BASKETBALL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 131, 6 June 1925, Page 9

BASKETBALL

Although there was at first some delay, the games for the season are now in full swing. Interesting games may be watched every Saturday in the Newtown School grounds, at South Wellington, and Clyde Quay, and in the suburbs. Thanks are due to the school committees who offered the use of their grounds. It was decided to play all games on hard courts this season, as there were too many pgstponements when on the grass. Several new clubs have been affiliated, and games are now played at Petone,_ Lower Hutt, and Johnsonville. The Wellington branch numbers over 800 players. The game is played by all t(ie girls in primary and secondary schools, and is rapidly gaining in popularity. •

At the general meeting hold recently the following were elected patrons :— Tile Mayoress (Mrs. Norwood), Mr. M'Lay, Mr. Shallcrass, and Mr. Sim. On 3rd June the annual seven-aside tournament was held. The- games were played indoors, duo to the kindness of the Harbour Board in granting, the use of one of the sheds. Play -was continuous from 9.30 a.m. until 6 p.m.. Some 500 girls were gathered in the shed m Taranaki street, and the cheering attracted spectators from Courtenay place. There were over 20 entries in both the junior' and intermodiato grades and ten in the senior. AH the games were fast and interesting, and great enthusiasm was "shown when three of the Banks College junior teams entered the second round and then the semi-finals. In the semi-finals the Banks College A and B were beaten by Knox and Woburn Road after well-played games, in which they lost by only one point. In'the finals Woburn Road defeated .Knox, thus winning the junior trophy. The scores were: Woburn Eoad 4, Knox nil. It was a hard-fought game, but not scientificThe Woburn centres indulged in blind throws, and the Knox throwers could not shako off. their defenders. PhyUis Babbington scored-twice. Both these teanis have players who should become representatives with a little more knowledge of open formation and combination.

The intermediate grade was won .by tho Kilbirnie Presbyterian team, which defeated Banks College by 6 points to 2. This match opened with a strong attack' by Kilbirnie, who scored a go;il in the first minute. Banks College then gained the advantage, but their goal-thrower was too_ well defended by M. Aifcheson, of Kilbirnie. Some quick passing resulted 1 in Z. Ramsay scoring again for Kilbirnie. Banks College attacked vigorously, and , ; weve unfortunate in not. scoring. The game ended: Kilbirnie 6, Banks College 2. The senior grade was won b"y Y.W.C.A., who hold the trophy from last year. , They defeated Wesley 'Hovers by 4 points to 2. Tho light was very poor during this game, and marred tho throwing on both sides. There was no score at half-time. Tho second spell was one of brilliant basketball. D. Butler, the Wesley Centre, passed to the throwers, and Edna Bell scored. Then. Y.W.C.A. played well, and after a series of clean, accurate passes both I. Campbell and D. Mann scored. Miss E. Lang, of Y.W.C.A.,-de-serves special mention. Wesley tried hard, but failed to score again. The game ended: Y.W.C.A. 4, Wesley 2. The association wishes .to thank Mr. M'Lay, who acted as ground steward, Mr. Hall." the timekeeper, and. Gilby's College for the use of boards, etc.