LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 23354, 25 August 1939, Page 11

LATE SPORTING

NEW ZEALAND BASKETBALL [l’ek United Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, August 25. The basketball tournament was continued this morning in perfect weather. Results:— First Grade.—Auckland 17, Hawke’s Bay 14; Southland 16. Canterbury 10; Wellington 19, Otago 13.. Second Grade.—Waikato 1-3. Ashburton 12; Southland Minor 15, Wairarapa 11; South Canterbury 12, Manawatu 10. Third Grade.—West Coast 15, Temuka 8; Hokitika 19, Otago Minor JL WOMAN CHAMPION IN FORM SYDNEY, August 25. (Received August 25, at 1 p.m.) Miss Margaret Rankin, State champion, who is selected as a member of the Tasman Cup team to visit New Zealand, broke her own course record at Newcastle by 7 strokes, returning 78 and winning three Northern District championships. AMATEUR BOXING OFFICIALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING [Per United Press Association.] ■WELLINGTON, August 25. The New Zealand Boxing Council has announced the following officials for the national championships at Invercargill in September: Referees—Messrs Joplin (Auckland), Fulcher (Dunedin), Pocock (Christchurch) ; judges—Messrs Sloan (Auckland), Somerville (Wellington), Wimsott (Palmerston North), Fyfe (Invercargill), O’Connell (Pakula), Kilmartin (Dunedin). INTERISLAND RUGBY MATCH The Hawke’s Bay nominations for the North Island team arc:—Fox (winger), P. Reid (five-eighth), Dyer (full-back), S. ißoid (lock, or flank forward), E. Jackson (front row), M'Dohald (lock), Bowman (flank, or lock). —Press Association. HOCKEY SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT [Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI, August 25, Tile New Zealand secondary schools hockey tournament was concluded this morning, when Stratford beat Wairarapa and won the championship, having scored 12 points and won all six games. Auckland Grammar was runner-up wit!i 11 points.