HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 8

HOCKEY.

■ ■—-—. THE CTKAIOFIONSHIPS. GAMES AT REMUTEEA. MOUNT EDEN BEATS UNIVERSITY. WINS FOR COEI-EGE RIFLES AND ARETA. There -were only three senior hockey {James at Remuera on Saturday, the Training Collefjc team being away on vacation. The moat interesting match was the one between Mount Eden and University, a very fast and hard struggle, which ended -in a for Mount E-den by 5 goaLs to 1. College Rifles got a rather easy victory over Edendale by 4 goals lo nil, and Areta beat I'onsonby by 4 goals -to 1. The positions of the teams for the time being are:—Mount Eden 21, College Rillos 21, University It), St. Luke's 17, Somervell 13, Areta 10, Training College 10, Ponsonby 8, EdendaJe 7. UNIVERSITY V. MOUNT EDEN. Mount Eden attacked briskly from the bully, nnd reached the University circle. ,The defence was sound, however, and a I quick passing' boul up the centre of the i field placed Mount Eden on the defensive. The outside left slipped the ball to Eton. who dribbled It n few yards and scored !vvlt.h n nice shot, t'niversltv attacked for a brief spell from the new bully and then Mount L'dcn countered and hustled play to the Cnlverslty circle. Mount Ellen continued to make matters lively for the dej fence, and after another short sortie by 11-niversity the brown line were racing for a score once more. The outlook for I'niveriHlly was perilous, as nothing lay between ; three Mount E.len men .-.nd the goal but the goalie. Speight took the clinn.-e and ran out to meet the trouble. Just reaching the ball In time to check, antl ng.-.-ln the stress of Ihe assault was beaten beyond the circle. The pace wns a gruelling one. nnd after the Inst series of whirlwind assaults Hie Mount l-'.len team slackened off somewhat, and t'nlverslty took a turn nt the offensive. .Uefor.- half time Mount Eden were battering at the rnlversitv defence again, and no jconl wns made 1..-for.- the whistle sounded, th,- half tin..; score being: rnlversitv 1, Mount Ellen 0. I I'ulverslty attacked when the game (Started again, and for several minutes play jwaw In Mount Eden's quarters. Warmingup to the game again the Mount Ellen vim set out to mnke mntters interesting for Cnlvernlty. The def.-tice tried valiantly to bent off the ntt.-tcli. but el'ter n llerce tussle nt the goalmouth X". Alexander notched. making th.- sere equal. Mount Eden con- ' tinned to press Tnl v.rslt y. ami arter n temporary repulse two gonls came in rapid succession, the Mount Eden van overrunning the liiiverslty players, the scorers being I Johns- nnd ttankln. l-'roni a corner the I right -half honked the hall well into the 'elr.-1... .-.n.l iHter n short bout Itnnkln swung the ball lino the n.-t from n short nngle. It was evident now that Enlversitv's outlook was hopeless. Mount l-Men being almost continuously on the defensive. Another tussle resulted in Alexnnrter hitting for the net. Speight stopped, but Johns got it in on the return. The gnme ended shortly afterwards with Mount Eden nttncklng. and the score: Mount Eden .1, University 1. Mr. L. C. Kent wns referee. COT.I.EC.E RIFLES V. EDENDALE. The liltles pressed when the game opened, but their opponents, after one nnd Monfelth heading a couple of rushes, which were well stopped by Slomnn. Harlan.! put In n line run. and from his centre Eletcber got rather near n score. The attack wns kept up. with some short Intermissions, until, from n scramble just In front of the net. Tt. Hirrnr.l knocked th" ball over the chalk line, drawing first blood. After n Httlp Indecisive play Fletcher got nwny from the I'den.lnle twentyfive, rtleketts tried to block him. Iv.tt the ball travelled pnst the fullback, and being inlKsert by the conlkeeper's stick, wns put Into the net by ITarlnnd. Crnvson nnd Fletcher opened tip n new attack from hnlfway. nnd nfter they hn.l born turned bnck once, n rnther hunched rush eantrlit the defenders napping, nnd V. Unrrnrd .-onrod n third coal. The Rules had now very much the bstter of thlnc-s nnd once more before half-time the Edcnrinle flctVnce was hard nt "-ork in front of the net —College Rifles .1. Ertendnle O. The TUflcs maintained their push for some time. Edendnle's counter-efforts falling to get further than the full-backs, who returned a number of long hits. Fletcher nnd the two Onrrards were .-.train promlnen* In the circle, hut the defenders were eounl to the ocension. Once it looked ns If Edendale mlzht develop n serious attack from the nifles' twenty five. but play staved there until Rifles started nnother invasion |From n lone hit In the circ-le by Davis, Punrkes: Monteith. and .Tnnsen broke nwny, with only the gnnlkoopor In front of them, nnd Preston In pursuit. O'Loutrhlln enme out nnd held up Spnrkes. but lost his stick. Preston, however, followed on. nnd the situation wns snved for Collece Rifles. Simrkos set his forwnrds In motion, but fsil nt half-way. nnd soon after a long shot by Fletcher from the rear of a bunch mndo the fourth point for Rifles. Time went netct minute with Edrnrlnle agnrn derendlng. -College Rifles 4. Edendnle 0. Mr. ,T. IL Steele was referee. PONSONRY V. ARETA. Tiny opened evenly, both sides taking a turn on the attack. A nice hit by Steele ensed the pressure for rousonbv. hut Richards sent them bnck again, nnd a centre by Weslwood gave White a chance to evade the circle, where Hooch stopped the shot nnd a corner resulted. Steele nnd Crnwshnw were prominent in shifting the danger, nnd n loone rush reached Areta circle, where they were compelled to corner. Arets worked the leather bnck to Ponsonby territory. A hit by Bishop gave Cooper n chance in the circle. Ponsonbv backs blocked the stroke, but Edmonds cot in a shot that reached the net An onslaught by Ponsonby got as fnr ns the Areta circle. but Ellesott momentarily stopped. From the ensuing play Aretn were cornered, and Murray . converted. At half time: Areta 1. Ponsonby 1. An exehnnge of hits between England nt.,l Crnwshnw enve the I'onsonbv line an importunity. nnd the leather travelled slowly to Hallain. who booted to the edge of the circle. The Ponsonby van snnrred for a short, but Ilishop eventually hit clear, nnd the forwards taklnc up the running, headed by White nnd TTnvls, obtained a fooling ly the Ponsonby circle, and both Cooper nnd White bombarded. Gooeh stopt.ed. but another shot by Cooper gave Aretn thr lead. A moment Inter aw, were again goal-hunting, and White rocked in a llchtning shot, which proved fruitful. Keening up the pressure. Areta ftirnlahec further trouble for Ponsonby. Crnwshnw removed toe dancer, nnd the rush initiated by Satchel! hn.l the onposlng defence in difficulties-, but they failed to centre, and Areta assumed Ihe offensive. Steele was prominent. In checking Hie onslaught, but Ponsonby were cornered, nnd Cooper scored Willi a hot shot. After a short attnek by Ponsonby time was called. Aretn 4. Ponsonby 1. Mr. T. Skinner refereed. SECOND fiRADE. Areta I (Nicholson), drew with Cnlversity 1 | Burton). THTRD GRADE. Mount Eden fi (Watson 4. Powden 2). beat Gordon ." (A. Burton 4. FT. Burton 1). Wesley College 4 tHan. (ieorge. Lewis, Hope), beat St. Luke's 0. THIRD CrltAl>H I'LAY-O'FE. The Somervell and Xorth SJiore teams played off their tte for the third grade i3ia:niplonship at Devonport on Snt.ur-.Liv, the match resulting in a draw, each side scoring four goals. This will necessitate a further match to decide the ettininptouship. j FOURTH GRADE. Somervell n (Taylor 2, Watts 2, Fletcher ». beat Epiphany 2 (Payle. and FlygerL Mount Eden 7 (Rankin 3, Edson'J Waters ! 2.v, beat St. Albans 2 (Neill and Bestl. FIFTH GRADE. Wesley College « (Bennett 2 Tattle " Perltini 1. Paul 1). beat St. U-ikc's 11. Areta r. illavis :'.. Prest.xn 2i, beat Newmarket Methodist 3 (Williams). Jfoont Eden 10 (Jenkins 3, Potter 3, Fort 1, Keene 1, Lamb 1, Bowden Tj._l)eatJv'ortn i Shore 2 (Wells ands-Cocker)* -- -j

PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A GRADE. Stanley Bay 1 (McHardy), drew with North f'hore i (Seagar). Grafton 4 (Watts 3, Hales 1), beat Edendale 0. Mount Eden 4 (Preston 3. Ash 1), beat Remuera 2 (Slater and Hollla). B GRADE. Stanley Bay 7 (Sinton 2, A. Bobb 2, McFarlnne 2, Willots 1), beat Grafton 0. Edendale 7 (Sweeney 2, Evans 2, Ellis 1, Skeltou 1, Doull 1), beat Devonport .> (Hart). _________ LADIES' MATCHES. N.Z. TOURNEY POSTPONED. The honorary secretary of the AiickLmd Ladies' Hockey Association liuri rect-irjeu oliicial notification that the New Aeamnu championship tournament, wlii'-h was tlm-.su to start at Christchurch the first week in September, has been posliioiiefl, and -will now commence on September 11. AocWWM will be represented by the Mount. Eden Club team. AUCKLAND V. WAIHI. (By Telegraph—Own Corresponde,nt.) WAIHI, .Saturday.' The ladies' hockey match resulted: Arawa. 1, Waihi 1. Then men's hockey match resulted: Mt. Eden 3, Waihi 0. INTER-ISLAND COMPETITION. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CIIRISTCHURCII, Saturday. At n meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Hockey Association, comme ideations were received from various, dubs <.n the question of holding an interisland rompetiitioii this year. The proposal is favoured by Ota-go. Canterbury, .South Canterbury-, aiid Hawke's Bay, while Waiknto and Auckland oppose It. it was -resolved thai owing to the uncertainty of travelling arrangements being inrftle, the question of holding an initer-teland match t.hls year be abandoned, and that the matter be considered at the next annual meetin..