SOFTBALL
WELLINGTON BEATS CANTERBURY
In a representative softball game between Wellington and Canterbury, played at Athletic Park on Saturday, Wellington won by 15-11. Wellington opened the batting and at the end of the first innings Canterbury led by 3 to 1. In the second innings Canterbury still held the advantage and led 6-2, but Wellington made a fine recovery in the third and at the end of the session the score was 8-6 tn Wellington’s favour. In the next innings Wellington led 12-8, at the end of the fifth by 12 to 9, and eventually ran out the winner by 15 to 11.
Following were the teams:— Wellington.—R. Hudson R. Blenkinsop. R. Jenkins, A. E. Collop H. Atkins, S. Perkins, C. Campbell, K. Ellison, S. Woods. Canterbury.—D. S. Smith J. Anderson, G. Olsen, L. Quested. S Brown, J. McLeod, H. Easton, R Furlong. M. Weddrill.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 2
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