BASKETBALL NOTES

Taupo Times, Volume IV, Issue 185, 12 August 1955, Page 7

BASKETBALL NOTES

i; Botli basketball matches played al Taupo last week-eud produced close jresults. Sixty-six goals were scored |but tlie hlifferenee between the winI'Bing and losing teams amounted to a Itotal of six goals only. The results were: Spa 13, Stewarts .10: and IC.O.G. 23, Iligh School 20. 1 Although Spa beat Stewarts in the ma by superior combination, the Iteams were evenly matclied and ||cores at full tinie were 10-all. It Iwas only during five miiiiites extra llinie that tlie winners asserted tliemlielvc's. 1 In tlie CJ.O.G.-High School garne it ilooked at oue tiiue as though Iligh pcliool liiiglit cause an upset. Botli fedes sliowed gooil teamwork in pilpteg lip good scores, bnt tlie niore experienced teani t.ook Ihe lead in Ihe Hpsing stages. there will he no club games, two pCaupo representative teams are to BHsit Taiuiiaruiiui to-morrow, Saturpay, 13th. On tlie following Saturmh y, August 20, two teams are to Kay Mangakino wlien it is hoped tbal K&e two temporary courts in tlie Kfric Square at tlie back ol! tbe MemRrial Hall will be used. Tlie A team Kkll be that selected to visil Christipureh sliortly as published in last Rreek's Taupo Times. The r> team Hihi be selected from R. Erskine, S. Hall, S. Rameka, A. Wall, M. Sinipfeir, B. Bramley, M. Hough, It. Btggs, L. Andrews, L. Cliadwick, S. Bootli, J. Graham and H. Andrews.