Universities’ Tourney Won By Otago

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30107, 16 April 1963, Page 12

Universities’ Tourney Won By Otago

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 15. Otago has won the New Zealand Universities’ 1963 Easter tournament. Only cricket and tennis have to be completed tomorrow and Otago, with 44 points, cannot be beaten. The other places will not be known till the tournment ends.

Official points for the tournament shield tonight were: Otago 44, Victoria 23, Auckland 22, Canterbury 21, Massey 2, Lincoln 0.

Tonight Otago added the swimming shield to its successes in women’s athletics, basketball and shooting. It has had second placings in all the other sports so far decided.

Otago’s tennis team is assured of a placing, but its cricket team will get no points. Victoria will probably take the honours in tennis. It has already won the men’s teams competition and has three of the four semi-finalists in the individual section. The outcome of the cricket depends on tomorrow’s games. Canterbury and Auckland have 16 points, and Victoria is close behind with 13 points. Athletics

Auckland and Otago each scored 12 points for the tournaments shield in athletics events held at the Basin Reserve today. Auckland, by winning five of the men’s championships, scored 46 points, winning by one point from Otago, with Canterbury two points behind Fourth was Victoria with 28 Otago won seven finals, but was unable to equal Auckland’s place figure The Otago women, with 37 points, won comfortably from Auckland, with 31. and Victoria 13. Two new records were set today. The Otago women’s 4 x 110 yards relay team of P Trowbridge. S. Oxenham. P Mason, and E Brown ran the quarter-mile in 51.8 sec beating a 1950 record set by Canterbury of 52sec. R. P Welsh (Otago) ran a fine three-mile winning comfortably in 14min 26sec, 6.4 sec inside the previous tournament best. The second placegetter. B. Jones (Canterbury) s.Bsec behind, was also within the previous time. Some of today’s more notable performances were given by R.- Johnson (Otago) who won the three men’s hurdles events. D. McKenzie (Canterbury). who scored in both the men’s 100 and 220 yards. R. Syne (Canterbury), who won the pole vault and the hop step and jump, and Miss S Oxenham, who took the 440 yards. 220 yards, and high jump titles. Abbreviations used in results are:—A. Auckland; C. Canterbury; L,, Lincoln; M.. Massey O. Otago: V. Victoria Results:— Men Three Miles—R. Welsh (O.) 1. B Jones (C.» 2, L Walker (A.) 3 Time 14:26 (record). 880 Yards.—R. Ibbotson (O.) 1, N. McDell (A.) 2. P Hewlett (C.) 3. Time. 1:55.9. 440 Yards.—A. Osborne (V.) 1. B Fox (O) 2. J Martin (A) 3 Time, 49.2 440 Yards Hurdles.—R Johnson (O.) I R. Edmond (O.) 2. M. Harris (V.) 3 Time. 53.9. 220 Yards —D. McKenzie I C.i 1, J Pearce (V.) 2. B. Joyce • C.) 3 Time 22.7 220 Yards Hurdles.—R Johnson (O.) 1. A Harris (V ) 2. G Scott (C.) 3 Time 26 0 120 Yards Hurdles—R Johnson i O.) 1 D Stevenson (C I 2 B Collins (V ) 3 Time 16 6 100 Yards—D McKenzie (C.I 1. J Brownlee (M > 2. D Jovce <C.) 3 Time 10.5 4 x 440 Yards Relay—Victoria i, Canterbury 2 Otago 3 Time 3 23 Javelin.—L. Clarke (A.) I. K Sharkey (A.) 2. D E Cosh (V.) 3 Distance. 183:3 Pole Vault.—R Syme (C.) 1, A. Howard (A.) 2, D. Carver (C.) 3 Height 11:0. Hop. Step and Jump.—R. Syme <C-> f. J. Burke (M.) 2. P Morgan (A.) 3. Distance. 44:0. Shot Put.—P Norris (A.) 1. R Hargreaves (A.) 2. Calrinae (0.1 3 Distance, 44:11. High Jump—N Drummond (A.) 1 R Howard (A.) 2. R Johnson (O.i 3 Height. 6:0 Women 220 Yards.—S Oxenham (O.i 1. J Loneley (A., 2. P Mason '0 )3 Time. 26 5 High Jump.—S Oxenham (O.i 1, G Davies (V.) 2 A McHugh (V.) 3. Height. 421. 440 Yards.—S. Oxenham (O.) 1, A. McHugh (V.) 2. Time. 603.

4 x 110 Yards Relay —Otago 1, Auckland 2, Victoria 3. Time. 51.8 (New Zealand record). Discus.—M. Barclay (A.) 1, L. Pennington (O.) 2. J. Corry (V.) 3. Distance. 95:6. Swimming Records were shattered m three heats and one final early on the second day of the New Zealand Universities’ Easter swimming tournament at the Naenae Olympic pool today. In the final of the 440 yards men’s freestyle, B Crowder (Victoria), broke his own record of 4min 58sec with a time of 4min 56.45ec. His earlier record was set in Saturday’s heats. W. Williamson > Canterbury). returning 70.4 sec, clipped 6.ssec off the record for the 110 yards men’s backstroke set in 1959.

P Hatch (Auckland) won the 220 yards men’s freestyle in 2min 19.8 sec. l.lsec better than the record. R. Dunlop (Otago), with 89.7 sec, bettered the record for the 110 yards women's breaststroke by s.4sec, Two more records were set in tonight's finals. Hatch set a new. time for the 110 yards men's freestyle, and D. Gerard (Otago) for the 110 yards men s butterfly

Results:— „ , , 440 Yards Men’s Freestyle.— B Crowder (V.) 1. P Dempsey (O.) 2. R Ryan (V.) 3. Time 4:56.4 (record) 220 Yards Women’s Medley.— J Clark (C ) 1, R. Dunlop (O.) 2 S Frankham (O.) 3. Time. 3:7.8.

Diving.—Men. K Caldwell (O.) 1, I. Lewis (O.) 2, R Barstad (M.) 3. Women: E. Andrews (A.) 1, V Setchel! (O.) 2. H Taylor (C.) 3. 220 Yards Men’s Breaststroke. —T Cowdell (M.) 1, K. Newth (O.) 2. B. Bibby (V.) 3 Time 3:3.8.

110 Yards Men’s Freestyle.—P Hatch (A.) 1, C. Thomson (V.) 2 D Gerard (O.) 3. Time. 59 9 (record) 110 Yards Women's Freestyle —J Clark (C.) 1, J. Rolling (O ) 2 R Dunlop (O.) 3. Time. 70.8 110 Yards Mens Backstroke.— W Williamson (CJ 1. C Symonds (M ) 2 H Tapper (O.i 3 Time 71.4.

110 Yards Women’s Back stroke.—S Frankham (O.) 1, A Kennedy (O.) 2, E Johnson iM.) 3. Time, 83.6. 110 Yards Men’s Butterfly —D Gerard (O.) 1. D. Crowder (V.) 2. R Leach (V.) 3. Time. 65.3 (record) Water Polo Victoria easily won the water polo shield. It gained 16 points to Otago's 12 and Auckland's 8 Results Victoria 22, Massey 6; Auckland 8. Canterbury 3: Otago 9. Massey 4: North Island 9. South Island 2 Cricket Massey, one of the tailrenders tn the cricket competition, caused an upset today when it beat the top team. Canterbury Massey's captain, K. McMillan, scored 98 the best in the tournament so far. With one day's play left, Canterbury and Auckland are in first place with 16 points; Victoria has 13, Lincoln and Massev 9. and Otago 5. Tomorrow Victoria will meet Auckland, Canterbury will olay Lincoln, and Massey will meet Otago Auckland 161 tot eight declared (H Smalley 49 T Blacktop 22 P Gibson 20; K Wright three for 33) beat Lincoln 159 (J Allison 70; R Laing six for 51 M Winter-born two for 29) Massey 185 for seven (K McMillan 98; B Hopkins four for 62) beat Canterbury 155 (B. Hopkins 60. B Wilton five tor 22). Victoria 145 tor seven (P. Webb 67, J Pope 49; W Krtson three for I) beat Otago 138 (D Morris 38; K- Mitchell three for 12). Tennis The biggest upset in the tennis tournament today was the defeat in the quarter-finals of the individual singles of a leading Malayan olaver S K Tan Victoria)

L J Walpole (Canterbury) who beat him is the only nonVictoria man in the semi-finals to be played tomorrow In the women's section three of the semi-finalists are from Otago Results:—

Mens Singles.—Round 1: S Tan (V i beat J. Thompson (M.) 6-3. 6-3; L Walpole (C.) beat J Papa (A). 10-8. 6-2; V Stubbs (V.) beat W Simpson (A.), 6-0 6-0; J Henderson (O.) beat C. Pollitt (L.). «-l, 6-3: Berry (O.) beat D Feay (L.). 6-0. 6-0; C. Johnson (O) beat I Darby (M ) 6-0. 6-2; B Young (A ) beat G McDonald (L.) 6-1. 6-0; R Goodall (C.) beat J Haines IM ). 6-3 6-4. Round 2: R N Hawkes (V > 2«ai I Grimmet <M > 6-0 S-ft: Tan bea' Berrv 6-4 6-2 Walpole beat Johnson 6-2 6-2 Stubbs beat Young 6-3 2-6 8-6: bea ’ Henderson. 6-0 L " 9 i. F L Tho 2? D9nn (O) beat R § F a9ti t, fC 1 ®-o 6 -2; J e ?r t ! ,er e n v „ Q Fletcher Sr',' J 1 p - Alexander #.7'* t>eat C Bona Y ne <*■). ®-2-

Round 3: Hawkes beat Alex-

ander, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Walpole beat Tan, 6-1. 6-2; Stubbs beat Goodall. 6-2, 7-5. Souter beat Thompson. 7-5, 8-6 Women’s Singles.—Round one; J Dunlop (O.) beat K. Glennie (A ), 6-3, 6-4; A. Mitchell (A.) beat D Watts (V ). 6-0. 6-2; C. Drummond (A > beat S Payton <O.), 6-1, 6-2; M. Osborne (V.) beat P Kerr (C.). 6-4: 6-2; S. Parsons (V.) beat C. Angland iC), 6-2, 6-1; J Askew (O.) beat J. Hill (C.). 6-1. 6-0; A Park (V.) beat S. Bycroft (C ) 6-4 6-0; R. Potter (O.) beat J Potter (A.). 6-2. 6-1. Round two: Drummond beat Osborne 6-0 6-1; Dunlop beat Parsons 6- 6-1; Askew beat Mitchell. 7- 7-5; R Potter beat Park 6-0, 6-2 Basketball Otago, unbeaten tn its three games, took the basketball section of the tournament. Auckland. which had lost one game was second, and Canterbury third.

A New Zealand Universities' team selected after a NorthSouth game beat the top Wellington team. Wellington East Old Girls, in a spirited contest 24-16.

Selected for New Zealand Universities were: R Quirke (O.), captain. A Long (A ). M Horne (C ). E Smaille (O ) L Skerrett (Q), L. Bold (A 1. and M Phillips (A.) Results—Otago 30. Canterbury 8: Auckland 19. Victoria 18: North 22. South 16; NZU 24. WEO.G 16.

Shield Points.—Otago. 3 wins. 1; Auckland 2 wins. 2: Canterbury. 1 win. 3: Victdria. 0 wins, 4