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The Nelson Photo News

 

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National Basketball Tournament

Basketball associations throughout New Zealand cater for thousands of enthusiasts, and we would find it extremely surprising if the game in Nelson has not won some new adherents after the national championships this week. Those who saw the games, played at a fast and furious speed from first whistle to last, could not fail to be impressed with the precision of the passing and the fitness of the players. In the senior grade, the title was in doubt till the last minute, when Auckland, co-leaders with Rotorua, beat Otago 31-30 to share the title. In the second grade. Nelson began slowly, losing its first game, but came back to play great basketball to share second place with Waikato and Southland Country. South Canterbury won the grade. The final game, the inter-island game, was won by North, 29-26.

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Teams paraded up Trafalgar Street to the Church Steps where the official welcome Was given.

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One of the outstanding players of the tourney, Coral Palmer (Rotorua), in action during the inter-island game.

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Merle Barnett is just too late to stop a Western Bay of Plenty player from securing possession.

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A general view of the courts during the tournament

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Jan Stallard goes high to take a pass for Nelson against Southland Country

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Auckland, after winning the senior title with Rotorua, had a little song to sing (and most ingenious, too)

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Nelson's J. Hanna in possession

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The Nelson team. Back row, I. Coote, J. Stallard, M. Barnett; middle, P. McKenzie, A. Ogilvy, R. Mead; front, H. Mabin (obscuring J. Hanna), L. Kennedy, and A. Hildyard.

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"You take it.... No, you take it" - what to do with the cup for the runners-up after Mrs D. A. Atmore, patron of the Nelson association, had presented the B-grade cup to runners-up Nelson (J. Hanna), Southland Country and Waikato.

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Rotorua and Auckland captains, Edie Vercoe (left) and Polly King, share the senior trophy.

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The St. John Ambulance was on duty throughout, ready for emergencies such as that which put Jan Stallard on the sideline for a while.