HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 117, 17 May 1920, Page 7

HOCKEY.

! GRADE COMPETITION'S. I WIN'S FOR MOUNT EDEX, 'VARSITY, ! | AND ST. LUKE'S. I . BROWN JERSEYS IX THE LEAD. ! Tile £rade competitions uuder the ; auspices of the Auckland .Hockey Assoela- ' rion were continued at the liemtiera grounds 'on Saturday afternoon. The weather remained line, though a ulppy breeze blew i across the. tirotiud, which wa« in very good 1 playing condition despite the heavy soaking ■! during the week. lv the senior nimches. chief interest centred on the game between rniversity and Edendal? Old Boys, which • [the students wan by :t Roals to 1. St. ' I Luko's defeated Areta by one goal to nil •.in.l Mount Kdeii accounted for Somerville ihy 4 jroals to nil. Mount Eden have won j each of die three pnnes that have now been ; played, \ niverslry coming next with two wins and n drawn same. St. Luke* and Edendale rank next with n win, a drawn ! came and a loss each, while Somervllle has had one win ami two losses, and Areta ; tliree losses. r.VIVKKSITY V. BDEN'DALE. I Edendale won the ftnlly, and semlini the ' hull nut [o the left wing carried play to the circle edae. A Kiuart pass to rhe riclit made matters look dangerous, for tile blues I hut Iteed turning on the ball cave the nines ja free hit. The ball paused rapidly nmon;r ! the Edendule forwards, when after some I scrati liln, , r:ic(l< s a shot was sent In. I I'nwcett stopped, and conceded a corner. The rniversity forwards intercepted the I hit. aril raced to the opponents' territory. ! lilckctts crossed over. and sent the ball I across the side-line. From the roll in 1 I'nlrensity were within an ace of ecorinj, ! the e..i1l just Koinjr outside the net. The I Krfcndale forwards <|uickly transferred action to their opponents' territory, and reaching the circle I'alce shot with the ; desired results. : 'With the wind and sun at their harks Edem»ale were first to get going In the 'second spell, and forced Varsity to concede a corner. Somcrs intercepted nnd cleared pressina. anil a corner nit was conceded Edendale cleared, .but again only reached ! I the half-way Hue. iPlayer, Sloman and I Ahlers kept their forwards well supplied The vanguard preyed very hard and lust : 111 the ulik or time Davis raced across and i cleared. hut conceded a penalty corner I from which 'R«we shot and opened the |.'tuilent«' account. T.he h!ues continued f> i have !he he.it of plc.r. and from a solid ; attack Carr beat the soalle and the score re.Tl I-'ilversity 'J. Kdendale 1. Varsity still maintained persistent attacks, and I breaches hy K.l»nrt:ile were frequent, terniinatlnc wi'h Iti-ketts concertlnz a corner. • flay then drifted to midne'd for a short , period, hut the forwards were not !to he denied, and breaking away, reached ! the j-lrcli". where n chance came to Wntlillncham. who shot, and -beatins the soaile increased tlu l scores to rnlrorolty .-! Edendale 1 Mr. It. 11. Killlp wa<; referee. MOt'XT FCOI-W V. SOMfTKVII.I.E. Somerrille opened the attack, and reached Mount I'Nleu twenty-tive, where Johns came • to the rescue. an<l Alexander carried on f>l snraerv.lle s circle. Mimro hmught rel'ef ! but a timely pa«i> liy Ctaiikin save the rlsht an opportunity, but the shot mHsed \ nice piece of passlns liy the Mount Edeu van made matters riangoroix for Somervllle and further work resulted In a acrlmmase in rrout of the Somervllle coal, and from the ruck Mount Kden scored tllroujh the acency of .Vlacken. Alexander steered for the coal, .liiit Cooper smothered the shot. A moment later Mount Eden were acain KOal-hulltiilK, antl Malcolm scored The Mount Eden team were kuoHiing the 'ban about In cood style, and Somerville had much difficulty In holding the attacks. first away nnd made a direct atfnci; ■ the Mount I.den jronl. where missed a flne opportunity and Wheeler cleared. Mount Eden worked play to the other end I where A. Alexander served up a hot shot! n hicn i ooper stopped and Georse sent to Mount EdenV twenty-tlve. Mount .Kden i afinuiued 'he offenstve. Alexander centred. In? the pressure. A. Alexander pot an opening and obtained the de*ir<-d result The sc.ire roiled SomerrMle and they made a ■ilronp attempt to break down the Mount Kden defence, an.i a couple of shots Licked direction. Wheeler initiated an attack nnrt some bliinderins on the part of the Somervllle hack* emt'hlert Alexander to hre-ik tbrouph nnd put a shot past the coall-e Immediately afterwards Mount Kden wer e ncaln coal-Jiunt Ing. Cooper flndlnc the hounM>Mmt W "Ede , ;. I "terri , ,ory.' I,I: ' y ternllnat « l itt ■Mount Eden 4 Somervllle '.".'.'.'.'. n i.Mr. 1., c. Kent refereed. ARETA V. ST. M'KE'S. St. Luke's broke -away from the bullr rind after a temporary repulse to their own twenty-five, took the ball to the~Areta circle, where Duncan had a shot and netted, but was called back for offilde play. A minute or two later the maroon BESS. X 0 SJ another try from a scramble In the circle riito time the poalie's pads saved, and relief came in a hard hit np field. A somewhat wild tussle occurred In the \reta circle followed by a scramble at the' Roa'l mouth from which Duncan netted. When t't" I S c soundc<l balf-tlme Areta were

SI. Luke's set Hio pare when the game resumed, but after nn excursion to Aretas circle a weak link was found In their own chain. A pretty pier,, n f combined plar by the Aretn right division put St. Luke's into n tljrlit corner, from which the left full-back relieved his Kide St Luke's cave thanks by making a determined onslaught' which (rave the hlncks' full-back some Just outside the "St. T.nkVs circlo raised their supporters' hopes lint they were shortllTed. as Ihe defence smothered the nltempt. and returned the ball to halfway. Areta was attacking when uo-sido sounded with Ihe score still: ' St. Luke's , Areta o Mr. P. 11. Woolford was referee. SKCOND ORADE. Mount Eilen 4 (Newman 2. Thompson I r.owden i) beat Gordon 1 (Rurton) North Shore IJ 3 I Foster 1 Fratcr °) drew with Mount Kden :! (Uttle, Munn, and McMiirtrleV. Epiphany 2 illnrrlson and Little) beat University 1 (Katonl. third grape. Somcrvcll 8 iCavpye ."> Watts Carter 2) beat S-t. Luke's 2 (Hamilton). FOURTH GRADF.. Kplphany 8 (Plnyle 2, I'lyger 1) heat St. Luke's (McWilliatns and Lamouxl. North Shore 8 (Cooper, Jones 2, Kmerali Johnston I. Parker 1, Hollowny 1) beat Iniverslty 3 (Leonard 2. Raisher 1). FIFTH GRADE. Somervoll 7 (Watts 3, Cummlntts 2, Seccomhe 1. Preston 1) beat Mount Kden I! 1. LADIES' MATCHES. SENIOR GRADF.. Mount Kden 3 (Misses Buckland 1 Henrr •J) beat Manuka 0.