Down Among The Tryers

Weekly during the winter the Men's "D" Grade Basketball team was to be seen down at the YMCA doing its damndest against all comers in this the lowest of the Wellington Basketball Association's grades.

This team was an example to many of its higher counterparts in the keenness of its members—on only one occasion did the team field a man short—and the finish of the season found VUC fourth in the top half of a grade numbering sixteen teams.

Regular members owed much to the captaincy and play of Johnny Corkill (who played himself into Tournament team), Les Corkill and George Ng whose shooting accuracy was invaluable. Bill McLeod was a solid guard while Jim Milburn and John Sheehan were two forwards who tried hard all season to get goals. F. O'Lyrne and John Wright also put in a good season.

This was one of VUC's teams which it was fun to be in and which battled bravely for the green and gold in the dim fastness of the YMCA.

We welcome contributions to this section from all captains of lower grade teams (men's or women's) in all sports.