'VARSITY TOURNAMENT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 55, 11 April 1914, Page 11

'VARSITY TOURNAMENT.

COMMENCED TO-DAY, MAYOR WELCOMES VISITORS. «TENNIS TOURS AAifcNT BEGINS. ' The thirteenth annual tournament of the University of New Zealand was commented at Christchurch There are about 200 students from Otago University, Victoria College (Wellington), and Auckland University College, in the city, and given good weathc* the various competitions should be keenly contested.

MUNICIPAL RECEPTION. The visiting students were accorded a civic reception this morning in the Canterbury College Hall. Professor Arnold Wall (chairman of the Professorial Board of Canterbury College) presided, and there were also present on the platform: Professor J. R. Brown (Victoria College), Professor Blunt, Mr J. C. Adams (chairman of the Canterbury College Council), and the Hon. H. F. Wigram.

The Mayor extended a welcome to the students, on behalf of the citizens of Christchurch, and hoped they would have a pleasant stay. The tournaments did incalculable good, and often lifelong friendships were formed at such meetings. He liked to see young men get all the enjoyment they possibly could out of their sports, and he liked to see them enter into their studies with the same spirit of enthusiasm.* (Applause.) Mr J. C. Adams said that he believed that both men and women should be "all round." (Laughter.) He meant that they should enter into all the branches of their individual activities with the same spirit. The Easter tournament did a great deal to knit together the four colleges of the University, and make it one institution. 'Varsity life in New Zealand was different from 'Varsity life in England, and it was only on occasions such as this that the students of the four colleges could meet together for their mutual good, both-physical and moral. The tournament programme was a most comprehensive one, and, so far as he could see, there was only one serious omission. He thought that they ought to bripg together the chairmen of the four College Boards of Governors, so that they could engage in a billiards tournament. (Laughter.) Addressing particularly the students of Canterbury College, he said that many of them would be attending the forthcoming territorial camps. He hoped that when they were in camp they would enjoy themselves with games such as cards and draughts, and with "boxing matches and such similar contests. At the same time he appealed to them to patronise the marquees provided by the Y.M.C.A. and the C.E.M.S. There was little comfort in their own tents, and they wanted to see everyone take advantage of those provided' by the institutions he had mentioned. (Applause.) Professor Wall also welcomed the visitors. He hoped that Christchurch would .keep up its reputation of being by far the most beautiful city in New Zealand. (Applause.) The weather was very good, and they could take his word for it that it would remain excellent until they had gone. (Laughter.) There was a paragraph wiiich appeared in the,Christchurch papers daily to the. effect that rain could be expected, with snow on the higher levels. The residents of the city had learned to appraise this announcement at its true value, and he could assure the visitors that -they need take no notice of it. Christchurch was not on the higher levels. (Laughter.) The students of the four colleges had been holding their tournaments for some time, and had thus had an annual opportunity of meeting together, an opportunity which had been denied to the teaching staffs. There were cases of men who had occupied a professorial chair in one college for 20 years without meeting the professors of other colleges. This, however, would be changed now. Next session a Bill would be introduced into Parliament to constitute a Board of Studies, which would consist of representatives of the teaching staffs of the four colleges. For years the students had been able to. meet and concoct plans of villainy, so that the tactics pursued in one college could be adopted by the students of all four. (Laughter.) A$ the professors had been unable to "counter-concoct," they had been under a considerable disadvantage. The new scheme would take away that disadvantage. (Applause.) He hoped that at this tournament there would be no machinations of evil, but that everything would be for the good of all our colleges. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr J. C. M'Dowall, on behalf of the students of Victoria College (Wellington) returned thanks for their welcome. They were looking forward to the various competitions, and trusted that the best would win. They were very grateful to the Canterbury students for the very thorough arrangements they had made for the tournament.

Mr P. J. Jory, of Otago University, also returned thanks. Mr M. O. Barnett, of Canterbury College, thanked the previous speakers for what had been said regarding their arrangements, and he expressed their appreciation of the assistance they had received from the Professorial Board. On behalf of the students of Canterbury, he extended a hearty welcome to theiv visitors.

Cheers were given by the Canterbury College students for the visitors, and by the students of the outside colleges for their hosts. LAWN TENNIS COMPETITIONS. The first of the sports competitions were commenced this morning, when a beginning was made with the lawn tennis competitions on the Canterbury College courts, Hagley Park. The arrangements were perfect, and the various games were- got off with great promptitude. Most of the games were keenly contested, and the standard of play was very JiMi. A large crowd of spectators watched the play throughout the' day. Following are the results: — MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Best of three f-ets of six up; advantage Bets. Present champion D. K. Dutliic, A.U.C. First Round. R. A. Frater (A.U.C.) beat W. D. Hart (0.U.), 6-4 6-0. G. Gortz (C.C.) beat K. A. Henderson (V.C.), 6-0 6-1. j. f. Laurensou (C.C.) beat W. L. G. Butcher (V.C.), 9-7 6-4. E. B. Andreae (0.U.) beat D. X. Duthie (A.U.C), 6-2 9-7. This match attracted a great deal of attention, and spectators were rewarded by a very fine exhibition of the game. The second set was very keenly fought, and the result was in the balance until the last moment. Andreae played a very line game, marred by mistakes which often prolonged the match just when he seemed on the point of winning: His defeat of the present cham-

pion In the first round was a fine achievement, and he had a hearty reception at the end. Second Rou'n«!. G. Cfotz (CC.) beat R. A, Frater (A.U.C.), G-2 6-2 8-6. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. One set, nine up; advantage set. Present champion, Miss E. Gumming (A.U.C.) First Round. Miss Cook (Y.C.) beat Miss Woodhouse (0.U.), 9-5. kiss Hart (0.U.) won from Miss Wright (CC.) by default. Miss Bain (V.C.) heat Miss Sievwright (V.C.), 9-7. Misses Tutton (CO.), Lawry (CC), Welsh (©.IT.), Dickinson (A.U.C), and Tompkins (A.U.C.) had byes. Second R6und. Miss Tutton (CC.) beat Miss lawry (CC), 9-2. Miss Welsh (0.U.) beat Miss Dickinson (A.U.C), 9-4. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Best of three sets, six up; advantage sets. Present champions: D. K. Duthie and N. A. Campbell, A.U.C. First Round. G. Gotz and J. T. Laurenson (CC.) beat W. Butcher and W. Stainton (V.C), 6-3, 10-8. W. D. Hart and T. Paterson (0.U.) beat R. A. Frater and A. Ohlson (A.U.C), 6-3, 0-G, 6-3. G. Parsonson and D. Abernethy (CC.) beat K. Henderson and C. Atmore (V.C), 8-6, 6-3. E. B. Andreae and J. A. Jenkins (0.U.) beat D. K. Duthie and E. M. D. Ohlsen (A.U.C), 8-6 8-6. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. One set, nine up; advantage set. Present champions: Misses A. Miller and E. Tutton, CC, . . First Round.

Misses Bain anil Webb (CC), Woodhouse and Ongley (Q.U.), Mason and Cooke (V.C), Curtis and Harris (A.U.C), Hare and E. Cook (V % C), had byes. Misses Robertson and Jolly (0.U.) beat Misses Lawry and Sievwright (V.C), 9-4. Misses Tutton and Wright (CC.) beat Misses Welsh (A.U.C), 9-7. Second Round. Misses Tompkins and Atkinson (A.U.C.) beat Misses. Mason and Cooke (V.C), by default. Misses Hare and E. Cooke (V.C.) beat Misses Curtis and Harris (A.U.C), 9-4. Misses Bain and Webb (CO.) beat Misses Woodhouse and Ongley (0.U.), 9-7. COMBINED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Best of three sets of six up; advantage sets. Present champions, Miss Cumming and D. K. Duthie (A.U.C). First Round. Miss Tompkins and D. K. Duthie (A.U.C.) beat Miss Bain and J. T. Laurensorij 8-6 1-6 6-4. r Miss Hart and W. D. Hart (0.U.) beat Miss Dickinson and E. Ohlson (A.U.C), 6-2 6-2.