Colin Tanner and Bob Newey snatched the one CRM rubber to shatter Harwell’s hopes of a clean sweep. Manuli e Abingdon Ladies were also in win- ning form in Division 1. First the put down The Leys 6-3 and followed with a tight fight at home to Abbey which they secured 5-4 led by Dawn Torgersen and Lydia Moul. Beryl Richardson and Janice Alen were on top G 17 AUG 1992 Veterars BADMINTON NOTES form for Abbey but their three rubbers could not sway the final scoreline in their favour. In Division 3 Mary Bak- ewell and Hazel Mason were undefeated for Elms Court at home to Wood- stock. But they lacked adequate support from their other pairs and Woodstock returned with the points after a 5-4 vic- tory. Hat-trick CEGB overpowered Cowley Road Methodists B in Division 5. Sheila Marshall and Gill Martin hit a hat-trick for CEGB with Penny Flinders and Audrey Devall also gaining three in their team’s 7-2 win. Badm Horspath B tasted both the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat in Mixed Division 5A. Two pairs Steve Pope and Esme Gibbs, Tom Gillan and Isabella Gibbs maintained a 100 per cent. record to help Horspath to a 6-3 win over Blackstone. But the team came un- stuck at home to Thame with only Gillan and Deb- bie Thompson able to make any impression on their opponents. Their two rubbers were in vain as Martin Wright and Kassie Midwinter blasted their way to a three rubbers for Thame, sup- ported by Steve Merrell and Liz Secker (two) and Adrian Dite and Christie Chitty for a 7-2 victory. Results Mixed Division 1: St Ed- ward’s A 7, Kestrel A 2. Division 2A: Woodstock A 4, Horspath A 5. Division 3B: AERE B 9, Woodstock B 0; Bicester B 6, Wesley Memorial A 3. Division 5A: Horspath B 6, Blackstone 3; Horspath B 2, Thame 7. Division 1: Men’s Kestrel 3, Manulife Abing- don 6. Division 4: Abbey 6, Elms Court B 3, Abbey 6, Evenlode B 3. Division 5: CRM B 1, AERE B 8, AERE C 2, Bicester B 7. Division 6: Stanford-in-the-Vale 6, John Radcliffe 3. Women’s Division 1: The Leys 4, Abbey 5, Man- ulife Abingdon 6, The Leys 3, Manulife Abingdon 5, Abbey 4. Division 2: St Edward’s 9, AERE A 0. Division 3: Elms Court 4, Woodstock 5. Division 5: CEGB 7, CRM B 2. P APR 19 ACTIVE veterans! Rex Brightman and May Bakewell involved in their round robin match at Abingdon. HEAUGE Frances and holzo gidenoiqmad Terry are tops TERRY MacDonald and Frances Sell won the annual veterans’ mixed American handicap tournament in Abingdon after a closely contested knock-out second stage. Handicapping by Val Owen, Dave Wootton and Ron Whitfield, the energetic trio who have organised this event for a number of years, proved to be so good that few of the games were over quickly. MacDonald and Sell Sell won the on their semi-final and final by the same 21-18 scoreline, beating Les Goodall and Sue Howse and then Dave Wootton and Barbara Gibbins. Results Quarter-finals: Terry MacDonald & Frances Sell bt Colin Tuffrey & Jean Osborne 21-15; Les Goodall & Sue Howse bt Brian Shrives & Margaret Gregory 21-14; Dave Wootton & Barbara Gibbins bt Dick and Marion Powell 21-14; John and Trish Mather bt Tony Watkins and Ann Peel 21-4. Semi-finals: MacDonald & Seil bt Goodall & Howse 21-18; Wootton & Gibbins bt Mather & Mather 21-17. Final: MacDonald & Sell bt Wootton & Gibbins 21-18.