BASKETBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1935, Page 14

BASKETBALL

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION

A large number of delegates and players attended the annual ineeling of die. Wi'llingtou Basketball Association hold last night. Miss- M. K. Armstrong, president of the association, presided. In her introductory speech, Miss Armstrong referred to the great keenness of the coinmittcG, and to the pi-ogress made by the association during the past jour. Three sub-associations, the Tnwariki,' llie liutt Valley, ami (he Interhouse Association, had joined, and the association was Htill on the lookout for other groups to join up. The only amendments to the rules came from the committee mid were brought about chiefly by the growth of the association.

The club championship shield, pointed out Miss Armstrong, had been originally donated for presentation to the club with the greatest number of championship points. In the rule book, however, it was laid down by mistake that the club with (he largest number of goals should receive the shield. As the donor of the shield. Miss Tompkins, had intended the shield for the encouragement of clubs to field teams in the junior grades, the meeting decided that the original terms should be reverted to.

There was some discussion as to whether the annual subscription per player to the medical fund should . be raised from Gd to la. The ballot resulted in a. draw! so that the motion to increase the subscription was lost.

Mrs. H. D. Muir, president of the New Zealand Association, spoke briefly on the New. Zealand tournament, which-is to be held this year in Wellington. It had not been held here since 1927 when it was played off at Newtown. According to nominations already received, this year's tournament should be a record one. The largest to date had been that at Dunedin last year, when 13 teams competed. There would probably be 16 teams of 12 players each visiting Wellington .

Tlie Hutt Valley Association .wrote reporting that as Mrs. J. W. Andrews had presented three trophies for competition, it wished to withdraw from the Wellington competition. ' It wished, however, to retain the play-off with Wellington teams in order to keep up the standard. Tt was deckled to send a letter of appreciation to the sub-association on its sportinjr action.

Mrs. Allen's suggestion that the usual method' of selection should be retained, but that each club should be permitted to nominate in addition one player considered outstanding enough to merit a trial, was adopted. •

April 27 was approved as the opening day of the season. Mrs. H. D. Muir was unanimously elected an honorary member of the association.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing season: —Patron, Mr. McLay;

viVe-pitlronp, Misses 11. Stark nrid K. Belli mid the Mayoress- of Wellington; prisidonl, Minx M. i'j, Armstrong; vice-presi-dents. Misses L. Sturrouk, 0. Morton, and H. M. Sniilh; Kc.Tet.iiry, Miss 0,). Hall McLean; iifisistfint RC'iTcliii'if% Misses M. Blake mid )'. Flmij lion, solicitor, Mr. C. H. Hfiyn; lian auditor. Mr. l'\ (I. Johnston; delegates to Xe.iv Zealand executive, MiKHKH K. Well and O. llorton and Mrs. A, Miiir; Irensuier, Mrs. A. Mnir; delegates' rc'iircsentiitives, Mrs. Dyer, Misses J. Mitchell, A. He.nne.SHey, and G. Kdwards.