1938 -1950

Explore the rich history of basketball from the 1930s to the 1950 through vintage illustrations and themes. Immerse yourself in the nostalgia of the early basketball era with these captivating images.

1938
Article Bay of Plenty Times 27.4.1938.
A movement is on foot to establish an American Basketball Association in Tauranga and with that object in view a meeting of those interested will be held in the Ambulance Hall on Friday evening at 8pm. The promoters hope for a large attendance.
The game is played indoors and if the Club is established one of the local halls will be engaged. The American code is for men only.
The organiser of the game in New Zealand, Mr R A Lambert, will attend the meeting and explain details associated with establishment.
Proposed American Basketball Association in Tauranga.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 21.5.1938.
Advertisement: American Basketball
Grand Opening Night, Rivoli Hall, Wednesday 25th May 1938, 7.30pm.
See the local boys in action in Tauranga A versus Tauranga B. And then the experts in play in two exhibition games: Waikato Americans v Bay Americans and Thames A v Thames B
Admission 1/-
NOTE: Rivoli Army Drill Hall, Dive Crescent. Two courts, small and not that wide, poles down between the courts.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 25.5.1938
Games at the Rivoli. American Basketball played before the general public. Thames teams and Mormon Church elders from the Waikato, Hauraki District and a Waikato team.

1938 Tauranga Teams and Players:
Men:
Dunlops: Cros Randle, Rowsell, Tom Elder, Silvester, Guy Silvester, Substitute: Dunlop
Jury’s: Playfair, Thomas, Playfair, Adamson, Bell
Kiwis: Lodge, Kirk, Walker, Garaway, Davies, Substitutes: Richards, Norris
Wanderers: Hugh Neno, N McNaughton, R Martin, W Parlane, A C Willis, Substitute, L Wright
Star: Curtis, Carnachan, Goodwin, L Bougen, W Wratten, Substitute: Amos E Hammond
Maoris: Elders: Langdon, Fitgerald, Lambert, J Kohu

Ladies:
United:
Judea:

1939
Advert Bay of Plenty Times 15.5.1939
Opening Night: Tauranga American Basketball Assn. General Practice and enrolment Wed 17th May 7.30. Signed A C Willis Secretary.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 2.10.1939
Wednesday evening – concluding games at Rivoli Hall on Dive Crescent

Thursday evening – Knockout comp played to close the season. The Association has in its possession a locally made trophy of rather doubtful origin and this will be presented to the winning team.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.10.1939
Close of 1939 season play and results. The President Mr C Randle presented the winners and declared the 1939 season closed.
Cadets – first winners of the anonymously donated Centennial Cup.
Wanderers won the K.O. Cup presented by Mr D J McEwen.

1939 Teams and players.
Men:
Cadets: Guy Guinness, D Hill, Jack Scandle
Nomads: Cros Randle, Garvey, Haycock, Cooper
Wanderers: Hugh Neno, Adamson, Parlane, Lodge, Willis
Pirates: Browne, Grinder, Douglas
Jury’s: Greer, Arthur Wood, Bougen, R Sutherland
Dunlop’s: L Silvester, Tom Elder

1940
Article Bay of Plenty Times 18.4.1940
AGM of Tauranga American Basketball Association held in the supper room of the Town Hall last evening presided over by President, Mr C Randle. He read his Annual Report. He made a point of mentioning those who left to go to war.
This was the second AGM.
Election of officers: Patron: Mr L R Wilkinson (re-elected)
President: Mr Cros Randle (re-elected)
Vice Presidents: L Jury, W Harrison F Cobb, A B Cambie, W Abraham, S Guinness, L McNamara, R Polley, H J Long, Jenner and E Hammond.
Secretary-Treasurer: Mr A C Willis (re-elected)
Trustees: President and Secretary.
Discussion on opening night. Working bee to prepare the hall. Before play can start Army Trucks had to be backed outside on playing nights.
Subscriptions: 5 shillings.


Article Bay of Plenty Times 13.9.1940
J Greer departure to Air Force Training .
Jack Scandle leaving for camp with members of the Fourth Reinforcements. Jack was a foundation member of the Association and one of the leading lights of the Cadets “B”team.
Mr Cros Randle made a small presentation to Jack as a token of esteem and with the good wishes for his future from his fellow basketball players.
Note: Jack died in the war – mention made in future BOP Times 28.7.1941.


Article Bay of Plenty Times 16.10.1940
Trophy and Knock-out Trophy – season wind up. Trophies presented by Mr Cros Randle, President of the Association. He anticipated that next season there would be a shortage of men. He also expressed the hope on behalf of the Association that those members who had enlisted in the various military services would have a speedy and safe return to their homes and friends.

1940 Centennial Cup won by Cadets men’s team
K O Cup: won by Wanderers.
Star Ladies team won the Abraham Trophy donated by Mr W H Abraham.
Women played 6 a side games under American Rules.
The standard of play in 1940 was quite high.
Centennial Cup: Donated anonymously.
K O Cup: Presented and suitably decorated by Mr Cooper
1940 Teams and Players:
Men:
Cadets A: Thwaites, McMaster, B Sutherland, R Sutherland, D Hill, C Guinness
Cadets B: Jack Scandle, A Bougen
Jury’s: E Silvester, A Wood, R Harris.
Wanderers: C Harris, Willis, Davies.
P & T: Hodgetts, Belcher, Thwaites, Winter, Pennell
Nomads: Cros Randle, Parlane, C Harris, Fuller, A Willis, Livingstone, F Bougen, F Gilmore.

Women:
United: D Sutton, S K Phelps, J Thompson,
Star: G Neno, R Heke, B Canty, G Ferguson, J Ingram, M McLeod
Dewars: N Howie, M Kenyon, R Robins, E Wakeford, B Judd

1941
Article Bay of Plenty Times 28.7.1941. Death of Pte. John Scandle on active service. He was a foundation member of the Indoor Basketball Club.

During the war years indoor basketball was not reported on.




1942 No reports of Indoor Basketball in Tauranga


1943 No reports of Indoor Basketball in Tauranga
To conclude the evening, supper was served at the Patriotic Hut where Mr Guy Guinness thanked the Te Puke teams for travelling to Tauranga.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 17.8.1945
Inaugural Annual Open Tournament at Rotorua Indoor Basketball Assn. Two Women’s and one Men’s teams were entered from Tauranga

Womens A Team: M Winter, M Morrissey, J Francis, A McKenzie, M Schumacher, J Emmett and C Hicks.
Womens B Team: G Lindsay, J McKenzie, E Richardson, E Berry, J Ingram, D Collingwood and
N Sutherland.

Mens Team: E Silvester, Matt Gilpin, P Olsen, Noel Guinness, Guy Guinness and R Grigg

Article Bay of Plenty Times 24.8.1945
Inaugural Annual Open Tournament at Rotorua – Tauranga Ladies A won through to semi-final. Men defeated in first round.
Men’s Teams: Tauranga, Rotorua A, Air Force A, Air Force B, Te Puke, United
Women’s: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Auckland A, Auckland B, Auckland C, Ngongotaha, Rotorua B, Whaka, Te Puke, St Michael’s,

Article Bay of Plenty Times 13.9.1945.
Te Puke Tournament: Two men, two women’s teams from Tauranga played Thursday evening.
Men’s teams entered: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Pukehina, Te Puke A, Te Puke B.
Women’s teams entered: Tauranga B, Tauranga B, Te Puke A, Te Puke B, Rotorua.

Tauranga Men: Noel Guinness, Guy Guinness, P Olsen, Cros Randle, L Silvester
Tauranga Men’s A: Winners. Rotorua ladies winners.

A very enjoyable evening concluded with a dance.

Article WAIKATO TIMES 5.10.1945.
North Island Tournament in Hamilton 6.10.1945. 22 teams from various districts in the North Island will be competing.
Mr F M Rendell, president of the Hamilton Association has been made a Vice-President of the newly formed NZ Women’s Indoor Basketball Association, representing the North Island.

Article WAIKATO TIMES 8.10.1945.
North Island Tournament in Drill Hall, Hamilton.
Men’s Teams: Hamilton A, Hamilton, B, Hamilton C, BOP team, Wanganui, Auckland, Morrinsville, Wellington Wolves, Wellington Gymnasium, Eltham, Palmerston North, Ohakea.

Women’s Teams: Hamilton A, Hamilton B, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Ohakea, Eltham, Morrinsville, Matamata.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.10.1945.
North Island Tournament, Waikato
Tauranga Women: J Emmett, M Winter, M Schumaker, M Morrissey, E Richardson, E Berry, G Lindsay. Lost to Wellington 51-2. Auckland 16-10 and Ohakea 17-12.
Men: BOP team – two Tauranga players included – L Silvester and P Olsen. BOP lost to Morrinsville 15-2. Beat Eltham 10-4 and lost to Wellington 16-4.
Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association holding a tournament on Oct 27 in the Rivoli.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 15.10.1945.
Indoor Basketball Tournament Sat Oct 27th 1945
An active committee is leaving no stone unturned to make the Tauranga Indoor Basketball tournament at the Rivoli on Saturday October 27 a success and indications point to this being the case. Good entries have been received from other centres and a full non-stop programme has been arranged starting at 2pm.

Article EVENING POST 17.10.1945.
Women’s Sport. Minister of Internal Affairs – Mr Parry, Patron of the newly-formed New Zealand Association to control sport, expressed satisfaction with the progress being made by indoor basketball as a sport for women.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 26.10.1945.
Teams entered in Tauranga Tournament 27.10.1945 at Rivoli.
Men: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Rotorua, Te Puke A, Hamilton A, Hamilton B, Morrinsville, Ngongotaha, Paeroa and Papatoetoe.
Women: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Te Puke, Hamilton A, Hamilton B, Morrinsville, Ngongotaha, Papatoetoe.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 29.10.1945.
Tauranga first large indoor basketball tournament Sat Oct 27th 1945. Two courts, 2pm start.
Tauranga Women A: M Winter (Captain), E Berry, M Schumacher, J Emmett, E Richardson and M Morrissey.

Tauranga Women B: J Ingram (Captain), J Francis, E McKenzie, M Morrissey, M Peek, E Galbally.
Results: Women: Hamilton A won.

Tauranga Men A: L Silvester (Captain), Guy Guinness, Noel Guinness, P Olsen, Matt Gilpin.

Tauranga Men B: R Grigg (Captain), W Parlane, J Dick, L Fergusson, C Jock Carson.
Results: Men: Tauranga played Hamilton B in final and won 10-6.

NOTE: Representative teams only mentioned. No club teams/players mentioned 1945
1946

1946 articles written by ‘Free Throw’

Article Bay of Plenty Times 5.4.1946
Need for playing areas – indoor and outdoor. Indoor sports only have Rivoli Drill Hall. Suggest time to establish a sports centre at Jordan Park.

Letter to Editor Bay of Plenty Times 8.4.1946
Written by “Club Captain”. In reply to Article of 5.4.1946. “The only hall capable of being used for sports organisations is the Rivoli and this is controlled by the Defence Department. The officer in charge, Sergeant-Major W Norris has done everything in his power to help the sporting organisations that use the building, but it is well known that the department has a very rigid code of rules that must be strictly adhered to. If the proposed Jordan Park playing area was proceeded with at an early date it would considerably help the indoor sporting organisations as it is understood that one of the features of this scheme was to be a grandstand with good gymnasium and playing room space underneath. The indoor sports organisations look to the authorities for help to cope with the demands that are being made on them to provide recreation for the public” – I am, etc, “Club Captain”.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 8.4.1946.
Prospects for future are bright. Opening of Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association season. It will be remembered that before the war, a number of enthusiasts met at the Rivoli Hall during the week, such teams as Cadets, Nomads, Wanderers and other being formed. The Association suffered a setback when many of the young men answered the country’s call to serve in the Dominion’s fighting services. During the critical period of the war, the association was in recess but was reformed 1945.
It is explained that as only six players are required for a women’s team and five for a men’s team. Annual Meeting of the Association will be held in the Patriotic Hut on Tuesday evening at 7.30.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.4.1946.
AGM election of officers for Tauranga Indoor Basketball Assn.
Patron, Mr H Long;
President Mr Cros R Randle;
Secretary L Stevens;
Treasurer, Miss J Emmett;
Auditor, Mr D Livingstone.
Committee, Mrs J Ingram, Miss J McKenzie and Messrs G Guinness, L Silvester.
Subscriptions set. A levy of threepence on each player each evening

Mr S L Simons donated a cup for competition every year. The Association now has three trophies.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 18.4.1946.
Observations by the President. “I venture to predict that indoor basketball will become increasingly popular in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty during the coming season, the only drawback to its advancement being lack of suitable hall to hire,” declared Mr Cros R Randle in the fourth annual report of the Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association presented at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening.

Mr Randle stated that five years had elapsed since the last annual meeting was held. During that time many members were overseas taking an active part in the struggle for freedom
and peace and eight of them making the supreme sacrifice. Last year, however, thanks to the energetic efforts of some younger members and the fact that many servicemen had returned to New Zealand basketball started again in a small way.
There were no local competitions last season, but in 1940 the Centennial Cup was won by Cadet team (men) and Star Ladies team carried off the Abraham trophy.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 10.5.1946.
Some indication of the standard of future displays that can be expected at the Rivoli on Tuesday evenings, the night on which men’s and girl’s teams participate in indoor basketball games. Two courts at the Rivoli, courts narrow and not full length. Women’s games 25 mins time slot. Men’s games 35 mins.
Men: Ellis Motors, Wanderers, Hydro Hurricanes, Old Boys, Cadets, Easy Aces, Rovers, True Blues
Women: Atomic, Wizards, Rascals, Rainster, College.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 21.6.1946.
American Basketball. This evening, indoor basketball teams from Mount Maunganui will visit Tauranga for games which will be played at the Rivoli, starting at 7 o’clock. All members of the Tauranga Association who wish to participate are asked to be at the Rivoli.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.7.1946.
Games with Te Puke – two men’s and one women’s indoor basketball teams travelled to Te Puke. McDowell Hall floor used for dancing, very slippery.
Tauranga Men: A Wood, W Parlane, L Silvester, R Sutherland and N Guinness.
Tauranga Men: Guy Guinness, C Murdoch, Hoy, P Wickham, P Reid, Ray Simister.
Tauranga Women: P Guinness

Mr Randle invited Te Puke to Tauranga on Tuesday July 16th to play against club teams. As Cadet and Rovers will play off for the Centennial Cup.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 19.7.1946.
Visiting teams Te Puke Men and Women, Paengaroa and Pukehina.

Also BOP rep team announced for Auckland tournament at Town Hall. Noel Guinness and L Silvester from Tauranga included.
Article BOP Times 26.7.1946.
Simons Cup Final. The women’s games were all played at a fast pace and were the last of the matches for the Simons Cup, which has been won by Atomic, an unbeaten team.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 30.8.1946.
Advantage was taken of the visit of some of the players who are in Tauranga for the Dominion basketball tournament to match them against local players.
Wizards women played a match against a team made up of South Island players. A team from Southland gave a Tauranga representative team a very hard game, it being one of the best matches seen in Tauranga winning 29 – 28.
The Tauranga representative played another game against a team made up from North Island players and Tauranga won by 14 – 6. These encounters gave the representatives a very good work-out and will provide a big boost in their training for games in the Tauranga tournament on September 14.

6.9.1946 Annual Tournament in Tauranga Sat 14.9.1946.
Players: Men A: Noel Guinness, Guyon Guinness, R Sutherland, E Silvester, P Olsen, W Parlane, T Elder.
Men B: J Smyth, R Simister, E Hoy, A Dagley, A Wood, R Turner, Roy Grigg.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.9.1946.
Tauranga’s second annual indoor basketball tournament. 12 men’s and 8 women’s teams.
Men’s entries: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Rotorua, Morrinsville A, Morrinsville B, Hamilton A,
Hamilton B, Whakatane A, Whakatane B, Gisborne, Te Puke A, Te Puke B.

Women’s entries: Tauranga A, Whakatane A, Whakatane B, Hamilton A, Hamilton B, Morrinsville, Gisborne, Te Puke A.

Tauranga Men: A team: N Guinness, G Guinness, R Sutherland, P Olsen, T Elder, E Silvester, W Parlane.
Tauranga Men: B team: J Smyth, Ray Simister, E Hoy, A Dagley, A Wood, Roy Grigg, R Turner.
Tauranga Women: J Emmett, A Finlay, M Schumacher, E Berry, J Richardson, M Winter, P Guinness, M A Morrison

Article Bay of Plenty Times 16.9.1946. Tauranga indoor basketball 2nd annual tournament. Played at the Rivoli. Tauranga men played Hamilton in the final and lost 19-40. Hamilton women won also. Cups for the winners were presented by Tauranga Tile Company.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 17.9.1946.
A meeting of delegates from associations in the BOP formed a Bay of Plenty Association. Mr Cros R Randle was appointed president, Mr W Norris, Secretary.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 24.9.1946.
North Island Tournament Fixture held at Hamilton.

Men: Tauranga, Wanganui, Hamilton, Napier, Auckland, Y Boys Wellington. Wanganui beat Tauranga men 10 – 4. Hamilton beat Tauranga 22-5. Tauranga beat Napier 11 – 8.
Women: Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Dargaville, Gisborne, New Plymouth. Dargaville beat Tauranga 11 – 6. Gisborne beat Tauranga 7 – 6 and Tauranga beat New Plymouth 17-13.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 28.9.1946.
Finals night. St John Ambulance Benefit Night, supper and prizegiving.
Men: True Blue – 1st holder of the Memorial Shield.
Women: Wizards women won with Atomic and Rascals only one point behind.

Tauranga reps played in North Island Champs at Hamilton. Winners: Wellington women and Auckland men.

Article Bay of Plenty 3.10.1946.
Prizegiving.
Rovers won the Centennial Shield and the Peter Kirk Memorial Cup, donated by Mr E W Aked. The cup was presented in memory of the late Peter Kirk, a former member of the association, driver of a jeep in the 24th Battalion overseas, of which Lieutenant-Colonel Mr Aked was then in command.

Wizards women won the Championship and the Knockout Cups.

Atomic women won the S L Simons Cup

True Blues men won the Memorial Shield, presented by returned members of the association in memory of members who lost their lives overseas. This beautiful trophy contains the photographs of those members who sacrificed their lives in the cause of freedom. D Hill, captain of the True Blues team, a foundation member of the association, spoke of the memories this shield recalled.

Article BOP BEACON 14.10.1946.
Bay of Plenty champs played in Whakatane at the Winter Show Buildings on Saturday. Teams from Tauranga, Whakatane, Te Puke and Rotorua.
Women’s final Tauranga A v Te Puke – Tauranga won 24 – 16.
Tauranga players: E Berry, J Emmett, M Schumacher, A Finley, M Winter, P Guinness, W Green.
Te Puke players: M Bayliss, P McCarthy, Singleton, Raymond, E Hicks, F McDowell.

Men’s final Tauranga A v Whakatane A. Tauranga won 30 – 26.


Tauranga players: N Guinness, R Sutherland, G Guinness, P Olsen, W Parlane, E Silvester, R Turner.
Whakatane players: Luxton, Fisher, Berg, Rivett, McGoughan.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 18.10.1946.
Tauranga A men beat Whakatane A in the final.
Tauranga women beat Te Puke Women in the final. Tauranga men and women Bay of Plenty Champions.



1946 Club Teams and players
Mens:
True Blues: D Hill, P Tresidder, Patten, Murdoch
Cadets: J Dick, A Wood, P Olsen, R Sutherland, J Smyth, F Willoughby
Ellis Motors: T Elder, G Fisher, Harland, R Hunter, J Duncan
Rovers: R Turner, Guy Guinness, J Lockyer, I Riddle, I Anquetil, A Robinson
Wanderers: W Parlane, L Simister, A Dagley
Hydro Hurricanes: Noel Guinness, N Smith, A Bongard, C Stewart, Herbert, R Oliver
Old Boys: Matt Gilpin, R Grigg, Richardson, Eastman
Easy Aces: L Silvester, R Johnson, George Polley, Rex Woods

Women:
Atomic: P Guinness, M A Morrissey
Rainsters: M Hicks
College: V Green
Wizards: M Winter
Rascals: J Emmett, P Harvey, E Richardson


Note: Atomic Women first mentioned in 10.5.1946. A write up of the Women’s Atomic club from 1946 till 2000’s will feature later. The longest serving club team in Tauranga’s history.
1947
1947 articles written by ‘Free Throw’

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.4.1947.
Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association AGM at the Rowing Club 7.30 Thursday 10.4.1947. President Cros Randle’s review and report of 1946 Season. Over 80 people played. Club games were played every Tuesday for six months. There were 13 teams – 8 men and 5 ladies.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 12.4.1947.
AGM 1947 Election of Officers: Patron Mr H Long.
President Mr Cros Randle.
Secretary Mr E Hoy.
Treasurer Mr M Patton.
Management Committee Misses M Schumacher, N Morrissey and Mrs J Ingram. Messrs L Silvester, G Guinness and W Parlane.
Team nominations were received as follows: Men: True Blues, Cadets, Old Boys, Ellis Motors, Easy Aces, Hydro Hurricanes, Wanderers, Rovers.
Women: Rainster, Atomic and Wizards. Further nominations will be accepted.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 9.5.1947.
Opening night, Tuesday 6th May 1947 – pleasing to see old players back - Hugh Neno, A Bougen and Matt Gilpin.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 2.7.1947.
Weekly indoor basketball competitions at Tauranga last evening resulted as follows:
Men: Hydro Hurricanes 55 beat Wanderers 12; True Blues 21 beat Old Boys 20; Cadets 28 beat Ellis Motors 9; Panthers 29 beat Rovers 13; Easy Aces 9 beat Toilers 4.
Women: Wizards 22 beat Nightingales 21; Atomic 38 beat Kiwis 11; Rainster 5 beat Rascals 4
1947 Teams:
Men: 10 teams. Hydro Hurricanes, Wanderers, True Blues, Old Boys, Cadets, Ellis Motors, Panthers, Rovers, Easy Aces, Toilers
Women: 6 teams. Wizards, Nightingales, Atomic, Kiwis, Rainster, Rascals.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 25.7.1947.
“Attack the best defence” by “Free Throw”. Note women players “can only take one step with the ball and are only allowed to bounce it once”. “The only time a ball can be knocked out of a woman player’s hand is when she is shooting at the net, only then should an opposing player advance to within three feet”.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 1.8.1947
Tauranga Indoor Basketball Tournament tomorrow.
Matches with Whakatane at Rivoli, Tauranga. Two men and two women’s teams.
Men: A Team. N Guinness, G. Guinness, R Sutherland, L Silvester, P Olsen, M Gilpin, W Parlane, C Murdoch.
Men: B Team. J Smyth, E Hoy, W Sneddon, M Palmer, W Reid, H Neno, G Polley, A Bougen.

Women: A Team. J Barker, J Emmett, Maureen Morrissey, E Berry, I Stewart, A Finlay, I O’Brien, I MacNee and Mrs P Guinness.
Women: B Team. N Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, M Ruddle, R Julian, P Harvey, H Christie, V O’Brien, B Parkinson and Mrs G Howie

Article Bay of Plenty Times 8.8.1947
Tauranga v Whakatane results. Tauranga won each of the four games played.

Tauranga Women players mentioned were Moana Morrissey, R Julian, G Howie, P Harvey, Mrs P Guinness, Joan Barker, E Berry, I Stuart.
Tauranga Men’s players mentioned were R Sutherland, Noel Guinness, Guy Guinness,
L Silvester, C Murdoch, Matt Gilpin, P Olsen, W Parlane, W Reid, Hugh Neno.

Matches followed by a dance at the Rowing Club Hall.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 22.8.1947.
Teams travelled to Whakatane and Paeroa on the weekend for two tournaments.
Men’s and Women’s A teams to Whakatane. Three men’s and three women’s teams visited Paeroa.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 30.8.1947.
Tauranga Third Indoor Basketball Annual Tournament Saturday 6.9.1947 at Rivoli Hall.
Men’s team: Noel Guinness, Guy Guinness, R Sutherland, L Silvester, W Parlane, Matt Gilpin, P Olsen
Women’s team: Mrs P Guinness, Mrs V McNee, J Emmett, M Morrissey, G Bowie, I O’Brien,
A Finlay, P Barker
Teams Entered: Tauranga, Auckland, Napier, Hamilton, Morrinsville, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Whakatane, Gisborne.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 8.9.1947.
3rd Annual Tournament in Tauranga. Teams from Tauranga, Auckland, Hamilton, Paeroa, Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Gisborne and Napier.
Women’s final Hamilton A defeated Gisborne A to win the women’s championship and the Marriot Cup. Men’s final YMCYM of Auckland won the men’s championship and the Tile Co. Cup when they beat Morrinsville A. Both cups were donated by the Tauranga Tile Company.
The Tauranga men’s and women’s teams won their sections by were eliminated in the semis.

Mr L R Wilkinson, Mayor of Tauranga spoke and welcomed sportsmen from other districts. The President of the Tauranga Association Mr Cros R Randle thanked the team managers, players and the referees.
Mention of a full size court now needed.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 26.9.1947.
Competition results – finals night draw. Atomic and Wizards will play in the final for the Knockout Cup.
Cadets and Hydro Hurricanes will play in the final for the Peter Kirk Memorial Cup.

27.9.1947 – Advert Finals Night Tues 30.7.1947 Presentation of Trophies. Admission 6d or larger sum. Proceeds to St John Ambulance Division.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 29.9.1947.
Season to close this week. Proceeds of evening to St John Ambulance Association Divisions in Tauranga.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 3.10.1947.
Finals.
Women: Atomic unbeaten. Atomic have played together for two seasons and beat Wizards.
Men: Cadets beat Easy Aces.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 4.10.1947.
Tournament in Hamilton Saturday 11th October.
Tauranga Teams:
Women’s A: M McNee, J Barker, I O’Brien, A Finlay, R Julian, G Howie
Women’s B: A Prole, M Morrissey, V O’Brien, E Berry, I Stewart, O Houston, B Parkinson

Men’s A: L Silvester, Noel Guinness, P Olsen, R Williams, R Sutherland.
Men’s B: Matt Gilpin, M Ellis, R Opie, W Sneddon, J Dick, Mick Palmer, George Polley.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 13.10.1947.
Auckland Provincial Tournament in the Bledisloe Hall.
Two men’s and two women’s team competed.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 17.10.1947.
Paeroa B Grade Tournament 18.10.1947.
Men: Matt Gilpin, Mick Palmer, George Polley, W Sneddon, J Dick, A Long, G Hardy.
Women: M McNee, E Stewart, D Stewart, J Barker, T German, S Edmondson, D Smith and
I O’Brien.
Referees: Mrs J Ingram. Messrs L Silvester and W Parlane.
1947 Club Teams and Players:
Men:
True Blues: C Murdoch,
Cadets: R Sutherland, P Olsen, J Dick, R Opie, A Wood, J Smyth
Old Boys: Matt Gilpin, R Grigg
Ellis Motors: T Elder,
Easy Aces: L Silvester, E Silvester, George Polley, Bill Polley, Graham Hardy, Rex Woods,
Hydro Hurricanes: Noel Guinness, W Sneddon, N Smith, Mick Palmer
Wanderers: W Parlane, A Dagley
Rovers: Guy Guinness
Panthers:
Toilers:

H Neno, A Bougen, W Reid, E Hoy, Ray Simister, W Reid, Cros Randle, J Ingram, R Williams, Ellis, A Long, G Hardy

Women:
Rainster:
Atomic: M Morrissey, Peg Guinness, A Finlay
Wizards:
Kiwi:
Nightingales
Rascals: J Emmett, P Harvey

G Bowie, I O’Brien, V McNee, M McNee, J Barker, Maureen Morrissey, E Berry, D Stewart,
E Stewart, A Finlay, I MacNee, N Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, M Ruddle, R Julian, T German,
S Edmondsen, D Smith, H Christie, V O’Brien, B Parkinson, G Howie, Joan Barker, A Prole,
O Houston
1948
1948 – articles written by ‘Free Throw’

Bay of Plenty Times 5.4.1948 – Ad
AGM Thursday 8.4.1948 Rowing Club Hall, 8pm

Articles Bay of Plenty Times 16.4.1948.
Season begins in Tauranga District. 4 May start.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 23.4.1948
Practice games – 11 men’s teams

Article Bay of Plenty Times 21.5.1948
Review of weekly matches. Refs mentioned R Grigg, S Sneddon, W Reid, Ray Simister, R Sutherland, L Silvester, Noel Guinness, R Towers, Cros Randle (President).
Men’s teams: True Blues, Wanderers, Old Boys, Greshams, Hydro Hurricanes, Toilers, Cadets, Easy Aces, Rovers, Cheetahs, Ellis Motors.
Women’s teams: Atomic, Rascals, Kiwis, Rainster.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 4.6.1948.
Rascals v Kiwis women’s game ended abruptly when the casing of the basketball gave way under the stress of hard wear. The match will be completed next week!!

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.6.1948.
Advice on Defensive Tactics from “Free Throw”.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 25.6.1948.
Review of players and teams performances by “Free Throw”

Rep trials for forthcoming tournament at Whakatane.
Women: S Jones, M Morrissey, N Morrissey, Dot Wagstaff, F Hunter, G Howie, A Finlay, L Hunt, L Julian, A Faulkner, E Aoake, L Morrissey, B Parkinson E Grigg, J Barker, I Bryan, L Jones, R Julian, I Stewart, K Leef.
Men: L Silvester, Noel Guinness, Guy Guinness, Mick Palmer, W Sneddon, A Long, Ray Simister, George Polley, W Parlane, Matt Gilpin, C Murdoch, G Douglas, A Bougen, R Sutherland, R Opie, J Dick, C Jock Carson, M Ellis and R Grigg.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 2.7.1948.
Results – Cadets have won the Centennial Cup – they have not been beaten. Atomic and Rainster in final for the women’s cup S.L. Simons’ Cup.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 10.7.1948.
Representative players for Whakatane Tournament on Saturday 17.7.1948.
Women’s A: H Jones (Capt) K Leaf, Mona Morrissey, E Grigg, A Faulkner, L Julian R Julian,
I Bryan.
Women’s B: B Parkinson (Capt), M Morrissey, Dot Wagstaff, I Stewart, G Howie, E Aoake, F Hunter, L Hunt, A Finlay
Men’s A: Forwards; Matt Gilpin, C Murdoch, J Dick and C Jock Carson; Defence; W Sneddon, Noel Guinness and R Sutherland.
Men’s B: Forwards; Ray Simister, R Grigg, Mick Palmer and G Douglas; Defence; Guy Guinness, A Bougen and M Ellis

Article Bay of Plenty Times 23.7.1948.
Tauranga players at Whakatane. All teams performed well.
Women’s teams: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Whakatane A, Whakatane B
Men’s teams: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Gisborne A, Gisborne B, Whakatane A, Whakatane B.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 29.7.1948.
Visit from Auckland Trades Union Indoor Basketball League men’s and women’s teams.
Visiting men’s and women’s teams: Railway, Clerical, Transport, Accountants, Engineers, Carpenters. Hosiery, Book-keepers, Dressmakers.
Tauranga Women: S Jones, E Grigg, L Julian, Maureen Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, A Faulkner, B Dashwood.
Tauranga Men: R Sutherland, Noel Guinness, W Sneddon L Silvester, Matt Gilpin, C Murdoch, C Jock Carson.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 30.7.1948.
Women visit Whakatane. Tauranga A beat Whakatane A 31 - 19
Women: H Jones (Capt) R Julian, E Grigg, K Leaf, L Julian, Mona Morrissey, I Bryan, A Faulkner,
Women B: B Parkinson (Capt), G Howie, F Hunter, L Hunt, Dot Wagstaff, E Aoake, N Morrissey, B Parkinson.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 2.8.1948.
Results of Trade Union Indoor Basketball teams from Auckland playing at Rivoli Hall. A large attendance of followers saw Tauranga win both representative matches.
Women: Tauranga 28, Auckland T U 21.
Men: Tauranga 21, Auckland T U 20. Other results Tauranga teams v Auckland.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 20.8.1948.
Tauranga Indoor Basketball Fourth Annual Tournament entries closed. Tournament next month. Women’s 16 teams. 16 Men’s teams.
Entries from: Tauranga. Auckland, Hamilton, Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Napier and Whakatane.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 27.8.1948.
Rep teams to play Auckland Provincial Championship in Hamilton September 4th.
Women: A Team: R Julian, L Julian, Mona Morrissey, A Faulkner, B Parkinson, E Grigg, L Hunt, Dot Wagstaff.
Women: B Team: L Jones, E Carter, F Hunter, J Bryan, G Howie, Lorna Morrissey, E Aoake, Nancy Morrisssey.
Men: A Team: Noel Guinness, W Sneddon, R Sutherland, Matt Gilpin, L Silvester, C Murdoch, George Polley.
Men: B Team: M Ellis, A Bougen, Mick Palmer, Ray Simister, R Grigg, C Jock Carson, J Dick.

28.8.1948.
Advert: Indoor Basketball Dance, Hayman’s Hall 28.8.1948. Hawaiian String Stars Band.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 3.9.1948.
Tournament at Hamilton postponed because of recent tornado. Unfortunate as Tauranga teams need the practice for the tournament here this month!!

Winners in Tauranga Competition:
Women:
Atomic - winners of the Championship Cup and have not lost a game.
Rainster won the Tower Shield for runners-up.
Final between these two teams for the S L Simons Cup to be played next week.

Men:
Easy Aces won the Memorial Shield after beating Cheetahs.
Next week the men will start the knock-out round for the Peter Kirk Memorial Cup.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 7.9.1948.
Tauranga’s Fourth Annual Tournament.
Tauranga entries: 2 women, 3 men.
Women A: S Hylton-Jones, Capt. E Grigg, L Julian, Maureen Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, R Julian, Dot Wagstaff, A Faulkner.
Women B: B Parkinson, Capt. K Leaf, G Howie, L Hunt, L Bryan, E Aoake, Lorna Morrissey, E Carter,
Men A: Matt Gilpin, C Murdoch, R Sutherland, Noel Guinness, W Sneddon, George Polley, L Silvester.
Men B: J Dick, C Jock Carson, R Grigg, Mick Palmer, A Bougen, Ray Simister, M Ellis.
Men C: C Banks, G Guinness, A Dagley, M Parkinson, W Polley, G Murray, W Parlane.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 8.9.1948.
Final Women’s Matches: Atomic 32 v Rainster 15 to win the S L Simons’ Cup.
Men’s Knockout Competition played its first round.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 13.9.48.
Fourth Annual Tournament in Tauranga. Marriot Cup and the Tile Company Cup played for.
Women’s Winners: Grey Lynn beat Paeroa. 35 – 10.
Men’s Winners: YMCA beat Hamilton A. 24 - 14

Mayor of Tauranga Mr L R Wilkinson welcomed the visiting teams.
Teams from: Tauranga, YMCA Auckland, Morrinsville, Hamilton A, Paeroa, (Association only been formed two years), Three Kings, Grey Lynn.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 17.9.1948.
Further write up of Tournament in Tauranga.
Club play: Women: Atomic to play Kiwis in final.

Articles Bay of Plenty Times 23.9.1948 and 24.9.1948.
Three games to be played at closing of season on Tuesday. 24.9.1948.
Plus a Fund Raiser for St John Ambulance Night. Gold coin entry – Gross takings to Men’s and Women’s Division of St John Ambulance Association in appreciation of their service to the community.

First Game: Men’s Team to play Greshams: First year players – Colts: E Ware, B Steele, D Oliver, C Hartley, J McShane, G Cooney and P Jaegar.
Second Game: Women’s team to play Atomic: J Parlane (Captain), E Grigg, L Julian, L Hunt, E Aoake, I Bryan, A Faulkner and Zena Alexander.
Final of Men: True Blues will play Easy Aces in men’s Knockout Competition. Easy Aces holders of the Memorial Shield.
Referees: Reg Towers, Ray Simister, C Murdoch, R Grigg, T Elder, W Reid.
Trophies to be presented after games.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 29.9.1948.
Closing Night of Indoor Basketball.
True Blues 36 beat Easy Aces 35.
Atomic 55 v Rest 22

Article Bay of Plenty Times 1.10.1948.
Last games of the Season. Men’s final for the Knock-out competition True Blues beat Easy Aces.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 2.10.1948.
Presentation of end of year Trophies by R Polley, Patron. S Guinness, Reg Towers and Cros Randle.

Women: Atomic winners: S L Simons Cup. Championship Cup and Banks Cup for knockout both to Atomic.
Rainster: Towers Shield, Runners up

Men: Cadets winners Cecil Guinness Memorial Cup
Hydro Hurricanes: runners up: Centennial Cup
Easy Aces: Memorial Shield
True Blues: Peter Kirk Memorial Cup - for knockout winners



1948 Club Teams and players
Men: 10 teams, Toilers, Old Boys, Cadets, Greshams, Rovers, Wanderers, Hurricanes, True Blues, Easy Aces, Cheetahs.

Toilers: New Team. P O’Brien, G Douglas, A Long, C Hartley.
Old Boys: R Grigg, Capt. Matt Gilpin, Roberts, W Sneddon, M Stevens.
Cadets: J Dick, R Sutherland, J Smyth, C Jock Carson, R Opie, B Steele.
Greshams: New team. Seabourne, Madden, Gardiner, Taylor, Ward
Rovers: Guy Guinness, I Riddle, A Robinson, A Bougen, L Hampshire, G Cooney, P Jaeger
Wanderers: W Parlane, Ray Simister, R Williams, C Long, McIlwright, G Fisher.
Hydro Hurricanes: Noel Guinness Capt. N Smith, B McGill, E Ware, Bayley, T Oliver, Nichols
True Blues: C Murdoch Capt. M Patten, G Hardy, Mick Palmer, G Murray, P Morrissey
Easy Aces: L Silvester, E Silvester, George Polley, W Bill Polley, G Silvester, C Banks, S Bieleski.
Cheetahs: T Elder, G L Woods, M Ellis, J McShane, Oliver, Parkinson, A Dagley

Women: 4 teams, Atomic, Kiwis, Rascals, Rainster
Atomic: P Guinness, Maureen Morrissey, Betty Dashwood.
Kiwis: J Parker, J Howe.
Rascals: J Emmet, P Harvey, E Richardson, E Grigg, A Findlay
Rainster: L Julian, R Julian, I Murphy, K Leaf.

Women: S Hilton-Jones, Mona Morrissey, Dot Wagstaff, F Hunter, G Howie, L Hunt, A Faulkner, E Aoake, Lorna Morrissey, B Parkinson, J Barker, J Bryan, L Jones, I Stewart, G Howie, Bev Morrissey, A Finlay, E Carter, Nancy Morrissey, Zena Alexander

29.11.1948. Blake Park Development Committee. Catering for requirements of all codes indoor and outdoor. ? Hall
Note: BOP Times 8.12.1948 article (not printed) re hopes of building an indoor facility at Centennial Park? Is this the present Memorial Hall?
1949
1949 - Articles by Free Throw

Article Bay of Plenty Times 7.4.1949.
Election of Officers at the Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association AGM in the Rowing Club Hall resulted as follows:
Patron: Mr R F Polley
President: Mr Cros R Randle
Vice Presidents: Messrs Jim Gilpin, W Reid, L McNamara, C Crowther, J B Burgess, S Guinness, S L Simons, G Fletcher, R Dickison, H M Livingstone, L Steal, L Green, E Aked and W Harrison.
Hon Secretary-Treasurer: Mr M Patten
Hon Auditor: Mr Peter O’Brien
Management Committee: Men: Messes W Parlane, Reg Towers, C Murdoch and W Sneddon.
Women: Miss M Morrissey and Mrs W Parlane.
Chairman of Social Committee: Mr Guy Guinness
Selectors: Men: W Reid, W Hood and Guy Guinness.
Women: Mr Reg Towers, L Sylvester and Miss Maureen Morrissey.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 11.4.1949.
Suitable Hall needed in Tauranga. It was discussed at the AGM. Mr Cros Randle, President, said the uncertain nature of the availability of the Rivoli drill hall on Dive Crescent if compulsory military training was introduced, was concerning, as there was no other hall in Tauranga for indoor sports. It was time to give serious consideration to the question of erecting a sports centre. The sports centre could take the form of a war memorial which would be a fitting gesture to those who gave their lives and an asset to the community.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 22.4.1949.
Team nominations 10 men’s teams: 6 women’s teams. Added is two new women’s teams Kiwis and Judea. Note: do they continue or drop out.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 29.4.1949.
Draw for first round games.
Men: Old Boys, Toilers, Easy Aces, Greshams, True Blues, Rovers, Cadets, The Mount, Cheetahs, Wanderers.
Women: Atomic, Rascals, Nomads, Rainster.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 6.5.1949.
Season commenced. Results and players mentioned. Only four women’s teams. Kiwis and Judea indicated starting but did not end up putting teams in.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 25.5.1949.
Weekly results: Atomic beat Rascals by large margin
Men: True Blues 26, Wanderers 24; Rovers 42, Cheetahs 21; Toilers 25, The Mount 21; Old Boys 19, Greshams 17; Easy Aces 21, Cadets 11.
Women: Rainster 16, Nomads 14; Atomic 71, Rascals 35

Article Bay of Plenty Times 27.5.1949.
Teams for Sth Auckland Championships in Hamilton in June to be chosen. Following players to practise for selection.

Men: C Murdoch, J Dick, Jock Carson, Wally Hood, Matt Gilpin, George Polley, W Parlane, Ray Simister, P Leong, G Hardy, R Grigg, C Hartley, Mick Palmer, R Sutherland, W Snedden, A Bougen, L Silvester, Noel Guinness, P Jaegar, A Robinson.

Women: P Thorpe, L Hunt, Zena Alexander, E Griff, P Guinness, Mona Morrissey, A Smith, M Miller, N Edmondson, L Morrissey, V Parlane, B Dashwood, V Kepple, S Jones, Dot Wagstaff, V Paton, M Morrissey, B Eagleson, L Julian, P Green, Mrs Hammond.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 24.6.1949. by Free Throw and 24.6.1949 – Team Selections
Next weeks draw.
Auckland Provincial Indoor Basketball Championships at Hamilton on Saturday.
Two men’s teams:
A team, C Jock Carson, Wally Hood, C Murdoch, L Silvester, George Polley, Matt Gilpin, Mick Palmer, W Sneddon, Noel Guinness.
B Team: W Parlane, C Hartley, Ray Simister, J Dick, R Grigg, W Reid, Guy Guinness, G Fisher, J Moncrieff.
Women:
A Team, P Guinness, L Morrissey, M Morrissey, L Julian P Thorpe, Dot Wagstaff, V Kepple, A Smith. Injured B Dashwood.
B Team, J Parlane, G Howie, L Hunt, Zena Alexander, N Edmonson, M Miller, C Rochford, B Eagleson, V Paton, J Lane.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 1.7.1949.
Auckland Provincial Tournament, Tauranga results. Note Reg Towers refereed a number of games at this tournament, including the final in the men’s B Grade competition.
Women’s A Grade won by T.U.I.D.L. from YWCA 24-22. Men’s grade won by LDS from YMCA.
Tauranga teams won only one of their three games. They did not have as much success as in the past.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 8.7.1949.
Atomic winning first round. Captain P Guinness, Lorna, Mona and Maureen Morrissey. S Hilton-Jones and newcomers this season S Reid, C Rochford, B Eagelson. Mentions Reg Towers coaching etc. Coming BOP Champs to be held in Whakatane in August.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 15.7.1949.
Results mention Mount Team being the hardest team to beat for the Memorial Shield. Old Boys players Matt and Stan Gilpin (beginner) doing well.
On Wednesday there was the first screening of descriptive sound films dealing with some of the essential points of the game.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 20.7.1949.
Results – Easy Aces and The Mount remain the only undefeated men’s teams.
Atomic women still enjoy an undefeated record this season.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 22.7.1949. Atomic again continued their winning sequence. Old Boys proved too good for Wanderers. New player Rex Woods playing for Old Boys. Rex later became President of Tauranga Indoor Basketball, coached rep teams and refereed.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 10.8.1949.
Four Tauranga Indoor Basketball teams attended the annual Whakatane Tournament last weekend.
Teams: Men: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Gisborne, Whakatane A, Whakatane B, Wairoa.
Women: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Whakatane A, Whakatane B, Gisborne, Wairoa.
Both Tauranga Men’s A and Women’s A made the finals.

10.8.1949 Results for local competition -1949 Page three Mount and Atomic continuing on their winning way.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 18.8.1949.
Representatives of the Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association (the President Mr Cros Randle and the secretary Mr M Patton) met with the Tauranga Basketball Association’s executive at its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the question of liaison between the two associations.
It was unanimously decided to advise all players that participation in both competitions would not preclude any player from being selected for representative match play in either association, etc.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 6.9.1949.
Inter-club and Representative matches were played in Tauranga between Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association and representatives from the Onehunga Association.
Results: Tauranga men’s teams acquitted themselves well – in the 12 club matches they were successful in winning 11. George Polley, C Murdoch and Matt Gilpin scored well for Tauranga.
In the women’s games the visitors fared much better honours going to Onehunga by five matches to three.
Tauranga women: Maureen Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, A Smith contributed most points.
Article Bay of Plenty Times 20.9.1949.
The Annual General Meeting of the Tauranga Combines Sports Association was held last week. Mentions all the sports within this association. A constitution drawn up was adopted.
Mr M Patten (Tauranga Indoor Basketball Assn) produced plans and specifications of a proposed Tauranga Sports Centre in the form of a memorial hall.
Election of officers resulted.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 21.9.1949
Finals of men’s and women’s knock-out competition were reached last night. Women’s section Atomic are to meet Rainster, while Cadets are to play Toilers in the men’s final

Article Bay of Plenty Times 23.9.1949.
Finals to be played. Memorial Shield play-off between Cadets and The Mount.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 28.9.1949.
Finals night:
Men: The Mount 24 beat Cadets 16 for the Memorial Shield. The game was a closely contested one and it wasn’t until the final quarter that the Mount gained the advantage.
Women: Atomic proved too strong for Rainster in the final of the women’s knock-out competition and ran out comfortable winners.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 30.9.1949.
Teams for Tauranga’s Annual Tournament.
Men: C Murdoch, Matt Gilpin, George Polley, R Sutherland, Mick Palmer, Noel Guinness,
Jock Carson.
Women: P Guinness, L Julian, Maureen Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, Zena Alexander, V Kepple, A Smith.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 3.10.1949.
Tauranga Tournament held at the Tauranga Rivoli Army Drill Hall, Dive Crescent. 200 players competing.
Winners Men: Y Gym Auckland defeated Tauranga B 46 – 18 to win the Tauranga Tile Company Cup.
Winners Women: Hamilton A defeated Paeroa 45 -14 to win the Marriott Cup.

Article Bay of Plenty Times 6.10.1949.
Last night prizegiving and season winners.
Boys’ match: Trumps and Collegiates. Trumps won 18 – 17. College boys mentioned were:
Brown, Burnett, Baxter, Ware, Bryers.
Women’s Competition: Atomic won the S N Motors Cup for the Championship, Simons Cup for the second round and the Banks Cup for the knock-out competition.
Rascals won the Towers Shield for runners-up.
Men’s Competition: Mount Maunganui team won the Memorial Shield for the men’s championship.
Cadets won the Centennial Cup for runners-up.
Toilers won the knock-out competition, The Peter Kirk Memorial Cup and the Cecil Guinness Memorial Trophy.
Greshams were again the winners of the “K O Cup” which it was explained was for the team which had been knocked out the most.
The Patron Mr R Polley Snr presented the trophies.



1949 Club Teams and players:

Men: - 10 Teams
Greshams: D Flay, Capt, P Leong, R Gardiner, Hardy, Seabourne
Easy Aces: L Silvester Capt, S Bieleski, C Banks, George Polley and W Bill Polley, E Staite,
S Staite
Wanderers: W Parlane, Capt, Fisher, R Williams, Ray Simister, C Long, W McIlwraith.
Old Boys: Matt Gilpin, M Stevens, R Grigg, W Sneddon, Reg Towers, Stan Gilpin (beginner)
Rex Woods (beginner).
Toilers: combined with Hydro Hurricanes: W Reid, Capt, L Bailey, Paul O’Brien, C Hartley,
N Smith, E Ware, A Long.
True Blues: C Murdoch Capt, P Morrissey, G Hardy, Mick Palmer, G Murray, J Steer, M Patten
Cheetahs: T Elder, Capt, R Preston, A Dagley, S Goodwin, L Stevens, Goddard
Rovers: Guy Guinness, Noel Guinness, A Bougen, P Jaegar, A Robinson, Mick Palmer,
Pye, Hardy.
Cadets: R Sutherland, Capt, J Smyth, J Dick, R Opie, W Ellis, Ellis, Seabourne.
The Mount: Wally Hood Capt, (from Waikato), Jock Carson, Graeme Spencer, Ron White,
Maurice Woodcraft, Ken Raymond.

Men: J Moncreif

Women: 6 Teams
Rascals: J Parlane, E Grigg
Rainster: L Hunt Capt, L Julian, Zena Alexander
Nomads: (Teachers) P Scott, J Lane, B Dashwood, B Eagleson
Atomic: Maureen Morrissey, Capt, Peg Morrissey, Mona Morrissey, Nancy Morrissey, Lorna Morrissey, Dot Wagstaff, (Roy’s sister), P Guinness, S Hilton-Jones, S Reid, C Rochford


Club Referees:
Reg Towers, Cros Randle, T Elder, W Reid, L Sylvester, W Sneddon, C Murdoch, R Grigg,
Noel Guinness, R Sutherland, Ray Simister, Wally Hood, W Palmer, J Parlane, Guy Guinness, A Dagley, L Julian, E Grigg, Dot Wagstaff, P Corston, M Morrissey.


HISTORY OF BASKETBALL IN TAURANGA


1950
Note: Information for 1938 – 1949 has come from “Papers Past” web site.

All articles here are from the Bay of Plenty Times unless advised.
Articles for 1950 have been done again this year by (“by Free Throw”)

4.4.1950
Tauranga Indoor Basketball Association
AGM: Election of Officers for 1950 Season:
Patron: Mr R Polley
President: Mr M A Patten
Sec/Treasurer: (temporary appointment) Mr C Murdoch
Executive: Mrs G Guinness, Miss Dot Wagstaff, Messrs: Matt Gilpin, W Polley, R Sutherland, Wally Sneddon, Mike Foster
Auditor: Mr L J Stanton
Solicitor: Mr V J Palmer
Delegate to the Combined Sports Association: Mr Patten
Delegate to St John Ambulance: Mr Charlie Murdoch

Indoor Basketball Selectors:
Three men’s and three women’s selectors were elected at the meeting.
Men: T Elder, R Sutherland, Reg Towers
Women: Mrs G Guinness, Messrs: Reg Towers, Matt Gilpin

5.5.1950 –
12 teams will play indoor basketball
Team nominations are for eight men and four women’s teams.

Men: Easy Aces, Cadets, Greshams, Cheetahs, Old Boys, True Blues, Toilers and Mount.
Women: Atomic, Kilroy, Wearwell, Rascals

The absence of Cros Randle (past President) from basketball has been noticed by all players and all will join in wishing him a speedy recovery and that once more we will have him in our midst. It is very fitting that his continued interest and fostering of the game in Tauranga and surrounding districts should be recognised by inferring on him a life membership.

Players may be compelled to reduce the playing time of their games to 15 minutes if the association is to have the use of one court only. This season has a full programme of trips
away arranged and it is hoped to give all players the opportunity of participating in these trips. However, a tentative draw has been arranged for two courts.

Men’s games – Tuesday nights. Women’s games – Thursday nights.

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19.5.1950 (by Free Throw)
Teams this season are much the same as last year with some new blood evident.
Tournament at Whakatane: The activities of the Association are now in full swing and the first tournament of the season is to be held tomorrow at Whakatane. Two men’s and one women’s team are to compete.

Men’s teams are assisting the game in Te Puke. Pukehina is making a very creditable effort to establish the game in their locality. Recently a team journeyed to Pukehina to give a coaching display. This was very well received by what should eventually be the foundation of a Te Puke Association.

Article by the Bay of Plenty Beacon (Whakatane) dated 22 May 1950.
Whakatane had an indoor basketball tournament held in the Winter Show Buildings, earlier in May. The Tournament was an outstanding success. The standard of play throughout was unusually high, and some close and thrilling finishes resulted.

In the Women’s final: Whakatane A defeated Morrinsville by 15 – 10
In the Men’s final: Tauranga defeated Morrinsville by 28 – 14.
The men’s team from Mount Maunganui was unfortunate not to be in the finals after defeating Whakatane A by 16 -14 in one of the best-matched and hardest games of the day.

26.5.1950
Three men’s teams and one women’s team played in Whakatane.
Tauranga Men’s A: Mick Palmer, W Sneddon, Ray Simister, J Dick, R Disney.
Mount Men: First opportunity to play at an outside tournament.
Tauranga Men’s B: Performed well against stronger opposition.
Tauranga Women: Won one match and lost one.

Hamilton Tournament approaching 1st July.

9.6.1950
Article by “Free Throw” suggests that Atomic the leading women’s team is too strong for other teams. Atomic is already playing under a handicap and winning regularly. Should Atomic split up and take in some of the new players they would be doing a service to the game.

16.6.1950
In the second round of the men’s club games play is to be in two sections with the four leading teams in A Section and the remaining four in B Section.
Section A: Mount, Cadets, Easy Aces and Toilers.
Section B: Greshams, True Blues, Cheetahs, Old Boys
It is noted that only a men’s draw is published each week – does this mean the Association only has one night at the Rivoli?

30.6.1950
Players critical of new grading system for men.
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Tuesdays draw is back to two courts for the evening. Atomic a bye. Kilroy women’s team replaced by Blue Birds.

7.7.1950
The Tauranga teams which took part in the Hamilton tournament on Saturday last, did not meet with any measure of success but never the less did not disgrace themselves.

21.7.1950
Surprises still cropping up in Men’s Games.
Atomic women suffer first defeat of season. It has been necessary to handicap Atomic with 20 points.
It is hoped to have a visit by Ctirad Benacek, who played for Czechoslovakia and coached at national level. Ctirad (Ben) arrived in NZ earlier in 1950. He is to give an exhibition with two Tauranga Representative teams.

28.7.1950
Atomic women to divide their combination between the other three teams and so even up the standard of play. This action by Atomic is to be commended. Play-off may not be necessary in men’s basketball. One more round of men’s games. Play in the graded men’s competition has improved both the A and B sections.
Men’s games still on Tuesday – women’s on Thursdays

18.8.1950
The Knock out Competition has advanced to the stage where the finalists were decided. The Mount and Cadets in the A Grade and Old Boys and True Blues in the B Grade.
In the first round of games played by the reorganised women’s teams some interesting play resulted in a close competition.

25.8.1950
The coming weekend will be a busy one as a Triangular Tournament has been arranged between the Onehunga and Community Sunshine Associations of Auckland and Tauranga.
In all 140 visiting players will try conclusions with both Tauranga men’s and women’s representative teams.

1.9.1950
Club play: Memorial Shield men’s competition concluded.
Representative play: Tauranga players were seen to advantage in representative games last Saturday against the visiting Auckland clubs.
Women: Tauranga won. One pleasing feature of the Tauranga team’s success was the determination with which the girls played as a team proving that a sound combination can be developed by clean but aggressive play. It would be unfair to mention any individual player when as a team they all played so well.
Men: The Tauranga players revealed good teamwork and understanding which combined with fast passing movements, frequently caught the opposition out of position and enabled

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a scoring movement to end in their favour. Here again it would be unfair to mention individual players.

Tauranga Annual Tournament: Sept 1950
Teams entered: Winners decided on total number of points scored by each team in the preliminaries.

Women: Tauranga, Rovers, Community Sunshine Assn (CSA), 3 Kings, Hamilton A, Rompers, Wairoa No 1, Wairoa No 2, Pukekohe, Shamrocks, Chinese, Paeroa B, Swifts, Takanini, Navy,
Thames, Richmond, Milne & Choyce.
Womens semi: CSA beat Rovers. Hamilton A beat Rompers: Final CSA beat Hamilton A

Men: Tauranga A, Tauranga B, Falcons, Paeroa A, Paeroa B, Pukekohe, Wairoa No 1, Wairoa No 2, CSA, Chinese, Tigers, Youth Club, Eastern United, Dominoes, Thames, Hamilton Colts, Hamilton B.
Mens semi: Paeroa beat Falcons. Tauranga B beat Pukekohe. Final: Paeroa beat Tauranga B

1950 Club Teams and players:
Men:
Cadets: R Sutherland, J Smyth, R Opie, J Dick, W Ellis, D Erkills, B Steele
Toilers: W Reid, N Smith, Paul O’Brien, Ray Simister, A Long, G Murray, Zimmerman, C Long
Old Boys: Matt Gilpin, M Stevens, Rex Woods, Stan Gilpin, W Sneddon, A Reid
Easy Aces: George Polley, E Staite, M Palmer, A Iles, S Bieleski, W Bill Polley, R Disney,
L Jenkins
Greshams: W Leary, O Seabourne, D Flay, E Ward, Williams, W Leong, Mick Parker
Cheetahs: Tom Elder
True Blues: Charlie Murdoch, G Hardy, P Morrissey, M Palmer, R Griffin, G Murray
Mount: Jock Carson, Wally Hood, R White, G Spencer, M Woodcraft, K Raymond

Women:
Atomic: L Morrissey, M Morrissey
Rascals: G Warde
Wearwell: S Barnwell
Kilroy: Replaced by Blue Birds: D Eagleson, N Vince

Referees: Charlie Murdoch, Ray Simister, W Sneddon, W Reid, R Sutherland, Len Towers, Matt Gilpin, Paul Guinness, M Morrissey, Wally Hood, Tom Elder, J Ingram, Reg Towers, M Patten, Z Alexander, Dot Wagstaff, L Morrissey, W Polley


Photos: 1950 Men’s team
Dive Crescent in the 1950’s showing the Army Headquarters (Dark roof) second
from right end of buildings. The Rivoli Drill Hall is the large white roof to the right
of the Headquarters.