Cambridge Teams in The Limelight

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6074, 9 July 1947, Page 5

Cambridge Teams in The Limelight

BASKETBALL AT TE AWAMUTU HODGSON CUP TO "B" REPS. Under ideal weather conditions and in the pleasant surroundings of Te Awamutu College grounds Cambridge representative basketball teams enjoyed a most successful day's play on Saturday. • The "B" team brought home with them the Hodgson Cup presented to the winners of the "B" grade competition. The "A" team were runnerS'Up in a final match with Hamilton "A" for the Rickit Cup. This final was a fine exhibition of basketball at its best and the girls in green were an equal match for the Hamilton team but just failed to put the ball through the ring as often as required. B. McLaren played a brilliant game in the defence third and was very ably supported by J. Christie and J. Lynds. The three centres were outstanding and were every bit the equal of their opponents. In the goal third, Y. Hill, showed to advantage. The following players were selected in a "possibles v. probables" match for Waikato's representative team: R. Chamberlin, Y. Hill, M. Paton, J. Christie and B. McLaren. It looks as though Cambridge will again be represented at the New Zealand Dominion Basketball tournament which will be held in Nelson during August of this year. In "B" grade matches for the Wallis Cup results were: Primary A 7 beat Girl Guides 6; Primary A. 10 beat St. Andrew's C, 3; St. Peter's B. 30 beat St. Andrew's D.. 1; High Blue 22 beat Leamington 13; St. Peter's B. beat Primary C. by default; High Red 27 beat St. Andrew's C. 4; High Green 11 beat Girl Guides 5; High Blue 26 beat Primary B. 4; St. Andrew's D. beat Leamington by default; High Red beat Primary C. by default. SECOND BIG TOURNAMENT MANY TEAMS COMPETING The Cambridge Basketball Association will ' hold its second annual tournament at the Domain Courts on Saturday, when there will be highclass exhibitions of this fast played sport. Representative teams will be competing from Cambridge, Matamata, Te Aroha, Hamilton, Putaruru, Te Awamutu, Huntly and Te Kuiti.

The main event will be for a challenge cup recently presented by Mr C. R. Haworth for "A" grade competition. A handsome cup has been presented also for the B. grade by Mr H. R. Lang, of Pencourt. These two cups, together with the Sim nad Wallis cups played for in the local com 1 - petitions and also the cup won at Te Awamutu last Saturday, are at present on display in the window of the F.A.C.'s drapery department. Each Saturday more and more spectators gather at the Domain tennis courts to watch the basketball matches._ With the special attraction this weik, all records should be broken. As play commences at 10 a.m. and continues throughout the day, those with other sporting engagements can fit in a visit to the basketball, too.