TRAINING COLLEGE TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 23

TRAINING COLLEGE TOURNAMENT.

DUNEDIN VERSUS CHRISTCHURCH. The Dunedin Training Collego staff and students mustered in full force on Thursday morning in the collego gymnasium to welcome the Christchurch teams competing in the annual inter-collegiate tournament. The colours of each college were much in evidence, on walking sticks, golliwogs, and kewpies, while the various speakers were interrupted with many witty interjections by the students. A round of applause was given when Mr J. Moore, principal of Dunedin Training Colloge, rose to welcome the visitors. He ■wished them the best of luck and all success, though he thought that the shield should stay where it was —in Dunedin. — (Cheers.) Ho was sure they would enjoy themselves in Dunedin. When our fathers came out in search of the New Jerusalem or Heaven, said Mr Moore, they thought they had found it when they arrived in Otago. Religiously minded students saw the college building as the new Jerusalem—its length, breadth, and height were the same. Mr E. Booth {president of the Dunedin Training College Students’ Association) extended a welcome on behalf of his fellowstudents. He then brought forward the shield for which they were contesting, and which was a presentation from the 1923 students of both colleges. Mr Booth wished the visitors every success and an enjoyaole time. Ho commented on the wonderful hospitality shown to the Dunedin people last year in Christchurch, and hoped that it would be reciprocated. Mr J. E. Purchase, principal of the Christchurch College, in responding, thanked the speakers for the welcome, and said he hoped that the tournament would provide good competition. Referring to Mr Moore’s remarks about the new Jerusalem, he said that the weather so far experienced would certainly assure them that it was not “the other place.”—(Cheers.) On behalf of the visiting students. Mr J. E. Withell thanked the Dunedin people for such a splendid welcome. He hoped to take the shield back with him. but he would wish Dunedin Training College the best of luck. The Chairman of the Otago Education Board (Mr J. Wallace) welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Otago Education Board and teachers, in a very humorous speech, in which he referred to the speeches of the respective principals in a way which brought cheers and laughter from the audience. SWIMMING AND~DIVING CONTESTS. The weather made it impossible to held the lawn tennis matches in the morning at the Moan a courts as intended, and the swimming contests were taken instead. These were held at the Y.M.C.A. baths, and were watched by a large and eagerly enthusiastic crowd from both colleges. The events were evenly contested, with a slight advantage to the visitors, who eventually ran out the winners by 16 points to 12. At ..io close of the competitions vigorous hakas and cheers were exchanged, and Mr E. Booth, president of the Dunedin Training College Students’ Association, returned thanks to the judges and the others who had assisted. The results were as follow : Ladies Free Style, 20 Yards.—Miss A. Edgar (Dunedin) 1, Miss B. Gordon (Dunedin) 2, A very close finish. Time, Msec. Men’s Free Style, 20 Ylards.—A. Breward (Christchurch) 1, E. Schnack (Christchurch) 2. Time, lOsec, Ladies’ 60 Yards Breast-stroke. —Miss M. Botting (Dunedin) 1, Miss G. Bowring (Christchurch) 2. Time, 56sec. Men’s 60 Yards Breast-stroke.—E. Johansen (Christhureh) 1, A. Rawlinson (Dunedin) 2. Time, 51sec. Ladies’ 40 Yards Crawl. —Miss J. Ritchie (Dunedin) 1, Miss Newton (Christchurch) 2. Time, 31sec. Mien’s 50 Yards Crawl.—H. D. Smith TChristchurch) and H. Lunn (Christchurch), equal, 1. Time, 24sec. Ladies 100 Yards Relay Race. —Christchurch (Misses G. Bowling, J. Jefferson, and M. Matheson) 1, Dunedin (Misses J. Ritchie, A. Edgar, and M. Botting) 2. A close and exciting race. Won by a touch. Time, lmin 28sec. Men’s 100 Yards Relay Race.—Christchurch (H. D. Smith, H. Lunn, and A. Breward) 1, Dunedin (J. Buchan, A. Cohen, and A. Imrie) 2. Won easily. Time, 64sec. Ladies’ Dive (best three standing dives). — Miss M. Botting (Dunedin) 1, Miss A. Edgar (Dunedin) 2. Men’s Dive (best three standing dives).— A. Breward (Christchurch) 1, A. Cohen (Dunedin) 2. Four competitors were recalled for an extra dive—the two placed mep and Messrs Smith and Loney. FOOTBALL MATCH. The Dunedin and Christchurch Colleges met in a game of football at Tahuna Park in the afternoon. The teams were as follow: Dunedin (Blues). —Backs—C. Walker, A. Rawlinson, E. Booth, 11. Laytham, W. G. M'Clymont. R. Johnston, D. Pringle; forwards—J. Pennycook, B. Dickenson, R. Fraser, M. Ledingham, W. Duff, T. Macfarlane, T. Ilendra, 11. Munro. Christchurch (Reds). —Backs—W. Moffat, B. Biackmore, G. Green, 11. Werren, R. Wilson, J. Shaw, A, Hendren; forwards —L Turner, J. Dugdale, E. Schnack, C. Werry. I. Withell, J. Skipwortli, J. W. Gourdie. C. R. Drader The Blues had the advantage of a slight breeze, and bad passing from the Reds’ iscrum at or.ee lot the Blue pack, Pennycook in front, right to the Reds’ line, where Withell saved. Johnston made a tricky run, but Drader led a counter-attack. Good play by Pennycook and then by M'Clymont kept the Reds penned in their twenty-uve. M'Clymont had a shot at goal from a mark, and the Reds forced. The Blue backs were throwing the ball about, but not much ground was being gained. A kick by Shaw struck an opposing player, the ball rebounding over the line, and the Reds had to force again. The Blues were doing most of the attack, and were beating the Reds’ forwards, particularly in the loose. At last the efforts of the Blues were rewarded. M'Clymont made a good run. but fell, and from ensuing loose play the ball was handled by Ledingham, Duff, and Fraser, the lastnamed scoring. Ledingham missed the goal kick. Dickenson bad to go off, and Campbell came on. The Blues were penalised, and Green kicked a goal (3 —3). and then Johnston went through the opnosition

and gave Munro a clear run in. Rawlinson kicked a goal. B—3.8 —3. Green, who was playing with a weak ankle, had to go ott, and Robins took his place. Werry fell near the line when he had a clear run in, and Munro made a. slashing solo dribble back to the centre. Withell missed with a penalty shot in a good position just before the half-time whistle went, and the Reds had to force. 'The Reds were quite a different team in the second half. Their forwards played with plenty of dash, and the backs were not afraid to pass the ball. The Blue backs also tried passing from all positions, and as a result some fast, spectacular play was witnessed. Drader, Werry, Ilendren, nnd Shaw opened with a passing run, and the last-named scored, Withell missing the goal kick (8-- 6), and shortly after Ilendren passed to Werren, and the strongly-built wing three-quarter dashed over. Withell missed the goal kick. 9 —B. These reverses woke up the Blues, and Johnston made a pretty run, the Blues being almost over from a scramble. One or two hard ground kicks, however, and the B!ue3 were again having an anxious time, and from passing between Shaw and Werren the ball was sent infield to Hendren, who raced over. Withell missed the -oal kick. 12 —8. ,At if went off, and was replaced by Leckie Another passing bout resulted in Withell scoring from a scramble, Shaw failing to goal. 15 —8. The Blue forwards then broke mrough, and hard scrumming took place under the Reds’ goal posts, but a free kick relieved the pressure. Hendren scored from another nicely executed passing movement, Withell missing. 18 —8. The Biuos now had a turn at attack, Munro, on tho left wing, making a groat run. He stumbled and fell, however, when near the line. The play went back to the Reds’ twenty-five, where Booth secured and dashed along the line and then passed infield to give Johnston a run round behind the posts. The goal kick was successful. 18—13. Withell had another chance to kick a goal—from a free kick—but missed. The Red backs were playing with plenty of dash, and Shaw put his side in position with a strong run, Hendren scoring from a scramble. The sixth attempt by the Reds to kick a goal from a try failed, and the whistle then went. Christchurch 21 points. Dunedin 13 points. Mr R. MTvenzie was referee. THE DEBATE The debate in connection with the tournament was held in the Allen Hall in the evening, the chair being occupied by Mr E. E. Booth, president of the Dunedin Students’ Association. The hall was packed to the doors with students, who, throughout the proceedings, ably endeavoured to obey the chairman’s ruling that there should bo no interjections. Several times there were comments from the audience, but on the whole the speakers were afforded a very fine hearing. The subject, “That the Prinof Equal Pay for Equal Work Can be Univeisally Adopted,” was not an easy one, and all the speakers handled their parts well. Mr iv. G. Chapelle (Christchurch), in opening the debate, stated that in dealing with the subject from an affirmative point of view the whole question hinged on one of sex. He did not claim that women were the equals of men in all kinds of work, out maintained that they were even men’s superiors in many avenues of work, quoting the experience of the war as an example of this statement. The remarks of this speaker were, on the whole, only statements, backed up by very weak illustrations amt authorities. Air A. J. Campbell (Dunedin), in opening for the negative side, dealt mainly with trio question of the married man. If the principle were adopted, he said, women would enter the professions and business life in growing numbers, and the wage of the man would drop to that cf the woman. The result would be that the married man would be unable to bring up his family as he should, and he could not therefore do ms duty to the state. Miss M. Simpson (Christchurch) treated the suoject from a social standpoint. The present double system of pay for equal work, she said, involved many difficulties, mainly a double standard in life. There would be an inevitable sex war unless the system were insisted upon. She declared that the present system was contrary to the interests of the community at large, and maintained that the principle propounded by the affirmative side should be adopted. Miss M. L. Williamson (Dunedin) also viewed the subject from a social standpoint. If the principle were adopted women would enter the professions in growing numbers, and consequently home life would be neglected. The women would have little or no domestic training, and as a result the home life would suffer If a married man’s position were not recognised oy an increase in salary men would shirk marriage. Mr Dart (Christchurch) regarded the situation, not as an economic one, but as a moral and ethical one. What was economically sound, he said, was not always morally sound. Cases of hardship entailed by the present system were many, he stated, but the opposition had stated that this large minority should have no say whatever. The Teachers’ Institute had adopted the principle a s one of the planks of its platform—surely T should know whether it was sound or not.. Mr A. 11. M’Lirstock (Dunedin) dealt first with the racial aspect of the question, and stated that the principle must become an international one, which was economically impossible. The agricultural labourer in Japan should, according to the arguments of the affirmative side, get as much as the labourer in New Zealand, in spite of the lower cost of living in Japan. He also dealt fully with the question of the disinherited family and its relation to the principle; He declared that before the principle could be adopted there must be an ideal economic and social world, and until that happy state was reached any attempt to adopt the principle would pave the way to a colossal failure. Mr Campbell (Dunedin), in his reply, stated that their opponents had dealt with a world of ethics—they had not got down to solid facts. The principle required a perfect world, but we were living in a very ordinary world. Common sense had to be applied, and when this was done it would be seen that the principle would bring about a state anything but beneficial to modern civilisation. Mr Chappelle (Christchurch) in closing the debate, stated home life would not be destroyed, as their opponents had suggested, because woman would enter business life only very gradually. Again, all women would put home before anything.

Mr W. J. Morrell, in giving the decision of the judges, stated that he and his fellowjudges—Dr Merrington and Mr H. E. Barrowclough—had been unanimous in their decision to declare Dunedin as the winning side. anis statement was immediately followed by a haka by the Dunedin students, ably leu by Mr M. F. Ledingham. Mr Morrell, continuing, stated that the lady epeakets had done exceedingly well, ana that they had placed Miss M. C. Williamson (Dunedin) as the best speaker of the evening. Ho stated that all the speeches bore evidence of careful preparation, which detracted to a certain extent from the spontaneity that should characterise the debate. While the d ecision of the judges was being awaited a short musical programmo was rendered by the following— Misses M. V ickers, D. Gordon, M. Matheson, Messrs J. Fleming and C. S. Caddie. SHIELD WON BY DUNEQIN. The tournament vva3 continued on Friday, and was virtually brought to a close by a very happy dance in the evening. After starting badly by losing the first two contests the swimming football—the local college made an excellent recovery and went on to win the debate, Uio basket ball and the ladies’ hookey. The tournament this year is for a very handsome silver shield embracing the arms of both colleges. Two points are allotted to the winners o-f the swimming, debating, and tennis, and three to the winners of the football, basket ball, and hockey contests. The winning of the hockey match by Dunedin put the final result beyond doubt by giving the local college 8 points to the visitors’ 5 with only tennis, valued at two points, to be decided. As it happens, owing to failing light and the evenness of the results, the lawn tennis has not at two points, to be decided. HOCKEY. Beautiful weather prevailed for the ladies’ hockey match that took place on the Oval in the forenoon, and the game was followed with the spirited enthusiasm that lias characterised all the tournament. The local girls had decidedly the better of the game, though the visitors showed up considerably better in the second half than in the first. They had an excellent forward line, -while the strongest division among the local players was the half-backs. Miss L. Spittle, centre-forward for Dunedin, who shot four out of six goals for her side, played an outstanding game. The teams were as follows Otago.—Goal, Miss Houston ; full-backs, Misses A. Corson and J, Barker; halves — Misses A. Smith, M. Wood, A. Turner; forwards—Misses A. Edgar, C. Potts, L. Spittle, E. Clarke, and A. Schmidt. Canterbury.—Goal, Miss M’Cormick; fullbacks, Misses Ruddock and Peimall; halves —Misses Scott, Dickson, Speight; forwards —Misses Faigan, Louthwaite, Nankevill, Webber, and Gemmill. Play began evenly and ranged' up and down the field, Dunedin were the first to work by Miss Spittle. Miss Potts had a shot, but Miss MUormiek saved. Shortly afterwards she stopped another shot, this time from Miss Spittle. Miss Potts had a now more than holding their own, and the visitors’ defence was thoroughly tested. Miss Clarke was the first to find an opening in it and notched Otago’s first score. Pretty passing in from the right gave Miss Spittle a chance and she promptly found the net. The visitors made a brief sortie, but Dunedin quickly returned to the attack and again Miss Spittle put in a pretty shot. Dunedin 3~ goals, Christchurch nil. Twice the Christchurch custodian saved well. The visitors bad a turn at attacking,« but were never allowed long enough in the circle to get in a shot. Dunedin forwards caught the opposing backs out of position, and Miss Spittle finished off a good run by shooting Dun edin’s fourth goal. Miss Nankevill headed a promising attack by Canterbury, and got into scoring position, but her shot went wide. The interval come with the scores, Dunedin 4 goals, Christchurch nil. The visitors were the first to attack, but they could not keep up the pressure. Miss Schmidt had a shot that missed, and shortly after had another that entered the net from outside the circle. The visitors’ forwards engaged in a nice combined movement that took play right to the line, and Dunedin had to concede a corner—the first of the game. Miss Faigan took the ball right down the side-line, and a struggle ensued in the home circle, but the Dunedin defence was equal to the occasion. A wellplanned forward rush by Christchurch ended in Miss Louthwaite having a shot, but it went past. Miss Spittle finished off a useful run by sending in a shot that gave the goalkeeper no chance. A minute later Miss M’Cormick stopped a hot shot from Miss Spittle, and a corner resulted. Miss Clarke got possession and sent in a telling shot. Dunedin 6, Christchurch nil. The visitors again attacked down the right wing, and a struggle in the circle ended in Miss Gemmill putting the ball through. Dunedin attacked again before the close of the game, but no further score resulted, and the game ended :—- Dunedin ... ... 6 goals. Christchurch 1 goal. Mr L. Fogo was referee. LAWN TENNIS MATCHES. The lawn tennis contests were held in the afternoon at the Moana courts between representative teams of four ladies and four men. In each case the match was for the best of 17 games. It was found impossible to conclude all the games before the light failed, and the two ladies’ doubles will be decided on the Otago courts at 9 o’clock this morning before the visitors leave on the return journey. In the meantime each side has won seven of the 14 games played. The following are the results, Dunedin names being placed first; MEN’S SINGLES. Sims beat Shaw, 9 —7; Deaker beat Robbins, 9—o; Rawlinson beat Wilson, 9—B; Robertson lost to Aitken, 2 —9. LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Grant lost to Miss Partridge, 3 —9; Miss Nicholson lost to Miss Smee, 2—9; Miss Edgar lost to Miss Mackintosh, 4 —9; Miss Stevenson beat Miss Jefcoate, 9—5. MEN’S DOUBI.ES, Sims and Deaker beat Shaw and Robbins, 9—3; Rawlinson and Robertson lost to Wilson and Aitken, 7—9. COMBINED DOUBLES. Sims and Miss Grant beat Shaw and Miss Partidge, 9 —7; Deaker and Miss Nicholson lost to Robbins and Miss Smee, 2—9; Rawlinson and Misa Edgar beat Wilson and

Mas Mackintosh, 9 —B; Robertson and Misg Stevenson lost to Aitken and Miss Jefcoate 6—9. 1 BASKET BALL. The Training Colleges' tournament was continued yesterday, the basket ball bein-r decided in the Drill Hall in the forenoom 'the teams, which lined up at 10 o'clock were as follow : Dunedin Training College: Misses R M'Kenzie, L. Berry, D. Wylie, A. Wallace’ M. Bolting (captain), V. Greig. M Williamson, M. Milliken, and S. Foster. Christchurch Training College: Misses M’Clurg, O. Steinmetz, G. Francis, M Ryall, J. South, M. Sullivan, B. Hurley N Robertson, and M. Matheson (captain).’ Lhe home team proved too good tor the visitors, but the score was hardly ‘ a fair indication of the game, the Christchurch defence being very solid. Dunedin owe their win to successful combination, and the excellent goal-throwing of Miss M. Williamson and Miss S. Foster. The game was very exciting from start to finish, and was witnessed from the gallery by a large number of students. The Dunedin supporters were much elated at their team’s success, as defeat would have spoilt thoir chances for the Tournament Shield. From the start Otago attacked, and. as the result of a fine piece of passing. Miss Milliken goaled. Dunedin, 2 —o. This was followed by a successful shot from far out by Miss Foster. Christchurch rallied, and Miss M’Clurg made a fine attempt to goal, hut the local girls turned the defence to attack, Miss Williamson and Miss Foster being successful with well-judged shots. Before half time Misses Williamson and Milliken for Dunedin, and Miss M’Clurg for Christchurch added points. Miss Francis goalee! from a free-t.nrow, and the spell ended : Dunedin, 14—3. 'The second spell was much more even, Christchurch throwing five goals and Dunedin six. Scorers for Dunedin in this spell were: Miss Williamson (4) and Miss Foster (21. while Miss Steinmetz (3) and Miss M’Clurg (2) were successful among the visitors. The game was ably controlled by Mr J. Hanna, and ended with hakas by the men students.