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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 6 April 13, 1938
Sport
Sport
The Best of Luck
To the scores of men and women leaving for Auckland on Thursday afternoon as Tournament representatives of Victoria College "Salient" says: "The best of luck!" Without luck the best of teams can easily founder; with its aid, a mediocre team can achieve success beyond its deserts. We do not ask for a bigger slice of luck than granted to the teams from the other Colleges. We do not need it, for this team we are sending to Auckland is the most promising for years. It but needs its fair share of the boons of good fortune and it will do well.
Prospects Compared
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.
Boxing
Auckland—With the Auckland provincial heavyweight champion in McHugh a light-heavyweight in Barry and a scientific lightweight in Willis. Auckland hope to win three titles. Their bantman and welter men are also good. A very strong team from all accounts with representation in every weight.
Canterbury.—Gaudin. Williamson. Amies and N. Black have already won N.Z.U. blues. These men will be the backbone of the team.
Otago have a good all-rounder team with excellent possibilities. Parr. runner-up for the N.Z. amateur title last year is expected to win the bantamweight title. Adams is the N.Z.U. lightweight champion of1937.
- Light heavyweight: J. M. Fraser.
- Middleweight: A. E. Arnott.
- Welterweight: V.[unclear: E]. Carroll.
- Lightweight: C. Trillo.
- Featherweight: K. Coveney.
- Bantamweight: W. A. Armstrong.
The opposition will be strong but the team should acquit itself well. One title, at last, should fall to us.
Tennis
Auckland say they are weak again.
Canterbury's team will be headed by the two singles winners of1937. I. J. Corich and Miss Edith Inwood. They expect to Win, but so do Victoria.
Otago regard their "chances as good, with W. Smith. West Coast champion and third on Otago ranking list, their main hope. T. Childs, prominent at last year's Tournament, is in good form.
Victoria.—"Salient" does not hide its belief that Victoria has a royal chance and will not be surprised If we win both singles events and the combined. We have good pairs in the men's doubles too.
Basketball
Acukland will have six members of last year's team out again, and are sanguine.
Canterbury consider they have better prospects than in former years.
Otago.—Their practices have been very satisfactory and they will have a sound side.
Victoria won last year and will In-very hard to beat. Five of last year's team are included In what will again be a strong; nine.
Shooting
Auckland are chary of forecasting but report that keenness is strong.
Canterbury are chary too. Practices, however, have given them cause to hope.
Otago think they will do well. So do Victoria. Our men must not allow themselves to be upset by the reluctance of the other Colleges to reveal their prospects.
Swimming
Auckland.—In Buchanan, one of the best swimmers in Auckland, the northerners have a good man. Shirt-cliffe will be competing again and Munro in the 100 yards will be dangerous, as he is swimming around 60 secs.
Canterbury have the strongest [unclear: he] for years. M. Marks, their N.Z. blue, is in excellent form over the 220 and 440. The women's team is very promising.
Jack Davies. Empire Games breaststroke swimmer, will be Otago's star man. A fortnight ago he covered 220 yards in 3.72. The women are below standard.
Victoria.—Miss S. Hefford, our only woman representative, should win. The men have fair prospects.
Table Tennis
The meeting called for the purpose of forming a Table Tennis Club was attended by a large and enthusiastic crowd.
The provisional committee, elected to draw up a constitution for the club is Misses J. Bacon. M. Fletcher. R. Singleton; Messrs. Barnett. E. Budge. M. Robertson. M. Hatherly.
Football
- Club Captain: A. P. O'Shea.
- Deputy Club Captain: E. Blacker.
- Secretary: B. C. Campbell.
- Treasurer: S. G. Eade.
- Committee: R. A. Buddle. W. L.
- Parker. R. J. Corkill, R. Hansen.
Weir There!
Time was when Weir House could boast a race of bold warriors who could lead the way in things athletic and yet still cavort with gallantry and gusto in the realms of romance.
Came dark days and athletic prowess was hard to find within the white walls of Weir and attention was almost wholly turned to the white lights, bright lights—and—in the case of a few—the Israelites.
But this is a year of rejuvenation. While not a whit less hold among the bashful maids. Weirites has turned to the field of sport with the same zest that has always marked their amatory exploits. Something of the Ancient spirit of derring-do has caught them with the result that we find that, of this year's Tournament representatives, the house on the hill has supplied no fewer than ten.
What people know and what they think impress me as remarkably poor stuff. A general ignorance of some of the most elementary realities of political and social life is mainly responsible for the discomfort and menace of our times.
—H. G. Wells.
Mixed Pars.
Will another effort be made to form a Rugby League Club at Victoria this winter?
Rugby practices are held every Wednesday night in the gym. Over 100 players, officials and supporters packed the annual meeting recently.
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N. A. Morrison and Elizabeth MacLean have won the combined doubles championship at tennis. "Salient" has confidence in the ability of this combination to win at Tournament too.
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"Salient" asks those freshers who played hockey at school to join the Women's Hockey Club.1937 was an unhappy year for this club and it needs the support of every woman hockey enthusiast.
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Efforts by the Rugby Club to secure the services of Crossman the promising King Country five-eighths, have been unsuccessful. Such a player would have been worth his weight in gold to the seniors.
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Basketball is included in the training schedule for men hockey players at Varsity this season. Years ago the Victoria College Men's Hockey Club was the largest in Australasia, it then had eight teams, compared with five last season. The appointment as Publicity Officer of D. A. Benjamin, a genuine enthusiast is a wise move.
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The cricket seniors had a poor season. Their defeat of Karori in their last engagement saved them from occupying last place. T. A. Harpur was the most useful member. If his bowling fell away a little, his batting improved considerably. Knowsley was frequently a dangerous opening bowler with his slow medium swingers.
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This season saw the inauguration of tennis matches between Victoria and Massey. The return match was played at Palmerston North a fortnight ago. Victoria again winning with a team consisting of B. W. Brock, L. B. Sandford, N. G. Foley, L. Pitt, R. Thawiey and W. Mitchell. The team was billeted at Massey and hospitably treated. Professor Peren, the Principal, and Mr. Wilson. Warden, were interested spectators at the matches.
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Victoria's cricket team for the Speight Trophy contest with Auckland at Easter is as follows:—Banks. Dean, Drake, Fortune, Harpur, Knowsley Lunn, Ongley, Parkin, Tricklebank. Wilson.
The fact that it includes eight member of the team does not in itself make it a good team, but it is a fair side and should have some chance of success. D. Lunn. erstwhile wicket-keeper is now stationed at Rongotea.