HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 191, 13 August 1919, Page 10

HOCKEY.

LADIES' MATCHES. ritOvlNClAi, (UP games. The Auckland ladles' provincial hooker cup contest was concluded yesterday on the B.miicra grounds. WIIAXGAKEI V. AUCKLAND A. AUCKLAND ItETAINS (IP. Tho gam., between Auckland A and Whangarei play...! ou No. 1 ground, pro M'lcd a first class exhibition of ladles' bo.key. full „f ,„,.|,,,. nt . R otH teams I'hiye.l at tbe lop of their form, and plar was f.iKi and ope, from start to finish. The Üb.augar.-i team were unlucky t„ | <>Ke . as hey were most fre<| illy attacking. •allure to take advantage „f chances iv the circle alone prevented them scoring rt " »-'" llls - I" the open the visitors' forwards passed the bull splendidly, time and again beating the opposing backs. Heslta ti..,, |„ the circle enabled the Auckland .halves and bucks lo nullify (be shot Auckland scored two goals in the lirst ten minutes. lIS the result of clever passing rushes.. Miss Hamlin scored with a fast ,sli..| froiiY'fne right.* and sli/.Ytlv nriefwards Miss Lamb Intercepted nicely, and beat |lhc goalkeeper. Although Auckland for wards were conspicuous in many short passing rushes tbe Whangarei team, who played a safe game throughout, were not Ito be denied, though few actual oj.por ] Minifies to shoot presented themselves. During the dosing si,,ges Whangarei attacked consistently, and narrowly missed a score The Tram,, ended: Auckland A 2 goals. Whangarei o. Auckland thereby re. tabling th,. cup. The referees were Messrs. 1.. 11. Norton and (!. Larkln. WAIHI V. -AUCKLAND TV Wall,l 1,:,,| the best of the game from.the b.-L-llPjltlg. The combination was better than that of the loonl team. The game was uneventful, owing to tin- state of the ground and the rain. In the lirst spell Miss Alford scored three goals for Waihl. Misses Vuyne and Henry scoring one each for Auckland. At half time, the score stood: Waihl :; goals Auckland B 2 coals. In the second half. Miss T'alerson scored for Waihi. and Miss Payne for Auckland. The last named placed an exceptlnnallv good game. The final score was: Waihl 4 goals. Auckland II a goals.