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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 2 March 15, 1939
Basketball
Basketball
- Forwards.—Erice Overton. Joy Osborn, Glen MacMorran, Olive Castle.
- Centres.—Pixie Higgin, Rosamund Drummond, Sylvia Hefford. Nora McLaren.
- Defenders.—Marie Walker, Joan Bythell, Ruth Bell.
Of these players all but Glen, Olive and Ruth were in last year's team. The combination, to say the least, is as good as lost year's with experience on our side this year. The defence may prove stronger than in 1938. when it was the best of the whole Tournament.
Marie Walker's Wellington rep experience and the outstanding improvement in handling and interception by Joan Bythell, together with the dash of the ex-Training College centre player. Ruth Hell, should make the forward work of other Colleges rather difficult.
In the centre there appears to be more speed and certainty than last year, when the girls were playing together for the first time. Nora Mc-Laren's all-round experience will stand the team in good stead should it require substitutes. Playing Sylvia Hefford In the centre is somewhat of an experiment. Form so far shows she is better adapted here than in her position as a defender, her passing into the goal third being a most valuable asset.