INDOOR BASKETBALL
CANTERBURY BEATS AUCKLAND (New Zealand Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, Aug 29 Two upsets occurred in the national men s indoor basketball A grade championships which began in Palmerston North today. Last year’s winners. Auck}Y a L bea l a ? by a s‘rong Canterbury sld5 lde 1 ; i 4 G‘ 4 ,‘!; Hamilton beat a highranking Wellington team, 44-43. In both games the issue was always in doubt. Resuits of the day’s play were:— nX ir ?o ■sn ivi A ioi ?’7~ Uawera beat Hawke’s B^ 39 ; 39 - Auckland beat Wellington, 4137, Canterbury beat Hamilton, 49-36; Palmerston North beat Hawera, 53-50; Otago beat Hawke s Bay. 41-37; Canterbury beat ton Ck 44 n 43’ 46 ’ 44, Hamilton beat Welling-
K«?4 CO A nd 1 P^ision.—Section I: Rotorua beat Auckland B. 29-24; Wairarapa beat 54-23; Nelson beat Otago B, 34-29, Gisborne beat Otago B. 63-31 Section IL—Taihape beat Southland. 52beat Southland, 53-41: Marlborough, 26-23; Taihape beat Wanganui, 55-41.
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27750, 30 August 1955, Page 12
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