All-day Tourney Concludes Basketball Season

Chronicle (Levin), 4 October 1948, Page 4

All-day Tourney Concludes Basketball Season

As a Wind-up to the seaSon's activities the Horowhenua Basketbail Association eonducfced an all-day 'ioUrriament on Saturday for A, B and C grade teams. Tweniy-four teams were entered and competition was some of the keenest seen during the season. Play' began at 10 a.m. , and continued throughout the day until 4 p.m., with a short adjournment for luncheon. ■The competition was designed so that each team played the other ' teams in the appropriate grade. In the A grade, eight teams were entered but three "of theSe, Aces . A, St. Joseph's and College C, withdrew and consequentiy in the results given below, these teams lost all games by default. in the B grade, nine teams were entered and again three withdrew, these being Aces B, Tui B and K.B.H. SeVen teams were entered in the C grade and one, College H, withdrew. This tournament is the first one of its kind to be held by the asso-^ ciation. Also making its appear/7 ance for the .first time was a shield, ^ competed for among the B and C grades, for the team which scored" che most goals during the tourna-. ment. It was presented by Mr. H. • F. Birley, of Levin, and was won by Convent (C grade), who secured 41 goals in five games. The object of this trophy is to encourage accurate goal shooting. Next year, the shield will be competed for over the whole season, while there will also be a trophy for the player who scores most goals. A record of each goal will be kept and an honours list comoiled.

The winners of the A grade were decided only after a play-off. Wanderers, College A and Tui A all scored twelve points and in the resulting draw and play-off, Wanderers beat College A 6 — 3 and Tui A bpat Wanderers 6 — 3. Tui A, therefore, took the honours. The B grade was won Oiitright by Kotahitanga with 14 ooints, Punahau, one point behind, were runners-up. The C grade was won by Primary A with 13 points, ConVent running a close second with 11. Unfortunately, owing to unforeseen circumstances, detailed results of the C grade competition are not obtainable. In the following results, each team is given with details of the teams it played and the total" points gained over the day's play: A Grade Wanderers: Beat College C, drew with Tui A, beat College B, drew with College A, beat C.O.G. A, beat St. Joseph's, beat Aces A. Twelve points. Aces A: Lost all games by default. Uo points. St. Joseph's: Lost all games by default. . No points. College C: Lost "all games by default. No points. C.O.G. A: Lost to Tui A, beat College C, beat College B, lost to College A, beat Aces A, beat St. Joseph's, lost to Wanderers. Eight points. College A: Drew with Tui A, beat College C, beat College B, beat C.O.G. A, beat St. Joseph's, beat Aces A, drew with Wanderers. Twelve points. College B: Lost to Tui A, beat College C, lost to College A, lost to C.O.G. A, beat St. Joseph's, beat Aces A, lost to Wanderers. Six points. Tui A: Beat College C, beat College B, drew with College A, beat C.O.G. A, beat St. Joseph's, beat Aces A, drew with Wanderers. Twelve points. B Grade Aces B: Lost all games- by default. No points. » Punhau: Beat K.B.H., beat Tui B, beat College E, lost to C.O.G. B, drew with Kotahitanga, beat College D, beat Capstan, beat- Aces B. Thirteen points. Capstan: Beat K.B.H., beat Tui B, beat College E, beat C.O.G. B, lost. to Kotahitanga, beat College D, lost to Punahau, beat Aces B. Eleven points. College D: Beat K.B.H., beat Tui B, beat College E, drew with C.O.G. B, lost to Kotahitanga, drew with Capstan, lost to Punahau, beat Aces B Ten points. Kotahitanga: Beat K.B.H., beat Tui B, beat College E, drew with C.O.G. B, beat College D, beat Capstan, drew with Punahau, beat Aces B Fourteen points. . C.O.G. B: Beat K.B.H, beat Tui B, drew With College E, drew with Kotahitanga, drew with College D, lost to Capstan, beat Punahau, beat Aces B Eleven points. College E: Beat K.B.H., beat JTui B, lost to C.O.G. B, lost to Kotahitanga, lost to College G, lost to Capstan, lost to Punahau, beat Aces B Six points. Tui B: Lost all games by default. No points. K.B.H.: Lost all games by defaUlt. No points. The association wishes to extend its thanks to all who helped during the tournament in any way