BASKETBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23732, 12 August 1940, Page 12

BASKETBALL

FIELD DAY IN AUCKLAND WELLINGTON SIDE'S VISIT The Auckland Basketball Association held its second annual field day at tho Windmill Road courts on Saturday. Teams from all parts of tho provinco competed. Wellington was also represented, and the occasion was an unqualified success. Iho chief attraction was the appearance of a Wellington team, which challenged Auckland, the Now Zealand Cup holders. Tho Wellington team played the Auckland juuior representatives in the morning, and beat tliein 1G goals to 10. In the afternoon Wellington played its big challenge match against tnL- Auckland senior representn-tives, virtually (no same team which won the Now Zealand Cup at Wellington at Easter. Auckland won by 20 goals to 11. The draw for the field day was worked in four grades, and grade three had two sections. The Auckland association provided a representative team from each grade of the ordinary chaniiPionship grades, and country teams made up the remainder of the competitors. At the conclusion of the tourney Mrs. H. D. Muir, the president of the Now Zealand Basketball Association, presented trophies to tho winner of each grade. Tho winners were:—First grade: Matamata. Second grade: Auckland A (second A representatives) Third grade: Auckland A (intermediate representatives). Fourth fjrade: Auckland B (fourth representatives), Detailed results are as follows: Initiprovincjal Matches.—Wellington, IG, Auckland junior representatives, 10; Auckland senior representatives, 28. Wellington 11. First Grade.—Auckland B, 11, Matamata, 11; J'aerou, t), Auckland C, 4; Auckland B, 18, Pukekohe, $; Matamata, 15, Pukekohe, 2; Auckland A, 13, Paeroa, 5; Auckland C, 0, Auckland B, 5; Paeroa, 13, Pukekohe, G; Matamata. 17, Auckland C, G; Auckland B, 11, Auckland A, 10; Auckland C, 12, Pukekohe. 5; Auckland A, 10. Auckland C, 5; Paeroa, U, Auckland B, S; Matamata, 20, Paeroa, f); Matamata, 12, Auckland A. 11. Second Grade.—Auckland B. 11, Pukekohe, -1; Auckland A, 10, Paeroa, 2; Auckland A, 15, Thames, 7; Huntly, 8. Pukekohe, 4; Auckland B, 11, Paeroa, 9; Thames, 13, Paeroa. 9; Auckland A, 19. Pukekohe, 2; Auckland B, 20, Huntly, 12; Thames, 18, Iluntly, 7- Thames. 38, Pukekohe, 0; Paeroa. .11, Iluntly, 7; Auckland A, 11, Auckland B, -1; Paeroa, 15, Pukekohe, 2; Auckland A, 20, Huntly. 3; Thames 18, Auckland B. S. Third Grade. — A section: Auckland A, 15, Thames, 11; Okato, 20, Rnngiriri, 7; Thames, 11. Rangiriri, ft; Okato. IG, Auckland A, 7; Thames, IG, Okato, 30; Auckland A, 11, Rangiriri. 8. B section: Waiuku, J<>, Taupaki, 14; Taupaki, 18. Auckland, 9; Waiuku, 1, Pokeno, 0; 'Waiuku, 18, Auckland B, G. Fourth Grade.—Auckland A, 7, Raglan, G; Pokeno, IS, Waiuku. 5: Auckland B, 10, Raglan, 5; Auckland B, 0, Waiuku, 2; Pokeno, 1-1, Auckland A, 7; Waiuku, 11, Raglan, V: Auckland A, 32, Waiuku, S; Auckland B. 13. Pokeno, 8; Pokeno, 13, Raglan, 7; Auckland B. 15, Auckland A, 9. OTHER COMPETITIONS Club competitions were continued by various suburban basketball associations, the results being:— Onehunga.—Royal, 7, Kiwi, 5; T.R.G. A, 12, T.R.G. B. -1; R. 0.8.. G, Manukau, 0; Achilles, 2, Royal, 0; Onehunga, 2. Te Papapa B, 0; Tui, 17, Sunbeams, G; Pixies, 2, Te Tapapa A, 0. - . v Mount Albert.—A grade: City Y, 1-1, Farmers'. 2; Y.8.G., 3, Kowhai 0.G., 3; Grammar, 30, Ivanhoc (1), 2; Awarna, 11, Avondale (1), 5; Awarua, 10, Senior Reservo (Windmill Road). 9. B grade: Avondale (2), 0, Ivanhoo (2), 4; Suburbs, 10, Endeavours, 2; Kowhni (1). 17, Avondale Red, 0; Ivanhoe i (2), 2, Bluebirds, 0. 1 Takapuna.—A tournament was held and the following goals wero scored: Kiwi, 24; Tainui. 20; Aotea, 35; Spartans, 10; Tui, 5.

Catholic Schools.—Sacred Heart Seconds, 0, Avondnfc Seconds, 5; Point Chevalier Seconds. 12. Northcote, 0; Balmoral, S, St. Benedict's Firsts, 0; Sacred Heart Firsts, 9, Grey Lynn Fourths, 1; St. Patrick's Firsts, 10, Grey Lynn Thirds, 4; Trinity Street Seconds, 20. St. Benedict's Thirds. 0; Point. Chevalier Firsts, 2S, Avondale Firsts, -1; Howick. 22. Trinity Street Firsts, 2: Henderson, 14. Grey L.vnn Firsts. 4; DevonportFirsts, in, Grey Lynn Seconds, 5; Balmoral Seconds, 0, Eptom, 7.