HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 207, 29 August 1912, Page 7

HOCKEY.

SATURDAY'S FIXTURES AND APPOrS-MENTS. Three Important i__te._es will be played it Remnera on Saturday afternoon, when Jniveraity:and-North Sfi»re, -winners of the I. unri B sections of the senior grade, repectively, will play off to decide the chainions, for J9LJ. All gohng well, University hould win. Training iCollege and Areta rill play- their postpone*', match in the seeind grade, and should. Training College via, V.M.C.A. will be the holders of the. Pieman Cup for the mixx twelve months, f Areta are sn<rcessfnl, 1 a play-ofr between r.M.C.A. jind Areta -wiSl be necesßary. St. James and Epsom 'Methodist will play he final match in the tblzd grade, and he sn-cessful team -wil 1■ —— _c— _ie cbarailonship. Both teams leave a "spJendld reord. and the match sfiduld he a_jjood one. Following are the groiands and referees: — SENIOR FINAL. University v. North, Shore, No. 5 ground Jemnera, 3 p.m.; rcfenee, Mr. L. c. Kent. SECOND GRADE SEIH-FINAL. Areta v. Training (Jjllege, No. - C ground ■temnera, 3 p.m.; refenee,-Mr. W. E. Robinlon. THIRD GRADE FINAL, i St. .Tames' v. Epsa m Methodist, - No. 2 zround Remuera, a pjn.; referee, Mr. L. 11. Norton. All other men's matches are postponed. LADIES- {MATCHES. REPRESENTAirrVE MATCH Paeroa v. AricK-lumt, No. : 4 ground Remuera, -3 i>.m.; r-fesce, Air. E. M. Thomas. AUCKLAND PROV-TNCIAL CUP. j On Saturday afternoon, at Remuera, will >c ' Inaugurated tlie Auckland Provincial .'up .touruaiueut, an annual competition tfhich has been promoted by the Auckland ladies' Hockey iissociation, to encourage he gome througho-t the Auckland province. Vs the name imHcates, • the trophy is a landsome silver cup, . and It -.will remain he property of the winning team for v a «ar. Five teams .will contest the right of irst. holders, viz., Thames, Paenoa, Hamilon, Auckland A, -and 'Auckland B, and he tournament will be co_t_utted on Mon lay, Tuesday, Wednesday, .and Tbnreday of le-t.week, .commencing each day at 3 p.m. On Saturday afternoon Thames play Anckand 'A. while • Hamilton. ' and 'Auckland 'B ry conclusions. ■ Paeroa have ; drawn the ije, and will play the AucSland rcpresentnIve team, which will compete in the "New Sealand rhampionship tournament at Cm-Ist-rhureh. as a star attraction. The Paeroa earn is a strong one. and. a high-class ex-ibi-ion of the game should result. Tbe three Vuckland teams -will provide afternoon tea or the visitors ou Saturday. : -draw is as folio—-i:— .First Round —Hamilton v. lackland B, Auckland ;A. v. "Thames. Paeon, a .bye. St'cond Round (MondayVPaeroa V*. 'haanes, Auckland. A v. Auckland B, Hamilon a i bye. ThlKd Round (Tuesday..— t. Anekand EL HamHton v. AneQand A, Thames bye. Fourth Bound (Wednesday). Thames v. Auckland B» Hamilton v. Tteeroa, Auckland l si 'byeFinal Rrtond (Thursday..— v. rbames. Auckland A v. Paeroa, Auckland 5 a bye. Thames, v. Auckland A. No. 1 ground temnera, _ p.m. : referee, Mr. '.A. E. Larkug. 'Hamilton v. Auckland, B. No. 3 ground lenwreta,. .2>-p.m.; • referee, .Mr. A. E. Curry. . Pa*roa _ . bye.