BASKETBALL TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 48, 25 August 1933, Page 11

BASKETBALL TOURNEY

CUP HOLDERS BEATEN

WELLINGTON ALSO GO UNDER

(By Telegraph .—Press J :sociatibn.) GISBORNE, August.24. The New Zealand basketball -tournament was continued today■ in good vcitther, with an overcast sky and a brief sprinkle of pain in.tho morning. The tournament received Official recognition, this , afternoon, when the player's were welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. John Jackson). .Speeches were also Made by Mr. D. W. Colcmau, M.P., and Mrs. 11. D.j Muir, president of the New Zealand Asso-! eiation. . i

In the first-grade games' in the afternoon Ofego, the cup holders, boat fTawko's Bay as a result of superior passing and more sustained effort. ■On occasions Hawke's Bay proved thef faster and displayed great bursts of accurate passing, but their efforts were too spasmodic. Auckland defeated Wellington by 14 goals to 11 in the most exciting and interesting game of the day. Wellington was leading by one goal at half-time, but the Auckland throwers proved far superior after the interval.

Scoring practically goal for goal, Southland defeated Canterbury. Long passes between the Canterbury centres aria the goalies made the game slow, in comparison with tho other first-glade games. In tho afternoon second-grade games Wairarapa were completely outclassed by Waikato. The winners gave a great exhibition, scoring with almost tnonotOtious regularity. The final result was never in doubt.

. The South Cauterbury-Wairoa game was fairly even territorially, but the jouthcrn goalies proved more accurate than their opponents and mads more of their opportunities.

In the Manawatu-Poverty Bay game more accurate catching' and quicker passing on the part of the home centres_ and goalies proved the downfall of tho visitors.

Mrs. Lewcr (vice-president) presided at the annual meeting of the Wellington Central branch of the League of Mothers, when officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows:—President, Mrs. 1\ T. Clarke; vice-presidents, Mrs. Lewer and Mrs. Brewer; secretary, Mrs, Piaggi; magazine secretary, Mrs. Oates; musical director, Mrs. Crnmp; committee, Mesdames Duncan, Townley, Lappin, Erownloc, Brewer, West,, and McDonald.