HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 210, 6 September 1927, Page 13

HOCKEY.

' DSVONPORT SHIELD GAMES. UPSET BY FAST ; 5 AtfD BUMPY GROUNDS. With University away at Cambridge, ani $ Somerville- out- of action on that account, besides .Training College being the games in connection with "the Deyonport Shield competition were;somewhat limited..

'TbV* arrangement eminently suited Sotnerville, as ■ the postponement of the snaggle' of momentous importance with Uniwreity. enabled the champions to le/ftre,'the Colts' teams undisturbed in against 'Areta. ; Further-mote-iiext Saturday Somerville should hareithc*: assistance of the trio included Zealand team just back frtSß Australia, , '

,The set- of . matches was , - , played in ♦plendkl weather, and with brilliant ennebine the grounds were- firmer. jtatattßyplay was faster, but the turf hg&Htotianding a certain amount of preparation, was bumpy. In eoneeqtjpnce • players. found it difficult to cotttrol ithe ball, and- speculating. freqtif&Jßy brought disaster. " The paving.feature of the day's play wie(tlje contest between Areta, in lead, ssd Somerville Colts, and after a close to«Ie the' more sombre clad performers came out on top by the odd goal in five. rAj*|po4-deal of interest was evinced between St. Luke's and IWpbany. Although St. Luke's eventfive, goals to two they d*i,not have matters entirely their own •/stßeetey- also experienced difficulty in ietling.,, with University Colts, eventually, winning by three goals to one.