Keen Competition In District Basketball

Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1948, Page 4

Keen Competition In District Basketball

With nidre than half the flrst round completed, Wanderers are in a strong position in the Horowhenua A grade baskejtball competition, -having won every game to date. College A are next with three wins and one draw. 5 In the B grade competition K.B.H. are leading with Capstan eclose seqond. Primai'y top the C grade wi'th Convent nexi. Competition is keen in ail grade. and there is littie to'choose uetwcen some of the teams. Probably the biggest improvement has been. shown by Wanderers, onc'e known as Kuku, and they continue to put up a high score each week. The worst fault observed amonge most teams, whether A, B or C grade, h the blocking of their opponents instead of using speed and_ good dodging tactics. The majority of the teams could do with more speed and practice in handling. The Tui A team has shown what can be done with a littie practice in passing.

The results of last week's games in all grades were as under: — A grade: Aces A 19, Coliege C 3; Wanderers 27, Shannon A 2; St. Joseph's 11, Tui- A 9; College A 18, College B 10. B grade: Kotahitangi 22, Shannon B 9; Capstan 12, College D 9; K.B.H. 22, Old Girls B 1; Tui B 9, College E 5. C grade: Primai:y A 15, College F 13; Coliege G 12, College juniors 2; College H, l2, Primary B 2. .The fixtui-es , for . next Saturday, together with their starting times and referees, are as follows: — A grade: College A v. College C, 2 p.m. Court 2, Mrs. Granger; College B v. Shannon A, 2.45 p.m. Court 2, Mrs. Granger; Tui A v. Wanderers, 1.15 p.m. Court 2, Miss Hills; St. Joseph's v. Old Giris A, 1.15 p.m. Court 1, Miss ChapmanCohen. B grade : Shannon B v. Punahau, 2 p.m. Court 4, Mrs. Chainey; Old Girls B v. Kotahitangi, 2.45 'p.m. Court 3, Mrs. Chainey; College E v. K.B.H., 2 p.m. Court 1, Miss Chapman-Cohen; Aces B v. Capstan, 2.45 p.m. Court 1, Miss Chapman-Cohen; College D v. Tui B, 2 p.m. Court 3, MiSvS U. Prouse. C grade: Convent y. College Juniors, 2.45 p.m. Court 4, Miss U. Prouse; Primary A v. Aces C,- 2 p.m. Court 6, Miss D. Rowe; Primary B v. College F, 2 p.m. Court 5, Miss M. Karauti; Coliege G v. College H, 2.45 p.m., Mrs. Granger.

Representative Practice I The foliowing piayers are request,ed' to remain at the conclusion of next Saturday's games ror repre'sentatlve trial practice: — Team 1: J. Winiata, A. Todd, .A. Denton, E. Matulich, J. Arcus, N. 'Staples, N. Gordon, J. Lynch, A. Hutton, M. Batten, C. Bell, E. Snowdon, J. Selby, R. Judd, M. Johnstone, M. Pescini, D. Ruihi and M. Honore. * ■ Team 2: D. Rowe, R. Cootes, l). Williams, M. Karauti, P. Lamb, N. Judd, S. Parr, K. Turner, M. Nicholson, J. McClune, J. Perigo, A. Jacobs, N. Scotson, Parata and L. Nicholson.