SCHOOL SPORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 16

SCHOOL SPORTS

KING'S COLLEGE EVENTS TWO RECORDS ESTABLISHED BICKERDIKE SENIOR CHAMPION Excellent, conditions favoured the annual athletic sports of King's College on Saturday afternoon. The school championship was • won by J. L. Bickerdike, with 25 points, and the runnerit]) was Hargrave with 14 points. In addition to winning the premier honours, Bickerdike registered two outstanding performances, which wire admitted as school records. The headmaster, Mr. J. N. Peart, announced that, under the conditions attaching to the annual sports events, no performance was admitted as a record until the event had been contested for five years. Bickerdike's records were in the discus throw with a fino effort measuring: 912 ft 4M>in, and a shot putt (121b) of 39ft 3in. The best previously recorded distances were 80ft 9iu and 38ft sin. respectively Two bo.vs, Gibbons and Witcomhe, tied for honours in the junior cup, each scoring 17 points Gibbons was leading b.v two points with ono event, the SSOyds, to be contested. Witcomhe led strongly into the straight in this event and seemed likely to win and the honours when a strong challenge b.v Coleman succeeded and left Witcombe and Gibbons with second and third place respectively. In tho contests for boys under 14.% years, Sunderland was tho winner with IS points, Parkes being runner-up with 12. In the inter-house competitions, Parnell House was the winner of the tug-of-war and the senior relay. The results were:— * SENIOR CUP SSOYds.—Duignan, 1; Johnston, 2; Davis, 3. Time, 2m l!)s. High Jump.—Campbell, 1; Boyd-Leslio and equal, 2. Height, Oft lin. IOOYds. —Bickerdike, I; Hargri\y» 2; Thompson i., 3. Time, lis. „ 120 Yds Hurdles.—'Bickerdike, 1; Hargrave. 2; Campbell i., 3. Tjnrc", 17 2-ss. 5 JUNIOR' CUP 220 Yds. —Witcombe. 1; Gibbons, 2; Connolly, 3. Tin\j, 25 4-fts. 440 Yds.—Gibbons, l; Witcombe, 2; Savage and Elliott, dead-heat, 3. Time, 58 2-ss. 120 Yds Hurdles. —Moore, 1; Wilson i.. 2; Witcombe, 3. Time, 13 4-os. "SSOYds. —Coleman, 1; Witcombe, 2; Gibsons, 3. Time 2m 335. UNDER 1454 YEARS 440 Yds. —Sunderland, lj Parkes, 2; Seton. 3. Time, 60s. „ lOOYds.—Sunderland, 1; Parkes, 2; Harrison. 3. Time, 12 3-ss. High Jump.—Newcombe, 1; Sunderland, 2. Height, 4ft din. OTHER EVENTS 220 Yds Open Handicap.—Bartley, 2yds, 1; Boyd-Leslie, scr, 2; Lewis, Iyd, 3. Time. 25 3-58. Discus Throw. —Bickerdike. 1; Dignan, 2; Campbell i., 3. Distance, 92ft 4V s in. Half-mile Walk Handicap.—Aston i., 25yds, 1; Streiff, syds, 2. Time, 4m 8 l-ss. IOOYds Open Handicap.—Lewis, 3yds, 1; Dignan, 3yds, 2; Allan iii., 4yds, 3. lime, IOOYds Under 11 Handicap.—Morey, Syds, 1; Gilbert, oyds, 2. Time, 12 2-ss. Shot Putt—Bickerdike, 1; Dignan, 2; Hayes, 3. Distance, 39ft 3in—a record. 440 Yds Junior House Relay.—Town, 1; St. John's, 2; Parnell, 3. Time, 51 4-ss. SSOYds Open Handicap.—Gray i., 20y«8, I; Gray ii., syds, 2; Aston i., 40yds, 3. Time, 2ni l-os. 880 Yds House Relay (Boyd Cup).—Parnell, 1; School, 2; St. John's, 3. Time, 2ro 40 4-ss. IOOYds Old Boys (Roberts'm Cup).—Kingston, syds, 1: Bagnall. 4yds, 2; Gordon, scr, 3. Time, 10 l-5s 120 Yds Hurdles Open Handicap.—Campbell, owe 12yds, 1; Taylor, scr, 2; Golding, owe Syds, 3. Time, lit l-ss. IOOYds Under 15 Handicap.—Beale. scr, 1: .Elliott, ucr, 2; Colbeck, scr, 3. Time, 12 2-ss. „ . One Mile Open Handicap.—Duignan, scr, 1; McGowan ii., 00yds. 2; Coleman, 15yds, 3, Time. r,m 15 2-os. 440 Yds Open Handicap.—hartley, scr 1; Cawkwell, 10yds, 2; Lewis, Syds, 3. lime, C, 4loYdfl Hurdles Handicap.—Caughey, scr. 1: i., scr. 2; Muir n., 20yds. 3. —Parnell beat School by two straight pulls.