If the sports clubs at V.U.C. were a little bit more interested in letting the student world know how they are getting on in the local competitions this page would be more interesting to read. Students do not have the time or inclination to search through the pages of the "Sports Post" in order to see how the V.U.C. teams have done in their matches. They usually, however, make time to look over somebody's shoulder at the latest issue of "Salient." Clubs complain about lack of supporters at their matches but unless they take the trouble to publicise their club, how can they expect to see hordes of barracking students on the sideline. Some of the V.U.C. teams are high up in their grades, but do they take the trouble to let the rest of the college know about it?

Indoor Sports

This term, after a long retirement, the Social Committee has resumed operations. The first event was a Tea Dance held last Saturday. These will be held at regular intervals throughout the year. Come along and get to know the rest of the students. A good meal will be provided to help you cope with this energetic indoor sport.

The next event will be a dance which is to be held in the Gym on Friday. 1st July. As this is the beginning of Mid-Term Break, swot cannot prevent you from coming. Forget your swot and come along and join in the fun and games.

Ping-Pong

The support given to the table tennis club this year has not been as good as in past years. Attendance at annual and team selection meetings was poor despite adequate notice. The number of teams entered in the Wellington Table Tennis Association thus dropped to six.

To date, two rounds in the inter-club competition have been played, of which two games in the first round were lost by default. We did however, win several games, so there is life in the old boy yet. All interested are invited to attend practices held in the upstairs gym every Monday night at about 8 p.m. and on

Rugby

Congratulations are due to the Senior A Rugby team, who for the second time running won their match. This win last Saturday proved a great surprise to the Rugby fans of Wellington, as the Wellington team had been amongst the top teams in the Jubilee Cup competition. Good play on behalf of the whole team resulted in the 14-5 win.

This game was undoubtedly the best that has been played by Varsity this season and the many spectators were rewarded for their watching in the cold. We hope that in succeeding games the team will emulate their efforts to date. Keep it up types!

Ski Club

Although the cold weather is depressing many people in the city, those people who are affected by a chronic disease known as ski-fever are not in the least depressed. In fact as the barometer falls their spirits rise. The VUC Ski Club will have held its first trip by the time this goes to press. The next trip will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of next month. Those interested watch the notice-board. For those hardy types, there will be a trip to Kime. Details of this also appears on the notice-board. All those people who like getting away for the week-ends should join the Ski Club and frolic in the snow.

Indoor Basketball

At the commencement of the season, as a result of two grading games, this, the VUC second team, was placed in C grade, and has since then played with varying success on Saturday mornings.

Skippered by Trevor Turner and ably supported by Dave Jibbets, Eddie Wong,——Jones, Ray (Sugar) Robinson,——Corkill (jun.), the team showed possibilities of developing into a side strong both on attack and defence. However, the untimely explosion which almost incinerated an ancient Model T. along with a large part of greater Wellington and several innocent bystanders during the Capping Procession, also nearly put out the light of a most promising forward in the shape of Eddie Wong. This loss, coupled with some difficulties encountered by the worthy skipper and some other members of the team from arising early on the Saturday mornings following Capping and Jubilee Balls, and the onset of the holiday period when all the boys hijacked it out into the open country to escape the Conversazione and other things, the team became hard-pressed for players. In fact on two (or is it one) occasions the team had to default! The team has however, had a majority of successes in other games played to date and is shaping well in practises against the A team.

The most notable recent victory immediately prior to going to press was the defeat inflicted on Marist by 16 to 15, mostly due to the efforts of John Corkill (skipper of the D grade team) who came in as a spectator but showed the remainder of the boys how to shoot goal. Nucleus of the attack (if he has been able to awake when the alarm goes off on Saturday mornings) has been Mae (Tartan) Turner, whose penetrating thrusts and accurate goal shooting have provided both the initiation and completion of many scoring plays.

With play improving every week the team is obtaining greater cohesion and should aquit itself creditably in the future.

Trevor Turner is to be warmly congratulated for selection and play in the C grade reps, trials game played on the Saturday before King's Birthday week-end.

Up In The Air

Another sport which has a number of followers at VUC is flying. Every fine week-end numbers of students can be seen out at Rongotai taking off into the deep blue. The enthusiasm shown by those students who are striving for their licence gives promise that in the future a flying club may be formed at VUC. In the States and England the majority of varsities have their own clubs and fiying tournaments are held regularly. For those who can afford it this is one of the most thrilling sports in which to participate. In the future it is hoped that flying fees will be cheaper and so all students who are interested in flying will be able to learn to fly.

Pistol Packing Mommas

The Miniature Rifle Club is now under way for this year. Club nights are held every Monday night on the range at Buckle Street. This year the club hopes to keep up its fine record at Tournament and so all members should come to Buckle Stand get cracking in preparation for Auckland. Any freshers who are interested, should come along, too, and give the club your full support. You are eligible for Winter Tournament.

Women are especially welcome on club nights, both as onlookers and as participants. Women in the Tournament Team would be a good thing for the college, so all you pistol-packing mommas come along. Incidentally, girls, the club motto is "Shoot or be shot."

Soccer

With more than the usual number of missed kicks and sore feet on the hard and bumpy surface of Te Aro Park, the season got under way. Our numbers are much smaller this year—so are our number of wins. The senior team fails to touch last season's for form and their playing has been characterised by much unproductive kicking. The team was lucky to win two games.

Among the few worthy of mention is Sel Spiers, who has improved greatly. Ken Johnstone is always his usual steady self, and two promising young players are Don Robinson, full-back, and Lin Bateman, goalie. Add to these Ted Meuli, sharp shooting bombshell from Taranaki, who seems rather out of place in a motley of hacks.

The second grade team is doing well thanks mainly to Ron Gray on the left wing and Ram Mahabir, inside right. A forceful young player is Stanley Seager on the right wing, who seems to take after his illustrious counterpart, Stanley Matthews.

A showing of some films was greatly appreciated by the handful who witnessed it at Training College. Working on the theory that a visit from us might improve Soccer at Massey, a team travelled to play them last Sunday. An invitation from the Sydney University Soccer Club to play in their Inter-Varsity Soccer Carnival has been declined. Why? Well—it was thought that our own tournament was more attractive.

Bal Reddy.