BASKETBALL NOTES
The Nurses’ team was victorious in a Yankee tournament held by the Oainaru Easkelball Club in the Drill Hall on Monday night. Twelve women's teams and three men’s teams competed, and there was a large crowd of spectators. Owing to the shortage of time and the fact that there was only one court, the games were played in four sections. Section were: The Dee’s. Nurses, and Excelsior B. In the section play-offs the games were played from scratch, semi-final winners being Excelsior A and Nurses. Nurses are to be congratulated on their weilearned victory against Excelsior A through their fine team work and excellent shooting. „ .. , , Results were:—Section 1: Excelsior A 3, Totara A nil; Totara A 2, ; Oamaru A 7; Oamaru A 3, Star A 2; Totara A nil, Star A 1; Excelsior A 6. Oainaru A 4; Star A 1, Excelsior A 7. Winners, Excelsior A. Section 2: Totara B 4, Hockey fi; The Dee’s G, Totara B 5; Georgetown 2. Hockey 9: Dee’s 4, Georgetown 2; Totara B 7. Georgetown 5: Hockey 4, Dee’s 5. Winners, Dee’s. Section 3: C.Y..M 2, Nurses 6: Kakanui 2, Nurses 8; Polytechnic 2, Kakanui 3; C.Y.M. 2, Kakanui 1: Nurses 5, Polytechnic 1; Polytechnic 4, C.Y.M. 3. Winners, Nurses. Section 4: Oamaru B 3, Star 5: Star B 1, Excelsior B 6; Excelsior B 10. Oamaru B 4. Winners, Excelsior B. Semi-finals: Excelsior A 8, The Dee’s 2; Nurses 4. Exelsior B 3. Finals: Excelsior A 2, Nurses G.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26778, 22 May 1948, Page 4
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