INTER-UNIVERSITY SPORTS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1928, Page 4

INTER-UNIVERSITY SPORTS

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 9. The inter-university athletic sports were held to-day in continuous rain. The championship events resulted:— Putting the Shot. —G. T. Alley (Canterbury), 36ft. 9in.; D. F. Lindsay (Otago), 34ft. 9in.; H. A. Henderson (Canterbury), 34ft. Tin. 220 Yards.—M. Leadbetter (Canterbury) 1, K. Couper (Auckland) 2, J. Goodson (Victoria) 3. Time, 23 2-.ssee. One Mile. —E. B. E. Taylor (Canterbury) 1, A. D. Priestley (Victoria) 2, D. W. Bain (Canterbury) 3. Time, 4min. 29 2-ssec. Long Jump.—J. H. Tetley (Auckland), 20ft. 6Jin., 1; J. D. Mackay (Victoria), 20ft. 3Jin., 2; F. M. Hanan (Otago), 20ft. 2Jin., 3. 440 Yards Hurdles. —F- S. Ramson (Victoria) 1, A. H. Malcolm (Otago) 2, G. McLeod (Auckland) 3. Time, 65 3-5 sec. 120 Yards Hurdles. —F. S. Ramson (Victoria) 1, G. McGregor (Canterbury) 2, E. N. Smith (Otago) 3. Time, 16 3-ssec. 880 Yards.—E. B. Smith (Victoria) and A. D. Priestley (Victoria), dead-heat. Time, 2min. 3 l-ssee. Throwing the Hammer.—J. G. Leckie (Otago), 140 ft. 3in., 1; G. B. Wilson (Otago), 106 ft. 10in., 2; H. A. Henderson (Canterbury), 91'ft. 9in., 3. Leckie’s throw beats the record by Bft. Tin. 100 Yards.—M. Leadbetter (Canterbury) 1, J. N. Goodson (Victoria) 2, K. Couper (Auckland) 3. Time, 10 2-5 One Mile Walk.—G. S. Cabot (Otago), 1, R. H. Cabot (Otago) 2, E. McKenzie (Canterbury) 3. Time, 7min. 20 3-ssee. High Jump.—A. H. Malcolm (Otago), sft. lin., 1; W. H. Thompson (Auckland), 4ft. Ilin., 2; A. W. M. Watkins (Canterbury), 4ft. lOJin., 3. 440 Yards. —E. B. Smith (Victoria) 1, E. K. Eastwood (Victoria) 2, P. S. Minns (Auckland) 3. Time, 52 3-ssec. Three Miles.—E. B. E. Taylor (Canterbury) 1, R. Tizard (Auckland) 2, G. 0. Morrison (Canterbury) 3. Time, 15 min. 49 4-ssec. One Mile Relay.—Victoria (A. D. Priestley, E. B. Smith, J. Smith, J. N. Goodson), 1; Otago (J. H. Webber, W. Allison, H. Anderson, R. F. Barr) 2; Canterbury (D. W. Bain, G. F. J. Dart, R. O. F. King, M. Leadbetter) 3. The Athletic Challenge Shield, points awarded for ehampionship events only (first place 2 points, second 1 point), was won by Victoria with 13J points; Canterbury, with 11J points, was second; Otago, with 11 points, third; and Auckland, with 5 points, fourth. In the basketball competition in the first round Auckland defeated Victoria College, 26—9; and Otago defeated Canterbury 21—5. In the final Auckland defeated Otago 25—12.