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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol 4, No. 6. June 18, 1941

Basketball

Basketball

With a more than usually numer-us band of enthusiasts the Basketball Club this year seems likely to have an active and successful season. At Easter the Victoria rep. team, playing with outstanding speed and precision all but succeeded in winning the Shield from the more experienced Aucklanders.

The first regular match of the season was lost to Island Bay by a narrow margin, 16—14, the second against Training College was a draw 11—11, and the latest was lost to Aspro, 19—16. In every game play has been keen and the winners' superiority slight.

The combination of the centres is excellent, their passing quick and reliable and the defence has proved formidable in breaking up tactics of the opposing backs. The goals havs been at a disadvantage through changes in their trio and shooting is not yet sufficiently accurate but with more practice the team may feel confident of putting up a good record.

The second team is the most promising which the Club has produced for some time. Although depleted of all but four of its former members it has moved up from 4th grade to Senior B grade on the strength of last year's performance and seems likely to acquit itself well when blessed by a little practice.

Suffering from an entire lack of training (and from Extrav.?) and being completely innocent of coordination it lost to St. Joseph's, 37—9. By next week the thermometer had risen somewhat and the score was 21—10 to Training College. The last game was almost torrid: 11—8 to 'Varsity at half-time—and although the results was 19—15 to Wellington East O.G. the team was beginning to show a combination and precision which should prove formidable in future games.