N.Z. LADIES' TOURNEY.

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

N.Z. LADIES' TOURNEY.

AUCKLAND PERFORMANCES.

DEFIMTELY OVt OF FINALS.

PALMBKSTON NORTH, this day.

In a very mediocre exhibition of hockey Auckland and Kuahine met In the fourth match yesterday, and the result was a draw, one all. -The game was- characterised in .general, by hall-hearted play. Auckland, was. superior in the first spell.. Buahine played better in the second naif and the. game was brighter, though the torwards on both. fddes had; a day- off, the oaiy bright spots In the whole game be.ng the soand; defence of the opposing full-backs. Towards the approach of balrtlme Met ii. Lowe scored from a eolo effort tor Auckland. This player has been outstanding throughput - the tournament, and eo far is the only member of tbe team playin? up to provincial standard. The .second; spell gave brief promise of a good contest, but neither side could seize opportunities. Ruahine equalised ha.f way through the: second spell, j" Kuahine B, though only the B team from Dannevlrke, have done we.l in the! tourna iuent, and have been beaten by small marg|ns t by, Houth Canterbury and Otttgo; but their; performances are nothing Use good enough to get In the eeoii-flnals. Tue same applies to Auckland, who eo far have failed produce the form expected of fSs&^.&JSP^. ow >' «* it T^!*Jl, 0,10 ' ,i 2 of the tournament seem to Uβ between Otago. .Southland, and R«w- ***" M *« h*ve eight points in sectional ; play. Auckland haw iSSf 1 * 1 wltte^a « tte section cannot pull up their band!-

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