BASKETBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 280, 8 September 1941, Page 2

BASKETBALL.

TWO WINS FOR ASHBURTON. TEMUKA SUFFER DEFEAT. Ashburton scored a double win over Temuka when representative basketball matches in the senior and junior grades were played at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. Handling and passing accurately on a very slippery ground Ashburton won the senior game by 15 goals to 7. Both Sides gave a better exhibition of basketball than might have been expected under the conditions, although Ashburton’s win was a convincing one. The co-operation and understanding of the three attacks (B. Stone, J ! . Uockrolt and S. McMillan) was a deciding factor, and the soundness of the Ashburton team in defence kept their opponent’s score down.

Tiie referee was Mr S. G. .Macfarlane The teams were:—

Ashburton—l. McLennan (captain), B. Stone, J. Cocla'oft, S. McMillan, J. Spedding, M. White, H. Grice, H. Bell, I. Chapman. Temuka—M. Ives (captain), G. Hanifan, E. Woffenden, D. Struthers, M. France, J. Trumper, P. P. Liskie, A. Christie, E. Struthers.

The Ashburton juniors gained an easy though creditable win by 18 goals to 5. The game was played before the senior match, but before it was finished the ground was very slippery. Miss M. Ives was the referee. The following teams have been selected to travel to Christchurch on Saturday to take part in a field day:— Seniors—S. MacMillan, B. Stone, J. Cockroft, B. Grigg, A. Griffen, A. Bell, M. White, H. Grice, .1. Spedding, J. Chapman, I. McLennan, 0. Husband, L. Penney, M. Edmonds, M. Miles, F. Collins, D. Burgess, B. Vincent, P. McCloy, E. Rainey, P. McSherry v Juniors—J. Sutton, M. Mclnnes, M. Crossman, C. Mcßobb, M. Smith, A'. Langley, I. Bryant, E. 'Moore, IN 1 . Green, J. Shimmin, M. Shaw, D. Quinn. The teams will practise on Tuesday afternoon.