BASKETBALL TOURNEY
THIRD DAY’S RESULTS THREE TEAMS IN RUNNING FIRST GRADE TITLE (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, this day. The third day of the New Zealand basketball tournament was favoured with fine weather. Three provinces, Auckland, Southland and Wellington have an equal number of points in the first grade section, and to-day’s matches will be full of interest. Any of those provinces may win the New Zealand Cup, but on yesterday’s displays, Auckland and Wellington’s chances are most favoured. Results: — First Grade Auckland 17 d. Hawke’s Bay 14. Southland 1(1 d. Canterbury 10. Wellington 1!) d. Otago 1.3. Auckland 24 d. Canterbury 9. Otago 21 d. Southland 9. Wellington 16 d. Hawke’s Bay 13 Second Grade Waikato 13 d- Ashburton 12. Southland minor 15 d. Wairarapa 11. South Canterbury 12 d. Manawatu 10. South Canterbury 14 d. Southland minor 13. Waikato 12 d. Wairarapa 11. Third Grade West Coast 15 d. Temuka 8. Hokitika 19 d. Otago minor 11. Wanganui 26 d. Otago minor 9. Temuka 21 d. Hokitika 4. Championship points are as follows: — First Grade. —Southland 6: Auckland 6; Wellington 6: Canterbury 4: Otago 2; Hawke’s Bay 0. Second Grade. —South Canterbury ’0: Manawatu 4; Waikato 4: Southland minor 4; Wairarapa 2: Ashburton 2.
Third Grade. —Wanganui 6: West Coast 6; Temuka 2; Hokitika 2; Otago minor 0.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 26 August 1939, Page 16
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219BASKETBALL TOURNEY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 26 August 1939, Page 16
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