INTER-UNIVERSITY CONTESTS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20898, 4 July 1933, Page 12

INTER-UNIVERSITY CONTESTS.

+ rugby, running, and debating. CANTERBURY V. OTAUO. Representative footballers, harriers, and debaters from Canterbury University College will travel south to Dunedin by the 8.35 a.m. train to-day to take part in inter-university conteThe football team, under the management of Mr D. J. Wllson <. wl t U n ffi its old-established fixture against Otago University on Wednesday afternoon, at the same time as the harriers compete for the South Island fnter-Umversity Harriers' Challenge Cup, at present held by Otago. The harriers, consisting of A. P. Thomson, W. K Parrott, W. W. O Hursthouse, L. S. Bambery, A. Shannon, and R. H. Anderson, are a strong team, as their performance m the Kennett Cup showed, and the indications are that the race will be very keenly contested. On the way back the harriers will run in the 12mile modified marathon between Temuka and Timaru fixed for next Saturday. The Joynt Scroll. Messrs I. F. G. Milner and C. F. Hart will represent the college in the debate for the Joynt Scroll at the concert chamber to-night. The subject is "That the British Empire is now in a state of decline," in which Canterbury will take the negative. As Auckland is not competing, there will be only three teams, and it has been suggested that Otago should enter a dummy team against Canterbury, leaving Victoria College to debate against the Otago team of Messrs J. C. Mowat and L. F. Moller. The judges will be Messrs A. C. Hanlon and J. Mclndoe, and the Rev. W. D. More. Ruffby. The university football team is virtually the same as that which put up such a fine performance against Sydenham last Saturday. The forwards are a particularly strong pack, combining weight with speed and an equal ability in the loose or the tight. A. H. Andrews and A. M. Hartnell are perhaps the best known —Hartnell a former Otago man himself—but the whole pack has shown throughout the season that it can play determined and at times inspiring football. Even more hopeful for the home team's chances is the fact that the backs have been steadily settling down into a fast and reliable combination, Hayman in particular playing strongly on the wing. It was mainly because of a weak back line that the maroons suffered such a crushing defeat last year. While it is not too much to say that Canterbury College will more than hold its own ih the forward department, it is likely that Otago's backs will prove a constant source of danger. Otago has always produced a team notable for clever back play, and that this year's is even better than usual was seen by the Christchurch public recently, when Uttley, Fookes, and Dunne, all of Otago, put up such a sparkling exhibition of crisp and clever football against the Australian universities' team in the third test. The Canterbury College team for to-morrow's game is:— E. B. Fooks; L. G. Loveridge, M. Heenan, L. Hayman; G. Parsons, D. McCormack; J. McAuliffe; A. H. Andrews, R. Hamilton, A. M. Hartnell, M. Hilgendorf, P. Roberts, D. J. Wilson, N. L. Uniacke, A. M. McKee. Emergencies: W. A. Doherty and R. M. Simmers. The first contest took place in 1886. Otago has won 28 times and Canterbury eight, while two matches have been drawn. In eight years no contests were held. Last year Otago won by 47 points to 0, but in the previous year Canterbury was successful by 6 points to 3.