BASKETBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23181, 23 April 1937, Page 11

BASKETBALL

SOUTHLAND UNION MEETING OF EXECUTIVE At a meeting of the executive of the Southland Basketball Union last evening, Miss E, B. Pay resided over Mesdames T. Noble, B. Challis and H. W. Lemin and Misses Hallamore, Hulton, Smith, Shepherd, Godward, Shand and McKenzie and Messrs E. Service and A. Kinross. A letter was received from the Central District Sub-Association about its Coronation day'tournament, and it was decided to ask the referees’and scorers’ committee to make arrangements, if possible, to supply four referees and four scorers. The following sub-associations forwarded annual reports and gave the numbers of teams in their districts as follows: Awarua, six teams; Menzies, 17 teams; Waiau, 13 teams; Northern, six teams; Eastern, 12 teams. The secretary of the New Zealand Association wrote about the visit of the New Zealand team to Australia and said that the All-Australia Basketball Association suggested that a uniform code be adopted for a seven-a-siae game and that efforts should be made by both Australia and New Zealand to have these rules adopted for international games. The match committee recommended that P. Shepherd be granted a transfer from St Mary’s to McKenzie’s; that regrades from first to second be granted to J. Callaghan, P. O’Shannesy, M. Lee and D. McDougall (all of Makarewa), from third to fourth for M. Mcßandle (Makarewa), and from second to third for J. Hopper (St. Mary’s) be granted; and that M. Davidson be allowed a transfer from Makarewa to Rosedale and a regrade from first to second The recommendations were approved. It was decided to fine the St. .Mary s Club one shilling for handing in no fourth grade team slip last Saturday. The grounds committee reported that Mr R. Y. Whyte had repaired the broken part on court 1 and it was decided to thank Mr Whyte for his serVl The dates of the carnival were fixed for June 18 and 19- It was also recommended that flags of the club colours of the princesses be flown both at tne courts and in town to show their respective positions each week. Preliminary arrangements weremade for the evening tournament on Thursday, April 29. It was decided to handicap teams and publish the draw on Tuesday. , TEAMS FOR TOMORROW RATA First grade.—V. Fraser, L. Mehaffey. H. Anderson, Z. Smith, S. Ross, A. Mcßumey, J. Kelly. R- Henderson, W. Pennington. Second grade.—J. McNee, J- Spews, .J. Willett, B. Crawford, A. Macdonald, B. Grieve. M. Baty, M. Adams. M. Cook. Third grade.—M. Mowat, J. Polson. N. Riddell, E. Cundall, H. Barry, A. Strang, T. Mackie. P. Burley. 4A grade.—G- Watson, M. Dixon, I. Brown. T. Edwards, G. Robison, A. George, PDavis, B. Patterson. I. Barrett. 4B grade.—M. Mabson, P. Ball. M. Pittaway, J. Lyons, T. Webb, E. Watson, J. Halligan, D. Hunt. COLLEGIATE First grade A.—E. Lemin (captain), G. Robertson, B. Matheson, E. Neame, E. Shepherd, M. Jaqulery, M. Wares. M. Kennedy, W. Sadlier. First grade B.—J. Sprmgford, M. Jensen, V. Doogin, D. Baird, M. Stewart, I. Eames • (captain), B. Murray, J. Miller, K. Adam-.

son. „ „ ... Second grade.—H. Robertson. B. Caddie, E. Cunningham, Hl Ryan, E. Stewart, I. Dempster (captain), R. Gough, J. Snedden, L. Barrett. Third grade.—P. Agnew, L. Heads, A. Waddell, I. Gavan (captain), M. Gulliver, J. Adamson, B. Marshall, E. Green, M. Moore. Fourth grade.—D. Spence (captain), St Sands, E. Mitchell, A. Little, E. Bulman, C. Hunter, D. McEwan, D. Young, M. Pope. Emergency: F. Henderson. AWARUA SUB-ASSOCIATION The following is the draw for the first round of the Awarua Basketball Sub-Association competition:— April 24.—Woodlands A v. Morton Mains, at Woodlands, (referee Mr Roseveare); Hedgehope v. Rimu, at Hedgehope, (Mr Cook); Roslyn Bush v. Woodlands B, at Roslyn Bush, (Mrs McAlpine).. May I.—Morton Mains v. Hedgehope, at Morton Mains, (Mrs MacKenzie); Rimu v. Woodlands B, at Rimu, (Mr Cook); Woodlands A v. Roslyn Bush, at Woodlands, (Mr Roseveare). May B.—Woodlands B v. Morton Mains, at Woodlands, (Mr Cook); Roslyn Bush v. Rimu, at Roslyn Bush, (Mrs McAlpine); Hedgehope v. Woodlands A. at Hedgehope, (Mr Roseveare). May 15.—Morton Mains v. Roslyn Bush, at Morton Mains, (Mrs MacKenzie); Rimu v. Woodlands A, at • Rimu, (Mr Cook); Woodlands B v. > Hedgehope, at Woodlands, (Mr Roseveare). May 22.—Morton Mains v. Rimu, at Morton Mains, (Mrs MacKenzie); H°dgehope v. Roslyn Bush, at He'dgehope, (Mrs McAlpine); Woodlands B v. Woodlands A, at Woodlands, (Mr Roseveare). RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR TOMORROW MARIST Seniors.—Ramsay, Gerrard, Murphy, Manaena, Newell, Garvey, Messent, Maher, Shepherd, Grace, Baird, Ryan, O Connor, Forde, Brown. Second grade.—Pasco, Fraser, Scully, Connolly, Parker, Grace. Webb, Ward, Robertson. Derbie, Waddick, Forde. Fourth grade.—Cameron, Bassett, Ward, Casey, Meffin, Ferry, Keppell, Gray, Cooney, Forde, ' Officer, Mills. Tapping, Waddick, Murphy, Caulfield. Fifth grade.—Fraser, Brown, Smith, Scully, Grace, Frampton, Nevin, Upjohn, Ferry, Windle, Drury. Templeton, Cameron, Hislop, Winter, Kennelly, Ford. PIRATES Seniors.—Amos, Tinnock, McEwan, RWard, Bridgeman, J. Ward. B. Woodford, Knight, Fraser, Peddie, Calvert, Pickering, Rattray, Barnett, Spence. Emergencies: F. Ward, Muir, Thomas, Sutherland. Second grade.—McQuarrie, McEwan, Stirling, Pasco, Sorensen, Robertson, Lock, Morgan, Lemon, Craig, Elliott, Murdoch, Crighton, Hunter, Mahoney, Shirley, Caldwell, Gardiner, Norton.

Third grade.—Beale, Corbet. Lee, Breen. Spence, Henry, Jackson, Ladbrook, Berry, Shirley, Bridgman, Fraser, Campbell, Churton, Wright, Ramsay, Shirley, Clark. Fourth grade.—McEwan, Adamson, McLaughlin, Grenfell, Sapwell, Insall, McKenzie, Farquharson, Eades, Morrison, Straughan, Palmer, Cole, Bryce, Walker, Castle, Bromby, Dawson, Eunson. Fifth grade.—Adams, Imbs, A. McKenzie, Eastlake, Adarns, McMaster, Kynaston, McEwan, McNaught, Wilson, Lauder, Rose, Wyatt, Barlow, Skinner, Shirley, Dickson, McKenzie (2). OLD BOYS Seniors,—Hislop, Macdonald, Mitchell, Milne, Wesney, Polson, Mackie, Dennis, Smiley, Liddell, Chesterman, Marshall, Lynch, Strang, Crawford, Fleming. Second grade.—Shepherd, Jackson, Taylor, McLaughlan, Soper. Wyatt, Peterson. Ryan, Feam, McLean, Stevenson, McLaughlan, Gumbley, Jenkins, Bird, Holland, Bamford.

Third grade.—Glass, Brown, Smith. McLean, Grenfell, Robison, Swale, Withington, Gilbertson. Hunter. Anderson. Adam, Strang, Bennett, Good, Holland. Fourth grade.—Spriggs (2). Georgeson, Scott, Blampied, Pittaway, McNee. Hannah, Bradshaw, Duncan, Hamilton, Crowe, Pickard, Luzmoor, Lindsay, Sutherland. Fifth grade Clark. Halligan, Gavan, MacDonald, Niederer, Stewart, Gordon, Harris, Luzmoor. Sands, Connors, Ferguson. Millar, Reid. Alexander, Hardy. INVERCARGILL Seniors.—Ruff, Sutherland, McKenzie, Henderson, Blue, Mehalski, Purdue, Lester, Bannantyne, Sutton, George, Purdue, Wilson, George, Scott, Dunstan, Calder, Roberts, Grant, Walker. Second grade.—Sutherland, Frew, Withington, Lamb, Kirkness, Savory, Richardson, Lyons, Roberts, Dempster, Jones, Purdue, Gilmore, Johnstone, Hillis, Sloan, Scobie. Third grade.—Keast, Chisholm, Mcßeath, Green, Ferguson, McArthur, Kennedy, Jones (2), Savory, Carstensen, Farquharson, Sutton, Berryman, Troon, de Gamham, Cleveland, Grocott. Fourth grade.—Greene, Davis, Mannings, Walker, Little, Watson, Wilkinson, Hudson, Toole, Harris, Thompson, Richardson, Haggerty, Hewat, Crosbie, Ramsay, Fletcher, Cleveland. Fifth grade.—Haggerty, Sutton. Ramsay, Donald, Durry, Mclntosh, Hilstead, Mcßeath, Jones, Watson, Batt, Schroeder, Wells, Maunder, Couling, Grant, Barnes, Morrison. STAR First grade.—Bailey, Mattingly, Cruickshank, McKenzie, McColl, Wilkinson, Smith, Agnew, Flynn, Watson, Frampton, Miles, Giller, Morris, Riddell, Lock, Cockroft, Second grade.—Tansley, McGrowther, Johnstone, Cockroft, McKenzie, de Clifford, White, Dale, Low, Fahey, Phillips, Skerrett, Robertson, Fraser, Gordon, Clark, Giller, Flyrm. Third grade.—McDonald, Williams, Green, Holmes, Johnstone. Mitchell, Hicks. Angelo, Thompson, Johnstone, Anderson, Patterson, Stewart, Coveney, Brown, Bush, Thom. Fourth grade.—Grey, Insall, Patterson, Adamson, Arthur, Hyde Willmshurst, Flowers, Lee, Murdoch, McKenzie, Heslem, McFarlane, Stroud, Hyde, Magee, Halbert. COLLEGIATE Fourth grade.—Agnew, McMillan, Parkinson, Tulley, Harper. McManus, McDowell, Gloyas, Crosbie, J. Bums, Elliott, Burns. Jenkin, Ramsay, Dalton, Young, Elder, Brown. Third grade.—Giles, Darroch. W. Giles, Winsloe, Whittington, Farmer, Stewart, McLean, Weeds, McLean,. Eades, Scott, Boyd, Checketts, Jacquiery, Skinner, Campbell. WAIKIWI Third grade.—F. Waldron, K. Patterson, C. Clark, A. Davidson, F. Gaites, A. McDougall, D. Cook, D. Burgess, D. Bailey, J. Harper, R. Kidd, D. McDougall, E. Waters, J. Waters, D. Forde, M. Beadle. REFEREES FOR TOMORROW Following are the referees for the Rugby football matches tomorrow:— Seniors.—Old Boys v. Star at Rugby Park, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr M. Sheehan; Messrs T. Roberts and D. Hay); Pirates v. Invercargill at Rugby Park, at 2.15 p.m. (Mr J. R. Bell; Messrs F. Fox and C. A. Kerse); Marist v. Bluff at Rugby Park, at 3.15 p.m. (Mr R. Murray; Messrs J. Aitken and C. Myers). Second Grade.—Bluff v. Invercargill at Bluff, at 2.45 p.m. (Mr J. Murray); Marist v. Pirates at Biggar street No. 5, at 2.45 p.m. (Mr G. Robertson); Old Boys v. Star at- Biggar street No. 4, at, 3 p.m. (Mr C. C. Kenward). Third Grade.—Collegiate v. Star at Biggar street No. 3, at 2 p.m. (Mr E. Barron); High School v. Borstal at Borstal, at 2.30 ■pm. (Mr E. Austin); Invercargill v. Old Boys at Tweed street at 2 p.m. (Mr H. Smith); Waikiwi v. Pirates at High School No. 1, at 2.30 p.m. (Mr G. H. Frampton). Fourth Grade.—Waikiwi v. Collegiate at Waikiwi, at 2.30 p.m. (Mr J. R. Hanan); Borstal v. Marist at Borstal, at 1.45 p.m. (Mr G. Agnew); Technical v. Star at Biggar street No. 4, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr B. Mitchell); Old Boys v. Invercargill at High School No. 2, at 2 p.m. (Mr F. A. Cheyne); Bluff v. High at Biggar street No. 2, at 2.30 p.m. (Mr W. O. Ward); Pirates a bye. Fifth Grade.—Pirates v. Marist at South Domain, at 2.30 p.m. (Mr W. H. Pay); Technical v. Invercargill at Bain Park, at 1.45 p.m. (Mr W. Jenkins); Old Boys v. High at High School No. 3, at 2 p.m. (Mr J. O’Neil). Emergency: Mr J. Ewart; Press strip: Mr G.. Dennis.

CENTRAL SUB-UNION EXECUTIVE MEETING At a meeting of the Central Rugby Football Sub-Union executive in Winton on Tuesday night, Mr J. Reid presided over the following delegates:— Messrs Ward and Balch (Winton), Adam and Shand (Dipton), McEwan and Chilton (Drummond) Hardy and Mitchell (Central Star), Reid and Kettle (Limehills). The Northern Sub-Union wrote confirming May 15 as the date for the Stewart Cup challenge to be played at Balfour. , The Southland Union enclosed a letter from the Otago Union about a request from the Otago Sub-Unions that the annual sub-union game between Otago and Southland be abandoned this year. . ; Delegates spoke strongly in favour of the retention of this match, as it gave country players an opportunity of appearing before the Southland selectors, and it was decided to write to the Southland Union to this effect The Eastern Sub-Union advised that it was agreeable to an Eastern v. Central representative junior game at Winton this season, but were unable to decide on any definite date in the, meantime. The following transfers were granted:—W. Reid from Winton to Limehills; F. McKeown from Waimahaka to Central Star; R. Thornbury from Central Star to Winton; and M. McDowall from Old Boys to Winton. I. Poole was given permission to play for Limehills, subject to his clearance being forthcqming from Drummond, and G. Baird permission to play for Drummond on the same condition. It was decided to write the Southland Union advising that the _ SubUnion had no objection, in the circumstances, to J. T. Garvey’s transfer from Central Star to an Invercargill club. Mr R. S. Balch was appointed manager of the team to travel to Balfour. The following senior and junior draw for the season was approved (games to be played at first mentioned grounds in each case): — Senior April 24.—Limehills v. Central Star; Drummond v. Winton. May I.—Winton v. Central Star; Drummond v. Limehills. May B—Central Star y. Drummond (Browns ground); Limehills v. Winton. May 22. —Drummond v. Central Star; Winton v. Limehills. May 29.—Winton v. Drummond; Central Star v. Limehills (Hedgehope ground). , j une s,_Central Star V. Winton (Browns Ground); Limehills v. Drummond. _ June 19.—Limehills v. Winton; Central Star v. Drummond (Browns Ground). June 26.—Winton v. Central Star; Drummond v. Limehills. July 3.—Winton v. Drummond; Limehills v. Central Star. Junior

May I.—Limehills v. Winton; Wrights Bush v. Drummond; Central Star v. Dipton (Browns ground).

May 8. —Dipton v. Limehills; Drummond v. Central Star; Winton v. Wrights Bush. May 15.—Drummond v. Dipton; Winton v. Central Star; Wrights Bush v. Limehills. May 22.—Limehills v. Drummond; Central Star v. Wrights Bush (Browns ground); Dip ton v. Winton. May 29. —Drummond v. Winton; Limehills v. Central Star; Wrights Bush v. Dipton. June 12. —Limehills v. Dipton; Central Star v. Drummond (Browns ground); Wrights Bush v. Winton. June 19.—Winton v. Limehflls; Drummond v. Wrights Bush; Dipton v. Central Star. June 26.—Dipton v. Drummond; Central Star v. Winton (Hedgehope ground); Limehills v. Wrights Bush. July 3. —Drummond v. Limehills; Wrights Bush v. Central Star; Winton v. Dipton. July 10.—Winton v. Drummond; Central Star v. Limehills (Hedgehope ground); Dipton v. Wrights Bush. Referees for Saturday’s games were appointed as follows: —Limehills v. Central Star (Mr G. P. Martin); Drummond v. Winton (Mr R. Reid). EASTERN DISTRICT REFEREES The following referees have been appointed to officiate in the matches in the Western District tomorrow:— Seniors. —Riverton v. Orepuki (Mr R. Lee); Waiau v. United (Mr R. B Whitehead); Ohai v. Nightcaps (Mr O. Juniors. —Orepuki v. Riverton (Mr M P. Lyng); Western Star v. Ohai (Mr T. Fordyce); Nightcaps v. Waiau (Mr J. Forde). SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUB-UNION RETIREMENT OF MR A. McCallum (By “Dingersfontein”) The “Grand Old Man” of Southern District Rugby, Mr Archibald McCallum, of Gorge Road, has retired from the executive of .he Southern District Sub-Union after serving for no fewer than 15 years continuously on that body. His active participation m the game dates back a long lime before that as he was one of the very first players when the game was introduced there, before the Sub-Union was constituted. When the Kapuka Club registered their pre-war win in the Invercargill second grade banner competition, the genial “Archie” was to be found in the front row. That he has had a considerable influence in furthering the game in the south-east cannot be denied, and the fact that he was still hooking the ball from his opponents at the age of 42 is worthy of favourable mention. One occasionally sees father and son playing in the same team, though not often, but Mr McCallum has played with five sons, Jim, Jack, Stanley, Leslie and Neil, also one son-in-law, A. Johnstone. On the one occasion when Southern drew with Central he was selector. Though now giving up his seat on the executive of the Sub-Union, he is still associated with the Gorge Road Club and his encouragement and advice should be highly valued by that club, especially among the younger players who should do their best to draw the maximum benefit from his long and varied experience and mature judgment. With only three junior clubs entered this year the Southern District Sub-Union decided to raise all to senior status, thus making a total of ten teams in the competition. However, with the formation of a club at Waimatua the situation is open to review as they would ordinarily rank, at least in the first season, as juniors. It is understood that the Southern SubUnion is willing to accept their entry subject to the consent of the Southland Union. As this approval is practically certain, it would seem to open the way to the continuance of a junior competition as in the last few years.