Tauranga College Sports

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14930, 18 March 1949, Page 3

Tauranga College Sports

Preliminary Events

Decided

Record In Junior Hop, Step And Jump

The annual athletic championships of the Tauranga College will commence tomorrow morning at Nicholson Field. This is the first occasion on which the college will stage an athletfc meeting on its own ground and, with facilities _ more readily available, it is anticipated that they will be even more successful than in the past. The events wifi be conducted on an inter-house basis. The interhuuse marching will be held in the afternoon. This provides a fine spectacle for spectators, and it is expected that many visitors will be present throughout the dav. The Principal (Mr A. M. Nicholson) has issued a cordial invitation to all parents and to friends and supporters of the college to be present. Preliminary events were decided yesterday as follows; —

Interhouse Points Freyberg House 21 points Mansfield House 14 points Ra f +en House 11 points Rutherford House 2 points

Broad Jump, Senior Boys’ Champ. C. Borretl (F) 1 17ft 7 In.: V. Poroa (]vn 2; K. Sorrenson (B) 3. Hop, Step and Jump, Senior Boys’ Champ. C. Borrel (F) 1 38ft 01 in.; V. Poroa, (M) 2; C. Martin (B) 3. Hop, Step and Jump.' Junior Boys’ Champ. N. Brown (F) 1 35ft IjUn. (A record): J. Borric (F) 2; W, Farrell (F) 3.

Junior Boys’ 440 vds. Champ.: First heat: J. Borrie (F) 1, N. Brown (F) 2, B, Sommers (B) 3. Second heat: M. Cooper (F) 1, T. Smith (M) 2 W. Sommers (B) 3, These qualify for the final. Intermediate Bo' r s’ 440 yds, Chamn : First heat: G. Davidson (B) 1, J. Coonev (R) 2, G Wareing (B) 3. Second heat: B. Stanton (M) 1, L. Dickson (M) 2. B. Evans (F) 3. These qualify for the final.

Intermediate Bovs’ Broad Jump Champ.: M. Hall (B) 17. t. 9ins. 1, L. Pearson ? R DioUson (M) 3.