Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 6 April 13, 1938
Athletics
Athletics
Auckland.—Reports indicate that they will not be strong, many of their best men being ineligible for Tournament. Gillespie may win the javelin throw and the relay team should be good.
Canterbury have lost most of their stalwarts of last year and do not regard their prospects with enthusiasm.
Otago will have a powerful team. R. G. Pilling will be formidable in the long jump and hop step and jump, J. L. Adams recently broke U.P. records in the shot put and discus. In the mile and half mile B. W. Nixon may break 4.30 and 2 mins, respectively. They have, too. R. H. Mottram, Otago provincial title holder for the 100 yards: a good; 3-miler in Foord, and strong second strings in the Held events and sprints, besides a relay team expected to do about 3.40 under good conditions.
Victoria.—An uneven tram, our main strength lying in the sprints and hurdles. J. S. Adams. however, is a useful man in the high jump, javelin, and hop, step and jump, and the relay team is not to be despised. Scrimgeour has shown that he is a competent miler and 3-miler.