UNIVERSITY CONTESTS.
THE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS. VICTORIA WINS THE SHIELD. AUCKLAND IN FOURTH PLACE. [BY TELEaiiAPH.-'—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON, Monday. The inter-university athletic sports were held * to-day in continuous rain. Tho championship events resulted as follows: — Putting the Shot.—G. T. Alley (Canterbury), 36ft.. 9in.; D. F. Lindsay (Otago), 34ft. "9in.; H. A. Henderson (Canterbury), 34ft. 7in. 220 Yds.— M. Leadbetter (Canterbury), 1; K. Couper (Auckland), 2; J. Goodson (Victoria), 3. Time, 23 2-ss. One Mile.—E. B. E. Taylor (Canterbury),' 1; A. D. Priestley (Victoria), 2; D. W. Bain (Canterbury), 3. Time, 4m 29 2-ss. Long Jump.—J. H. Tetley (Auckland), 20ft. 6jin., 1; J. D. Mackay (Victoria), 20ft;. 3£in., 2; F. M. Hanan (Otago), 20ft. 2gin., 3. 440 Yds, Hurdles.—F. S. Ramson (Victoria), 1; A. H. Malcolm (Otago), 2; G. MeLood (Auckland), 3. Time, 95 3-ss. 120 Yds. Hurdles. —F. S. Ramson (Victoria), 1; G. McGregor (Canterbury), 2; E. N. Smith (Otago), 3. Time, 16 3-ss. 880Yds.—E. B. Smith (Victoria) and A. D. Priestley (Victoria), dead heat. Time, 2m 3 l-ss. Throwing the Hammer. —J. G. Leckie (Otago), 140 ft. 3in., 1; G. B. Wilson (Otago), 106 ft. 10in., 2; H. A. Henderson (Canterbury), 91ft. 9in., 3. Leckie's throw beats the record by Bft'. 7in. IOOYds.—M. Leadbetter (Canterbury), 1; J. N. Goodson (Victoria), 2; K. Couper (Auckland), 3. Time, 10 2-ss. One Mile Walk.—G. S. Cabot (Otago), 1; R. H. Cabot (Otago), 2; E. McKenzie (Canterbury), 3. Time, 7m 20 3-ss. High Jump.—A. H. Malcolm (Otago), sft. lin., 1; W. H. Thompson (Auckland), 4ft. llin., 2; A. W. M. Watkins (Canterbury), 4ft. 10J;in., 3. 440 Yds.— E. B. Smith (Victoria), 1; E. K. Eastwood (Victoria), 2; P. S. Minns (Auckland), 3. Time, 52 3-ss. Three Miles.—E. B. EJ. Taylor (Canterbury), 1; R. Tizard (Auckland), 2; G. O. Morrisou (Canterbury), 3. Time, 15m 49 4-ss. One Mile Relay.—Victoria (A. D. Priestley, E. B. Smith, J. Smith, J. N. Goodson), 1; Otago (J. H. Webber, W. Allison, H. Anderson, R. F. Barr), 2; Canterbury (D W. Bain, G. F. J. Dart, R. O. F. King, M. Leadbetter), 3. The Athletic Challenge Shield, points awarded for championship events only (first place 2 points, second 1 point), was won by Victoria with 13Js points; Canterbury with 11£ points was second; Otago with 11 points, third; and Auckland with 5 points, fourth. In the basketball competition in the first round Auckland defeated Victoria College, 26—9, and Otago defeated Canterbury 21 —5. In the final Auckland defeated Otago 25—12. THE ANNUAL DEBATE. AUCKLANDER BEST SPEAKER. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Monday. The best individual speaker at the interuniversitv debate was A. Bailey (Auckland). W. ,P. Rollings (Victoria College) was second. In the teams' debate Victoria College was first, Auckland second, Canterbury third, and Otago fourth.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19917, 10 April 1928, Page 11
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