HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 105, 6 May 1929, Page 17

HOCKEY.

TWO SENIOR GAMES. IMPROVED GROUNDS AND PLAY. DEFAULT BY OTAHUHU. Bright weather conditions favoured the Auckland Hockey Association for the second series of matches of the championship competition. The grounds were much better than last week, but there still remains much room for improvement. The ball would not run true and caused the players much trouble. The general standard of play was higher, but not up to the senior grade. North Shore continued in a winning vein, and left the field four goals to three against St. Luke's. The reds, however, had decidedlv the best of matters in the second half. "Mount Eden entered the winning list with four goals to one, at the expense of Epiphany. Otahuhu defaulted to Somerville. MOUNT EDEN WIN COMFORTABLY. The Mount Eden-Epiphany game opened evenly and until half-time the scoring was confined to one goal by Chaplin for Mount Eden. But in the second half Epiphany were dominated by the opposition, Kelly, Jones and Chaplan adding goals. w r Nicholson put one on for Epiphany. The game ended : Mount Eden | Epiphany 1 WIN FOR SHORE. Sr. Luke's took some time to get. into their stride and failed to register in the opening half, while Rykers put through two goals for Shore. Early in the second half Reid scored for Shore, and after Bay had got one into the net for St. Luke's. Shore s score was put on by Reed. Then St. Luke's rallied and rushed on two goals, but they were unable to make up the leeway and the game finished: North Shore 4 St. Luke's 3 SECOND GRADE. Wesley 4, beat Somerville 3. FIFTH GRADE. Auckland Grammar A 5, beat Mount Albert Grammar A 1. Somerville S, beat Mount Albert Grammar B 0. LADIES' HOCKEY. SENIOR. Somerville 3. heat Wesley 0. Mount Eden 2, beat Y.W.C.A. 2. SECOND GRADE. University 3, beat St. Luke's 2. Technical B beat Papatoetoe B by default. Papakura 3. beat Technical College A 2. j Papatoetoe A 3, beat Y.W.C.A. 1. THIRD GRADE. St. Luke's S. beat Training College 2. Grammar 4, beat Somerville 2. FIFTH GRADE. Mount Eden 9, beat Auckland Grammar B O. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION. Te Kolianga. 4 goals (Karene 3. ColeBaker 1) beat Waiuku A. 2 goals (McGowan and Matuschka 1 each). Te Tora, 4 goals (Ashworth) beat Waiuku B 0. GAI-ES IN PROVINCE. WHANGAREI. Wesley 2, beat Whangarei 1. Portland G, beat Foresters' 0. Mata' beat Mangapai. FRANKLIN. The men's matches for the Guest Shield started on Saturday and resulted as follow :— Seniors. — Patumahoe v. Whiriwhiri: Patumahoe won by 4 goals (Conroy 2, Mckinney 2) to 3 (Wassell, K. Browne and T. Robertson 1 each). Glenbrook r. Kohekohe resulted in a draw, 2 goals each. C. Bailey scoring for Glenbrook and R. McNamara for Kohekohe. Juniors.—Glenbrook 2 goals (M. Dromgool) beat Kohe Kohe 0. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. WELLINGTON. Y.M.C.A. 3, drew with Karori 3. Wellington 7, beat Wesley 0. Varsity A 4. beat Petone 2. Wesley Senior B 4, beat Training College 2. Petone 4. beat Y.M.C.A. 1. Karori 3, beat Huia 2.