Debating will be an outstanding attraction this tournament, because of the arrival of the Australian Universities' team which will be meeting the N.Z.U. team in Wellington and teams from the individual universities in the main centres through the holidays.

The C.U. team will meet Lincoln at Tournament. Lincoln will be scalp-hunting because we've kept a few souvenirs from the evening last month when the Lincoln team came to Varsity to defend the N.Z. farmer and his innocence in the present economic situation—and was routed.

Florence Jones is the Chairman of the Dialectic Society and in the last lap of a B.A. She has an advantage in having led the Joynt Scroll team in Auckland last year against Massey. In selling ideas the contrives, I think, to give an impression of sweet reasonableness and she uses sarcasm like discount tickets to help the sale along.

Lindsay Moore is a fresher who comes all enthusiastic from three years in the B.H.S. debating team. On the platform he's aggressive and non-compromising. His opponents feel like bits of metal being ponded on anvils.

Skiing

This year Canterbury probably has the strongest Varsity team competing in the Tournament. The top skiers in both the men's and women's teams are of undeniably high standard.

Harriers

The team is as follows: Murray Taylor, Dave Beauchamp (potential Olympic rep.), Simon Bernau, Bob Welch, Mike White (better known as a mountaineer), Joe Barber (occasionally suffers from hiccups), Don Anderson (find of the year), and Jack Milne.

Boxing

This year the Varsity boxing club has been flourishing under their new coach, renowned English professional fighter, Fred Wheeler. The team should have little trouble keeping the boxing shield at present held page 4 by Canterbury. Heavyweight: Trev Ibbetson; light-heavy: A. (Kitch) Archer; middle: J. Rogica; light-middle: B. Judkins; welterweight: C. Thomas; light-welter: I. Vakambua; and lightweight: J. Thomson.

Women's Indoor Basketball

Basketball has been stronger this year with two teams in the local competitions but unfortunately because of tonsils, T.C. committments, etc., the team will not be the best offering. Tournament experience should, however, develop the potential talent of some of the newer players.

A. Truscott: Newcomer to Indoor; intercepts well and is keen and fit.

P. Gamble: Has played little basketball this season but still shoots well.

M. Edwards: A doubtful starter, quite the fittest member of the team.

P. McMillan: Has height to be an excellent guard and rebounds well.

J. Gorman: Another tall guard who will do well if she overcomes a tendency to foul.

J. Readman: A tough attacking player, should score some points.

M. Elms: The strongest and most experienced player in the team; a Southland, Canterbury and N.Z.U. rep. and the highest scorer for Varsity this season.

S. Croll: Follows Margaret in number of points scored this season. A rep trialist.

Although not as strong a team as has represented Canterbury University in the past, there is little doubt that this year's team will at least gain a reputation as "social shooters". With one exception, all the members have been initiated into the rigours of Tournament and their shooting should not be unduly affected by allied functions.

The team is as follows: P. Collins, P. Dahm, K. Kibblewhite, J. Neale and P. Quigley.

Badminton

Canterbury won the badminton convincingly at Auckland last year, and although only three of last year's team are available this year, the team nonetheless will be hard to beat. The team's chances depend largely on the doubles combination.

The team is as follows:

Fencing

This year's fencing team for Tournament is a mixture of something old and something new. The men's team, with the exception of one man, have all had previous Tournament experience, whilst the women's team is made up of persons new to the art of fencing. The team is Merv. Sharfe (best fencer in the province?), Andy Brewis, veteran of three Tournaments, David Caffin, at Tournament last year, Geoff Musgrave, a Tournament veteran, and Neil Baltrop, a new member. The four women are Ann Diehl, Janice Hardwicke, Deidre Curran, and Gay Yandle. Anne is the only one to have had any competitive fencing experience, the other three having only started this year.

Men's Hockey

The men's hockey team might excel if it played in the women's section. The personnel of the team is summarised as follows:

Keith O'Callaghan, John Pether, Geoff Slocome, Charlie Lum, Dick Gwatkin, Hing Sue, Rae Hambly, Allan Read, Nev Cooper, Gov Bhula, Ernie Sanson and Gordon Rodley. A team of one-handed players—a team unsurpassed in playing with the ball behind rather than in front—plenty of baggage men.

Soccer

After being attacked by Asian 'flu and alcoholic dyspepsia last year, and finishing only fourth in the soccer shield, Canterbury has pulled up its socks and girded its loins in preparation for more succes this year. The team this year is: Rex Burgess, Les Duckworth, Steve Fur-longer, Brian Griffiths, Gary Lennon, Walter Middleberg, Bruce Montgomery (no newcomer to Tournament), Shaheed Mohammed (Fiji and N.Z.U. rep.), Andrew Newman (N.Z.U. rep.), Thomas Oomen, Seeva Ratman, John Roborgh (this year's captain), Bob Sammes (top scorer for the first team this season with 16 goals), Clive Whitehead (from Western seniors and one of the most promising players in Canterbury), and Dick Hince (played in Tournament 1956).

Golf

Forecast: Cloudy skies competitively, dazzling sunshine socially. In the face of very strong competition from O.U. and Victoria we will do very well if we can manage four qualifiers. The team members with handicaps are: Derek Satterthwaite (8), John Barton (8), Peter Jecks (9), David Cox (10), John Wyber (14), and Brian Jenkins (16).

Table Tennis

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