STUDENTS AT PLAY.
UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT. BOXING, CRICKET AND TENNIS. SUCCESS OF AUCKLANDERS.
[BT TELEGKAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON, Sunday The annual tournament of the four university colleges of New Zealand commenced here yesterday. The boxing finals resulted :—Bantamweight. V. C. Rickard (Auckland) beat McAlevey (Otago); feather-weight, Ferguson (Otago)- beat Dick (Canterbury); light-weight, Mayhill (Auckland) beat Chester (Canterbury); welter-weight, Richardson (Victoria) beat Jenkin (Auckland); middle-weight, Allan (Otago) beat Moorhouse (Auckland); Leckio (Otago) beat Frear (Auckland). Otago won the boxing shield. The scores in the opening of the cricket match between Auckland and Victoria University are:— Auckland.—First innings: S. Godtey, b Tripe, 3; R. Stewart,' c Vietmeyer, b Hollings, 7; S. Hay, c Leys, b Williams, 17; S. Wilson, b Tripe, 15; Schnauer, run out, 101; McDougall, b Tripe, 69; Bush, Ibw, b Leys, 38; Wilson, run out, 0; Lunri, b Tripe, 50; Hudson, b Tripe, 0; McDougall, not out, 0; extras, 19; total, 301. Bowling analysis: Tripe took five wickets for 50 runs, Greig none for 40, Leys one for 19. Williams one for 39, A. Hollings one for 61, Osborn none for 17, Baillie none for 14, Vietmeyer none for 42.
Victoria College has lost seven wickets for 277 runs.
In the inter-varsity rowing event the Victoria College crew beat the Auckland University crew by two lengths.
Tho lawn tennis results are:— Men's Singles.—First round: F. R. Chisholm (Otago) beat G. W. T. Goldie (Victoria), 9—7, 6—2; A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat H. W. Smitlison (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—-1; K. H. North (Auckland) beat W. R. Robinson (Canterbury), 6—3, 6 —4; R. McL. Ferkins (Victoria) beat J. D. F. Watson (Otago), 6—4, 6—l. Second round : Stedman beat Clvsholm, B—6, 6—3; Ferkins beat North, 4—6, 6—4, 6—4. Men's Doubles.—First round: Ferkins and Goldie (Victoria) beat R. B. Hardy and North (Auckland), 6—3, 3 —6, 6—4; Chisholm and Watson (Otago) beat A. G. Gillies and M. lnnes (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—2; Robinson and H. G. Searle (Canterbury) beat D. M. Earlo and J. H. Stalhvortliy (Otago), 6—2, 7—5; A. C. and J. E. Stedman (Auckland) beat W. J. Hay and I. H. Macarthur (Victoria), 6—o, 6—3. Ladies' Singles.—First round: Miss E. E. Miller (Auckland) beat Miss E. K. Scott (Canterbury), 5—6, b—4, 6 4; Miss D. E. Scott (Otago) beat Miss O. Lenz (Victoria), 2—6, 6—3, 6—<2; Miss M. O. Miller (Auckland), beat Miss H. G. Jones (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—l ; Miss L. S. Bullantyne (Otago) beat Miss M. Carty (Victoria), 6—o, 6—l. Ladies' Doubles.—First round: Misses E. K. Scott and H. G. Jones (Canterbury) beat Misses N. Duthio and D. Vestv (Otago), 6—5, 6—3; Misses E. E. and M. O. Miller (Auckland) beat Misses E. M. Armstrong and K. Sharp (Canterbury) 6—l, 6—4; Misses L. S. Ballantvne and D. E. Scott (Otago) beat Misses F. Line and K. Zeisler (Victoria), 6—3. 5—6, 10—8; Misses J. B. Mueller and W. Whilelaw (Auckland) beat Misses O. Lenz and M. Carty (Victoria), 6 —4, 6—3.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19916, 9 April 1928, Page 11
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