HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 144, 18 June 1906, Page 2

HOCKEY.

AUCKLAND A V. UNITED. This match was played in the Domain on Saturday, and -was unions the fastest games of the season. l-'roin the bully United innde an attack on tho Aucklainl citadel, but were repelled. Tney kept up a steady attack, and ii was only by .smart individual efforts on the part of the defenders tUoy were kept buck. After n.raut 20 minutes' jilay Auckluud took up a strong attack, hut without suet-ess. Though t-ome loose play 00 t bt- part of tho I United, the md and blacks again got away. 1 liorsponl taking the ball tin the field and I notching the lii-st coal. From this until I half-time neither fide had the advantage: Ivut United just at the end of the spell very nearly scored. The score at halftime was—Auckland, 1 goal; United, nil. On resuming play, Auckland nimle. away for the United ponl, but without avail. United took tip the running, and Isnrry narrowly missed scoring. lioth sides from now on made determined elTorts To score, long hitting being the order of Hie day. At last :i good piece of work by the Auckland hacks got the ball up at the United end, Mason .securing and sending the le.-i----jther into the inf. thus scoring Auckland's second peon I. United again tried hard to pake headway, and had several corners irwarded to them, hut 'they proved futile. For tho rest i)f the. time give-and-take play, of which neither side had the advantage, was prominent, the game Muling with the scon — Auckland, 'Z goals: United, nil. ' . As an exhibition, of the finer points of too game, the match, rouid not be regarded as n good one. The rivalry between these two teams creates to some extent rather unpleasant features, whieli have the tendency to make tho contests between them rough, the chief idea seeming to be to win, even fit tho sacrifice of good hockey. Hut, generally speaking, tin- game on Saturday was played with good feeling. On tho Auckland side Sarab. in goal, was a decided success. Hill and Allen, at back, did good work. Kavrmagh and AVhitley. at half-back, were, a host !n themselves. Of the forwards. Jessup, Ilorapool, and Lawless did the best work. United forwards also did well, especially Barry, Lepino, anil Doyle. The half-backs. Porter, llarcourt, and l'.loralleld, worked hard, and did very creditably. At. back, Anderson and llnssey were deserving uf. praise. Otrr, iv goal, did .is well as. could be expected in a position which was new to him. Ah It Is more than likely that the representative team, will be picked from these two tennis to a large extent, it would be n good thing if more attention was paid to the rules, us to fouling, ihltting with the wrong sldo of the stick, off side, and hooking an opponent. It is no use referees pulling up ■teams continually for breaches of these rules if players will not: .Uion:sclvf.-s try to [ keep to them. j , i j AUCKLAND. BY. "VARSITY. Auckland B met 'Varsity at Xlemucra, 1 and a kf en contest resulted in a 'win for I the latter. Xiie former played one man short, -while the 'Varsity team had n "cripple," who pUivori p0 ;il. and Tlnsley went forward. Soon after ihe juart Auckland B became hunl pressed. 'Varsity missed two or ihrci , good shuts at goal. The Reds defended .well, and cleared often, but were unable to check 'Varsity's deterintnntic.iu to ecoro. Kiwu a neat Diuecn shur a goal. Near tbr> end of tho lirst spell Auckland 1! rallied, and with some good play just missed scoring. The second spell was much, tlio same as the first. There, was much give and tak* play. Mauy times by excellent passing 'Varsity reached Auckland's circle, but in trying to score, just missed. Towards the end of the contest Auckland made many determined efforts fo score, but failed, and the gnme ended 'Varsity T Kcval. Auckland 11 nil. For the wiauera pra-otically every man plnycd a lirst class game. Among ttw losers there was some .good individual pla}, but the defeat was due to a lack of ccanbiimtlon, which resulted -probably frora play.incr on the comparatively rough ground on ■which the team iiad not played for some time^ JUNIOES. University v. St. fJ-rarge'a B-— This match was 'V/on. Ibj- University by goals to nil. St. George's A defeated tTnifced liy S goals to nil. College Rifles A v. Auckland. —After a well contested game College won by 5 goals to nil, scored by Hesketh (8). Tayler (1), King (1). Sellers and Bk Steele were the. pick of the backs: King and Tayler the best of tho forwards.