Soccer . . .

Should Win Again

Alan Preston—a versatile young sportsman who has a great future ahead of him. Winner of two successive V.U.C. and N.Z.U. blues, Alan is a certainty to complete the hat-trick this year. Selected to play for Wellington "Kiwis" against Wellington "Settlers" he performed very creditably. Alan is well in the running for the Wellington rep. team proper this season.

W. Aldridge—Bill played for the N.Z.U. team last year. This year he has been dogged by injuries but has now fully recovered and found his place in the first XI. He is developing into an impressive fullback and incapable of playing in any position.

Ron Mandell—A newcomer at left-half to the senior team Ron is the most improved player in the club and has been giving some good exhibitions recently. Possessing a fine sense of balance and speed Ron is effective both on defence and attack and is particularly good at heading.

Bal Reddy—a veteran of many encounters he has nevertheless shown improvement this year. Represented N.Z.U. at right-half in 1951. Stronger on attack thin defence a feature of his game is his ground passing. He is not an Individualist but shows up better in a team effort.

George Watson—Played for N.Z.U. in 1950 and '51 at right wing. He was a regular member of the First XI last year and for part of this year but his form fell away, He has been showing better shooting form recently and is determined to make the N.Z.U. side again.

Dave Laws—Selected to play for team 1952. performed creditably in this game. Perhaps the keenest player in the club Dave is looking forward to tournament and that N.Z.U. blue. He has played several games for the senior team and is particularly effective at heading.

Bill Millward—A youngster of great promise at centre half. Played at left-half for the N.Z.U. team 1952. He was one of the star players of last year's tournament side. A well-built player Bill is exceptionally fast and fit and is capable of filling almost any position in the Held. He has had a lot of bad luck with injuries this season.

Ivor Jones—Leading goal-scorer of the club. Plays for the second time at left wing Kicks well with either foot and has a keen appreciation of the game.

Keith Jackson—A regular member of the second I but is good enough to play in the first. An inside forward with good ball control Keith is inclined to attempt too much on his own at limes when a pass to a team-mate would be more effective.

Brian Legge—A goal-keeper of very high standard. Plays with great confidence and has fine judgment and appreciation of the specialised art of good goal-keeping.

Roy Lea—A regular member of the second eleven. Roy is a promising right full back with a powerful clearance. He was a member of last year's successful tournament side.

Peter Brown—Played last-year at tournament. A regular second eleven player. Peter lacks weight and his kicking is not powerful though well directed. Usually plays at right wing.

Jim Denton—One of the hardest working players in the club. Jim usually plays at half back. He has done a great deal to make the third team a force to be reckoned with. Though he lacks speed Jim has great determination.

Miss Okman Again

For the benefit of the enquirers after Miss Tanya Okman "Salient" had another interview with her. Miss Okman was anxious to talk about the Bachelors Club, and "Salient" was anxious to talk about Miss Okman: and on the whole, we received a good deal of information about the Bachelors Club.

It appears that Miss Okman has been doing a good deal of research into these institutions, for which, of course, her experiences in Turkey were invaluable. She felt, though, that examples from New Zealand would be more effective at Victoria, and told us about the first Bachelors Ball in Nelson, on December 1, 1843. The "Examiner," the local news-paper, described how the 22 ladies and the 48 gentlemen danced from 8 p.m. until dawn, with a short break for a heavy meat supper. The ladies retired when the sun became hot but "a merry party of bachelors" kept up the celebrations until they partook of "an elegant breakfast" at 11 a.m. It was not quite as bad as the ball got up by Wellington bachelors at Barrett's Hotel in May, 1840, at which each gentleman, for the payment of £2. was entitled to bring "as many ladles as he may think fit"—a procedure which reminded Miss Okman too vividly of the social structure of Turkey. She feels that If the present Wellington bachelors follow in the footsteps of these earlier ones the consequences can only be dangerous. She is convinced that young men, especially those let loose in a big city and a university college like Victoria, need some restraining and soothing influence.

Miss Okman is no mere theoretician, and It appears that the Spinsters Club, her answer to Messrs. Dalgety and Galvin and others who glory in the state of single blessedness, is moving rapidly into action. She would not comment, however, on our query about the rumours which had been circulating the college as to a combined Spinsters-Bachelors Clubs function, except to remark that she believes that the Bachelors have already chosen as a motto "Sauve qui peut."

As we said, the information we acquired about Miss Okman personally is more meagre. Another member of "Salient" staff, who is to have his turn next week, is confident that he will do better; in the meantime, however, we offer these points for what they are worth: She was educated at the principal high school at Magnitogorsk, where she won a scholarship to the London School of Economics. Owing to unforeseen circumstances, however, she was unable to take It up, and after leaving the salt mines continued her studies at the University of Istanbul, where she graduated B.A., and Loyola, a university run by the Jesuits at Izmir. It is believed that she may lecture to the Socialist Club on "The Decline and Fall of L. P. Beria," but this has not been finalised.

A Message To The Team

When 100 Victoria students descend upon Auckland in a body a considerable amount of organisation is needed to get them satisfactorily fed and bedded, apart from the organisation required by the actual tournament itself. "Auckland's lot is not a happy one." We must be grateful for what they have done, working under difficulties the scale of which only a person who has been behind the scenes can appreciate. If Auckland have made any mistakes please bear with them unless they are overwhelming.

Anybody who has been to a Tournament wants to go again, and those who haven't been before will soon find friends to introduce them to the time-honoured ways in which time and energy are spent during Tournament week. Perhaps the most lasting benefits one receives from Tournament are the friendships made with people from other colleges in this respect it is like Congress, and like Congress, given the participant a feeling to attach to the otherwise rather empty words "the University of New Zealand."

This year you will be one of the strongest Colleges; Canterbury is having a lean year and cannot enter a soccer or Fencing team. Hard, consistent playing on our part can still bring us victory.

Play your sport, make the most of your entertainments, and enjoy yourselves, for fundamentally, that is what Tournament is for

Fencing . . . Team has Good Chances

The fencing train this year is again captained by I. Free who should be amongst the top three or four fencers at the Tournament. He is a probable for an N.Z.U. blue, and should do well if he manages to evade one of bin recurring bouts of alcoholic poisoning. Tim Beaglehole is the second member of the team, and is also experienced from last year. He is Victoria's lefthander and a kern intellectual fencer. As fit us only a harrier can be, hit long spidery legs should carry him to victory in most of his fights. K. P. Janseen is perhaps the neatest fencer in the tram. The standard of his fencing is above the average university level, and he is expected to win most of his bouts. C. D. Beeby is also participating in his first Tournament, and. If he can bring his footwork up to the standard of his handwork, will be hard to beat.

The men's team is of a high, even standard, and will be one of the strongest if not The strongest, in Auckland.

Mary Ellis is an experienced Tournament fencer, and knows what to do even if she is a little slow in doing it. Jo Pyne is attending her first Tournament, but will win many bouts if she sticks to essentials and increases the vigour of her fencing. The women's team is not as unbeatable as the mens, and the result of Victoria's fencing on the whole will depend largely Upon their success.

They must remember that there is no substitute for accurate, simple attacks, swiftly executed.

Women's Hockey

The senior team ban been moulded into quite a sound combination, and should not be disgraced at Tournament. They have a very strong attacking left side with Rosemary Baird on the wing and Win Penman on the left inner. These two combine well, for while Rosemary has the speed. Win has the stick-work, and between them they make a formidable pair. At centre will be Pam McKenzie a trier all the time, and bundle of energy. Not a showy player. Pam is a team person and should combine well. Janet Young will be at right inner, with Shirley Wilson on the wing. Both are stalwarts of the game, speedy, and with good hard hits. The half line is sound, with Paddy Simmers still playing well at left half. She is a fighter, never gives up and makes any right wing fight hard for the ball. She also feeds her left inner and' wing Intelligently. Audrey Well-wood at centre, although not so speedy, is sound and distributes play evenly. She has a nice hard clear drive and marks the opposition centre well.

Perhaps the half playing most consistently for Varsity is M. Bert rand on the right. She is quick to learn, can roll in well [unclear: vh] either hand, marks and feeds her right side intelligently, besides placing herself in the light place for receiving. She looks a promising player of the future.

At left fullback M. Williamson has some nice stickwork, and with a little more speed would be a hard back to pass. Ruth Kingsford at right fullback la sound, with a good clearing shot, but there again a little extra speed would be a help. Both fullbacks combine well.

Goalie Colleen Leslie has been showing improvement at every game. The other two players are Gill Snell and Janet Mackenzie. Both are honest triers at all limes.