HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 21

HOCKEY.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Hockey Association it was decided to suspend the shield rules in favour of a tourament to be held at C'hristchurch under the management of the Canterbury Hockey Association, providing tbat more than four entries are received. One of the Auckland delegates j (Mr. Ellijet) has been appointed to a seat on the executive of the New Zealand Hockey Association. The Wairarapa Association suggest that tournaments be held in connection with the Norden Cup competition. A slight revision in the Junior Cup rules allows a player who has not taken part in more than two senior matches to be eligible, provided that he is under twenty-four years of age on June 1. I Auckland will regret to hear that Mr. ] P. N. Quartermain, who has ably carried out the duties of secretary to the New Zealand Hockey Association for the past three years, has resigned the position. The matches set down for decision on May 17 and 24, in which Grammar School j Training College and Dunholme are con- I nected, have been postponed owing to school holidays. I Several of the sub-associations are i anxious to try for the Norden Cup, but as only one is allowed to challenge, the Auckland Association has decided that the -winners of the White Horse Coinpeti-1 tion' should have first chance. I L. C. Kent, president of the Auckland Hockey Association, is making good j reeoverv from hiß recent severe illness and hopes to witness the SomervilleSt. Luke's match. The Waikato Referees' Association has been in communication with the English authorities concerning* certain rulings and examination papers. Australia was to be represented at , the meeting of delegates in France in order to form an International Association. Mr. L. C. Kent, president of the Auckland Hockey Association, is making good progress towards recovery from his recent severe illness. Hockey is now played in many European countries, including France. Bel-n-ium. Spain, Switzerland. Zecho-Slova-kia and Norway, so when a New Zea- j land team does travel quite a heavy in- j ternational programme may be ar- , ranged. !