The basketball section, as usual, provided some of the most exciting contests in all Tournament. It is true that the V.U.C. girls failed to win one match, but this was not due to lack of enthusiasm or energy. They did their very best, and after all, what more can one ask? The material was there, but lack of training and of co-operation lost every game for us. We feel sure that the players will profit by the experience they will have gained and that, far from being discouraged, they will go to it with renewed enegy, determined to achieve better results next year.

The Games.

Lost to C.U.C., 4-6.

Lost to A.U.C., 3-19.

Lost to O.U., 9-12.

In the game against C.U.C., [unclear: the] V.U.C. girls adopted the generous policy of scoring at half the rate of their opponents. Once C.U.C. landed two goals in about three seconds but V.U.C. declined to be bustled out and politely scored only one. So it went on throughout the game [unclear: off] half-time the score was 2-4. On resuming. Janet Grainger went [unclear: on] scored a goal out of turn: 3-4. But this did not upset Canterbury, soon brought their score to 6 this slave Joan Watson cleverly attempted to divert the opposition's attention by falling over, but the referee saw through the ruse and refused to stop the game: where-upon Joan leapt up, pulled her immediate opponent's hair, snatched the ball from her, and scored a goal 4-6. This really scared Canterbury and their diminutive centre, Miss Bell sneaked up on the referee, stole the whistle, and blew it. Canterbury filed off, and V.U.C. had much the better of the game from then on but the referee decided it was useless to continue and called the game off. V.U.C. 4. C.U.C. 6: or did we mention that?

Against A.U.C. our team scored first and then relaxed, except for Stella Phillipps, who did everything but climb the goalpost to stop A.U.C., whose score gradually mounted to 7. Then V.U.C. scored a goal unexpectedly, and Norah McLaren fell over a form at the side of the court. Several more goals were scored by A.U.C., and several more V.U.C. girls hurled themselves to the ground. A.U.C. were fast, accurate and well trained and therefore devastating: but V.U.C. played a hard, clean, plucky game against easily the most brilliant team in the contest. Out of a hard-working, sporting lot of girls, Stella Phillips and Janet Grainger deserve special mention.

From our point of view the best game was against O.U. Our team performed splendidly this time, and an exciting game kept everyone cheering like phonetics. We were pleased beyond measure to think that the basketball team could make such a good impression on us. By impression we mean as players, for the V.U.C. girls were a very personable lot and compared more than favourably with other contingents.