HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 195, 16 August 1906, Page 3

HOCKEY.

AUCKLAND DEFEATED" BY; ] MANAWATTT. , J (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) j PALMIiBSTON NORTH, YVednesday. The Aucklaitd-Manawatn match wa3 played on the Show Ground to-day. The ground was lv places under water. Manawatu won the toss, and Auckland got away with the . bully, the local fnil-back saving.' From the roll-in Young passed to Mison. the latter drawing first blood. Auckland, 1; Manawatu, 0. The locals rallied, the forwards taking the ball into the circle, but Sarah saved. The Manawatu forwards started hitting the ball across tho field, their centre forward scoring a lovely goal, Auckland. 1; Manawatu, 1. ortcr started an onslaught, the ball travelling amongst the forwards, but the local goalkeeper cleared. Kavanagh failed to return, and the home wing centred. Anderson cleared, hitting out at half-way. From the roll-in Lepine passed to Mason, the tatter's shot failing to find Some very fast play followed, the ball travelling up and down the field at a very fast rate, the local team eventually scoring. Manawatu, 2; Auckland, 1. Half-time sounded shortly afterwards.

In the second spell tho borne team won tlie hnfly. The visitors started an onslaught, Lcpine shooting, and the ball rebounding off the goalkeeper. Porter centred, and the ball went over the goal-line. Manawatu' forwards got away, the ball travelling across the field. - A scramble in front of the visitors' goal resulted in a scare. Manawatu. 3; Auckland 1. From this onward Auckland tried hard to score, keeping the home team busy defending, but the state of the ground was against them, and time was called leggfngrj-hfT.iirwTit»..+—w»:

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' Sarah! In goal for the visitors, 'played a fair game,' but was not ' up to his usual form". At full-back Anderson played very well, but Hill on the left was rather slow at times. In the half-back line Porter showed fair form; but Kavanagh was undoubtedly weak. He . wandered too much. In the forwards Jessup was,the only one to play irclL none of the other* being conspicuousjfor good play. Cameron, at left fuU-backf for Manawatu, was undoubtedly the besti bach on the ground, his stopping and biting being splendid. The halves also werTbetter "than their opponents. In the forvtords Fraser, on the wing, played splendldlr,. shooting two good goals, while the other wing and the centre forward also_plajed well. The referee carried out his dutUs splendidly. . A