PATEA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 13 August 1929, Page 8

PATEA.

FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

The basketball am! football tournament held on Saturday at the Pa to a Domain was most successful. Pupils and teachers gathered and the primary rounds of both games were- played There were lew schools in the district that were not represented. Teachers had trained their pupils well in the jades of holh games, and as a, result the referees rather enjoyed their duties. Tho referees for football were Messrs J. Hurley, L. Hunt, and It. .Rutherford, while Miss Rockland journeyed from Hawcra to referee the basketball games. The football was divided into two sections, senior and junior. In the senior round there were only four contestants—Waverley beat \\ liemuikura, ~) to 3; Alton beat Patea, 9 to nil. In the final Waveiiev heat Alton, 3 to nil, after a good game. In the junior section there were eight competing teams, the results bring: Patea, A 23 beat Waverley B 0; Waverley A 9 beat Alton B 0; Hurleyville S beat Kakaramea (); Patea B 6 beat Alton A 0. In the semi-finals: Patea A 3 beat Waverley A 0; Patea B 3 beat Hurleyville 0. In the final between the two Patea teams, Patea B heat Patea A, 3 to nil, somewhat contrary to expectations

Tho basketball vouikls were more interesting, the match between Waver ley and AYJienuakura in the semi-final proving, very exciting. Details are as follow: Patea Convent I(5 beat Waverley B 0: Alton won by default from Patea B; Whenuakura 8 beat Patea A 0; Waverley A 8 beat Patea B 4; Kakaramea a bye.

In the second round Waverley A. 4 beat Kakaramea 2. In the semi-finals, Alton 1(5 beat Patea Convent 2: Waverley 4 beat Whenuakura 0.

In the , final game, after a good sporty contest, Waverley beat Alton. 6 to 2. TJius Waverley’ won the basketball cup’ from last year's holders. Patea, and the senior football cup from Patea. who held, it last year.