'VARSITY TEAM OF ATHLETES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 18 May 1929, Page 12

'VARSITY TEAM OF ATHLETES.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR. THE FINAL SELECTION. Arrangements have now been completed for the tour of the New Zealand Universitv athletic team which leaves for Australia shortly. The personnel of the team is as follows: J. N. Goodson (Victoria), 100 yards and 220 yards. E. K. Eastwood (Victoria), 220 yards and 440 yards. _ • . F S. Ramson (Victoria) 120 yards hurdles, 440 yards hurdlea, long jump, and high jump. J. H. Webber (Otago), 880 yards. O. C. Harley (Canterbury), 440 yards and 880 yards. D. \Y. Bain (Canterbury), 440 yards and 880 yards. . E B. E. Taylor (Canterbury), one mile and three miles. H. A. Henderson (Canterbury), putting the shot. The team will leave Wellington on the Marama on May 24th for Sydney They will miss the Australian inter-University toiiraamen:t at Brisbane on May 29th, but.on Saturday, June Ist, the New Zealand v. Sydney University meeting wi 1 take place, and probably on the following Wednesday either a New Zealand v. Combined Australian Universities meeting or a New Zealand »°d Australian Universities v. New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association meeting wiU take place. The team Will leave _ y the Ulimaroa on June 9th, returning via Auckland. The Australians have some very good men, and the list of record performances forwarded are all ahead of the New Zealand ones. It is expected that Ramson will win the hurdles. Eastwood and Taylor should also do well in their respective events. The team will be billeted and entertained in Sydney by members of the University. Hie idea of the tour originated in an invitation from Mr E. V. Dunbar, an old Victoria College man in Sydney, who* invited Victoria College to send a team. Victoria College made all the preliminary arrangements, but suggested that the tour should include all the New Zealand University Colleges and offered to hand over the arrangements to the National Union of Students which 'tvas formed at Easter. The Victoria College authorities then acted as a sub-committeo of the National Union of Students. Mr Dunbar will manage the team, with Mr E. B. E. Taylor as his assistant. Mr Taylor will also be the National Union of Students' representative. O. Morgan (Auckland) is now definitely unavailable. He won the 100 yards and ran second in the 220 yards at the recent Easter tournament. The National Union of Students hopes that the Australian Universities will make in return a New Zealand tour next year. This tour would have to be carried out shortly after Easter.