1939 American Badminton Championship
The 1939 American Badminton Championship took place in March 1939 at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. It was the third edition of the national badminton titles in the USA. The future series champion David G. Freeman was successful for the first time in these championships . The finals saw 2000 spectators.
Final results
discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles | David G. Freeman | Walter R. Kramer | 15-9, 15-4 |
Ladies singles | Mary Whittemore | Helen Gibson | 11-1, 2-11, 11-4 |
Men's doubles |
Hamilton Law Richard Yeager |
David G. Freeman Raynor Hutchinson |
17-18, 15-9, 15-11 |
Ladies doubles |
Bertha Barkhuff Zoe Smith |
Wanda Bergman Helen Gibson |
15-8, 15-5 |
Mixed |
Richard Yeager Zoe Smith |
David G. Freeman Mary Whittemore |
15-9, 7-15, 15-5 |
Men's doubles (veterans) |
Lee R. Gustavson Charles R. Hutchinson |
George A. McCook Herbert Henriques |
15-6, 15-6 |
credentials
- Nevada State Journal (Reno), Mar. 26, 1939, p. 8
- http://www.historyofbadminton.com/id3.html
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50915F83858127A93C6AB1788D85F4D8385F9