CLUB GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 25

CLUB GAMES

KIA ORA'S WIN

RULES CONFIRMED

By defeating Furlor A on Saturday, Kia Ora decisively won the senior B grade, winning all three final matches comfortably. Against Furlor A they played a particularly good game and dominated play throughout the match. J. Williams was brilliant, intercepting well and clearing surely and cleverly. In general play, Furlor put up strong opposition,- but their forwards lacked precision and accuracy, and they scored only 5 goals to Kia Ora's 19.

The other senior B game between Wellington East Old Girls and Wellington College Old Girls was one of the cleverest games seen this season, speedy, passing ,and good positional play keeping the game fast and open. Scoring was even, . Wellington East leading 22-19. ,

THIRD GRADE.

Aspro gained a comfortable win over St. Patrick's byl6 goals to 6, the other third grade match, Brymay* v. Olympic, being closely contested, the former team winning by 11 goals to 9.

FOURTH GRADE.

The first half of the Soma-Wembley game was very even, the half-time score standing at 4 all. Soma forced the play in the second half, and controlled play, winning by 11 goals to 5. NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL RULES.

Interpretations of rules confirmed by the New Zealand Basketball Council in Auckland this week were as follows:—

Question: The ball becomes dead and time is called immediately after an infringement occurs; does the game end, or is the penalty taken?—e.g. The ball is thrown over the end third and goes out of bounds just as, or after, time is called.

Answer: The penalty must be taken, as the infringement occurred before the ball became dead. Another example would be—time has been called and wnile an "A" forward is taking a shot at goal another "A" forward steps on or over the end line. If the attempt at goal is successful the goal must be disallowed and an unguarded pass be given to a "B" defender near the spot where the forward stepped on the line. If the goal js not scored and the ball goes out of bounds, the penalty will still be an unguarded pass as above, and play will continue until the ball becomes dead. Question: What action should a referee take if a player pulls in another, player who is over-balancing over a boundary line? ' Answer: If it is an opponent, play should continue in the ordinary way; but if it is a player of her own team then an unguarded pass should be given to an opposing player at the spot where the infringement occurred. Question: What is the penalty for overguarding a throw-in? Answer: An unguarded throw-in should be given. This is not covered in the rules, but it follows the Bame principle as the rule amended at last council meeting, i.e. an ungufded throw-in as the penalty for a player jumping on or over the line when defending a throw-in. . Question: When the centre player is in position for the throw-off, toe referee notices one of the opposing wing centres "holding." Would he be in order in giving an unguarded pass to the player being held? ~„„„+ Answer: The ball must first be. put in play*by the referee blowing the whistle for the pass. The unguarded pass could then be given at the place where the" infringement occurred, but care must be taken to apply the advantage rule.' Throw-up: The interpretation decided upon during the 1936 tournament was that "a distance of 18 inches apart refers to the bodies of the players, not the ieet. . , In the event of an infringement against the centre taking the throwoff, the following rulings apply:— (a> After stopping play the referee does not blow the whistle again before the unguarded pass is taken. (b> It is not necessary for the centre taking the unguarded pass to toe the centre 'line.

(c) The pass is not necessarily to another centre player—it may go direct to the forward third.

Question: When a player commits a foul against an opponent in the act of aiming or throwing at a goal, an unguarded pass or unguarded sbot at goal may be taken at the option of the thrower. Could that penalty be allowed, if a player who had just gained possession of the ball and although not actually aiming at goal, was in a position to aim and would have done so had the foul not been committed?

Answer: No; the option of taking ah unguarded shot at goal can be given only in the event of an infringement against a player who is in the act of aiming or throwing at goal. Question: May a centre player stand with her arms raised to defend the centre throwing off, or does she have to wait for the whistle "before raising them?

Answer: The defending centre may take up, her position with her arms in any position in the vertical plane, but she must maintain that' position until the blowing "of the whistle.

.Question: The time bell goes as an unguarded pass is given. Can the girl who has the ball, and whose team is leading, deliberately throw the ball out, thus making it dead? ' '"

/Answer: The player taking the unguarded pass would be quite in order in throwing the ball out of bounds.

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION,

As the A representative team is competing in the New Zealand tournament now being played at Auckland, and the B representative team will be playing at Taranaki /aa. Saturday, no championship games will be played until Saturday week. , '

There will be a B grade representative practice at the Drill Hall at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, September 2.

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY.

Third Grade, Final.—Empire v. Aspro, Mount Cook No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. Ede. • " ■ •

Fourth Grade, Junior, Section I.— Minster v. Prestige,, Mount Cook No. 2, 1.50 p.m., Mr. Budden; C. Smith, a bye. . :

Fifth Grade.—Symington A v. Newtown, Mount Cook No. 1. 1.50 p.m., Mr. Ede; Gilbys A v. Island Bay, Mount Cook No. 3, 1.30 p.m., Mr. Morris.

Fifth Grade, Junior.—St. Patrick's A v. Whitcombes, Mount Cook No. 2, 2.50 p.m., Mr. Budden; Bramao v. Mount Cook Old Girls, Mount Cook No. 3, 1.50 p.m., Mr. Morris.