AT THE UNIVERSITIES

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 13, 17 January 1922, Page 2

AT THE UNIVERSITIES

NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS

SAXON'S GREAT FORM.

(raov ova own coikiiroxMNT.) LONDON, 30th November. Mr. J. M. R. Studhola* mn/i his opuain, Mr. H. 6. Studholme, have practioally completed their courts at M«fd»len Col- , lege, Oxford. They have both taken their degrees in hutory, and the Utter has since passed the qualifying examination for the Foreign Office. It is not quite oertain whether he will get in, because there we so many candidate!. Other New Zealanders tt M»gd*l«n are Mr. A. K. Warren, whose subject is scienoe,. »nd Mr. J. M. Buckley, who i« taking- law. Both are prominent ia rowing circles, and the former ib proving himself a very good oarsman. The New ,Zeal»uders in residence at Oxford University were entertained by two of their fellow-countrymen, Mr.' R. G. B*ymond, K.C. (Ohnstohurch) and Mr. H. F. voa H*mst (Wellington) in the Old Senior Common-room »t Bdlliol Collego one afternoon last week. There is n°N«w Zealand aanoiation or club at Ojtford like there it at Cambridge, and a much appreciated opportunity wu that afforded to the men from the Dominion making on© another's acquaintance. Those present were: Henn. W. M. Jones, A. W. M Richmond (University College); V*. T. G. Aurey and H. tteynolds (UerW H. L. Ryburn (Lincoln) i E. J. Baldwin, \V. S. F. Johnston, and E. S. Elworthv Wadham), W. F. Denman CQu«?, n»); P- A. favlor (Christehurch); M L Mn ? Ucki <y <M«dalen); and \V. M-.E- Martin ;Hortford). Of New Zealand students at Cambridge. Mr. H. W Sadlier (Nekon), Emmanuei College, is hoping to take hi. B.A.in June a. well w the second MB. Mr. manuel) *ill sit for Part-1. of the Natural Scwnco Tnpos at the same time. ■

AT SPORT.

Messrs. Sadlier and Saxon represented Emmanuel in the Intor-Collegiate competition with Cams this week. The latter proved victorious by 57 points to 43, l»rgely because. H. M. Abraham, (the University athlotio secretary and Blue) *" jn Bre»t form, gaining four firstsand two seconds, and scoring po fewer than 26 points. In the hundred y*rde, Abrahams was first, Sadlier came B ccond 2i yards behind, and Saxon third, a yard and a-half behind Sadlier; the winner 6 time wag 10 1-Ssec. Saxon came second in the lon« jump (20ft 4,in), but Abrahams registered 23ft Oiin, thus equalling the record of the ground, ■ made 20 year« ago by H. A. Jones (Jesus). Mr. Sadlier has been ecleoted to run in Hie Cambridge relay .race team against Oxford, at Oxford; he is running ono of the 220 yards sprints in the half-mile relay race, in which he will b« associated 'with H. M. Abrahams and G. M. Butler (the England Olympic Gamos s representatives and Blues), so he will be in good company. He was first selected after those two giant* of sport. Rugby men in New Zealand will ba delighted to htar that Saxon (the Rugby nnd athletic Blue) is certainly for the position of right-wing three-quarter for the Cambridge Rugby' team against Oxford, to be played at Twickenham. Ho is it the top of his form, and is playing brilliantly. At' Portsmouth a few days ago he was playing on the side of the Cambridge . XV.. who won the match against the ' Services on the Officers' -Ground, by 20 points to 16. ' Throughout it was a wonderful game, a grand spectacle with the alterations in the lead so frequent that the crowd was kept thrilled until the final whistle. With a quarter of an hour |to go, tno Services were leading. Tha 1 Cambridge victory wae regarded as a I "forward" triumph. The correspondent lof th»'Morning. Post remarks: —"Behind such a "pack the'halves "and three-quarters were 'in olover.' The most moderate back division could turn a game in such circumstances. The Cambridge baoks did execute some movements of grace and finish, and pace; but they' came very near to losing the match by their lack of tackling. There is only one man who can tacklo in this back division, and that is Saxon; of course Saxon iB ir a olass by himself in attack and defence."

' GOOD SCOTTISH PACK,

K. R. J. Saxon was in hit old place at right1 wing three-quarter-back when Cambridge played Edinburgh. The latter pack, well drilled in tho Scottish tradition' of the game, worked as one solid unit, rarely failing- to get the ball in the tight, and rounding it quickly and effectively in' the loose. It was their solidity which . made them formidable. Though they never threw away, an» advantage, and never marie ■ blunder, the tbree-qutrter line were similarly remarkable for the tautness of their"*combination rather than for individual brilliance. In the first half Carmichael, the international left wing, and Hoftneyer scored unconverted trios: ' After half-time first R. Howie crossed the 'Varsity- line and Bertram converted, and then Selby slid over from a scrummage. The one 'Varsity try came late -in the day, a smart piece of passing; allowing Saxon to score, and Style converted from a difficult angle. Cambridge was badly beaten by 14 points to 5. Some of the spectators were inclined to criticise adversely the policy of resting at the'same time so many of the best of ■ the Light Blue forwards. Very likely tho defeat of Cambridge was the direct result of that policy. On the other hand, it gave the Cambridge cap- . tain a chance of .comparing the merits of the undergraduate forwards who are "in the running" for their Blues, and it alto Save him a chance of seeing how his back ivieion could play in th* rear of beaten i forwards. ' ,