SEASON CLOSED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20051, 25 September 1939, Page 9

SEASON CLOSED

GISBORNE BASKETBALL OLD GIRLS’ PREMIER CUP B TITLE TO ST. MARY’S Spirited games were witnessed on the final day of the Poverty Bay Basketball Association’s 1939 season on Saturday. The matches brought no marked changes in the positions of the teams on the points table and the premier championship cup was lifted by High School Old Girls Al, with Tuis close runners-up.

To have defeated every other team in the B grade twice was the proud record of the undefeated St. Mary’s B 1 team, which annexed the title in that grade. St. Mary’s clu’o scored a further success in the C grade, which was finished last month.

For a time in the closing stages of the game between Huia and St. Mary’s A on Saturday it seemed as if the Huia players could not play a wrong shot. Despite the fact that their opponents had four of this year’s representative players in their team, Huia had the satisfaction of turning the tables on St. Mary’s in a game which was decided by a substantial margin. On the last occasion that these teams met St. Mary’s won by 26 ''goals to 10. High School had a day out in the B grade, winning their three matches which were characterised by keen play. SATURDAY’S SCORES A Grade

Tuis 18, Marathon 9. Huia 23, St. Mary’s A 14. H.S.O.G. Al 18, H.S.O.G. A2 5. High School A 12, Marathon 6. Tuis won by default from Woolworths. B Grade High School B 15. H.S.O.G. B 13. High School B 19, Kaiti 15. High School B 13, Y.M.C.A.I 9. St. Mary’s B 1 won by default from Caledonian-. Caledonian won by default from St. Mary’s B2; ’ . ■ • \!\} j <• j —j~rrr: — FINAL POSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

1938 Points

The positions of the team? at the close of the 1938 competitions present, 'll interesting comparison, .The po.uits for that season were: — A Grade.—St. Mary’s Al, 26; H.S.O.G. A, 25; Huia, 23; Tuis, 21; High School A, 19; Marathon, and Woolworths, 8; St. Mary’s A 2,5; Cash Stores, 1. B Grade— H.S.O.G. B, 25; St. Mary’s B 1 and Kaiti, 20; High School B, 16; Mangapapa, 13; Harriers and Carnages, 9: St. Mary's 82, nil. WAIEoA BASKETBALL (Special to the Herald.) WAIROA, this day* Playing as a curtain-raiser to the final Rugby fixture in Wairoa on Saturday. the Red Wirt g basketball team (Wairoa) defeated Roveri (Napier) by 27 goals to nil. The Wairoa team displayed definite superiority in' every department.

A Grade Ch. P. W. L. D. pis. H.S.O.G. A1 .... .... 14 13 1 0 26 Tu is .... 14 12 2 0 24 High School A. .... 14 10 4 0 20 St. Mary’s A ■. .... 14 7 7 0 14 Huia . .. . 14 6 3 0' 12 Woohvorths .... .... 14 4 10 0 8 Marathon .... 14 3 11 0 6 H.S.O.G. A2 .... .... 14 1 13 0 ') B Grade St. Mary’s B1 .. .... 17 17 0 0 34 Mangapapa B ... .... 17 15 2 (t 30

Kaiti .. 17 11 6 0 22 Cash Stores .. 17 11 6 0 22 High School B ... .. 17 9 8 0 18 Caledonians .. 17 8 9 0 lb St. Mary’s B2 .. 17 4 13 0 8 H.S.O.G. B .. 17 3 13. 1 7 Y.M.C.A.2 ........ .. 9 2 7 0 4 Y.M.C.A.l .. 17 0 IP 1