BASEBALL

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24820, 9 March 1946, Page 5

BASEBALL

N.Z. WOMEN’S TOURNEY

TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS TO MANAWATU

Manawatu won the senior and B grade women’s baseball championships, whicn were continued yesterday. Canterbury won the junior championship. The South Island team to play the North Island has been selected as follows: V. Dodd (captain), W. Dodd. M. Miles, U. Treweek, E. Jenkins, M. Bennett, E. Smedley. T. Pohio, V. Fleury, I. Eckhold, M. Watts, S. Treweek, and E. Pile.

The combined junior team selected to meet the B grade winners, Manawatu, is: J. Dwyer, I. Hobson (captain), O. Mitchell. B. Newey. N. Hore, S. Williams (Canterbury), J. Calder, J. Benfell, E. Skinner, V. Thomson, J. Sims, and M. Brooks (Otago).

An exhibition of the finer points of the game was given in an exciting game between Manawatu and Canterbury, Manawatu winning. Otago pushed the championship winners even harder. A mistake by Canterbuy cost it the B grade championship, Manawatu winning by one run. Later the improving Southland team defeated the champions. Results:—

Senior.—Otago 13, South Canterbury 1: Manawatu 12, Canterbury 10; Manawatu 7 Otago 3; Canterbury 20. South Canterbury 10. Winners: Manawatu, with Canterbury and Otago (equal) runners-

= 8 ,, Gr = ade .Z7 Ma J nawatu B 13 ' Canterbury B 12; Southland 22, South Canterbury B 3; Southland 10, Manawatu B 7. Winners: Manawatu, with Canterbury as runnersup. Juniors.—Otago 13, Canterbury 12.