BASKETBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23615, 27 March 1940, Page 15

BASKETBALL

CENTENNIAL TOURNAMENT SENIOR GRADE TO AUCKLAND [MY TEI.KOItAI'U PItKSS ASSOCIATION] WEL LING T oN. Tu esd;i y With an unbeaten record. Auckland is in an unassailable position in the senior competition of the New Zealand Centennial basketball tournament, which was continued in fine weather to-day. To-morrow's games will decide the holder of the Annie Brown Cup, which goes to the runner-up in the senior competition. Jn one section of the secondgrade contest, Poverty Bay has an unbeaten record, and in the other section in the same grade Southland Minor and Manawatu have not been beaten. The leader in the third grade is Marlborough, which also is unbeaten. Finality was reached this afternoon in the secondary schools' competition, which was won by Waitaki Girls' High School, which thus wins the' Centennial . trophy. The representative teams for the NorthSouth Island match to-morrow have been chosen as follows: — North Island.—J. Miles, I. Johns, A. Bought wood. 11. Hirst. (I. McKcown (all Auckland), M. Stnindbcck. M. Cassin. G. Wilson (Hawke's Bay). M. Jenkins. M. Howe. J. Williams (Wellington), M. Dtiffin (Tarunaki). South Island.—J. Clayton. D. Adams, L. Scott. J. McLean (Otago), C. Swan. M. Scott. E. Turner, P. Judd (Canterbury). \V. Sadlier, A. Piltawa.v, B. Ingram (Southland). Results of to-day's play were: — First Grade.—Auckland, lit. v. Hawke's Bay. !); Wellington. '_' l. v. Southland, .11; Canterbury, S, v. Otago, 8: Hawke's Bay, I, v. Southland, I; Auckland, '-!<>, v. Otago, lit; Wellington, 2:i, v. Canterbury, it. Second Grade.—Taranaki. 11, v. West Const, t>; Waugaitui. - JT. v. Waikato, lit; Asliburton. 10. Wairarapa. lit; Povert.v Bay. 'Jit, v. Ashhiirtoii, I; Manawatu, 15, v. lliitt Valley, !); Southland Minor, 15. v. Taranaki, It; Hutt .Valley, 7. v. West Coast, 5. Third (irade.— Marlborough. > 10. v. Wairoa, (j; Butler, Hi, v. Hokitika. 5; Butler. •_'M. v. Horowlietiua. 11; Wairoa, 10. v. Hokitika, ii. Secondary Schools. — Palmerston North, It. v. Wellington East, 10; Horowhenua. v. ("Iranity, I; Wellington College. s*. v. R:iiirimti. 0: Waitaki, 15. v. Taihape. •! ; Palmerston North, *J 1, v. Wairarapa. 10; Wellington College. '_' S. v. Rauritiiu. !>; N*ew I'lymoutli, I. v. Wellington College, it. Semifinal: Waitaki. lit. v. Palmerston North, 10. Final: Waitaki. 11, v. New Plymouth, lit.