Surprise Results In Marton Basketball

Wanganui Chronicle, 25 July 1949, Page 2

Surprise Results In Marton Basketball

Club fixtures were resumed in Marton on Saturday following a con- . siderable spell, through wet weather , and rep. games and some unexpected results have put a different com- . plexion on the championship. Results were : A grade: Marton Green 19 beat Marton Red 12, M.D.H.S. 16 beat Athletic A 5, Turakina B 18 beat Athletic B 7, Turakina A 9 beat St. Andrews ’ 6. B grade: Primary (2) 28 beat St. ’ Stephens I), Primary (1) 14 beat Primary (3) 2, Junction a bye. Representative games: T.M.G.C. (1) 15 beat Marton A 12, Marton B ’ 16 beat T2M.C.C. (2) 4. Marton D.H.S. upset calculations somewhat when iney turned the tables on Athletic A and emerged with a weil-ueserveu victory oi 16-o. Athletic played one short at goal, whicn is always an awkward hurdle to overcome, but this in no way detracts from the merit ot high schools win, lor they played one ol their best games this season. luraftina B registered their first win of the season uy a convincing display against Athletic B, who beat tnem narrowly in the first round. St. Andrews would have reversed the result against Turakina A, had they been more accurate at goal, but the I’uraKina A uelence was outstanding on the day s piay, especially A. Lumsden, whose jumping enabled her to intercept spienuidly on many occasions. in tne practice games against the Maori Gins’ college, the Marton A and B teams gave turther evidence oi an improved standard oi play, with the A team coming closer than ever it has Deen to defeating their traditional and very worthy rivals, while the B team hau quite an easy victory. Speed combined with naturauy clever Dali control has always been the essence oi the Maori Gins' past victories and they have in no way tost their skill in these departments. However, experience as a team, and improved judgment nt timing their moves have audecl much to the Marton teams play, so that Saturdays games were much more closely contested. Points in the sealed handicap competition at the end ot the first round show i urakina a to be in Ute leau two ahead ol St. Andrews. The teams at'e now placed In the following order: —turakina A: 14, st. Andrews 12, Athletic B 10, 1 urakina B, and Marton Green 6, Marton Red 4, Athletic A 2, M.D.H.S. 0. BROMLEY WINS MARTON SENIOR HAKKIEK L'HAAU'MM SHll'. Th e Marton Harrier Clup decided their three championships o n Saturday afternoon, tne senior title going to the New Zealand marathon champion, G. Bromley, tne junior io D. Robertson and the colts to G. Hogan, who also won tne event last year. Last year's senior champion, S. Robertson, filled thud place. At the end ot the first mile, in the senior event, S. Robertson leu Bromley by some oil yards and then followed Jelly, and Cox running together a similar distance away. With nearly half the journey completed Robertson had been caugut by Bromley ana Cox and the three were running together. Ulen lollowed Jelly, Hui, Purvis, Griffin and Tayior. Bromley and Cox had opened up a gap of Lui) yards on Robertson at the tour mile peg and Jelly was lib yards behind Kooertson. Over the latter 1 stages ol the course, Bromley gradu- ( ally drew away Lorn c'ox ana went on i to win by 40 yards. ( Eight took part m the senior event, two in the juniors in which D. Robert- j son was never troubled by binicox, f and 14 in the colls. Hogan, in the last ] mentioned race, beat D. Biackler to E the finishing post by some 75 yards, to i retain his title. The lollowing were the results:— , Senior , (61 miles): G. Bromley , 39.36, 1; c. Cox 39.46, 2; s. Robertson 41.56, 3; A. Jelly 42.36, 4; F. Hill 42.41, , 5; M. Grillin 43.15, 6; A. Purvis 43.27, 1 7: J. Taylor 48.54, 8, ' Juniors (31-8 nines): D. Robertson 11 21.05, 1; C. Simcox 22.41, 2. Colts (24 miles): G. Hogan 18.04, 5 1; D. Blaculer 18.22, 2; T. Paterson 11 18.33, 3; K. Savill 10.14, 4; B. Bennett ~ 19.18, 5; G. Velvin 19.22, 6; !■'. Poppe 1 19.51, 7; 11. Fitzsimmons 19.54, 8- I Hausman 20.20, 9; D. Hausman 20.35, , 10: J. Vernon 21.04, 11; B. Gardiner K 21.54, 12; T. Bright and B. Stent 24.57 dead-heat for 13. I "