Indoor Basketball WIN FOR WIGRAM

Press, Volume C, Issue 29563, 12 July 1961, Page 17

Indoor Basketball WIN FOR WIGRAM

Close Game Wigram. the second from bottom team, beat the usually free-scoring Latter Day Saints side in a close, surprise finish when the Canterbury Men's Indoor Basketball Association senior A grade competition was continued in King Edward Barracks last evening. The game was won on free throws. D. de Felice scored 20 of his team's 32 points. The only change in position on the pointe table in this grade resulted from the loss by University to the leading team. Boys’ Gordon Hall. University has now dropped back to fifth place and Rex has moved up to fourth. Results of matches were:— Senior A Grade Rex A 23. Teachers’ College 20. Boys’ Gordon Hall 42. University 37. Wigram 32. Latter Day Saints 31. Senior Reserve Boys* Gordon Hall B 31, University B 28. Boys* Gordon Hall C 2«. Rex B IS. Mutual Improvement Association 35, University C 24. Stars beat Y-Boys by default. The principal scorers in senior A grade matches were:— Rex A.—A. Harbott 6, P. Fox 6. P. Ward 5 Teachers’ College.—R. Burdon 3. Boys' Gordon Hall.—R. Entwistle 16. R. Thomson 14. M. McKay 8 University.—W. Smith 14. T Morris 8. Wigram.—D. de Felice 40, T Tunnycliffe 9. Latter Day Saints.—A. Zollinger 10, A. Petersen 9. B. Lynn 7 Points in the grade competitions are as follows: A Grade Boys’ Gordon Hall A I®. YBoys A 16 Latter Day Saints 15 Rex 14. University A 13, Wigram 4, Teachers' College 0. Senior Reserve

Boys' Gordon Hall 17. Boys' Gordon Hall C 16. Mutual Improvement Association 13, Rex B 14. University B 10. University C 8. Stars A 8. Y-Boys B 2.

B Grade Lincoln College 16. Deaf Boys 15 Burnham 11. C.Y.C. A 11. Rangiora A Ift. Wigram B 8. Rex C 7, College House 5. Taxes

Bank of New South Wales 17. Taxes B 13, Bumsco 14. N.A.C. 11, Boys' Gordon Hall D 11. Rex D 7. Holy Trinity 5.

D Grade Jaycees 18, Hamiltons 14. Sparkies 10. Rangiora B 8. C.Y.C. B 12. Hay's 9. St. Saviour's 5. N.A.C. B 4.

Canterbury Side For S.I. Tourney Members of the Canterbury representative side to play in the South Island men’s indoor basketball tournament in Christchurch at the end of the week, are:— P. Ward (Rex), A. Baker (Y-Boys), A. Berzines (Rex), K. Ewing (Y-Boys), captain: C. Harley (Y-Boys), W. Smith (University), R. Burnby (8G.H.1. R. Entwistle (8.GJ1.), M. McKay (8.G.H.), M. West <Rex). The coach is Mr M. A. Henshall.