BASKETBALL.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19665, 8 July 1929, Page 3

BASKETBALL.

FAST OPEN PLAY. The prevalence of influen2a Jiad little- cr no efiect on th.- attendance at the courts on Saturday aiternoon. AU the iater-ciub matches were played, and in the higher gTaaea some briaJt work was displayed, 'l'he two best games of the day were Digby'a College A v. Sacred Hear. A and Training College A v. Canterbury College A. In the foimer game, the passing of both aides wns good. -Digby's played perhaps the better gams, but Sacred Heart tiioweu more energy. K.. Sharman deier.ded wt.l lor Tigby's, while V. Flood and I. Poole etood out, among the Sacred Heart players. il. MattLewß (Digby's) also deseives mention. It waf> a good game right through, totb teams opening out well. The scoir; at halt-time wad 6 to 4 in Digby's favour, but Sacred Heart put in a vigorous second half, winting by 8 to 7. Mr Lovett was relcree. lii the match between Training College A and Canterbury College A the teams vcie well balanced throughout the hrst half, the score at the tnd of it being 3 all. This was a very good game indeed and had plenty of clean, open work on both aides. Passing was also a feature of this match. Training College r r o»'ed the better team, the final scoie being 7 to 4 in their favour. Air Thompson wa3 referee in this game. United A v. Technical College A was a good tussle, defence on both sides being too gcod for high scores to be registered. The score was 1 to nil at haif-tinie, and 3 to 2 at the end. in favour of Technical College. The other A pame was between Training College B 12 and St. iiary's 4. JUXIOR B GEADH. Playing at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternccr., Weeks defeated Kaiapoi by a goals to 3.