BASKETBALL

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 265, 5 August 1929, Page 6

BASKETBALL

WAIRARAPA TOURNAMENT Masterton, August 3. Perfect weather prevailed this ufterinoon, when the Wajrarapa Basketball Association held its annual tournament. Entries were received from 44 teams’ and six courts were kept occupied for most of the day, the secretary (Miss Leys) being kept busy with organisation matters. Greatest interest centred around the three biggest grades—Senior, Secondary B, and Primary B—and excellent play took place. In fact, the standard of play generally was -well up to that seen in the larger centres. During the afternoon the selectors, Miss Leys and Miss O. R. Sutherland, chose a representative team to play in the Dominion tournament at Christchurch in three weeks’ time. The team is as follows:—Goal, D. O’Donnell (captain) ; JI. Collins, P. Hessell; centre, U. Snadden, E. Cross. M. Jones; defence, G. Angrove, D. Mahoney aud Smith; emergencies, S. Gully, N. Donaldson, JI. Turley. The team will be accompanied by Jliss Matthews, who is the Wairarapa delegate to the Dominion Conference. Detailed results of the tournament play are as follow: — Primary B. First round: Whatman Lansdowne, .9—5; Greytown beat Central, 5—3; St. Patrick’s beat St. Matthew’s, 11 —0; West beat Jlartinborough, 7—o; Pahiatua Convent beat Fernridge, 6—5; Solway beat Carterton, 14—0. Second round: West beat Eketahuna, 3—2; St. Patrick's beat Whatman, 15—-2; Pahiatua Convent beat Greytown, 14—3. Semi-finals: St. Patrick’s heat West, 9—l; Pahiatua Convent beat Solway, Final: St Patrick’s beat Pahiatua Convent, ,13—7. Primary A. First round: Jlartinborough beat IVest, 6 —5; Greytown beat Lansdowne, 8- —1. Semi-linal: Central beat Jlartinborough, S—7. Final: Greytown beat Central, 12—7._ Secondary B. First round: Solway College B beat High School C, 8—1; Technical B beat Sobvay College C, 9 —-5; Eketahuna beat High School B, s—-3; High School B beat Martinborough, 5—3; ' St. Bride’s beat St. Jfatthew’s B, 9 —2; Pahiatua District High School beat Solway College B, 7—2; Carterton beat St. Jfatthew’s C, 6—4. Second round: Pahiatua District High School beat Eketahuna, 13—2: St. Bride’s beat Solway College B, 9—6; High School B beat Technical B, 9—l.

Semi-final: St. Bride’s beat Pahiatua D.H.S., 11—6; High School B beat Carterton, 5—2. Final: St. Bride’s beat High School B, Secondary A. First round: Solway College A beat Technical A, B—s; High School A beat St. Jlatthew’s, A. 13—7. Final: High School A beat. Solway College A, B—4. Senior. First round :• Wesley A beat Carterton, 14 —2; Martinborough beat Wesley B, 6—o; Pahiatua Convent Old Girls beat Greytown B, 9 —3; Greytown A beat Tecbnieal Old Girls, 7—5. . Semi-finals: Wesley A beat Pahiatua Convent Old Girls, 7—2; Greytown A beat Jlartinborough, s—o. Final: Wesley A beat Greytown A, 5—2. MANAWATU RESULTS. Palmerston North, August 3. Following are the results of basketball matches 'played to-day : A Grade: Technical A 15, Tirotiro 15; -Tirotiro B 8, Girl Citizens 5; Convent Old Giris A 11, Y.M. Gym. 2. B Grade: Technical C 20, All Saints 4; High School Old Girls 9, Tirotiro C 7; Convent Old Girls B 21. Y.W.C.A. 3- ■" On Thursday the Manawatu representatives played a friendly gam’e with the Palmerston North Girls’ High School. The game resulted in a win for Jfanawatu by three goals to two. HIGH SCHOOL MATCH. Wanganui, August 3. Wanganui Girls’ College basketball team went to Palmerston North to-day, and were victorious over the Palmerston North High School team by 16 goals to 12. : •; PLAY AT WANGANUI. Wanganui, August 3. To-day’s basketball games resulted as follow: — : A Grade: Girls’ College 11, St. Andrew’s 5; Technical Old Girls 8, Kia Ora 1; Technical 16, College Old Girls 6. B Grade: Girls’ College 6, Y.M.G.Y.JL CA. 5; Kia Ora 3, Technical Old Girls 7; Technical College 9, College Old Girls