BASKETBALL

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22513, 22 September 1938, Page 15

BASKETBALL

GOAL-SHOOTING CONTEST

BEAU IDEAL CUP, RESULTS

(By SHOOT.) St, Mary’s and Digby’s, winner and runner-up respectively in the senior competition, hold the same positions in the Beau Ideal Cup competition. St. Mary’s has won the cup with an average of 20 goals a match, and Digby’s has an average of just over 17 goals. The competition is open to all teams, both junior and senior, and the cup is awarded to the team aggregating, the highest number of goals for the season. This year, because of wet weather, the time of some of the junior matches has had to be curtailed; also, some teams have played more matches than others so in order to equalise the teams’ chances for the Beau Ideal Cup, the goal totals have been worked out on an average of goals scored, games, and time played. By scoring 41 goals in a single match, St. Mary's broke the shooting record for Canterbury. Digby’s equalled its own record of last year with 38 goals. The averages of the first eight teams are as follows;

St. Mary’s (seniors) • .. 20 Digby’s A (seniors) .. 17 St. Mary’s B (third grade) .. 16 Sacred Heart A (second grade) 15

Hollanders (fourth grade) Richmond Pirates (fourth grade) A.B.C. A (third grade) Spreydon (third grade) Representative Record

Canterbury has maintained its excellent representative standard this season, and of the nine representative fixtures held Canterbury has won seven matches, drawn one, and lost one. Details are as follows:

New Zealand Championships—Canterbury equalled with Wellington for first place in senior basketball, and holds the New Zealand Cup for six months.

The second senior Canterbury team beat the Ashburton A team by 24 goals to 17. Canterbury third grade team beat Ashburton B team by 28 goals to 16. ‘ Canterbury third grade team lost the Muir Cup to Wellington by one goal. The score was 18-17. Canterbury third grade team beat North Canterbury A team by 23 goals to 9.

Canterbury fourth grade team drew with West Coast, 15-all. Canterbury fourth grade team beat North Canterbury B team -by 18 goals to 11.

Canterbury fifth grade and sixth grade combined team beat Banks Peninsula by 22 goals to 7. Canterbury fifth grade and sixth grade combined team beat Lincoln by B goals to 4. Referees* Match The date for the annual referees’ match has not yet been set. The teams will be composed of the following players:— Women—Mesdames J. D. Cairney, F. J. A’Court, W. Newsome, L. Lilley, D. Dolheguy, L. Harris, F. R. Harris, A.

L. Gumming, D. Weir, and Miss I. Weston.

Men—M. Kershaw. J. Walter, B. West, T. Paterson, D. T. McCormick, F. J. A’Court, A. L. Gumming, N. Hill, and J. Timbrell. Local Competition

All inter-club matches have now been completed, and only semi-finals and finals remain to be played. The Methodist and Rechabite tournaments will begin at 2 p.m. at the South Hagley Park courts. Linwood Avenue and Fendalton, finalists in the inter-primary schools’ tournament, will play the deciding match at the Christchurch Fast School courts on Saturday, October 1. Mrs J. D. Cairney will be the referee.

DRAW FOR SATURDAY

Following is the Canterbury Basketball Association's draw for matches to be played at South Hagley Park on Saturday:— Third Grade (Final)—2.3o p.m.: A.B.C. A v. Weeks Limited, court 3 (Mr T. Paterson). Section 1,2 p.m.: Corsair A v. Monowai, court 4 (Mr N. Hill). Fourth Grade (Semi-finals)—2.3o p.m.: Rawea v. Matchless, court 1 (Mr S. J. A’Court); Richmond Pirates v. Linwood, court 2 (Miss 1. Weston). Fifth Grade (Semi-finals) —2.30 p.m.: D.I.C. B v. Staretta, court 5 (Mrs W. New--1 some); Pacific A v. Arraness, court 6 (Mrs S. J. A’Court). Methodist Tournament, 2 p.m.—A Grade —First round: Edgeware A v. Clarence A, court 8 (Mr M. Kershaw); Addington A v. Bryndwr, court 9 (Mr N. Hill); Lincoln Road v. Kaiapoi A. court 10 (Mr J. Timbrell). B Grade, 2 p.m.—First round: Edgeware B v. Durham Street South, court 11 (Mr S. Tredennlck); East Belt v. Addington B, court 12 (Mrs S. R. Harris); New • Brighton v. Shirley, court 13 (Mrs Dolheguy); Kaiapoi B a bye. Rechabite Tournament, 2 p.m.—First round—Section 1,2 p.m.: Riccarton A v. Centenary B, court 22 (Mrs L. Harris); Whakoara v. Opawa, court 23 (Mrs D. Weir); Philipson a bye. Section 2,2 p.m.: Riccarton B v. Centenary A, court 25 (Mrs A. L. Gumming); Tawera v. Coronation court 26 (Mr A. L. Gumming); Sunshine a bye.

Marldon Bakery, 1.30 p.m.—Marldon A v. Marldon B, court 7 (Mrs L. Harris).