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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 10.

V.U.C. Again Underrates Massey. — Basketball Hopes For Reps

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V.U.C. Again Underrates Massey.

Basketball Hopes For Reps.

On Thursday last the Football Club sent a senior team to Palmerston North to play Massey College—a biannual fixture. They were welcomed at the station by the Massey team and later entertained at a luncheon.

The Match.

The weather was fine and the ground heavy after several days of rain. Victoria kicked off against the wind and the sun, and it was apparent at once that the Massey team was a strong combination. In the forwards Massey was superior, obtaining the ball from a majority of set scrums. Both backs and forwards handled the wet ball well, and attack after attack was launched against the Victorian line, only solid defence keeping them out. However, the tackling by the Victorian team was not consistent—the forwards would not tackle and the backs were standing too deep for a wet ground.

The half-time score was 6-0 in favour of Massey—a penalty (kicked by Bill Thurston, an ex-Victorian) and a try. Till then the Victorian team had been working well against a heavier team, and their defence was good.

The Second Spell.

In the second spell the wind dropped, the sun had gone, and rain was not far off. The Victorian backs saw more of the ball this spell, and put in some good work, being unlucky not to score. Massey were playing a solid game, throwing the ball about and working hard. During this spell they scored four tries, nearly all of them from the loose, one being converted. Sherratt also potted a goal, making the final score 24-0-a score which does not indicate fairly the small difference between the teams and the good work put in by the Victorian men.

During the game Blyth, the Massey half, was injured and left the field. Points of note in the game were the line-kicking by one of our forwards, the goal-kicking by Thurston (now in inside back), the solid tackling by some of our backs, and the very friendly spirit in which the game was played. Frank Petre made an efficient referee.

After the game the team was entertained at a dinner at the College, at their Revue, "The Rain and the Mud." and finally at the Capping Ball—an enjoyable function in the College Hall.

Thank you, Massey!

Basketball Notes.

Up to the present time the Senior A team has played six games, the results being as follows:—V. Kia Ora, won, 15-14; v. [unclear: Awatea], won, 18-11; v. Technical Old Girls, won, 19-16; v. Furlor, won, 21-10; v Wesley, lost, 9-13: v W.E.G. O.G., lost, 7-20.

The team is now third in the championship with 8 points. Although the last two games have been lost, the teams played were the strongest in the competition. Next Saturday's match will complete the first round.

We have to congratulate Janet Grainger, Mari Gibbons, Marion Bell, and Margaret Pilcher on being selected for the Wellington representative trials. Janet has been shaping well, her work on the line in the W.E.G.C. match being brilliant. Gibbons, Bell and Pilcher, in the forwards, defence and centre respectively, have given consistently sound displays.

The B team has played five matches but has not yet had a win. The players are keen and are beginning to show good combination. The defenders, Muriel Lancaster, Joy Stock and Marie Walker, are working well, while Joan Young and Jean Roberts have given creditable performances both in their own team and in the A on occasions. Members of the B team in the representative trials are Jean Roberts, Roma Hore and Erice Overtoun.