SPORTING GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 18

SPORTING GOSSIP.

(By ACTA EON.) J HOCKEY. I rNTKRrnOVINIMAL FIXTURES. j September 4 Ami:h>u<l v. Canterbury September 31- .North v. Wniilb. at Wellington. I September is Aurkliiml v. Wellington. j The match between the North and | I South Island reprenentativn teams takes 1 place on September II at Wellington. Mr. A. Murdoch has been appointed i of the selector;: of the North Island lean:, and Mr. .1. Manning, who refpreed lin the Rami- bet-v.-.-cn Auckland and Wiui-μ-anui last neck, will b<. one. of the two otliei'H to net in conjunction with the Auckland selector. 1 Tin- coming of (Iμ- Ciuiterlmry team to Auckland in olicst of (he shield is arousing cmiHidcrphlc interest in local hockey circles, and no doubt tin- match i will draw a large crowd to Kemuera to [witness tin- Btrujtcrl' , Ix-twecn the two I elevens, which meet «... S<-ptetiil«:r -1. j During the shield period the ManaI watu representatives have taken part in :livc matches and they are (lie only team ! besides Auckland. \\ ■IliiiL'ton and CanIterbury that ligure a* shield-holders, but j their custodianship was a very brief affair, for cxivtlv a fortnight after they captured the trophy from Wellington in a three goal to ou'e victory Canterbury I journeyed to I'almcrston North and re- ; lieved ManawiUu of the trophy. Their first match was airainsf Auckland in J lilllH, Whe,, t1,,.y lost l IV (lie odd goal in j seven. The ne\t reason they met Wel.lingtim, who ha I jusl returned from I Auckland with the shield, and suffered J defeat by =i\ -mils to two. ! Tin- dale fur the Auckland and Wei linffton shield match hue been fixed for September IS. provided, of eoursc. that j the shield is in Auckland on that date. An attempt \~ l».-"m- made to gather together a veteran representative team to play a niutch with the executive as ( a curtain raiser to the panic between Auckland and Canterbury.