BASKETBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 14

BASKETBALL

HANDICAP TOURNEY

OPENING OF SEASON

The Wellington Basketball Association held a handicap tourney to mark the opening <of the season on Saturday afternoon. There were 100 teams competing, 42 in ithe senior division and 58 in the junior. The1 finals in the first lives of both the junior and senior divisions were' reached, and the tournament will be concluded later on in the season. Results of the gamefe are as follbws :— Senior Grade. > First Round.—Wembley 12, Pastimes 10; Furlor third 9, Training College third 5; Training College 6, Island Bay A 4; Wellington College O.G.A. 11, Taupo 8; St. Anne's 10, Dental Clinic B 7; Newtown 11, Kia Toa 7: Olympic 13, Dental Clinic 8. • Second Round. —Aspro B 7, Wellington East A 5; Y.W.C.A. 8, Whitcpmbe and Tombs 5; Melrose B 14, Olympic 6;, Taupo B 9^ Technical B 8; St. Joseph's B 9, Wellington East third 7; Wembley 15, Whitcombe Shop 7; Training College B 13, Ifurlor 5; Wellington College A 7, St. Anne's 6; Olympic 12, Newtown 11; Roseneath 10, Island Bay 9; Aitkens 12, Furlor 6, Wellington East B 7, Wesley 6; Wellington College B 12, Y.W.C.A. 6; Y.W.C.A. 8, Aspro 7; Kia Ora third 8, Technical College 6. Third Round.—Aspro 10; Y.W.C.A. 6; Taupo 12, Melrose 11; St. Joseph's 13, Wembley 18; Training College B 6, Wellington College A 6; Roseneath.il, Olympic 8; Aitkens 11, Wellington East B 5; Wellington College B 9, Y.W.C.A. 8; Kia Ora A 13, Kia Ora third 8. Fourth Round. —Aspro 11, Taupo 5; Training College B 14, St. Joseph's 5; Roseneath third 10, Aitkens third 9; Kia Ora A .19, Wellington College B 5. ■' Semi-final.—Training College B 11, Aspro B 7; Kia Ora A 15, Roseneath third 10. Final.—Training College B 6, Kia Ora A 4. ■ Twenty-five teams still remain in the second life. . ' ' ■ . ■ ■ • Junior Grade. First Round. —Technical College 4, Bouzaid 2; St. Joseph's A 2, Guildford 1; Boseneath Fourth 6, St. Francis 2; Miramar 11, Gilby's 1; Taupo 4, Croxley House 1; Wellington Paper Bag 4, Phoenix 0; Wakems 9, Knox Kent Terrace 0; Wellwool 5, Halvic 1; Aotea 11, Abelco B 2; Abelco A 8, Thorndon 2; Knox Island Bay 7, Freedman's 6; Kirk's Shop 7, Wings 4; Sincerity 6, Jasco 5; Gilby's 4, Zimme's 1; Y.8.G.C.6, Miramar B 1; Y.B.G.C. B 3, Wembley 1: Kirk's Office, 10, Woolworth's 3; Y.W.C.A. 7, Bouzaid 3; St. Frauds 10, St. Joseph's 2; Jacquard 6. Island Bay 5; Evans 5, Northland 3; Abelco 4, Technical 2: Wellington College 4, St. Joseph's 3; Taupo. 4. Martins 1; Sincerity 4, Y.W.C.A. 3; Roseneath Fifth 4, Wesley 2; Island Bay 3, St. Anne's 2; Blakes 7, Symingtons 1; St. Joseph's 1, Technical College 0. , „'■ Second Round.—St. Joseph's 8, Technical 2; Roseneath Fourth 6, Miramar A 3; Wellington Paper Bag 4, Wakems 3; Aotea 5, Wellwool 0 ; Abelco A 8. Knox Island Bay 5; Kirk's Shop 5 Sincerity 1, Gilby's Fourth 8, Y.B.G.C. 1; Kirk's Office 13, Y.B.G.C. B 1; Taupo 5, Y.W.C.A 3; Jacquard 3. Evans 2; Taupo 8, Wellington College 0; Roseneath 5, Sincerity 2; Blakes 6, Island Bay 5. Third Round. —Roseneath Fourth 5, St. Joseph's 4; Wellington Paper Bag 6, Aotea 3; Kirk's Office 11, Abelco A 4; Kirk's Shop 8, Gilby's Fourth 1: Taup'o Fifth 4, St. Joseph's Fourth Junior 0. Fourth Round.— Jaequard C, Wellington Paper Ban 5; Roseneath- Fifth. 7, .Taupo Fifth.,.s* KirkVOfflce 8, Blake's 0>; Kirk's Shop", -Taupo Fifth 2 ' ■•■•-... •■'■■.'" • Fifth-Round. —Kirk's Office 8, Jacquard 2; Roseneath Fourth 2, Kirk's .Shop 1. ' Semi-final:—Kirk's Office 6; Rpsneath Fourth 2. ■■■••■. '■' ■;- '■; ■,'..'■ ■ .."'■■ Final. —Kirk's Office 6, Roseneath Fifth 2.