BASKETBALL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 April 1940, Page 8

BASKETBALL

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT AT MASTERTON. GAMES ON SATURDAY. The Wairarapa Basketball Association’s tournament was held on Saturday on the Wairarapa College grounds and interesting games were watched by a good attendance of spectators. The following are the results: — First Section. First round: College A defeated Belvedere 13/0: lona B defeated Greytown 6/5; Collegians A defeated Star B 9/4. Second round: College A defeated Masterton Hospital 11/3; Collegians A defeated lona B 15/7. Final: Collegians A defeated College A 11/8. Second Section. First round: College B won from Technical Old Girls by default: Star A defeated Greytown Hospital 9/3; lona A defeated Carterton 16/2. Second round: College B defeated Collegians B 9/0; Star A defeated lona A 8/7. Final: Star A defeated College B 14/2. In the second section the games were evenly contested and the form shown by the players is very gratifying and augurs well for the coming season. Particularly was it noticeable that the girls were paying more attention to combination than to individual play. By doing this the standard will be raised. It is a pity that some teams still advocate long passing. Basketball is a scientific game, and a high standard can only be reached by short, quick passes which provide combination. With long passing the game tends to get rough. A most interesting game was between Greytown and lona B and the decision was in doubt up till the last minute. Because of their excellent showing the executive decided to .' promote both these teams together with Carterton to A grade for this year. During the afternoon opportunity was taken by the president (Miss R. K. Edwards) to welcome new and old players and visitors. EXECUTIVE MEETING. GRADING OF TEAMS. After the tournament an Executive meeting was held. It was decided that the A grade section comprise the following teams: lona A, Star, College, Collegians. lona B. Greytown. Carterton. The teams in the B grade will be: Star B. College B. Greytown Hospital, Belvedere, Masterton Hospital. Collegians B, Technical Old Girls. The championship play will commence Saturday, May 4. It was decided that owing to the New Zealand tournament being held in April this year teams of representative standard should be sent to Rotorua and Napier, and to arrange, if possible, matches for A and B grades with Hutt and Palmerston North. Misses M. Rutherford and R. Edwards were appointed selectors for all representative teams. The postponement of matches on wet days would be decided at 11 a.m. and a notice in this connection would be placed in the shop window of Messrs J. Elliott, Queen Street. It was decided that all teams must appear in correct uniform. All teams are asked to be punctual. PRIMARY SCHOOLS FIXTURES ARRANGED. The following is the draw for the matches of the Primary Schools' Basketball Association, the team playing on its home ground being mentioned first in each instance. A GRADE. First Round. May 24: Central v. Lansdowne: St. Patrick’s v. Whatman; West a bye. May 31: Lansdowne v. West; Central v. Whatman; St. Patrick’s a bye. June 7: Whatman v. Lansdowne; West v. St. Patrick's; Central a bye. June 14: West v. Central; St. Patrick’s v. Lansdowne; Whatman a bye. June 21: St. Patrick's v. Central; Whatman v. West; Lansdowne a bye. June 28: Postponed matches may be played this week. Second Round. July 5: Lansdowne v. Central; Whatman v. St. Patrick’s; West a bye. July 12: West v. Lansdowne; Whatman v. Central; St. Patrick’s a bye. July 19: Lansdowne v. Whatman; St. Patrick’s v. West; Central a bye. July 26: Central v. West: Whatman v. St. Patrick’s; Lansdowne a bye. August 2; Central v. St. Patrick's: Lansdowne v. West; Whatman a bye. August 9: Postponed matches. ‘ B GRADE. First Round. May 24: West v. Central: Lansdowne v. St. Bride’s; Solway v. Fernridge; Te Ore Ore a bye. May 31: West v. Lansdowne; Fernridge v. St. Bride’s; Te Ore Ore v. Solway; Centra! a bye. June 7: St. Bride’s v. West; Central v. Lansdowne; Fernridge v. Te Ore Ore; Solway a bye. June 14: Solway v. West: Central v. Fernridge; Lansdowne v. Te Ore Ore; St. Bride's a bye. June 21: Central v. Solway; West v. Fernridge; Te Ore Ore v. St. Bride's; Lansdowne a bye. June 28: Lansdowne v. Solway: Te Ore Ore v. West: Central v. St. Bride's: Fernridge a bye. July 5: Te Ore Ore v. Central: Fernridge v. Lansdowne; St. Bride’s v. Solway; West a bye. Second Round. July 12: Central v. West: St. Eride’s v. Lansdowne; Fernridge v. Solway; Te Ore Ore a bye. July 19: West v. Lansdowne: St. Bride’s v. Fernridge; Solway v. Te Oro Ore; Central a bye. July 26: West v. St. Bride’s; Lansdowne v. Central: Te Ore Ore v. Fern-1 ridge; Solway a bye. August 2: West v. Solway: Fern-! ridge v. Central; Te Ore Oro v. Lans-1 downe; SI. Bride’s a bye.

August I. 1 : Solway v. Central: Fernridge v. West: St. Bride's v. To Ore Ore; Lansdowne a bye. September 6: Solway v. Lansdowne; West v. Te Ore Ore; St. Bride's v. Central: Fernridge a bye. September 13: Central v. Te Orc Ore; Lansdowne v. Fernridge; Solway v. St. Bride’s; West a bye. INTERHOUSE GIRLS INDOOR GAMES. The following practice games have been arranged for Tuesday night at the Masterton Y.M.C.A. in the Girls' Interhouse Indoor Basketball competition. As this is the last practice before the competition begins on Thursday night, teams are requested to bo on time. A grade: 3.15 o'clock: Hugo and Shearer v. W.F.C.A.: 8.45. Y.M.C.A. v. C. Smith: 9.15. Stale Kitchenette v. Rovers: 9.30, Slock and Station v. Woolworth's. B grade: 8 o'clock-: Garages v. McKenzie's; 8.30. State Kitchenette v. Hosiery; 9.0, Graham’s v. Cathies.