Basketball win
PA Dunedin Canterbury proved too strong for Otago in an interprovincial men’s basketball double header held in Dunedin at the week-end.
Otago started well and after 10 minutes trailed 912, but a spurt of baskets to Bert Knops and Clyde Huntley, of Canterbury, off the fast break, saw Canterbury go out to a 31-11 lead. Spurred on by the large crowd, Otago then fought its way back into the match and at half-time had whittled the lead back to 9 points, at 37-28. Canterbury started the second half strongly, and through the strong rebounding of. John Hill and some suntab long range shooting fro" John Rademakers and
Huntley, Canterbury was able to run out comfortable 76-54 winners.
The second match was played on Sunday, also in the Dunedin stadium.
Otago performed much better in this game, matching up to Canterbury throughout, and it was only tiredness near the end of the match that gave Canterbury an easy winning margin, 79-62. Scores: Otago 54 (Denham 13, Lockhard 12, J. Conrad 12) Canterbury 76 (Rademakers 18, Knops 18, Hill 13)
Otago 62 (J. Conrad 23, E. Lockhart 16, G. Denham 14) Canterbury 79 (Huntley 19, G. Gordon, Knops 13. Rademakers 10, Hill 9). A
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