ANNUAL SCHOOL SPORTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17062, 21 September 1929, Page 16

ANNUAL SCHOOL SPORTS

2000 CHILDREN PRESENT SUCCESSFUL OVAL FUNCTION Strength and speed were combined to good advantage in the assortment of games at the Oval yesterday, when the annual primary school sports were held under the, auspices of the Poverty P>av Primary Schools’ Association. Approximately 2000 children, representing all tin: schools in the Poverty Bay and the surrounding district, were present at the function, which was one of the most successful of .its kind held in Gisborne. The lengthy programme of Ktig'by football, basketball, pass-ball.■ overheadhall, athletic and miscellaneous events was completed "without a hitch, and in this respect much, credit- was due to tire officials in charge. A series of foot races in which the competitors were classed according to their age occupied a large portion of the programme, and provided keen enjoyment for the children who were unable to jvarticipate in the teams’ games. Good entries and strong competition, were noticeable features of the function, it being especially encouraging .to the association • to receive such good support from the schools in tile outlying districts. The honors of the day were fairly evenly distributed, nearly every, school represented winning a percentage ot the con-' tests. . - Results of the carlv events were given in yesterday's, issue, the later results being as under : RUGBY FOOTBALL.’ ••' . T ;• , ‘ Finals. ~ .V; .» Open :M rum Like 11 heat.PaUUabi'3. Under 7st. 71b. : Marist 5 beat Awapuni 0. Under 6st. 71b- : Marist 19 beat Patntahi 0. Under sst 71b. : Marist 11 beat Mangapapa A 0.BASKETBALL. Open. First Round. Kaiti 3 beat Gisborne B 1. Mangapapa. A 8 beat Gisborne (’ 0. Te Hapara 3 beat Mangapapa 1} 1. _ Byes were drawn by Awapuni, Gisborne A, Convent, Patulahi, and Manutuke. Second Round. Awapuni 3 beat Kaiti 2. Mangapapa B 3 beat Patutahi 0. Gisborne A 4 defeated Te Hapara 1. Manutuke 2 defeated Convent 1. Third Round. Mangapapa A 4 beat Awapuni 2. Gisborne A 6 beat Manutuke 2. Final. Mangapapa A 7 beat Gisborne A 6. COUNTRY SCHOOLS. First Round. Makaraka 2 beat Waerenga-a-hika 1. Manutuke 3 beat Puli a 0. Byes, Makauri and Whatatutu. Second Round. Makaraka 1 beat Makauri 0, Manutuke, 5 beat Whatatutu 2. Final. Manutuke 8 beat Makaraka 1. UNDER 13. First Round. Gisborne B 2 beat Awapuni 0. Haiti 2 beat Gisborne C 0. Mangapapa B 2 beat Gisborne 1) 0. Te Hapara 7 beat Gisborne F, 0. Convent 9 beat Mangapapa C 0. Byes: Makaraka, Gisborne A, and Mangapapa A. Second Round. Makaraka 3 boat Gisborne B 0. Kaiti 2 beat Mangapapa A 1. Te Hapara 7 beat Mangapapa B 0. Gisborne A 5 beat Convent 2. Third Round. Makaraka 3 beat Kaiti 1. Gisborne 1 boat Te Hapara 0. Final. Gisborne 4 beat Makaraka 0.