INTER-UNIVERSITY CONTESTS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15899, 10 April 1912, Page 10

INTER-UNIVERSITY CONTESTS

[Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, April 9. Delegates from' the four College football clubs met this morning. It was decided that the constitution of the committee should be two delegates , .for each college, and that the object should be to arrange details touching games with all visiting university teams ,to play the University of New Zealand. The . conference ratified the invitation already sent to Sydney University asking it to send a team to toqr the dominion. It was reported that a visit was probable and could be expected in September. A conference of representatives of College Tournament Committees also met. A special committee was appointed to draw up rules for the competition for the Hasla'm Shield, presented by Professor Haslam (Canterbury) two years ago for rifle shooting. It was decided that no further trophies for events or collection of events in the tournament should be accepted. ’ THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. [Pee Press Association.! DUNEDIN, April 9. Fine weather prevailed when the University tennis championships were resumed this morning;, hut the afternoon was wet and unpleasant. The matches wers proceeded with, however, owing to the Wellington and Auckland teams having to leave for home to-mor-row. The following are the results: Ladies’ Championship Singles—Final: Miss Cross (Canterbury) beat Mias Tennent (Victoria). 9-6. Ladies’ Championship Doubles Semifinal: Misses Cross and Jamieson (Canterbury) beat Misses Tennent and Cook (Victoria), 9-4; . Misses Hunt and Farnie (Otago) beat Misses Walker and Borthwiok (Canterbury). .9-2. Final: Misses Cross and Jamieson (Canterbury) beat Misses Hunt and Farnjo (Otavo), 9-4. Men’s Chn me ion shin Singles Second round: Smith (Canterbury) beat Thompson (O.togo), 6-2. 6-3; Jennings (Canterbury) best Partridge (Otago), 6-1, 6-0. The final round being between Canterbury representatives will be played in Christohurcfi. Men’s Chamnionship Doubles— Second round: Abernethy and Pareonson (Canterbury) beat Miles and White (Otago). 6-2. 6-0; Cleghorn and Parker (Victoria) beat Bruce Scott and Jacobsen (Auckland). 6-2, 6-2; Jennings and Smith (Canterbury) heat Campbell and Reynolds (Auckland). 6-1. 6-0; Partridge and. Thomnson (Otago) beat Brown and Reid (Victoria), 1-6, 6-3, 6-5. Third round: Cloghern and Parker won from Abernethy and Pareonson by dafau’t; Jennings and Smith beat Partridge and Thompson. 6-0, 6-1. ‘ Final: Jennings and Smith beat Clevhorn and Parker. 6-2. 6-3. Combined ’ Championship Doubles—Finn!-: Mf*a Cross and L. S. Jennings (Canterbury) beat Mias Tennent and G. M. Cleghom (Victoria), 6-2, 6-0. "