INTERHOUSE BASKETBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 244, 12 September 1940, Page 12

INTERHOUSE BASKETBALL.

Tho intcrhouso basketball competitions were continued this week and some interesting games resulted. In the ladies’ A grade the position of the leading teams is unchanged. The ladies’ B grade provided a surprise. Bovis, one of the smallest teams, beat P.D.C., one of the biggest teams, and spoilt the latter’s chances of winning tho grade. . On Saturday a men's team from tho Wellington Y.M.C.A. played the Manawatu team at Palmerston North. A fast, highscoring game ended in favour of the heme team 27—21. The teams were: Manawatu : W. Allen (captain), B. Corlctt, J. Burnout, H. Lang, K. Metcalfe, R. Cowburn (reserve). Wellington: H. Piper (captain), W. Cronin, D. Niven, J. Thomas. T. Boyd, R. Halcrow (reserve). Cronin was for a time a member of the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. and showed great promise a couple of years ago. Bhunont won the opening jump, but tho visitors gained possession and fast combined play ended with Cronin slipping the .defence and scoring a neat goal off the blackboard. Manawatu came away smartly from the throw-out and moved in to attack where Allen, coming across court, accepted from Corlett and found tho basket, making tho score even. Play went up and down the court with great, speed of attack and cou'nter-attack, interceptions by both sides being spectacular,. and from one of these Allen placed bis side in front. The first spell ended with Manawatu in the lead B—s.8 —5. After time out Halcrow took the place of Piper in the Wellington team. Manawatu maintained its lead, Bhunont and Corlctt both finding the basket, and the defence of Lang and Metcalfe. keeping Wellington from getting close to the goal. ITalf-timc showed the score 18—10. Cowburn replaced Allen in the Manawatu team for tho third spell, and went into action like a whirlwind, accepting a reverse pass from Binment. and goaling with splendid timing. In the Wellington team Fipcr iiad come on again in place of Thomas. The score mounted steadily, both teams throwing the ball about in great style, and occasionally pressing homo tho attack. In tho last quarter, Allen replaced Metcalfe in the Manawatu team, and Thomas replaced Halcrow in the Wellington side. The visitors clapped on the pace in an effort to reduce the home team's load, and managed to close the gap slightly. Time was called with the score: Manawatu 27, Wellington 21. For tho winners Alien (12), Oorlotfc (8), Cowburn (4) and Blumont (3) were the scorers, and for Wellington Piper (8), Cronin (5), Boyd (4), Halcrow (2), Niven and Thomas.