University Team May Tour

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31082, 10 June 1966, Page 12

University Team May Tour

A proposal for a New Zealand tour in August or September by a University of Adelaide team containing several Australian Olympic players was outlined to the Canterbury Men’s Basketball Association by the South Island vice-president of the national body (Mr M. A. Henshall) last evening. He said that the tour was still subject to negotiation and that it would only be proceeded with on the understanding that there was a responsible organisation behind the University of Adelaide team with which to deal. The Canterbury association agreed to support the tour and decided to write to the New Zealand Men’s Basketball Association stating that it would be able to stage a match against such a touring team

on August 13, the day it was originally to have played New South Wales. The New South Wales tour has since been cancelled.

Mr Henshall emphasised that the tour was still ver> much in the melting pot. The president of the New Zealand Universities Men's Basketball Council (Mr A. Forrester, of Christchurch) had been approached by a member of the South Australian team which toured the Dominion last season, A. Switajewski, to see if it would be possible to arrange such a tour. Colts Team. — The Canterbury colts team which will meet the Mid-Canterbury [ senior team in a curtaini raiser to the CanterburyI Otago fixtures in Cowles Stadium this evening is: I P. Stigley, T. Morris (Uni-

versity), A. Taylor (Christ’s College), D. Rattray (Y.M.C.A), K. Luxton, I. Simson, T. Guthrie, B. Hepenstall (Christchurch Boys ’ High School).

The same team will contest the regional zone tournament at Ashburton on Saturday. Clubs Protest—Protests

from the Rex and 1.8. M. clubs regarding the efficiency of scoring were not upheld. Both clubs claimed that their

senior-reserve sides had lost matches because of the inefficiency of the score benches.

Their complaints received a sympathetic hearing but it was decided that it was impossible. to alter the result of the games. A list of instructions will in future be [attached to score tables for I duty teams.