UNIVERSITY SPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 83, 10 April 1939, Page 4

UNIVERSITY SPORTS

ANNUAL CONTESTS

OTAGO WINS IN SWIMMING

ALSO ROWING EIGHTS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, April 9.

The thirty-fifth annual New Zealand inter-university college tournament which is being held in Dunedin till Tuesday began yesterday, when lawn tennis, swimming, rowing, and athletic competitions were held.

The preliminaries of the lawn tennis and swimming were held in the morniing at Logan Park and the Municipal [Baths respectively, the finals of the swimming being decided in the evening. The rowing eights, won by Otago jby three feet from Canterbury, with Victoria College third, and Auckland 'fourth, was decided over a course from |Macandrew Bay to Victoria Wharf in the mox-ning. In the afternoon the athletic championships, probably the most important. contest of the series, were begun at the university oval. This evening a special service was held at First Church and later the visiting teams and delegates were accorded a reception at Knox College. Tomorrow's programme will include boxing in the morning and evening at the Town Hall, basketball at the Union' courts, and the finals of the athletic championships at Logan Park. The finals of the lawn tennis will be played on Tuesday and the rifle shooting section will be held on the Pelichet Bay range.

The results follow, A. indicating Auckland, V. Victoria College, W. Wellington, C. Canterbury, and O Otago:—

Athletic Events,

220 yds.—C. V. Adams (V.), 1; H. A. Steele (O.). 2; V. O'Fagan (C), 3. Time, 23sec. 410yds.—First heat: B. O'Fagan (C), 1; J. S. Allan (O.), 2. Time, 53sec. Second heat: R. (J. Pilling (O.), 1; j. p. Eastwood (\.). 2. Time, 03sec.

One Mile.—B. Robinson (C.J, 2; Time, 'lmln 2!) 1-,">sim

\\. Nixon (0.), 1; K. W 1». It. fcicr.vHiKeour (V.), 3

120 yds Hurdles.—First heat: K. M. Irving (V.), 1; A. G. Harper (O.), 2. Time, 10 1-.1 sec. Second heat: it. L. Jones (O.), 1; J. J. Leo (C), 2. Time, 10 2-ssec.

220 yds Hurdles. —First heat: H. D. Ramsay (O.), 1; E. M. Irving (V.),. 2. Time, 20 2-osec, equalling the record. Second heat: I*. W. Day (A.), 1; M. D. Fountain (C.J, 2. Time, 27 l-. r>sec.

440 yds Hurdles.—First heat: H. D. Ball (A.} I; A. (J. Harpur (O.), 2. Time, 01 1-Osec. Second beat: H. I). Ramsay (0.), 1; h. G Brown (('.), 2. Time,, 60sec.

Broad Jump.—R. (J. Pilling (0.), 1; B. T. Robertson (A.), 2; J. S. Adams (C), 3. Distance, 21ft 7 5-Bin.

Throwing *the Discus. —J. I>. Adams (O.), 1 : I). A. Gordon (0.), 2; J. W. Anstey (C), X. Distance, 113 ft lOVain. In a special attempt on the record Adams threw 118 ft 9M.in, 15ft SViin better than his own record throw last year.

Pole Vault.—l. L. Vosailagi (O.). 1; N. B, Manssen (C), 2; X. Blake (C), 3. Height, 'Jft Pin.

Throwing the Hammer. —,T. G. Cutler (A.), 1; D. A. Cordon (O.), 2; J. W. Anstey (C), 3. Distance, 104 ft . sin.

Swimming.

Otago and Auckland had a keen tussle for the swimming shield, and it was not till the final event, the Relay Championship, was decided that Otago was able to make certain of the trophy. 50yds Women's Free Style, Final. —Miss K. li. l:rye (C), 1; Miss 0. Cowie (A.), 2; Miss J. Morice (O.), 3. Won by a foot. Time, 33 :i-ssee. 100 yds Men's Free Style. Final.—J. Xeville (O.), 1; C. K. Buchanan (A.), 2; It. McKay (C), 3. Won by a touch. Time, 61sec. 100 yds Women's Breaststroke, Final.—Miss J. K. Eastgate (O.), 1. The other competitors were illstjiialifled for using an incorrect breaststroke. '■ Time, linin 35 2-ssec.

220 yds Men's Breaststroke, Final. —J. C. W. Davies (0.), 1. The other competitors were disqualified for using an incorrect breaststroke. Time, 3min, equalling the national record. 220 yds Men's Free Style, Final.—C. R. Buchanan (A.), 1; J. G. Buchanan (A.), 2; J. Wishart (V.), 3. Won by 10 yards. Time, 2min 40 3-ssec. 100 yds Men's Backstroke, Final. —C. loote (O.),'l; 1). Munro (A.), 2; P. Fox (0.), 3. Won by a yard. Time, 73 3-ssec, a Xew Zealand University record. 100 yds "Women's Free Style.—Miss J. Morice (0.), l; Miss K. B. Frye (C), 2; Miss B. Hodton (A.), 3. Won by a yard. Time, (8

440 yds Men's Free Style.—C. R. Buchanan (A) l: R. McKay (C), 2; J. (i. Buchanan (A ) '} Won by 20 yards. Time, umin io

' 2>(>.vds Relay.—Otago, 1 : Auckland, 2 ; Canterbury, 3. Won by Jive yards each way. Time, '2min 1 4-ssec. . Handicap Events.—loo yds open free style. A M. Rutherford (3sec), 1; Miss C. Garvin (ser), 2. Open' dive: J. Stewart, 1; Miss M. Stewart, 2.

Lawn Tennis

Men's Singles.— First round: \V. J. • Smith (O.) iM'ut W. Webster (0.), U-0, G-3; B. M. O'Connor (V.j beat L. H. Stevens, 8-G, 6-1 ; C H Bairil (O.) beat V. Jones (C.),.G-2, ti-3; V a. Kenouf (V.) beat M. W. Speight (A.), 0-1 (i-J. Second round: Smith bent 0 Connor, 6-S li-2; Baird beat Runout1, 0-1, 6-1. Men's Doubles.—First round: V. H. fienouf ami X A. Morrison (V.) beat L. White and V Jones (C), 6-2, 0-3; U. H. Baird and T C. Childs (O ) beat M. \V. Speight and X. P. Allpress (A.). 0-3, ti-0; L. H. Stevens and X. H Thornton (A.) beat K. H. Jackman and V. Drew (0.), 6-4, (i-l; K. I^. Prebble and A. (i. Hunter (C.) beat T. Hartley and B. M. D'Connor (V.). C-4, 8-fi. Semi-finals: Henoilf and -Morrison heat Stevens ami Thornton, "-•", (i-l.

Women's Singles.—First round: Miss F. E. McLean (V.) heat Miss R. Brown (O,), «-:!, (!-:{; Miss S. Roscoe (0) beat Miss I. Roberts (A.), S-U. 4-<i, 0-4 ; Miss J. Howie (A.) bent -Miss M. Kerry ((.'.), fi-2, (i-2; Miss M. Ken- (O.) beat Miss U. M. Kdwarda (V.), (i-2, 2-H, (>-'■': Second round : Miss McLean beat Miss Roscoe, ti-".i, 0-0; Miss Keri- beat Miss Howie, 0-:!, 0-4.

Women's Doubles. —First round: Misses M. li. Fletcher and P. M. Kdwards (V.) beat Misses .1. Derbidge- and P. Donjjul (().), 0-0, (>-'t; Misses M. Murray and M. Sexton (C.) beat Misses .). Howie and K. Klliott (A.) ; Misses P. H. Hlsruiii and \V. H. Walker (V.) beat Misses It. Brown and M. .Terrain (O.), 0-0, {<-'/,. Second round: Misses Murray and Sexton beat Misses Fletcher and Edward*. 7-5. 0-2.

Mixed Doubles.—First round: Hardley and Miss Fletcher (V.) beat Prebhle and Miss Jones (('.), 0-4, ">-7, 0-0: Childs and Miss Klder (0.). beat Thornton and Miss ICllio! (A.). 0-4, 0-2: Morrison and Miss McLean (V.) beat. Webster and Miss Murray (('.), 7-o, 0-2.