WANGANUI BASEBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 56, 8 March 1939, Page 3

WANGANUI BASEBALL

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES OVER PLAY-OFF NECESSARY PENDING SELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The championship games played by the Wanganui Baseball Association were compiled last Saturday. It only lemains now for the selector, Mr. C. H. Bensel, to do an excellent job in , selecting a strong Wanganui representative team for the New Zealand championships, which are to be held in Wellington on March 25. It is believed that entries have been received from Dunedin, Christchurch. Masterton, Auckland, and Wellington, as well as Wanganui. The Wellington Association is endeavouring to have the full day’s play relayed through Station 2ZB. The following are the winners in the various League and Cup sections in Wanganui. Moa League. Star A and Pirates tie for the Bensel Shield. These two teams wili have to play a deciding game which has been fixed for Saturday, March 11, at Gonville Domain at 2 p.m. Huia League. Watersiders B top the list with j three wins. The other three teams, P and T., Harrier B and Star B, tie for runners-up, all scoring one win each. Kiwi League. United are the winners in this League with two clear wins, and one win from a default. Merewethers were the runners-up. Dustin Cup. Sash and Door win with 56 points. Star A are runners-up with 50 points. Possibles v. Probables. The following players have been selected to play a Possibles v. Probables match on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. on Gonville ground No. 1; Possibles (Black).—Ansill, catcher; Mclntyre, first base; Sisson, second base; Murch, third base; Temperton, short stop; Stinson, rover; Sherlock, left field; Hean, centre field; S. Green, right field; Maitland and Croucher, pitchers. Probables (White)—Shand, catcher; Winnington, first base; Kennedy, second base; Sutton, third base; P. Green, rover; B. Pedley, short stop; Copley, left field; G. Pedley, centre field; Swain, right field; Harper and Broad, pitchers. Subs.—Phillips, M. Hood, V. Kench and R. O. Foster. The umpires for the Possibles and Probables game will be Messrs. Rivers, Quinn, Deerness and Newrick. Umpires’ Allocations. Star A v. Pirates, 2 p.m. Saturday: Messrs. McDougall, Palliser, Olsen and Quinn. CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE HOW THE TEAMS STAND Moa League. % Star A _ 666 Pirates 666 Wanganui East 333 Harrier A 333

Kiwi League 9o United 1000 Merew ethers 666 Sash & Door 333 Walersiders A Huia League % Watersiders B 1000 Harrier B 333 Star B .. 333 P. & T 333 Dustin Points Cup.

Sash & Door _ Points 56 Star A .... 50 P. & T. . . 494 Harrier B . 49 i Star B . 491 Merewethers ... 48 Wanganui East .... 47 Harrier A ... 44 Pirates 43J United 42i Watersiders A 414 Watersidcrs B 39