HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 214, 6 September 1912, Page 7

HOCKEY.

TO-MOBBOWIS ARBA3PGEMBNTS. At Remuera to-tnarrow the final of the senior championship will be played off between University and North Shore, A and B section champions respectively. V.M.C.A. will meet A seta in the second Krade final, a ltd an interesting contest should result. Several outside matches/, will also he played. y:m.o.a. Second Grade (v. Aretai.—H. MJHa J F. Roberts. N. fWllnpwond, 11. Kl<*ki»ls, W. Stalnton. G. McC.esky, F. "VVeUs, W. Ohißs, A. Thomas. A. "Bailey. W. Edmunds., Emergency: E. Hay. AUCKRAND. Second Grade (v. Training <o|iege).— Lamb, llotupnil. KaSramtsh, O'ftry G Allen. Ita-ase, J. Frs, i'egler, eulflsm. White, Held, B. Norton. TRAINING COLLEGE. Second Grade (v. Auckland).—R/obertshaw, IHprose. Hnyter, Phllpot, tJrlce Abler, Steele, Crook. Rriggs, Vause, Johnston. Emergency; Wells. INDIES* PROVINCIAL TOUKNA.MENT. CUP WO>- BX HAMILTON. The Hnrailton team, by defending Thames yesterday iiftenioon, wmi the iTovinrial I Cup for the Una your. The game was I pltiyo.d on slippery ground, and was therel fore not a very brilliant exhibition. ! Thames suffered by adopting .trx, gentle j tactics wh«i in raj«;f of their opponents' i Konl. They also compared. unfaroiirably with Iljiuillton in pace and combination, although they hive two brilliant players to Misses Towers amj Winder. The scorers for HnmlLton were Misses Tomiiklns (2), Mitchell, Holden, ana Bollard. The folloTTlnc table chows the positions of the teams at the conclusion of the tournament : - j Cup i Won. Ixßt. Dm. Bye. jf*te. ! Hamilton .... 4 f) 0 1 JO I'ncroa :: I o i 8 ! Auckland A.. - - o i 0 Thamc-H f> 3 1 1 3 Auckland B .. » •': 1 1 x THE LADIES , fTHAMPIOXeniP. TOCRNAMENT I'RJfsrAJUTIO-NS. ißy Tplejrrapl).—Own <. > orrc.3pondent.) CIIBISTCHUiBCH, this day. Xclsou, the New Zealand chiiiapioii ladles' buck*; team, who will foe iiilleil oa to defend their title npiinst aUriyrairra in tills year's tournament, bu« arrived in Christchurch. together with the Hawkr's Bay au<i Auckland tenuis, ODd they w,flii 0 Into training a I once for Sa-tiirrla.T's preliminary ma tithes, fourteen teirms have entered for the tournament, which will be comnjcni'od at Sydenham Park on Satnnrlny aiternoon. ('antcr'.iiiry will piny two teams, ami Hie folli>»-mg associations will also be repre-sniteii:--'Nelsim, J'overty Bay. TaranuUl, Man-iwato, Jlawkp's Bny. Wairanapa, Wan(tnmil. Auckland, Duller. WcHtland, Otago. ajid Wcllinirton. Ijswt year the tournament wan decided at Day's Bay, ami some exc-t-Inir iiiil.-.hcs were witneiwotl. Nelson wresiIII!},' t'jc champlonxhlp fiynn liaivkc Bay, who bud held It for tV" or llirpe years iv nuc-eiwlou. It «ro« :i *isi "dim** from the whistle. :uiil not tUc lea.st charming Inclileiii w;i« ibe breakdown .if a llttlo VeIKOU girl, w. ,i hud a sooil cry In niKiUcliJ just wheu nil aippc-ire<l lo be n>«<t. 'ITien she ■gnt lnii> II" ueaiu, and her side scoreJ the winning ?oal Just on the. call of time, when a dra,v would have left the championship with Iliiwke's Boy. Kelson apparently liuwp not prone off to nu.r (fretit extent. for they bent WVlllnpmn yes-terday on I heir w:iy to niriwchurch. Howke'd Bay relied last year on two almost Impregnable fnll-backK, vvb'im Solium <lrniiuv»>ntcd by i-lciiu, short parting runhes. it Iμ reriniu Hr.it she llawke'." Bay team will make n ulc ortort to repnia till*- **haiiri>lmishlp. proIV.ing possibly by tin* lessons of Inst year. itiiller col up wi their garnets last year largely on nei-oiinf of their Hl7.e and weight. and should carry ihclr colours Into the comKrflDnls acnln.