ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 December 1921, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

BAYLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. WON BY STRATFORD BOY. The sports In connection witlr the Bayly Memorial Scholarship were held on Saturday at the New Plymouth High School grounds, which hud been kindly placed at the disposal of the Rugby Union by the school ati-thori-ties, wlo had afco prepared the ground and lent valuable assistance in running the sports. This year the scholarship was awarded on the points gained in the sports, each lad starting level from a. scholastic point of view, as the proficiency examination was taken as the basis, and not the marks gained in the junior scholarship examination as keretofore Additional interest, therefore, was lent to the sports on Saturday as the scholarship winner would be known as soon as the sports were finished. The winner was E. Alger, a pupil of the Stratford District High School, which has had a big say in the winning of this sctolarship ever since its inception. There were twenty competitors, viz.. New Plymouth High School 12, Stratford District High School 2, Hawera Technical College 2, Central 2, and Patea Convent and Te Roti one each. The sports were controlled by Mr. W. H. Moyes (starter), and Messrs. G. E. Jago (secretary), Jas. Garcia and A. R. Ryder (members of the Taranaki Union), and Mr. G. H. Pope. The boys entered keenly into their work, and some good performances were put up. The competition was very close, E. Alger winning with 200 points. Then followed; C. Shore (Hawera Tec.) 180, S. Cottier (N.P.H.S.) 170, J. Pease (N.P.H.S.) 147, G. Grant (N.P.ELS.) 137, R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.) 135, .T. Galbraith (N.P.H.S.) 130, H. Davies (Stratford D.H.S.) —, ucuirey (■Central) 120, B. Brady (Patea Convent) 105. Detailed results are : Place kicking, two kicks at each of three angles, tyvo goals tc qualify.—R. Bewick (N.P.H.S.), G. Grant (N.P.H.S.), C. McNeill

(N.P.H.S.), J. Pease (N.P.H.S.), and E. Runball (N.P.H.S.) equal, 27 points each. F. Godfrey (Central), D. Jordan (Te Roti), J. Johnson (Hawera Tec.), C. Shore (Hawera Tec.), and J. Scott (Central) gained the standard. Punt, standard 30 yards.—S. Cottier (N.P.HjS.) 1, C.. Shore (Hawera Tec.) 2, C. Rumball (N.P.H.S.) 3. E. Alger (Stratford D.H.S.), R. Bewick (N.P.H.S.), J. Galbraith (N.P.H.S.), F. Godfrey (Central), G. Grant (N.P.H.S.), D. Jordan (Te Roti), R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.), J. Pease (N.P.H.S.), also gained the standard. Drop kick, standard 30 yards.—C. Shore (Hawera Tec.) 1, G. Grant (N.P.H.S.) Z, J. Johnson (Hawera Tec.) 3. B. Brady (Patea Convent), H. Davies (Stratford D.H.S.), J. Galbraith (N.P.H.S.), J. Pease (N.P.H.S.), gained the standard. Dribbling, about 50 yards, standard 16sec.— E. Alger (Stratford D.H.S.) 1, J. Galbraltp (NJp.H.S.) 2, P. Brady (Patea Convent) 3. S. z Cottier (N.P.H.S.), 11. Davies (Stratford D. T. Godfrey (Central), and B. Pease (N.P.H.S.) gained the standard. 100 Yards, standard 13sec.—First heat: S. Cottier 1, R. Murdoch 2, E. Alger 3. 11. Davies, J. Johnson. W. Blair, R. Bewick and F. Godfrey gained the standard. Second heat: C. Shore 1, J. Galbraith 2, G. Grant 3. B. Brady, N. Webster and J. Pease gained the standard. Final—S. Cottier (N.P.H.S.) 1, C. Shore (Hawera Tec.) 2, R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.) 31 Time, 12 l-ssec. 440 Yards. standard 70 sec.—B. Alger (Stratford D.H.S.) 1, R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.) 2, S. Cottier (N.P.H.S.)' 3. H. Davies (Stratford D.H.S.), T. Godfrey (Central), C. Shore (Hawera Tec.), J. Pease (N.P.H.S.), and J. Galbraith (N.P.H.S.) also gained the standard. High jump, standard 3ft. 9in.—E. Alger (Stratford D.H.S.) 4ft. Sin. 1, R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.) 4ft. 6iin. 2, S. Cottier (N.P.H.S.) 3. B. Brady, H. Davies, T. Godfrey, G. Grant, Knuckey, C. McNeill, R. Murdoch, B. Pease, J. Pease, H. Rumball and C. Shore gained the standard. ') Long jump, standard 12ft. 6in.—E. Alger (•Stratford D.H.S.) IGft. 2in. 1, R. Murdoch (N.P.H.S.) 14ft. lOin. 2, R. Bewick (N.P.H.S.) ' 14ft. 9in. 3. B. Brady, S. Cottier, H. Davies, | J. Galbraith, G. Grant, Knuckey, J. Pease, C. Shore, and N. Webster also gained the standard.