LADY GALWAY OPENS TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 285, 29 August 1935, Page 5

LADY GALWAY OPENS TOURNAMENT

Basketball Matches RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S PLAY "1 aiu very sorry that his Excellency could not come to open the tournament, nut J. am very glad luat 1 was aule to ao so," said .Latiy Galway, when sue opened cue ninth t.’oiiiiu.vn tournament ot Uie -\ew Z/eauauu jjasicetibau .Association, at .Mount Look fccuooi, isuck.e street, yesvertiuy afternoon, sue aimed mat it gave uer great pieasure to omciaie al tue opening, and to see such a spiondw guiwuig. one expressed appreciation ot tue mareu past, which sue said sue nad thought very good, especially as it was unreuearsed, auu she congratulated the girls. Her Excellency was introduced by Miss M. as. Armstrong, who welcomed her to the tournament ou behalf of the hasKeiball association. Miss Armstrong pointed out that tue teams gathered together yesterday represented some 11,000 oasketbad players ail over New Zealand. Beiore the commencement of the opening ceremony, Miss J. Mitchell, captain of the Xveinugion team, presented Many Galway with a floral bouquet. Afterward the assembled prnyers, num.bermg nearly 300, paraded and marched past the official stand, where Lady Galway was accompanied by Mrs. 11. D. Muir, president ot the basketball association, and Miss M. E. Armstrong, president of the jVeliington association. After the function her Excellency watched the match between Wellington and Auckland, which, perhaps for that reason, was one of the keenest during the afternoon. This match resulted in a win for Wellington, the score being 12-10. Keenly contested throughout, the game became most exciting during the second half, aud was applauded by the large crowd. Auckland threw off, but Wellington obtaining the ball i-u the centre, Miss JI. Simmous opened the scoring. Throughout the first half Wellington had the ascendency, aud at the interval the score was 7-2 in their favour. Miss M. I’rosser aud Miss J. Grainger were outstanding. Auckland rallied during the second llaif, aud showed some fine passing. Blay became very fast, and Miss T. Houghton was responsible for some spirited scoring. About three minutes before the close ot play the score stood at 11-10, Auckland being only one point behind, but Wellington put the ball through the ring again in the last minute of p-ay. ' The results of other matches were:— Maimwatu beat Marlborough, 25-16; Wairoa drew with Southland Minor, 13all; Ashburton beat Bush, 18-13; Marlborough beat North Auckland, 12-7; Auckland beat Waikato. 27-7; Wellington beat Hawke’s Bay, 25-15; Southland beat Poverty Bay, 18-2; Otago beat Canterbury, 9-6; Wellington Minor beat Wairarapa, 18-14; South Canterbury beat West Coast, 28-2; Nelson beat Wanganui, 13-S; Taranaki beat Rotorua, 23-6; Southland Minor beat Bush, 20-11; Ashburton beat Wairoa, 13-8; Southland beat Hawke’s Bay, 12-8; Canterbury beat Poverty Bay. 20-4; South Canterbury beat Wairarapa, 18-9; Taranaki beat Wellington Minor, 21-17; and West Coast beat Wanganui, 14-10. Score in points on yesterdays play is therefore as follows: —Ashburton, (Southland, Wellington, Taranaki, South Canterbury, 4; Southland Minor, 3; Canterbury, Auckland, Manawatu, Otago, Nelson, West Coast, Wellington Minor, 2; Wairoa, 1; Poverty Bay, Rotorua, North Auckland, Wairarapa, Wanganui, Hawke’s Bay. Waikato, and Bush, 0. To-day’s games will be: —Wellington Minor v. West Coast, Nelson v. South Canterbury, Rotorua v. Wanganui, 9 n.m.; Bush v. North Auckland, Otago v. Wellington. Wairoa v. Manawatu, 9.55 a.m.; Marlborough v. Ashburton, Canterbury v. Southland, Taranaki v. Wairarapa, 10.50 a.m.; Wanganui v. Wellington Minor. Waikato v. Poverty Bay, Auckland v. Hawike’s Bay, 11.45 a.m.; South Canterbury v. Taranaki, Manawatu v. Ashburton. Marlborough y. Southland Minor. 1.15 p.m.; Hawkes Bay v. Otago, Poverty Bay v. Wellington, Wellington Minor V. Nelson, 2.10 p.m.; North Auckland v. Wairoa, Auckland v. Canterbury, Rotorua v. .West Coast. 3.5 p.m.; Nelson v. Taranaki, SoutlUjnd v. Waikato, Wanganui v. Wairarapa, 4 p.m.