"LAST-WEEK'S GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 17

"LAST-WEEK'S GAMES

WELLINGTON EAST AGAIN

WESLEY DISAPPOINTING

..'Wellington East had another victory on Saturday by defeating .University by 15 goals to.S.Fromtho first whistle, play: was fast and even, the teams gaining -the advantage alternatively, and at half-time the score.was 6-all. After play recommenced, Wellington East forged ahead, their' opponents gaining only two goals in. the second speiL The college defence was adinirablo, their interceptions and anticipation of the play allowing University forwards few opportunities to -worlt the ball to - a good scoring/position. The addition of 0. Turner to.-.the University scoring third was.an improvement,'although it was. plainly evulent that lack of knowledge of one another's play was the cause of many good-opportunities lost. K. Bell was quick to make openings for, the .^College forwards. Miss Armstrong refereed. • .After their .outstanding performance* the previous Saturday, Wesley's display ii" their watch against Techni-cal-College Old Girls was disappointing. This was largely due to the strong opposition put up by Technical Old Girls, but*.apart from this, Wesley's passing ■and team-iyoTk-si)owed, little of the precision and Snap shown in : their mated against Uniyo*rsity.. Consistent coaching would -make a great deal' of' difference to Technical Old Girls, as judging froiji their exhibition on Saturday, they have the material, for a strong nine. On occasions both teams staged some brijjiant whole field-length passing, and the game was very free from breaches of the rules.; Technical made a wonderful recovery in the last quarter of an hour,1, but the game ended Wesley 13, Technical 9. Mr. Boyce was in charge of the game. „ Kia O'ra's lead in the first half of then- game with 'Haeremai gave them j :the '.'victory, as in .the second .spell 'the losers scored 11 goals to their oppon•e,nt!s 9. Haeremai definitely showed that, given time. to. settlo down- they 'are:a team to he reckoned with.- Lacking .the services of E. McGuire, forward, and J. Wilson, defence, Kia Ora were 'fortunate in replacing the former with. ■B. Dawson^ and the' latter with D. ."^Vatsoru, Both emergencies showed their ability to fit in with the team work. Haeremai fielded M. Cheeseniau '(formerly of Gym), and with tho reinainder of the team who have played together for. some time, showed that they weye .able <t0;-stage some excellent ■Combined attaching movements. J£ia ..Ora'won by 21 goals to 15. Miss'Armstrq'hg controlled the game. "Wellington East (2) scored a win in "feiefr first: match in Senior A grade, deWaacs by f 10 goals to 6. The fcolßge team showed superior handling ■pi the ball and at times provided some good open- play and sngppy passing. Waacs lost many points through overgnarding in all sections. By overcoming' thjs fault they would give stronger t«ams a,, god'd game. Mr., Boyce conthe match.- : fiefirees' Association. ■*' TSe .nionthly meothig. of the. Welling-■Con,-Jleftrees' Association was held this ■^veek, Mr. $f. E. Howe presiding. Also '"present Were Mesdames H. D. Muir and Granger, Misses M. Armstrong, L. Stnrrock, O. Wharton, Clarice, McGriirey Crbinbe^ Messrs. Brewin, Bryant, Macpherson, Howitt, and Moller. ...■ MiEses Clarke, Crombe, and Grant Jwere admitted to membership. • ; Messrs, -Bryant and Brewin reported ihat the Kilbiinie courts -were dangerous to players, owing to the uneven surface and the slope of the ground, and it was decided to recommend to the "Wellington Association that these grounds should not-be used for senior matches. It wasalso reported that teams were liot aware of the f-et that by leaving courts in an untidy state they wer.e making it awk%vard for grounds to be 'and referees were asked to stress this point and;to adviso teams that each 'ncmber was liablo to a ftno of Is for not leaving the ground tidy. ' It; was decided that all business for the'..Clasaification Committee must be doit 2 through .the secretary. ,An alteration to'tho constitution protid&g for three yiec-prcsidents. instead of one was approved^ Courts not Marked. 1 I'or the second time, matches set down for South Wellington School courts had to bo abandoned, owing to tho ..fact that through some misunderstanding the courts were not marked. A correspondent. "Basketball Parent and Supporter," writes complaining that teams have lost their games, wasted time and money, and suggesting that the Basketball Executive should be asked for an explanation. The correspondent also complained about tho marking of the Mt. Cook and Newtown Si'hool courts, and tho state of the Kilbirnio court. When those matters were referred to- the secretary of the association (Mrs. Smith), "King" was informed that the executive of the association greatly regretted the abandon-

ment of the games and the incouivenieuco. to [playors, .and hoped to arrange for the .matches to be played off one evening. Tho first postponement was due to the foe4- that the association's letter in regard to the courts was not dealt with until May 1, the uato of tho first meeting of the committeo aftor tho letter had be.en received. An apology was received from f the .secretary.-'1 of tho committee, and , the executive were under the impression that tho courts would be marked out ' for the second Saturday. The courts ■ will definitely be- ready for next Satur--1 day. Ofncial reports in connection with1 r tho dangerous state of the Kilbirnie , courts have been received., and the ' Management Committee have decided ' not to, use theso .courts again for any > matches. In response to a request : from the executive last week, the Newi town courts were swept prior to last ' Sa*urday'p; games. No oft ial notice i (usually sent in. by referees) was roi ceivoc' of tho gravel on the Mt. Cook ;■• court. 'Any such ■ complaints were im- ; mediately dealt with by tho executive. ■ . These complaints ■ bring it more i forcibly under the notice that tho , Basketball Association is urgently in ■ need of courts of its own. As things] are at present, school courts are the only ones available, and as school com- • mittees, like all other' bodies, are sufferi ing from tho prevailing depression, the granting of requests for improvements .is not always possible. Until tho association ia able to come to some arrangement with the City Council, basketball players will be handicapped in the matter of grou'ndsJ'-" '

SATURDAY'S FIXTURES

Senior A. —Haeremai v. Wellington East Old. Gk'ls 2, Newtown 1, 2.20, Miss Armstrong; Wesley v. Waacs, Newtown 2, 2 p.m., Mr. Howitt; Kia Ora v. Wellington East Old Girls 1, Newtown 1, 2 p.m., lilies Armstrong; University, a bye; Technical Old Girls win by default from Awatea. • Senior B,—Section 1: Athletic v. Eoseneath, Berhampore 1, 2 p.m., Mr- Bryant; Nevada v. Kia Toa, Berhampore 1, 2.20' p.m., Mr. Bryant; Kia Ora v. Northland, Berhampore 1, 3.20 p.m., Mr. Brewin; Banks College, a bye. Section 2: Seatoun v. Wesley, Berhampore 2, 3.20 p.m., Mr. ©ryant; Technical College v. •Wellington' East O]d ;Girls, Berhampore 2, 2.20. p.m., Mr.-Brewin; United v. Wellington Hospital, Berhampore 2, 2 p.m., Mr. Brewin; University, a bye. Third Grade.—Section 1: Athletic v. Gilbys, Newtown 2, 3.20 p.m., Mr. Howitt; Brymay v. Island Bay, Brymay, 2 p.m; | Mr. Austin; Awatea- v. Hutt Old Girls, New(;own 2, 2.20 p.m., Mr. Howitt. Section 2;'. St. Patrick's v. Newtown Old Girls, Mount Cook 2, 2.20 p.m., Mr. Howe; Kuojt Hutt v. Oriental, Randwick 2, 2,20 p.m.; Mr. Moller; Northland, iy bye. Section 3: Randwiek v. Kia Toa, Randwjck 1, 2 p.n>., Miss Mathews; Wellington East Old Giris v.'Whiteheads, Mount Cook 1, 2.20 p.m., Mr. Boyce; Wesley Ngatoa v. Waacs, Mount Cook 1, 3.20 p.m., Mr. Boyee. Section 4: .Willsco v. Miramar, Mount Cook 2, 3.20 p.m., Mr. Howe; Woohvorth v. Knox, MountrCook 2, 2 p.m., Mr. Boyce; Y. Gym* v. Melrose, Mount Cook 3, 2 p.rii., Miss Beales. Fourth Grade.—Section.. 1: Waimarie v. Wesley Hutt; Randwiek 2, 3.20 p.m., Mr. Moller; Raudwick v. Epuni Old Girls,, Randwjck 2, 2 p.m., Mr. Moller; Knos St. Stephens v.Willsco, Randwick 1, 3.20 pirn.,' Mies Mathews. , Section 2: Mary Garden v. Athletic, Newtown 1, 3.20 p'.m.j Miss Wharton; Knox Calvin v. Hinemoa A, BroolSym 1,?2 "p:m;,"MTss. Mansfield; Wesley Rawhiti v. Aspro, Miramar 1, "2 p.m., Miss Bird; D.I.C. v. Island Bay 0.5., Island. Bay 2, 2.20, p.m., Mr. McEherson. Section 3: Y.W.C.A. 2 v. Newtown Old Girls, Brooklyn 1, 2.20 p.m., Miss Mansfield; Knox St. Andrews v. Queen Anne," Brooklyn' 1, '3.20 p.m., Miss Mansfield; Rovers v. Wellwool, Brooklyn 2, Slp.m., Miss Whishart; St. Patrick's v. Wesley. Brooklyn 2. 2.20 p.m.. Miss Whishart; Wellington Hospital v. V Gym., Mount Cook 3, 3.20 p.m., Miss Beales. Section 4:. George and Doughty v. Y.W.C.A. 1, Roseneath, 2.20 p.m., Miss McQuire; Wesley Aroha v. Hinemoa B, Rofieneath, 3.20 p.m., Miss McQuire; Roseneath v., Miramar, Roseneath, 2 p.m., Miss McQuire; Melrose v. Jasc'o, Wellington South 1, 2 p.m., Mrs. Granger; Wellington East Old Girls, a bye. '• Fifth Grade.—Section 1: Banks College ■v. Oriental, Brooklyn 2, 3.20 p.m., Mies Whishart; Seatoun v. Newtown Old Girls, Wellington South 1, 2.20 p.m., Mrs. Granger;. Waimarie v. Gilbys, Wellington South 1,. 3.20 p.m., Mrs..'Granger. Section 2: Knos St. Giles v. Wembley, Wellington South 2, 2 pan., Miss Wills; St. Patrick's v. Y-.W.C.A. 1, Wellington South 2, 2.20 p.m., Miss Wills; Worser Bay v. Wesley Korori, Mount Cook 3c, 2.20 p.m.; Miss Beales. Section 3: Wovser Bay B v. Miraniar, Miramar South 2, 2 p.m., Miss Albrecht; Thorndon v. Wellwool, Brymay, 3.20 p.m., My. Austin; Melrose v. Y.W.C.A. 2, Wellington South 2, 3.20 p.m., Miss Wills. • Sixth' Grade.—Section 1: Priscilla v. St. Marks 8.C., Miramar 1, 3.20 p.m., Miss Bird; Randwick v. Excelsior, Randwick. 1, 2.20 p.m., Miss Mathews; Oriental v. Wembley, Miramar 2, 2.20 p.m., Miss Albrecht; Knox Calvin, a bye. Section 2: Y.W.C.A. v. Melroae, Miramar 2, 3.20 p.m., Miss Albrecht; Wellwool v. Winkle, Mount Cook 1, 2 p.m., Mr. Howe; Miramar v. Willseo, Miramar South 1, 2.20 p.m., Miss Bird; Wesley Maranui, a bye. Seventh Grade.—lsland Bay O.S. v. Melrose, Island Bay 1, 2.20 p.m., Miss Flint; Wesley v. Wesley Johnsonville, Brymay, 2.20 p.m., Mr. Austin; Knox St. James v. Newtown Old Girls, Island Buy 1, 2 p.m., Miss Flint. Players take Moera or Waiwetu bus to Randwick School courts,