HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 14

HOCKEY.

THE OPENING DAY. WINS FOR. SHORE AND ST. LUKE'S. SOMERVILLE AND TEACHERS DRAW. The thirty-first season under the auspices of the Auckland Hockey Association was opened on Saturday at Remuera with the first matches of the grade championships. The three senior games were played at Remuera, and particular interest was centred in the appearance of two new teams in Papatoetoe and Training College. The play throughout was of a moderate standard, and on the soft, tricky grounds the players found difficulty. However, the teams all possess good material, and sufficient was seen of the players' efforts to indicate that as the season progresses some good combinations can be welded together. The opening game provided a surprise, as Training College, a promoted team, played a scoreless draw with Somervijle. North Shore showed strength in defeating their old rivals, University, by 4 goals to 2, Papatoetoe, another promoted eleven, had rather a hard introduction to the . grade by going under to St. Luke's, the • huge score of 10 goals to 1 being registered against them. ; SHORE V. UNIVERSITY. ! University got away shortly after the ' opening bully, Wilson hitting across the ! line. An attack from the opposite side > tsaw Ross on the edge of the circle. Shore . cleared, and Iteid broke away. H. Jones [ headed a rush which broke down at the students* twenty-five. Twice the students' ; van gained the circle, but each time M. <■ Jones repulsed the invaders. Another ■ sortie saw White deflect the ball outside i the post. Shore replied by taking the ball ; to the other end, where a corner resulted. . Keeping up the pressure, a pass by A. i Anthony to Reid produced the first goal of the season. North Shore 1, University 0. ' Shore were again goal-hunting, and the ball coming across, Reid sent it into an open ! goal. North Shore 2, University 0. Good i work by P. Anthony kept the blues on the , defence until Robinson relieved. Radcliffe l sent the forwards away; Ross took too , long to shoot. Persevering, the students ' had a couple of likely chances, but Rankin saved. A passing rush on the Shore right > went through the students' defence. Robins son cleared, and in the rain University • worked their way into the circle, and from • a scramble N. Broun netted. North Shore . 2, University 1. Play hung in Shore territory, Burnett and Wilson forcing the greens. M. Jones set Shore in motion, and some telose play ensued close to the ' students' line, and they escaped with a corner. Shore renewed the attack, and i shots by Harland and Anthony were stopped ; however, the ball went across to Reid, • who notched a nice goal. North Shore 3, University 1. North Shore took up the attack, and it ' was not long before P. Anthony rocked in a shot Which Brown stopped. H. Jones made an opening and A. Anthony shot. Brown stopped and cleared, but Shore were , soon back again. Robinson shifted the danger, and Burnett made a good attempt to break through. A free hit brought relief, and Shore travelled rapidly to the other end, where A. Anthony was unsuccessful with a shot. A run on the left by Ross and Burnett made progress, but Allen repelled the boarders and Shore took up the running. A centre by Harland was countered, but a corner eventuated, which A. Anthony converted. North Shore 4, University 1. Knocking the ball about more freely, North Shore stormed the circle again, A. Anthony missing the net. Parker slogged out a strident onslaught, and play was taken into the circle, a twenty-five resulting. Brown broke away nicely, but was held by Allen, however. Another attack initiated by Ross saw the ball reach the circle, where N. Brown found the net. North Shore 4, University 2. Messrs. A. Williams and E. J. Hewitt refereed. SOMERVILLE V. TRAINING COLLEGE. Somerville opened, but McEwan sent them back, and a free hit enabled Training College to reach the circle. Heard cleared, but play hovered outside the Somerville twenty-five, and a corner was conceded. Glanville accepted a free hit, and, passing to Maxwell, K.' Watts and Wellbourne, the other circle was invaded. Offside gave Training College a chance to clear, and the ball travelled to the other end. Hedges stopped another promising movement which was countered by Crawley and Floyd invading foreign territory. Smith returned and a passing bout by the Somerville forwards saw E. Watts put a good reverse shot close to the post. Blamires put in a j nice run, but his pass went astray. After L some give and take play the two Watts : broke away, and following a bombardment ' Glanville missed the net. Floyd ran to ' the Somerville twenty-five before being : stopped. An exchange of hits between : Pickens and Smith culminated in the Somerville forwards reaching the circle, ; where a good opportunity was missed. . Training College endeavoured to open up the game, but could not make a definite impression on the Somerville full-backs. ■ Just before half-time Trainirg College • rallied and invaded the circle, but only a i twenty-five resulted. Somerville 0, Train- ■ ing College 0. Crawley broke through from the bully, , but was dropped by McNab, and the ball j went to E. Watts, and Chadwick came to the rescue. A nice run by Floyd from ' half-way saw College on the attack, but 1 only a couple of corners resulted. Play gravitated between the two twenty-fives i until a strong Somerville rush furnished a , good opportunity, and Chadwick made a good save. Maintaining the pressure, Somerville worried the opposing defence until a long hit gave Forster an opening, but the attempt was frustrated, and Hedges cleared. Floyd intercepted and ran into the circle. A crosshit by Crawley spoilt a great chance. College rallied and made several attacks. Forster had a shot without success. On time Crawley worked mto the circle, and Floyd swung the ball wide over the goal line. Somerville 0. Training College 0. Messrs. R. Avery and A, Wilfams refereed. ' ST. LUKE'S V. PAPATOETOE. Even play marked the opening till from a free hit Robertson set St. Luke's forwards on the attack. Giles sent across to the left, and offside play gave Papatoetoe relief. Coming down the right Papatoetoe reached the circle, and F. Clark conceded a penalty corner. Carson stopped the shot, but V. Smytheman secured and netted. Papatoetoe 1. St. Luke's 0. Roused by this reverse St. Luke's quickly' attacked, and had the Papatoetoe defence on the move till Grace drove across the goal line. Still pressing, St. Luke's gained a penalty corner, but Hamilton intercepted, passed to Bay, who moved the scene to St. Luke's twenty-five. Up the left raced the St. Luke's forwards, but stubborn defence by McKenzie stopped the attack. At last the ball came across to Vipond, who deflected the ball into rhe net. Papatoetoe 1, St. Luke's 1. The reds quickly attacked, and Torbett, accepting a chance, heat the goalie. St. Luke's 2, Papatoetoe 1. The reds were quickly away on the left, and after close play Corin beat the goalie. St. Luke's 3. Papatoetoe 1. Securing the ball at the centre line, Grace raced away and centred. Vipond secured and with a hard shot netted. St. Luke's 4, Papatoetoe 1. Play evened up for some time till Murray raced down the right wing, -and, beating Clark, centred to Bay, who passed tb' V. Smytheman. The inner left's shot was well stopped by Carson, who cleared. Torbett secured and was blocked by McKenzie, but the reds resumed the attack. Corin missed an easy shot, and sticks against Vipond brought relief. Coming up the left Grace placed St. Luke's on the attack. A centre was taken by Torbett, who netted. After half-time St. l.uke's set up a continuous attack and added five more goals, one by Corin and four by Torbett. The game ended St. Luke's 10 Papatoetoe 1 GRADE GAMES. SECOND GRADE. University A 2, drew; with University B 2 Grammar 0.8. -3, beat St.' Luke's 2. Auckland Grammar 4, beat Mt. Eden 2. Somerville 5, beat Papatoetoe 1. THIRD GRADE. Mt. Albert Grammar 3, beat Wesley 1. Somerville 3, beat University 1. Mount Eden 6, beat Grammar 0.8. 2. FOURTH GIIADE. Auckland Grammar 10, beat St. Luke's 4. fcomerrillQ 4, beat Ea-jjatoetos g,