BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16033, 27 September 1915, Page 8

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.

A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING

The annual "tournament of the Auckland Basketball Association was brought to a rucoessful conclusion on Saturday, when the adult handicap matches and the semi-finals and finals of the school matches were played. Much interest was taken in the games, ana at times the play created considerable excitement among tile spectators. The tournament was well organised and managed. The dinners were:— handicap matches: Senior grade. Kiwi B: intermediate grace. .Normal A? junior grade, Victoria Maori Girls. School matches: A grade. Edendale; B grade, Belmont. At the conclusion of the tournament the prizes won during the past season and at the tournament were presented to the winners by Mrs. Garrard. Mr. H. A. E. Millies, principal ot the Auckla id Training College, spoke of the excellent effect the came had on the characters of school girls, and expressed the opinion that •t was of decided physical benefit to the players. ADULT HANDICAP MATCHES. SENIOR GRADE. First Round: Kiwi B (rec. 8 points) defeated Training College (rec. 8 points) by 12 points to 9. " Second Round: St. David's (rec. 1 point) defeated Clevedon (rec. 2 points) by 7 points to 6; Kiwi B defeated Kiwi A (scr) by 8 points to 6. Final; Kiwi B defeated St. David's by 10 points to a. INTERMEDIATE GRADE. First Round: Normal A (rec. 3 points) dsieated Training College (rec. 5 points) by 14 points to 5. Second Round: Normal A defeated Nofmal 3 (rec. 5 points) by 23 points to 13; Victoria Maori Girls (scr) defeated Kia Ora (tee. 3 points) by 6 points to 5. Final: Normal A defeated Victoria Maori Gaels by 16 point 5 to 5JTXNIOR GRADEFirst Round: - St. David's (rec.,4'points) defeated Technical College A (reel 4 points) by 11 points to 7; Victoria Maori Girls (rec. . 2 points) defeated Kiwi (rec. 3 points) by 9 points .to 6; Edendale Old Girls (rec. 5 .points};.defeated Kia Ora .(rec. 6 points) by 13 points to 8; Newmarket Old Girls l ' (scr) defeated Technical College B (rec. 6 points) by 10 points to 7. - • Second Round: Newmarket Old "Girls de-feated.-Edendale Old Girls, 7 points to 5; , Victoria Maori Girls defeated St. David's by • 12 points to 10. X - J Final: Victoria Maori Girls'defeated Newmarket' Old Girls by 9 point#* to 8 after extra time had bees played. The scores : were equal when time was called. ' . • SCHOOL > MATCHES. ** .v • -■ ( A GRADE. . Sena-finals: Newton West defeated Northcote by 10 points to 8; Edendale defeated Bemnera by 22 points to 4. V •. Pinal: Edendale defeated Newton West by 2S points to 10. "A B GRADE. Semi-finals: Edendale defeated Maungawhao. by 8 points to 5; Belmont defeated Mount Roskiil by 10 points to 8. ; Final: Belmont defeated Edendale by 6 points to 5. * I> RIFLE-SHOOTING. .. - , ;J. AKAEANA CLUB. : Ths Akarana Defence Rifle Club completed their series of teams matches at Penrose on Saturday afternoon, in unfavourable weather. The misty rain at times almost obscured the •targets-; from view. A. J. Latham was top scorer "with 90 oat of a possible 100. The conditions were 10 shots at 500 yds " and 600 yds. '•!, The principal scores were as follows:— 'Ir . . ■ 500 600 .■'l> ' yds. yds. Tl. A. 3. Let ham - ... ... 45 .45 —93 F. Canington ... ... ... 43 ' 41 —84 W. R.-Pountney ... 37 40 — 77 G. Mills-Palmer ... „ ' 36 . 36 —72 F. B. S til well ... ... * '... 20 26 —^6 Total ... ... i 363 • 500 600 _ t,„. . yds. yds. Ti. S. Elliott 42 45 — 87 A. Henderson ... ... ... 42 38 — 80 F. Strong ... ; 40 37 —77 F. Hitchcock ... 34 30 — 61 ' G. V. Devereux 35 20 — 55 Total * ... ... 358 500 600 _ _ „ yds. yds. Tl. W. Powell ... ... ... 44 40 — 84 N. Ogle , ... " ... - 41 41 —82 H. G. Churchill ... .„ 37 42 - 79 3. Torbet . v „. 29 33 — 62 H." Doughty ... „. 42 6 — 48 J Total ... ... ... 355 500 600 „ '-r-• „ ... yds. yds. Tl. C. J. Smith ... 46 34 —80 G. T. Kretechmnr 46 32 —78 £' VTakefiela , ■ ... 35 35 —71 T. E. Garland 39 33 — 72 T>. A. McKenzie 11 0 11 Total ... ... ... 312 ' \