UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3865, 10 April 1928, Page 23

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

OPENING DAY’S EVENTS. LAWN TENNIS MATCHES. VVELLINGTON, April 7. The inter-University tournament was opened to-day. The lawn tennis matches resulted as follows:— MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. F. R. Chisholm (Otago) beat G. W. T. Goldie (Victoria), 9—7, 6—2. A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat A. W. Smithson (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—l. K. A. North (Auckland) beat W. R. Robinson (Canterbury), 6—3, 6—4. R. M‘L. Ferkins (Victoria) beat J. A. F. Watson (Otago), 6—4, 6—l. Second Round. Stedman beat Chisholm, 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. Hardv aud North (Auckland), 6—3 3—6, 6-14. Chisholm and Watson (Otago) beat A. G. Gillies and R. M. Innes. (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—2. Robinson and H. G. Searle (Canterbury) beat D. W. Earle and J. H. Stall worthy (Otago), 6—2, 7—5. A. C. and J. E. Stedman (Auckland) beat W. J. Hay and I. H. Macartbur (Victoria), 6—o, 6—3. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round. Miss E. E. Miller (Auckland) beat Miss E. K. Scott (Canterbury), 5—6, 6—4, 5Miss D. E. Scott (Otago) beat Miss O. Lenz (Victoria), 2—6 6—3, c—2. Miss M. 0. Miller (Auckland) beat Miss H. G. Jones (Canterbur’-), 6—4, 6— Miss L. S. Ballantyne (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. Duthie and D. Vesty (Otago), 6—5, 6—3. Misses E. E. and M. O. Miller (Auckland) beat Misses E. M. Armstrong and h.. Sharp (Canterbury), 6 —l, 6—4. Misses L. S. Ballantyne and D. E. Scott (Otago) beat Misses F. Line and K. Leisler (Victoria), fr—3, 5—6, 10—8. Misses J. B. Jueller and W. Whitelaw (Auckland) beat pisses O. Lentz and M. Carty (Victoria), 6—4, 6—3. BOXING PRELIMINARIES. MANY KEEN CONTESTS. WELLINGTON, April T. The boxing preliminaries o f the New Zealand University tournament were held this morning at the Town Hall before a fair attendance. All the bouts were keenly contested, and in a few cases the judges disagreed, leaving the referee (Mr Earl Stewart) to decide. The best boy of the morning was Ferguson, th e Otago feather-weight, who ouVpointed Richard (of Auckland), who is boxing m two weights. In the middle-weight bout between R. B Moorhouse (Auckland) and E. E. Chamberlain (Victoria) the latter ‘had Moorehouse all in in the first round and for part of the second, but the Aucklander came back strongly and won by a close margin-. Results :— BANTAM-WEIGHT. N. M'Alevey (Otago) out-pointed L. M. Perry (Canterbury). V. C. Richard (Auckland) a bye. FEATHER-WEIGHT. N. Ferguson (Otago) out-pointed C. Rickard (Auckland). H. A. Dick (Canterbury) out-pointed F. Gilberd (Victoria). LIGHT-WEIGHT. • R. R. Chester (Canterbury) out-pointed J. H- Harris (Otago). - A. Mayhill (Auckland) outpointed J. Watson (Victoria).

WELTER-WEIGHT. „ N - G - Jenkin (Auckland) out pointed B. Davis (Canterbury). G. B. Richardson (Victoria) out-pointed M Lean (Otago). MIDDLE-WEIGHT. W. S. Allen (Otago) out-pointed D. G. Grant (Canterbury). R. B. Moorhouse (Auckland) outpointed E. E. Chamberlain (Victoria). THE FINALS. OTAGO WINS THE SHIELD. WELLINGTON. April 8. -tne finals resulted follows: BANTAM-WEIGHT. V. C. Rickard (Auckland) beat M'Alevey (Otago). FEATHER-WEIGHT. bufy) rSUS °“ (Otago) beat Dich (Canter-LIGHT-WEIGHT. Mayhill (Auckland) beat Chester (Canterbury). MELTER- WEIGHT. Richardson (Victoria) beat Jenkin (Auckland). MIDDLE-WEIGHT. Allan (Otago) beat Moorhouse (Auckland). Leckie Otago) beat Frear (Auckland). Otago won the boxing shield. CRICKET. AUCKLAND v. VICTORIA COLLEGE. . WELLINGTON, April 7. In the cricket match between Auckland and Victoria College, Auckland, batting first, made 301 runs. Schnauer contributed 101 before he was run out. Victoria has lost seven wickets for 277 runs. Scores AUCKLAND. First Innings. S. Godley, b Tripe 5 R. Stewart, c Vietmeyer. b Rollings ... 7 S. Hay, c Leys, b Williams 17 S. Wilson, b Tripe 15 Schnauer, run out lop M'Dougall, b Tripe 69 Bush, lbw, b Leys '. ... 38 Wilson, run out 0 Lunn, b Tripe 39 Hudson, b Tripe ' ... 0 M'Dougall, not out 0 Extras 19 Total 301 Bowling Analysis.—Tripe five for 50, 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. EIGHT-OARED ROWING. VICTORIA COLLEGE DEFEATS AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. April 7. The Victoria College crew (F. H. Mullins st, Iv. F. Crease, F. M Bell, A. M. Taylor, C. Steel, C. G. Rees, G. Thomas, R. Moffatt) beat the Auckland University crew by two lengths.