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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2; No. 6 April 26, 1939

Old Students' Day

Old Students' Day

By 95 games to 84 in the aggregate, each team having won six matches. Present Students defeated Past Students at tennis in the annual contest for the Eichelbaum Cup last Saturday.

In the top singles F. H. Renouf defeated H. N. Bums 6/3, and N. G. Foley, B. W. Brock and R. Thawley, playing second, third and fourth respectively for the club, also won. But Present Students lost the last four singles, and interest was consequently maintained until the doubles results were known.

Besides the players already mentioned, Present Students were represented by P. G. Pasley, I. F. Bowden, K. J. McNaught and F. D. Christensen. Past Students were represented by the donor of the cup, Mr. S. A. Eichelbaum, and Messrs. H. N. Burns. C. E. Evans Scott, H. R. C. Wild. C. H. Hain, T. Foden, R. St. J. Beere, and Batten.

It is interesting to recall the fact that Col. R. St. J. Beere was a member of the first tennis team to represent V.U.C. at Tournament. That was in 1902, and the other men in the team were Messrs. F. P. Wilson. H. P. Richmond. J. Graham. F. A. de la Mare and A. J. Will. Mr. S. A. Eichelbaum himself was treasurer of the infant club away back in 1905. Mr. H. N. Burns, now better known as secretary of the N.Z. Lawn Tennis Association, was secretary of the V.U.C. Tennis Club in 1925.—L.B.S.