Fencing VICTORIA WINS OTAGO SHIELD

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28671, 22 August 1958, Page 19

Fencing VICTORIA WINS OTAGO SHIELD

(From. Our Own. Reporter) WELLINGTON, August 20. The Otago shield for fencing was won this year by Victoria University with Canterbury University second and Auckland University third. None of the bouts produced great surprises, except that the Canterbury captain (M. A. Sharfe) lost four bouts, to A. A. D. Ellis (Victoria), and CM. Musgrave (Otago), in the foils, and B. L. Pomeroy and C. D. Beeby (Victoria) in the sabre. Ellis, Sharfe, Beeby, and Pomeroy were selected to fight against Wellington province last evening, and some fine, free fencing of good national standard resulted. The rather inexperienced Canterbury women’s team fenced nervously at' first, but improved later. Results were:— Men’s Foil.—Victoria 1. Canterbury 2, Auckland 3. M. A. Sharfe. 10 wins, 2 losses; D. J. O. Caffin, 8 and 4; A. S. Brewis, 7 and 5; G. Musgrave. 5 and 7; N. Baritrop, 1 and 3. Women's Foils.— A "rki' , vd 1, Ota*?o 2, Victoria 3. A. G. Diehl, 1 and 11; J. Hardwicke. 1 and 11; M. G. Yandle 1 and 11; ,D. Curran, 12 losses. Sabre.—Victoria 1. Canterbury 2. Otaeo 3. Sharfe. 7 and 2: Musgraves, 6 and 3; Brewis, 5 and 4. New Zealand Universities v. Wellington.—Women’s foils: N.Z.U., 13 wins, 3 losses. Men’s foil: 8 wins. 8 losses. Wellington won on points. 56-49. Boxing Wellington Team (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON. August 21. The following boxers will represent Wellington at the New Zealand championships at Hastings from October 6 to 8: Heavy-weight, B. Sadd; middleweight, No. 1, R. Fleet wood; No. 2, W. Thomas; light-middle-weight. S. Iva; welter-weight. No. 1. W. Coe, No. 2. G. Heard; light-weight, W. Schwolger; feather-weight, F. Furness.