Basketball Club

The varsity basketball club is having its best success this year. After completing most of the first round in league and participating in three national tournaments the team has emerged with an impressive 16—4 record and the opportunity to play for the national club championship in Christchurch. The team qualified for the club championship by defeating their Wellington rival Marist which gave them a clean sweep of all entries at the qualifying tourney in Hastings a few weeks ago. Since that time both Coca-Cola (Auckland) and YMCA (Chnstchurch) have fallen to varsity.

The key to their success is their new coach, L. Sanders, am American, from California. He has given the team added dimension, necessary for winning. The club has also picked up three new players with considerable talent. J. Fairweather, a New Zealand rep, stand 6′5″ and holds down a forward positon. T. Hyde a 6′ guard from New York and M. Dunleevy, formerly with Nelson Athletic, provide good backcourt balance. Good performances have also been turned in by other regulars. They are J. Saker, also a New Zealand rep, a centre, forwards J. Zohrab, M. Zind and P. Sewell and J. Fouhy, another guard. Other team members are "Easy Ed" McGratten and G. Holdaway. The club meets Marist again in a big match at Newtown Stadium, Saturday at 3pm. They have also planned a stir on Tuesday night. Included for $1.50 are beer, wine, films and music. The event is being held in the Union Coffee Room at 8pm.