HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 213, 5 September 1912, Page 7

HOCKEY.

Grounds and nppr>intu)rmtß for Saturday: — SENIOR FINAL. : luiverslty t. Xort.h Shore.—No 4 crnunil Remueca, 3 p.m. Keferee, .Mr YT. E. Robin--SECO.\I> GRADE. Areta v. V.M.C.A.—No. 6 ground Kcmuers, 3 p.m. Uefcrer, .Mr IS. L. MadNorth Shore v. Hobsonville.—No 2 erotjud, Beiuuera, 3 p.m. Eeferee, ilx A. B. OUTSIDE MATCH£S. F+fth Grade Reps. v. Fourth Grade Tallin Mr L 1 ground. Kemucra, " p.m. Keferee' Mr b. C. Kent. • ' ftaerte, AjicUjuic! 11. v. Training ■ToUeee--N<i 3 |Toujid. Keaiuerß, S p.m. Referee, .Mr & i. >oooan. PROVINCIAL LADIES' TOURNAMENT. The iTovincisi Ledife' Tournament -n-ill be brought to a close this afternoon when Hamilton, wdjicb. is equal with Paeroa in mc lead, meets the Thames team. A win or a da* will give the Waikato team C&e cup lor this season, and in the event of a win for their opponents a play-off with laeroa will have to be arranged latex ac Use I'aerou. team iefi by boat yestM-day afternoon. The 'teams stand at present-— Hamilton. S points: l'aeros.. 8; Auckland A, 6; Tliames. 3: Auckland B, a. Tie followmg- are the reS,JIU of tie games yesterday luternoon :— PAEHOA V. AUCKLAND A. This match, whiua was played early to enable the visitors to leave by toe boat the earn? afternoon, resulted in a win for Paer wo J a^,y 2 soal * to nll - and thi in spirte of iiic fact tbat the winners had played a a»xd game wit* Hamilton in lie korning Auckland opened flic game by invadioc their opponents' terrtuory, and a corner re salted. For a, re«t <J'i£re&a?r£rS£ wilu> were phiyin* Co tie left 'vtog bad much the beet of It, and kef* Aamiudiar the most part «ra the defensive. SlissWaJJw erestaaily .coiHis w*a a Sh«tfrOTn a <U»?8lt an«ie. J>or Auckland. Mice Pio'bert made some good individual rushes bat the defence "proved too solid for nej- Auckland were aaackinjr for a good part of tie seooud spell, but Paeroa'ci defence made a cood «iowing, and on4y a few dumcee were ciren. «,-rter aoom ten minutes play the Tlsljors saw a elionce to carry play v i» the held, and Miss U. Chamberlain edfled the se-rniid point. Awls'.and rcKumpd th-p attacK but uo score eventuated, after a series of tnseels in 'the circle. I'aeron were uttjclslng when the ivhistle sounded: r*.iei'oa 3 Ani-tiand A '.'] 1 Mr L. H. Norton, was referee. THAMES V. AUCKLAND B. These two teams played « drawn game, neither a&e scoring. The local tw&tna feeKaeotiy 4>Keke B»ay aud Teaefacd «tb» oppo- i site cin9e. but failed to make .ijjbe most of 'tbdr (Sianctß. TJuunes mxnaead to i«ep play for a. pnod part wt the Sane in. their opponents'. «oai<tets, bat ■«», JLncHnWI defence was equal "to the occasion. Rate fell during most of the game.