West Toowoomba wins the Downs pennant

The play at the West Toowoomba Croquet Club over the week-end resulted: Mesdames C. J. Searle and G. W. Martin (Brisbane) 32 v. Mesdames W. Elvery and W. H. Massey (Brisbane) 29; Mesdames J. Flegler and I. Alroe 32 v. Mesdames K. Sandberg and W. H. King 32. Social play resulted: Mesdames J. D. Kenyon (Brisbane) and C. J. Searle 32 v. Mesdames K. Sandberg and J. Flegler 53; Mesdames E. A. McConachie and J. Doyle 26 v. Mesdames W. Elvery and G. Stevens 18; Mesdames B. Hanscomb and L. Butler 12 v. Mesdames A. R. Hendersen and I. Alrose 17; Mrs. W. H. King 36 v. Mrs. R. H. Apelt 26. Also present were Mrs. P. Quinn and Miss E. McConachie. Matches decided were: Mrs. B. Hanscomb 26 v. Mrs. A. R. Hendersen 21; Mrs. J. Doyle 26 v. Mrs. L. Butler 14. At the afternoon tea adjournment the president (Mrs. C. J. Searle) welcomed Mesdames G. W. Martin, W. H. Massey, M. O'Connell (Brisbane) and Mrs. J. Pobar (Toowoomba). In connection with the Downs Croquet pennant competition, the West Toowoomba Club has won the 1950 pennant with St. Andrew's, Allora, runner-up. Results were: West Toowoomba (378), St. Andrew's, Allora (354), Toowoomba (345), Allora (309), and Warwick (131).

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 10 April 1950. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)