BASKETBALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 761, 6 September 1929, Page 6

BASKETBALL

The Game for Modern Young Woman "PEP AND INITIATIVE” Reference to the criticism that is j being levelled at varii us tj pes of - letics for girls was made by the Mayor j of Christchurch, the Rev. .1. lv. Archer. ; at a civic reception which was ex- i tended- to visiting basketball teams from all parts of New Zealand at Christchurch, recently, says a South- j orn paper. “In Christchurch, at the present time, the women’s hockey movement,” i said ’Mr. Archer, “is being adversely ! criticised. Some folk are claiming t that it is too rough. Personally, Ido not believe that. I would have ! thought, however, that those critics . would have left the game of basketball j alone, but it has not escaped. Some j people arc classing it as a rough game. \ “In my opinion, basketball for girls is just aboul as good a game as can be devised. It is energetic, skilful, and not rough. “Really,” Mr. Archer went on. “I j have been wondering what these cri- j tics think of the modern girl. The girl of today is a very different type ; to her sister of two or three generations ago. The other day I was informed by an old lady of 90 summers ; that a girl who took a cold bath was i endangering her health. (Laughter.) However, you girls, by your presence j hero this morning, show that you do : not hold any grandmotherly ideas of . that sort.” “THEY SHOW PEP” The Deputy Mayor, Dr. H, T. J. i Thacker, who welcomed the visitors on , behalf of the athletic sports organisa- . tions of Christchurch, said that the modern day girl showed pep and initia- j five. It was all nonsense for people , to say what the girl of today should j play and not play. “In my early days,” said Dr. Thac- j ker, “the womenfolk wore hatpins, huge j long affairs, and they had their hair ! done up in pins also. They were subject to headaches, and were fit only J to 101 l about, and do a dance occasionally. Today, thank goodness, they i have said farewell to the street- | sweepers that used to hang from their j waists, and they are offering u. dial- : lenge to the young men in the field of athletics.”

NEW OEFER

New Zealand Oarsmen In Demand ' N.S.W. WANTS THEM Realising that a visit from New Zealand senior oarsmen in March would be a big boon to amateur rowing, the executive of the New South Wales Rowing Association is to make another effort to secure the appearance of a crew of All Blacks in the championship eights of New South Wales. Last week New Zealand turned down the trip on account of financial reasons, and invited a New South Wales crew to go to the Wanganui. The local association believes that it has found a way to bring off the trip. The hon. secretary, Mr. Jack Felton, will make a new offer on behalf of New South Wales (reports the Sydney “Guardian”). The proposition is that the rowing association here is prepared to pay a proportion of the crew’s-travelling expenses, and in addition maintain the crew while in Sydney. It is considered that a New Zealand visit would make a difference of about £6o# in the local gate.