UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

Otago Witness, Issue 3397, 23 April 1919, Page 39

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

LAWN TENNIS SECTION.

The annual inter-University Athletic Tournament, which has been revived after a lapse of about four years, was opened at Anderson's Bay on Saturday by tho commencement of the lawn tennis tourney. Satisfactory entries had been received for the vari ous events, and a most successful day resisted. The attendance was very large, showing the interest taken in this particular tournament and the appearance of the Bay courts was quite reminiscent of the Easter tournament of bygone years. The tennis was most interesting, and a remarkably high fitandard was maintained throughout, tho spectators being kept keenly interested during the afternoon. Professor G. E. Thomson extended the delegates a welcome on behalf of the University. It may be mentioned that the Auckland University College is the present holder of the Challenge Cup. Mr A. E. Harraway acted.as referee during tho day, and also rendered valuable eervics as an umpire. Tho detailed resiilts are as follow: MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Round. E. L. Bartlett (Auckland) beat J. H. Schroder (Canterbury), 7—5, 3—6, 6—o. P. E. Allison (Otago) beat C. P. Atmore (Victoria College), G—3, 6—l. W. M. Angus (Canterbury) beat "v?. E. Leicester (Victoria College), 7—5, 6—3. A. S. Gray (Otago) beat J. A. Moir (Auckland), 6—3, 6—l. Semi-final. Gray beat Angus, 6—o, 6—o. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Eirst Kound. E. L. Bartlett and J. L. Moir (Auckland) beat ~W. E. Leicester and A. J. Park (Victoria College), 6 —o, 6—2. K. G. Salmond and A. E. Park (Otago)

beat W. M. Angus and J". 11. Schroder (Canterbury College;, 7—5, 6—2. P. E. Allison and A. S. Gray (Otago) beat T. C. Kincaid and L. \V. Gee (Canterbury), C—3, C—2. C. F. Atnioxe and M. M. Smith (Victoria, College) beat E. M. Ohlson aud A. W. Ohlson (Auckland), 6—l, 6—o. Semi-riina.l. S-almond and Park beat Bartlett and Moir, 6—2, 4—6, 6—4. Allison and Gray beat Atmoro and Smith, 6—o, 6—3. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Hound. Miss I. Sievwright (Victoria -College) beat Miss B. Smith (Canterbury), o—7.0 —7. Miss E. G. Waldie (Victoria College) beat.. Miss T. Cowan (Canterbury), o—4.0 —4. Miss G. Appl-egate (Ota-go) beat Miss E. M. Egerton (Auckland), 9— i. Second Bound. Miss B. Knight (Auckland) beat Miss XL' Simkin (Otago), 9 —3. Miss Sievwright beat Miss Waldie, 9 —4. Miss H. Easterfield (Victoria College) beat" Miss E. Bay (Otago), o—4.0 —4. Scmi-Final. Miss Knight beat Miss Sievwright, 9—6. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First ltound. Misses M. Virtue and M. King .(Otago) beat Misses P. M'Murray and O. Salmon (Victoria College), 13—11. Misses Archenhold and W. Wilcox (Canterbury) beat Misses Sievwright and E-. Fenton (Victoria College), 9—7. Second Bound. Misses Virtue and King beat Misses HValentine and G. Greig (Canterbury), 9 — i. Misses B. Smith and T. Cowan bury) beat Misses Seay and K. Simkin (Otago), 10—8. ' &> Misses B. Knight and E. Egerton (Aucklandi; beat Misses G. Apolegate and E. Day (Otago), 9—4. ,r Misses Archenhold and Willcox beat Missen Waldie and Easterfield (Victoria College), 9—5. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Bound. - 1 W. M. Angus and Miss G. Willcox (Canterbury) beat A. S. Gray and MiES G. Applegate (Otago), 6—4, 2—6, 7—5. C. F. Atmoro and Miss E. G. Waldie (Vio toria College) beat A. W. Ohleon and E. Egerton (Auckland), 6—l, 6—3. P. E. Allison and Miss E. Day (Otago) beat J. L. Moir and Miss B. Knight (Auckland), 6—l, 6—4. T. C. Kincaid and Miss Archenhold (Canterbury beat M. M. Smith and) Mies H. Easterfield (Victoria College, 4—6, WELLINGTON WINS DEBATE."** 1 " After two hours' keen and interesting! | disputation, Victoria University College, the Allen Hall on the 21st, won the debating challenge scroll, presented by Mrs J. W. Joynt for- competition at the annual University tournament. Auckland University took second place, and Canterbury College and Otago University were bracketed equal in the third place. The Rev. A. Cameron j (Chancellor of Otago University) presided, and the hall was filled with students and their friends. The judges were the Rev. W. Saunders, the Rev. Graham Balfour, and Mr W.C. MacGregor, K.O. The students in the audience intimated from the ' start their conviction that the whole of the proceedings constituted an agreeable joke, apd sustained this view by keeping up a continual clioiu> ; of interruption and interjection, which made matters much more difficult than they would otherwise have been for the disputants. It is to the credit of the latter that they rallied well in the face of intermittent demonstrations which degenerated at timea into positive .uproar, and presented their arguments in a clear and lucid fashion, with logical consistency, and, in some cases, commendable oratorical ability. The subject was: "That the League of Nations is Necessary to Promote the Moral and Economic Welfare of Mankind." There were two debates. In the first, Auckland University College (Messrs G. T. Bellhouse and C. J. Garland) took the affirmative, and Otago University (Messrs A. B. Kilroy and W. J. P. Morrell) the negative. In the second, the affirmative was taken by Canterbury College (Meesrs A. Paterson and J. C. Dickinson), and the negative by Victoria College (Messrs E. Evans and W. E. Leicester). Each speaker was allowed 15 minutes in which to expound his views. The best team was undoubtedly that from Victoria College. Mr Evans proved himself to be a fluent arid forcible speaker, and gavo the impression of having had previous experience of the public platform. His points were well marshalled, and ho developed his theme convincingly. His platform manner and his delivery were ex- -. cellent, and his coolness in face of interruption marked the practised speaker. To him the honours of the evening ware due. His partner, Mr Leicester, had, perhaps, the most difficult task of the evening, speaking in the midst of a noisy demonstration which never ceased. Yet he did nob * falter, or weaken his address by appeal to his audience, and those who were able to hear his remarks above the din which accompanied him had to admiro his clear flow of language and the excellence of his argument. The Aucklanders showed evidence of careful preparation, and gave wellreasoned addresses with fluency and forensio abilit3'. Mr Dickinson (Canterbury) ' delivered an able speech, but his case wa» weakened by Mr Paterson. who, obviousiv fiustered, began badly, and had not theforce to stem successfully the tide of interruption, which flowed over and drowned his. remarks. His nervous gestures and hesitancy of utterance detracted from the logical weight which his arguments undoubtedly possessed. The Otago team was not c. strong one. Mr Kilroy's speech was carefully prepared and well-balanced, but hisdelivery lacked distinction. Mr Morroll's extremely youthful appearance was against him, and his somewhat complacent manner was not popular with bis audience, whichexpressed its opinion in frequent interjection and noisy interruption. Loud applause greeted tho announcement. by Mr MacGregor, on behalf of the judges, -• of the result of tho contest. The students, evidently bored with speeches, gave full rein to their exuberance, at no period of tho evening unduly restrained, and the com--mentary which the audience had anticipated hearing with pleasure from Mr MacGregor was obviously impossible of delivery. The young men rushed the stage and there en- > sued a scrimmage for 'tho possession of an " Easter Egg" of largo dimensions, which the Canterbury men had carried to the hall, evidently ae their mascot. Finally, • after a good deal of rough " scrum work," tho Canterbury 6tudents succeeded in retaining their trophy.