Otago Sweeps Ahead In Universities Tournament

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31032, 12 April 1966, Page 3

Otago Sweeps Ahead In Universities Tournament

(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. Scoring wins in the swimming, basketball, water polo and shooting contests yesterday in Dunedin in the New Zealand Universities Easter Tournament, Otago swept into an unassailable lead for the Tournament Shield.

With only tennis, where Victoria is a certain winner, and the cricket contests to be completed, Otago has scored 52 shield points, with Canterbury in next place 28 points behind.

There could be a battle for second place between Canterbury and Victoria, which is only two points behind in third place. Victoria will take eight points for its tennis win while Canterbury’s hopes of finishing runner-up rest on the performance of its cricket team in the final match against Otago today. Canterbury leads Otago in the cricket competition by a single point and a win would leave it still ahead of Victoria. THREE RECORDS Individual highlight of the day’s sport was provided by Victoria’s R. Walker, who set three new swimming records. In the morning session he lowered the 220 yards freestyle with a time of 2min 11.5 sec, which was 7.3 sec inside the previous best. At night, Walker carved o.7sec off P. Hatch’s 110 yads freestyle record set in 1963 with a time of 59.25ec and then went on to lower the record he set earlier at the meeting for the 220 yards medley with a swim of 2min 30.8 sec. In spite of Walker’s outstanding performances, Otago retained the swimming shield with ease, finishing with a lead of 33 points from Victoria with Auckland in third place. WON ALL MATCHES In the basketball competition. Otago won all its four matches to win this section from Canterbury, Victoria and Massey, with two wins each. The home university had already won the water polo before yesterday’s matches which decided the minor p-lac-ings on>ly. The fourth competition to be won by Otago yesterday was the shooting contest for the Hasiam Shield previously held by Canterbury. The trophy changed hands by a narrow margin. Victoria whch already has the tennis competition in safe keeping, although the final of the men’s singles has yet to be completed, won the yachting. The yachting, sailed over five races in two classes, had been in doubt until yesterday s races, with Otago drawing up to be within a few points of Victoria when the series ended. In the fourth series of cricket matches, Canterbury, Otago and Victoria all scored wins on the first innings against Massey, Lincoln and Auckland respectively. Tournament shield progress points are:—Otago 52, Canterbury 24, Victoria 22. Auckland 8, Massey 6. Lincoln nil. TENNIS Victoria, with 25 points, is the clear winner. Otago finished with 20 1-3 points second. Canterburv third with 5 1-3 points. Auckland fourth with 4 1-3, Massey fifth with 3 and Lincoln sexth with no points. Men’s Singles Semi-final.—T. Marrin (C.)

beat B. Cranwell (A.), 4-6. 6-1 8-6: J. Borren (V.) beat C Johnson (O.), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Final. —J. Borren (V.) leading Martin (C.), 7-5, 3-0.

Final of the men’s teams. — Victoria beat Otago, 4-2. Women’s Singles Semi-finals.—C. Johnstone (0.) beat J. Miles (V.), 6-2, 6-4.: M. Kent (O.) beat M. Giesen (V.), 6-2, 6-2. Final.—C. Johnstone (O.) beat M. Kent (O.). 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. BASKETBALL Massey beat Auckland, 22-11; Otago beat Canterbury, 36-26; Otago beat Victoria, 31-14; Massey beat Canterbury, 26-24. Tournament points: Otago 8, Victoria, Canterbury, and Massey 2 each, Auckland 0. South Island beat North Island, 33-11. Otago beat New Zealand Universities, 40-19. The New Zealand Universities team was: R. Johnson (captain), B. Begg, J. Sutherland (Otago), D. Tait, G. McGregor, A. Lees (Canterbury), B. Hughes (Auckland). WATER POLO Masisey beat Lincoln, 4-1; Auckland beat Victoria, 5-3; Canterbury beat Massey, 12-1. Final points: Otago 20, Canterbury 16, Massey 10, Victoria 6, Auckland, Massey 4. SHOOTING Teams’ Shoot: Otago. 1079 points. 1: Canterbury, 1072, 2; Massey, 1069, 3: Victoria, 1061, 4; Lincoln 926, 5. D. Wilde and R. Girdlestone (V.), tied for the individual championships with 188 points each. YACHTING Fifth Race.—Cherubs: Otago 1, Canterbury 2, Massey 3. Moths: Auckland 1, Victoria 2, Canterbury 3. Final points: Victoria 4070 points; Otago, 4032; Canterbury, 3920. CRICKET Results of the fourth series:— Victoria, 175 beat Auckland, 169, on the first innings. Otago, 82 for six declared (R. W. Hutchison 23; C. L. Broad 3/16) beat Lincoln, 70 (A. Atatumna 4/34. M. G. Webb 3/21)

and 72/8 (R. Kennedy 24: Hutchilson 4/18), on the first innings.

Canterbury, 185 (M. R. Henderson 68, I. Walter 24, D. Hopkins 23; R. Ritchie 5/58, R, Cashin 4/80) beat Massey, 94 (M. O’Dwyer 30, J. Stroud 28; G. Wain 5/6, M. Brown 4/44), on the first innings. SWIMMING Men 220 yards freestyle: R. Walker (V.) (2:11.5 1, D. Smyth <O.) 2, S. McKenzie (O.) 3. 110 yards freestyle: R. Walker (V.) 59.2 .record) 1, J. Palmers (V.) 2, D. Smyth (O.) 3. 110 yards breaststroke: T. Sorrenson (M.) 81.4, 1; M. Hay (L.) 2, P. Treacy (O.) 3. 110 yards backstroke: W. Wiilliamson (C.) 72.7 1. K. Thornton (C.) 2. I. Brown (O.) 3. Dive: W. Mullins (V.) 1, M. Gardiner (O.) 2, J. Palmer (V.) 3. 220 yards medley: R. Walker (V.) 2:30.8 (record) 1, S. McKenzie (O.) 2, K. Thornton (C.) 3. 110 yards butterfly: M.

Kirby (A.) 69.4 1, F. Bell (M.) 2, B. Smith (0.) 3. 220 yards medley relay: Otago. 2:12.2, 1; Victoria 1, Canterbury 3. Women 220 yards freestyle: .1. Kennedy iO.) 3:1.3 1. L. Treffors <O.) 2, J. Ayers (V.) 3. 110 yards freestyle: J. Durand (O.) 70.7 1, R. Dunlop (0.) 2, M. Evans (V.) 3. 110 yards breaststroke: R. Dunlop to.) 1:32.7 1. P. Brock IV.) 2, R. Johnson (O.) 3. 110 yards backstroke: J. Dare iA.) 81.2 1; J. Kennedy (O.) 2. L. Treffors (O.) 3. Dive: M. Inglis (O.) 1, L. Treffors IO.) 2, M. Evans IV.) 3. 110 yards butterfly: J. Durand to.) 83.8, 1: J. Dare lA.) 2. R. Johnson IO.) 3, 220 yards medley relay; Otago. 2:31.9, 1; Victoria 2, Massey 3 Final points: Otago 69. Victoria 36. Auckland 18. Canterbury 14, Massey 14, Lincoln 6. WATER POLO New Zealand Universities beat Otago. 7-5.