AUCKLAND LEADS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 740, 13 August 1929, Page 11

AUCKLAND LEADS

TRAINING COLLEGE SPORTS

TENNIS GOES TO WELLINGTON! -—' l Three contests—tennis. athletics. ‘ And boxing—were concluded yestcrdny. , when the annual tournament between the Auckland and \Vellington Training Colleges was opened. Further contests in hockey. basketball. and int-he bull were held today. i After yesterday‘s events. Auckland: had six points in lmml against “'ell-| ington's two for the Milnes )leinoriul. Cup. These were gained by a. win; at cricket. which was played during; the holidays lust Easter. and wins in, athletics and boxing. while :1 good! win in the tennis gave the Visitors; their two points‘ ! —— : YESTERDAY‘S EVENTS , TENNIS , \\'ellinglon clinched the honours in? the tennis contest which was playedl at the Seddonville courts yesterday: morning by 11 points to 5. The niajor- 5 ity of matches were. very closely 0011- E tested. and. with so many of them‘ featuring advantage sets. the compe-3 tition was somewhat prolonged. The: Auckland women made a. good show-g ing, and managed the majority of their ‘ matches, but the men fell badly, and‘ in some cases could not be compared! with their opponents in the standard! of play. ' i Following“ are the results of thei matches, “"ellington names mentioned! first in each case:— I \Vomen‘s Singles—Miss M. Carty lost' to Bliss J. .Maclntosh, 6—4. 4—6, 3—6: Bliss V. Dyer lost to Miss I. Matheson, 4—6, 4—6: Miss M. Calver beat Miss R. “Walks-r, 6—o. B—6; Aliss P. Heise lost to Miss J. Nagle, 2—6. 3—6. Men‘s Singles—R. Long beat \V. A. 1“. Bush, I—6, 7—5, 6—2; L. llills beat IC. Eli-Rae; 6—3, 6—3; .7. Dive beat L. D. Abbott, 6—4, 6—3; L.’Keedwell lost to R. G. Bush, 6—4. 2—6, B—6. “'omen‘s Doubles—Misses Carty and Dyer beat Misses Maclntosh and Mathe.son. 5—7, 7—5. 6—3: Misses Calver and Boise lost to Misses Walker and Nagle. 6—4, 12—14, 5—7. hien‘s Doubles—Long and Dive beat ‘ Abbott and NICRae, 6—.3. 5—7, 6—3: Keed— ; .zvclé aéid4Hills beat Bush and Bush. 6—2. i ~— , - . l 1 Combined Doubles.—Keedwell and Missl .Heise beat 1:. G. Bush and Miss W'alker,‘ ‘9—7.‘ 7—5; Dive and Miss Calver beat‘ Abbott and Bliss h‘agle, 6—4, 15—13; Hills and I\liss Dyer beat Llcßae and Bliss Matheson, B—6, 6—B, 6—4; Long and Miss ‘Carty beat W. A. F. Bush and Miss Mac— Intosh. 6—3. 6—2. . ‘ ATHLETICS rrAitliough the athletic events staged at the Domain yesterday afternoon created much enthusiasm and interest. they were marred by the very heavy condition of the track. and in winning the contest by 19 points to 10 the Auckland athletes failed to establish tilnes nearing any record. ' The winner in each event: scored two points for his side, and the second man one point. . ~ Results:— . > 7 SSOYds Championship—J. Paui (\Vellington), 1; F. Witten (Auckland), 2. Paul outstripped his competitors with a great dash at the finish. Time, 2min 15 2-55ec. 100Yds Championship.—C. Wooller (Auckland), 1; D. Salter (\Vellington). 2. lygoller won by several yards. Time...“ - sec.

Mile W'alk.—-VV. Thompson (Auckland). 1: R. Stacey (Auckland), 2. _The two Aucklanders led most of the way, finishing strongly. Time, Bmin 24 1—5560. ZZOYds Championship.-—V\’ooller (Auckland), 1; Salter (‘Vellington)), 2. This gas an easy win for “Wooller. Time. ~ sec,

Long Jump.—R. “'elch (“’ellington), 1: S. Faville (Auckland), 2. The winning jump was 18ft 5.12 m. One Mile Championship—W'itten (Auckland), I', T. Brady (Auckland). 2. The Aucklanders kept in front the whole di'stagcfi.’ ‘Time, ‘4min's9 é-fmec; _ ,

440Yds Championship—G. Lawrie (Auckland), 1; E. VVhite (Wellington). 2. Lawrie won on the post. Time. Glsec. 120Yds Hurdles.—-G. Allen (Auckland). 1; M. Amadio (VVellington), 2. Allen won comfortably. High Jump.—-Amadio (W'cllington). 1; Allen (Auckland), 2. Relay Race.—Auckland (Brady. Lawi‘ie, J. Nagle, \Vooller), 1; \Vellington (P. Burke, VVhite, \Velch, Salter), 2. Auck—land won by about 50 yards. BOXING The boxing tournament was staged in the Artillery Hall, Rutland Street. The contests were fair, none of the boxers displaying a. great knowledge of the finer points of the boxing game. Mr. F. Burns was the referee. Results are as follow: Feather-Weight.—J. Alpin (Wellington) defeated A. J. Nagle (Auckland), by det‘au t. Light-Weight.—-C. R. Tilley, Sst 13lb (Auckland) received the decision over A. Gibson, 9st 81!) (Wellington). Both boys showed more willingness than science. but Gibson connected more clearly and often, and was very unlucky in not receiving the decision. VVelter-weight.——Hills, 1081: 411) (Well—ington)). knocked out A. ‘V. Farrow, 103: 31b (Auckland). Farrow was doing the better of the pair when he stopped a short right. which sent him to the canvas. He was up immediately, and ran into another right which sent him down again. His head struck the canvas very hard, and he was out for some minutes. Middle-weight.—-H. ’l‘. Rimmer. 11st (Auckland)) beat T. H. Leitch, llst lllb (W'ellington). Rinnner used his left well. Leitch relying on his right. The Auckland man took each round by a shade. and earned the decision. Heavy-weight.-—R. W. Peacock. lZst 611) (Auckland) beat V. H. Macaskill. 1251; 2“) (Wellington). Both were crude boxers. The first two rounds were about even, but Peacock won the last session easily, to receive the decision.

TODAY'S EVENTS

Two hockey matches in connection with the Training College tournament were played on the Remuera‘grounds this morning. The women played a draw, 1 all, while in the men’s game Auckland was victorious by 3 goals to 1,, WOMEN'S MATCH The teams:— VVellington.—llisses C. \Veston, P. Heise. M. Heise. N. Lovegrove, LI. Calver, K. Howie. J. Bade. K. McGrath, A. Potaka. K. Park. F. Louisson. Auckland.——l\lisses C. Bilham (captain). N. Barrett, H. Hayes. H. Holmes, ‘ G. Judd. Z. Lonngrth. D. Nankivell.‘ B. Newson, M. Sinclair. M. Sisam, A.‘ Wilson; emergencies, Misses B. Fotneringham and Z. Menzies. ‘ The game had only been under way a few minutes when “'ellington went to the attack. and as the result of a. neat piece of combined play Miiss Lovegrove went through to score. \Vithin five minutes Auckland turned the tables, and )liss Hayes managed to net and even the score, which during the remainder of the match remained unaltered. Misses Calver and Howie rushed play to Auckland territory. and went close to scoring. This was followed by a prolonged attack by Auckland, but the visitors relieved with a penalty. and half—time sounded with them upholding a. strong attack. ' The second half opened with a fine attempt by Miss Hayes, and for some time play was held in the \Vel'ington twenty-five. In a combined rush. Miss Lovegrove managed to pass the Auckland goalie, but missed in her drive at the net,. Auckland attacked, and Miss Hayes. in a fine solo effort. passed the visiting goalie. but dropped her stick. Play was very lively for a. time. but the bell sounded with no further score:— Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1 MEN'S MATCH The teams:— Wellington.——Messrs,' D. Mount-ray, E. Martin, C. Wisely, R. Brett, L. Reed-

well. J. Campbell. L‘. Manning. )1. Sandlant. J. Paul. I“. Miskelly. 3. Gene. Auckland.——Messrs. IV. _S, Bestic (captain). ‘S‘. V. Albrecht. D. B. Burt. 1‘). 11. Campbell. J. L. Clarkson. N. G. Donovan. G. Guy. K. D. Henderson. C. R. Mutheson. G. NrL'ttlng. G. 'l‘. White: emergency. T. H. Wilson. The first quarter was made up for the most part of giveqnnd-take play. Paul made a. fine effort. and looked like scoring: hut Hurt saved. A combined effort by Bestic and Albrecht resulted in a score. Several good shots sent play in favouraotAnckland. but nearing half-time the visitors set up a hard attack. It was eventually elected by I‘tting. and play moved to the vialmrs‘ territory. where Clarkson scored brilliantly nff Henderson. making the half-tinle score ‘2 to 0. “'ellington hemmed Auckland in on the defensive immediately after the start or the spell. when Paul named :1 fine goal. Paul and Keedwell showed up well for the visitors, while Beetle and Albrecht were the stars for the home side. After a long period of up—-and-down play. Wellington began to have much the better of the game. and attacked consistently. Auckland worked play in its favour. and Hender—son managed a lucky shot of! the goalie. which made the final score:— Aucldand .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 1