LADIES' HOCKEY CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 224, 20 September 1921, Page 2

LADIES' HOCKEY CUP.

TOURNAMENT HONOURS DIVIDED. '"' WELLINGTON AND POVERTY BAY. 7 oßy Telegraph —Press .Association.) PAL.MERSTON NORTH, (his day. < lienvv niln overnight made the ground • sloppy for the lliuil of the Ladies' Hockey Tournament. A large number of spectators were I rent eil to a splendid exhibition, ' ex-lteiiieni frequently rising to fever heat. IVi-rty Bay led off. au initial solo rush , 1... Miss Hill, (he smr forward of the ; ] lii'i'iiiililellt, being spoiled by the slippery i gl'o ail. Later Miss Hill picked up the hi,, from uiidtield. and arrived unopposed i 11.1 ihe goal hem the Wellington custodian 'Willi a high shot. Soon after Miss .loins , centred n> Miss Hill, enabling the latter In liiinke ihe score:—Povcrtv Bay 2, Wellington ! nil. Wellingloa then assumed the offensive. , land a struggle in Ihe circle ended ill Miss Wilkilis scoring their lirsl goal. Miss Jones 'relieved ;. Wellington attack, and centred lin Miss Hill, who heal nil who opposed Her. . , poverty Bay 3, Wellington 1. A tu.-sle following n corner hit awarded •n Wel.'ingioii resulted ill Miss Wilklns . again rinding the net. and -before hair time ; Miss Williams (Wellington, evened the .scores nilli ii .-in in during a scramble in • I (in resuming after ihe interval Poverty I Buy nl tucked, and n rapid inn gave Miss K. Bilhaui n good opening. She foiind Ihe . Inei. pelting Poverty Ray once more In Hie lend. Anil.l iremeiidous excitement Miss . i Williams evened the score again.- l-'.x the I rest of the game play traversed rapidly j fro.i one circle lo another, and ended with : four goals each. [ Mr. Oram, president of the Manawatii I Hockey Association, presented the t'hal- ; i l"uge Cup mid l'lov.l Shield lo Hie captains I of the two I en ins. which hold them each for • six months of the year.