INTERVARSITY SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 25567, 21 August 1945, Page 3

INTERVARSITY SPORTS

QTAGtrs sio mm FENCING TROPHY TO HOME TEAM , With a margin of almost 10 points in hand at the conclusion of yesterday’s programme, Otago is assured of winning tne shield for the aggregate points in the .New' Zealand University winter sports tournament, which concludes to-day. Otago’s total was 241 points, compared with Canterbury’s J. Auckland 14i, Victoria 111, allti Massey witli 2J. » Iho main attraction of yesterday’s events was a representative Association football match between .North and and South Island teams, while the last round df the women’s hockey dmv was also completed in the afternoon. Fencing and basketball games were held during the day. Olago won the fencing with 3i points, Auckland being runner-up with 1J points. On the completion of play a vote of thanks was accorded the president of. the bouts, Sir Joseph Ward, who expressed the belief that, while the standard had been satisfactory, it would be much higher in six years’ time, when the next winter tournament was held in Dunedin. WOMEN’S HOCKEY. Fifth Hound.—Auckland 5, Otago B 2; Canterbury drew with Otago A, 2-2; Massey drew with Victoria, 4-4. FENCING. Second Round. —Otago beat Canterbury (bouts —Otago 9, Canterbury 7); Auckland beat Victoria (bouts — Auckland 9, Victoria 7); Auckland beat Canterbury (bouts —Auckland 9. Canterbury 7) ; Otago beat Victoria (bouts —Otago 9, Victoria 7). GOLF. —Four-ball Matches.— S. Fox and S. B. Waters (Auckland) beat A. E. Mundeti and Hall (Victoria), 5 and 4; B. Robinson and K. Piper (Auckland) beat.E. Jones and C. G. Atmore (Victoria), 4 and 3; D. J. Scott and S. G. Taylor (Lincoln) beat K. Piper and B. Robinson (Auckland), 5 and 4; S. Fox and S. B. Waters (Auckland) beat W. Trengrove and H. C. Smith (Lincoln), 1 up; G. W. Vivian and J. W. Knight(Canterbury) beat *E. Jones and C. G. Atmore (Victoria), 6 and o: J. Birkmeyer and P. E. Sutton (Canterbury) beat A. E. Munden and Hall (Victoria), 9 and 8. —Singles.—

Jones (Victoria) beat Piper (Auckland), 5 and 4; Robinson (Auckland) beat Atmore (Victoria). 4 and 2; Fox (Auckland) beat Munden (Victoria). G and 5; Waters (Auckland) beat Hall (Victoria), 4 and 3; Robinson (Auckland) beat Scott (Lincoln), 2 and 1; Taylor (Lincoln) beat Piper (Auckland), 5 and 3; Fox (Auckland) beat Smith (Lincoln). 1 up at the twentieth) : Waters (Auckland) beat Trengrove (Lincoln), 8 and 6; Vivian (Canterbury) beat Atmore '(Victoria)', 4 and 3; Knight (Canterbury) beat Jones (Victoria), 4 and 3; Birkmeyer (Cafiterbury) beat Munden (Victoria), 5 and 4; Sutton (Canterbury) beat Hall (Victoria). 9 and 7, Auckland beat Victoria, 5-] ; Auckland beat Lincoln, 4-2; Canterbury beat Victoria, 6-0.