UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 69, 22 March 1910, Page 5

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

; ' AUCKLAND.; _P-Pl_fJSßN___rv_S i -,'.! - The 'annual tournament between the i ' four colleges of the 'University; of New Zealand will be : held at : Christchurch at Easter'time. ' It 'is _expected' that each ' college will enter very full teams' andl that probably.not -fewer than five hun- ' dred graduates - will'be in town during the time that the tournament is in progress. f r The i following -programme, has been drawn up, but is subject to possible alterations :^—Saturday, 'March' .' 26th: ■ Official welcome to-visiting teams in.,the college hall, 9.30 a.m.; tennis championships at Avonside Club's courts, .9.45 and 2 p.m.; picnic: to Wainoni Park, "7*30 p.m. .Monday, March 28th:',.__.letic -; championships 'at Lancaster , Park, II a.m.; debating contest at Choral Hal], 7,30 p.—.? Tuesday: Finals, tennis championships; 9.30 a.m.; ball in Alexandra Hall, 8.30 p.m. _. In addition to these, the recognised'"-event's - of-"the-tournament, the Haslam., . Shield for.,' rifle shooting, will be-fired" for, -and, it is stated, that ' there, may ~be...a...foqiball match arid a ladies' hockey.match., >;. f- ~ • For the first time in the history of the Auckland University, . athletic representatives from, the college will ' sent to /the Easter tournament: Last year there was formed amongst the students the " University Athletic Club, for '-the purpose''of train—/and equipping /'.'a team" of' —_1„e"s to .'maket,the.'- trip to Christchurch.'".*;.The:;: ■ has'been/ so successful in its object that a very fair team- has been . chosen, and- they - will go to the tournament at "the Club's expense. The team to ,. represent - the Auckland College''is '[ as follows: — ' ; i : Athletics:' N. R-Jacobsen (220 yds. and 440 yds and .'... half-mile) ;, 'G. Davy , (440 yds., mile and long jump); , J.,'. B. Reynolds ..-'. (half-mile, mile, ~ three miles and long/jump);'., A. G. Marshall'.'(highjump); and Wills,, (putting ; the shot). Owing to their .unfortunate.', inability ..r-jto-. obtain .leave,,. such' wellknown athletes' as' Hi', C. Northcroft, :F. 71. "Wilson, E. E. Bainford, S. P. Bass and others,.. will be, unable to',go "> wit_ the team. ,:- ,'v .■,, ~ • ■'. ,' _■■ " ;-.'".' '•' ',■:■ : Tennis: B. H. Wymah, N..C. Campbell, B. Scotland jN.-.Ry Jacobs—.;/ Misses "Mc/ El wain, ; r McLaughlin, . Western, and Ha y- ',':■■'.'?.'."'V. r ■"'• ■"'■''';.■'-- Debating: M. Algie and A.' G. Marshall.;- In -this. department-the Auckland, representatives are . expected i to.!' give a ' good ; account •of themselves. - -.-/"- ' ; "... I Mr. B. ;H. - Wyman has been appointed manager of . the •? team:-. Which f leaves, '■Reroute for Christchurch, by> the: mail train , to-night.-i- On arrival : ; ;'in Wellington, the Aucklanders -will be met bythe - executive of the k,Victoria College Students' Association, and '-entertained at -.-tea/at the Hotel Windsor. They will ' leave. Wellington -f or r Christchurch to-' morrow night. ';,: ..;.-s',■.';-'•;"- •■'.,,-'.