BASKET BALL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20706, 2 May 1929, Page 4

BASKET BALL NOTES.

By Alpha,

Ideal weather, favoured basket ball enthusiasts on Saturday last. Southland reports . indicate that alreadjj weather has somewhat hampered ihatche's there having been, at least one. drizzly Wednesday and one Saturday, The season’ there began early, but lest .we boast of our'good fortune we may remember the ’ bad break that almost immediately'followed Saturday’s games. A GRADE GAMES. The three games wore: College I v. University 11, Collegiate v. College 11, and University T v. First Church.’- Albany enjoyed ;a bye. - ' .University. ! v. .First.—This match was really more'interesting than the final score ( , indicated. Both teams began with vigour, and after an even fight University scored the first goal. After sothe excellent-.passing ■ by both teams’-and! a good deal of solid defence work First were able to throw . two goals. University, proving;' superior in quick, ’ nippy passing, retaliated with two good shots'. The teams played a fairly even game til! near the .end of the first spell, when University gained ,a lead/ and,, the score reached: 7 —4. In the second, half both, teams played hard, but .University proved superior;, and. won game with a fair lead. First were unfortunate in losing one, of their best attacks soon after; half time, but an Albany player filled the gap, and' play was resumed.. Throughout the, game, both teams were . exceptionally strong' in the, defence, blit University, proved slightly swifter in passing in the centre and surer at the goal. ;■ Collegiate y. College ll.—This . game, played at George Street, under the control of Mr J. Breese, was keenly awaited by both 'teams, as Collegiate are composed mainly of players recently members of the Training College'Club. The;match was .•rtrell contested,'and fairly fast, bdt marked by.; a fair amount of injudicious pissing. The, final score was:. College' 11, 7, Collegiate 5. -In fairness-it should be stated that Collegiate 'were- without the services of Miss Hanning, who greatly strengthens their defence. University II v; College I.—Miss.Marslin controlled this game on the College court. University fII have never won .this fixture, but, as pn.previous, occasions, they played a determined game and were'by. no means outclassed. College, for' the first, time this season, .found their team; in real .working prder,. and managed 10 "points to. University’s, five in the first spell. ' .University’s defences • found the field, work- of Miss Wilson too.much’ for,them, while,.Miss Gattanach played her usual steady game and. Miss-Jamie was outstandingly , successful as a .goal getter; ■ -The; .second half told its tale of-superiority, .College adding 14 points to University’s -3,' the final score thus , reading 24 to 8. ■ ; ; - •' ■ : B GRADE. ■ Blue Triangle' v; Training: College I.— This game : "was played' at Oval" 2, under the control of Miss A.- Annison. ' Triangle, '.especially, in the .first spell, had more than .- their share of the ball, and so dominated’, the play, Teaving College at : tacks almost idle, ; ;llalr defences; pn the contrary,, had; almost constant dalle;’ .made iipon ‘them, ’ and respbnded well. ’ the second spell .was more’even; but the final teore - was: Triangle. 14, College : ':.North-East, Valley : v. training College II was . played at Woodhaugb, the first,-, n&med* team winning by a- substantial, mar--8?- TMs -was‘ one of the Valley’s. thfee wins for .the day, a, record of'which they ate; justifiably proud; as. their , facilities for mid-iWfeek practice,. are.far: frbni’ideaj. lAfb'any. v»; Wainiana.—ln, a iaat and ,in : teresting game, I the, issue-' of which J Was tofi. long ijv;doubt,-the' .Waimana girls were finally; yictorious;/ .Both' c contaip some yery'pppmisihg “players, notably Miss Adams .fpentre), and Meiri? teg .-(attacks);■ and Miss ;Burns.. / {defehce'f Mr Maciarlane was referee; ; , ■‘ Tinopai Vi Pirates.—ln the first spell Tinopai held • the upper. >harid, Both teams’.'.^centreswere-, working well, but. Tmopai^s; shbotinjt was. superior. The second half saw a ; change, for Pirates’ attacks. begin to work- very . well. together and their short, quick passing taxed iTiho* pai’s "defences.". Their actual"shooting, howevety was -'not' good; and they could not oyerhlaiil the ilead . obtained.-: The -game .endddJ Tinppqi 9,‘ Pirates 7; Miss IP. Adanis was referee. ' <;..-■ ■■; • : ;■ C GRADE. - . . Howbai played Training; College II at Woodhaugb. The .1928 champions are a formidable' team, and. College, a, new team altogether,,; did well in ending the first spell even,* one goal each. ,If Kawhai bad dropped the -long wild pass to Which a few, of their number ape: still addicted, and'been- a- bit steadier dm their shooting, it.is difficult to say what the result would have, been.- The actual . score, was: Kowhai 4,.College .1. - - - ... ... . -■Rawhiti , I ,played Tihopai at ; Woodnaugln - A, keen game; was-thev result. : This was Eawhiti’s. first game. this season, and though they were without the, valu-. able! services of Miss E.- Helmkey* they were set on a.win. . The. game was- byno means,as-one-sided is the score, would seem tp indicate, the. difference rbetween the teams helhg that Rawhiti’B ehoots better. Tho game ended: Rawhiti °> Tinopai nil. Miss N. Davidson' was . referee.-; ** . .Moaaa;-. played ; Training College 1 -1 at and^"-a close game resulted: College Bj AToana 6. -Sonie of passing was. too long,; and there was in general too much talking, blit sonie good shooting was seen, . Miss M. ChapmanCphen being particularly successful. Miss J.;Fox was, referee. 71 GENERAL NOTES.- -. ■ - The statement . that ■ University team gamed very .. much fay, its’ tournament experience is . hereby modified to “ gained' somewhat.” The fact that many members of.the team as at present constituted did not travel to. Christchurch was inadvertently overlooked.-, Arrangements are being made : ’tb include Primary. .School Notes in this’ column.. Senior players are asked to get the schoolgirls. interested in the notes. , One. match .was won .(.and lost) oh. Saturday by. the . smartness ■of a jumping centre in consistently beating the whistle. Ibis ,is most regrettable,. and exceedingly discouraging to a keen . and hard-working opposing team. Referees should see that this practice is stopped. . ■ -