HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 198, 22 August 1932, Page 14

HOCKEY.

STILL UNBEATEN. N.Z. TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. DRAWN GAME WITH VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, August 21. The New Zealand hockey team met Victoria yesterday, the match resulting in a draw, each side scoring two 'goals. The teams were:— New Zealand.—Forwards, D. Reid, P. Anthony, M. Bay, T. Turbitt, F. Wellbourne; halves, P. H. Munro, G. Rogers; backs, P. Spiers, T. Ewan; goal, C. Moore. Victoria.—Forwards, A. Hutchinson, J. Thwaites, A. Roberts, H. Cole, K. Miller'; halves, H. Boileau, I. van Asche, K. Elder; backs, W. Brown, R. McGregor; goal, R. Hardie. The 6corers for Victoria were Cole and Thwaites, and for New Zealand Anthony and Bay. The best players in the New Zealand team were Ewan, Spiers and Bay, while the outstanding men on the Victorian side were Elder, van Asche, Brown and McGregor. From the start-it was evident that the victorious New Zealanders had strong opposition, and it was only the splendid defence of the New Zealanders that saved them from defeat.

The Dominion side has won 14 and drawn 2 of the 16 games played. Goals for 12n, against 13. The tour terminates with matches against Australian Universities, at Melbourne to-day, and against New South Wales at .Sydney on Wednesday.

ST. LUKE'S BEATEN.

SHORE UPSET CALCULATIONS. 'VARSITY AND EDEN DRAW. The Devonport Shield matches were continued at the Remuera grounds on Saturday.. The playing fields were rough, and the standard of play suffered accordlng!y\ r le students played a drawn game with Mount Eden, a goal apiece being the scores North Shore, with ten men, defeated St. Luke's by one goal to nil. Ihe game was marked by the exceptionally fine goal-keeping ol Shore's goalie, Kankin, his efforts bei.ip mainly responsible for his team's victory

UNIVERSITY V. MOUNT EDEN.

™iY T i r !l ty * eT , e , flrst awa y b "t Fletcher . relieved the position. Line play saw the l r U £i n + tS w a , Way A na despite a free hit to S™' ?den «>e attack continued and Don shot outside the post. Mount Eden PJSSS , awny on tho "S nt - bt 't Kobinson stopped progress and Ellison cleared Varsity secured a corner, but Radcliffe's pass was missed. A free hit enabled Mount iden to clear. Broun sent the students ffi? aga .V\ n »? Ross missed an opportunity Maintaining the pressure, Smith nrnrfn e , ( L and * a P,? 83 by R a<lcliffe looked Pi iff uc . tive - Another corner enabled RadS t „ s " v ? up ? '?? st shot whl ch Mount Eden stopped and then cleared. A lone pass gave Smith a chance, but Oliver was il the way. Mainland removed the danger a /!.Mo Hor^ lpoo, « took play into *"e studentscircle, where Brown smothered a shot from Hayson and a moment later swung the ball out of the circle. Play hovered in the students' twenty-five until N. Broun wJL, OUt ln i t , he other section. Mount Eden worked the , leather . back until Broun hit upfield and Boss dashed into the circle, but his reverse shot was weak. Mount Eden replied with n strong sortie. Horspool centred, only to see Fletcher's shot smothered. .A long hit changed the scene of operaions tp the other end, where the game \vas delayed on account of on injury to Loss On resumption Mount Eden took up the attack and University suffered a couple of corners. University q Mount Eden .......'.'.'.'.'.'.'. o Mount Eden reached the circle when the game resumed. Fletcher being prominent. The attack was short-lived and combined work saw the University forwards gonlhunting, a shot by Lamb being intercepted by Mainland. Play drifted between the t u,°,„ clr< i les ' , but "either side showed much ability to shoot until Smith rocked in a hot shot, which Oliver saved brilliantly After several exchanges which Included a lot of indifferent hockey, the students launched a strong attack on the Mount Eden citadel. Oliver saved by inches. It was the forerunner of several more attempts to score, and from a scramble .Lamb shot wide from short range A moment later Clark smothered a corner shot and Jenkins held up the students' forwards. Mount Eden took up the running again, but their circle work lacked finish. At last a long centre from Horspool into the goal mouth enabled Fletcher to score. Mount Eden 1, University 0. Immediately University retaliated, and Ross, breaking away, opened the score. Mount Eden x University ];" \ I Messrs. C. Preston and A. Eivers refereeeL '

SHORE V. ST. LUKE'S.

St. Luke's were first away, gaining a penalty corner, McLeod's shot going wide of the net. Securing near the side line at the 50-line, Sweeney cross hit, but Monteith failed to 1 connect and lost a fine chance. Grace made a fine run to the circle and shot, but Kankin saved. W Burnett got the rebound and again Rankin stopped and a free hit then relieved Shore Shore swept down the right, a good pass being taken by Anthony, whose shot was stopped by Wattam and McLeod cleared. Another St. Luke's onslaught caught Rankin taking matters too easy. He quickly retrieved his position and, despite half a dozen shots by the reds, the goal was kept intact. The reds were soon back to the goal mouth, but offside cost an .easy chance. A prolonged attack by the •reds followed until a long drive by Anthony gave Shore a footing in the reds' quarter A penalty corner was gained. Brown stopped the shot, a twenty-five bully resulting. St. Luke's swung play to Shore's end and half-time sounded without score. Upon resuming Shore broke away and Williams stayed progress, Monteith was handy and, renewing the attack, exciting moments in the goal mouth followed till Monteith netted. Shore 1, St. Luke's 0. __W. Burnett made a solo run, reached the circle and shot. Rankin again saved at the expense of a corner. A penalty corner followed without result. Grace then drove hard from a corner and play drifted upfield. Time was called. Shore j St. Luke's o Messrs. G. Waddlnghain and H. Watts refereed.

GRADE GAMES. .

SECOND GRADE. Papatoetoe 5, beat Grammar 0.8. 0. Wesley 7, beat Mount Eden 0. St. Luke's 5, beat Somerville 0. University A 3, beat University B J. THIRD GRADE. Papatoetoe 7, beat Wesley 0. Auckland Grammar 9, beat Grammar 0.8. 0. Somerville 4, beat University 1. FOURTH GRADE. Somerville 4, beat Papatoetoe 1. . St. Luke's 4, beat Mount Eden. 1. FIFTH GRADE. Somerville 6, beat Papatoetoe 0. LADIES' GAMES. SENIORS. Kiwi 5, beat Mount Eden 0. Clevedon 4, beat Elgin 1. INTERMEDIATE. Clevedon 4, beat Technical 1. Ngataringa.l, drew with Y.W.C.A. 1. Ngnro IS, beat Mount Eden 0. JUNIORS. St. David's 1, beat Wesley 0. i Technical 5, beat Y.W.C.A. 2. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. ' WELLINGTON, \ Wellington 2, beat Y.M.C.A. 0. Karori 4, beat Wesley 2. J ,