HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 145, 21 June 1934, Page 17

HOCKEY.

COUNTRY WEEK ENDS.

WELL-MATCHED TEAMS.

RODNEY A'S GOOD POSITION,

The afternoon portion of the Country Week tournament was played under wretched ground conditions vesterrlnand not only did the. players have great difficulty in maintaining a foothold but upon several occasions the ball was almost lost in the mud.

Tho standard of play suffered, but the players took the conditions in good spirit and. putting plenty of effort into their work, provided excitement for the spectators.

The best of the men's matches was provided by the old rivals, Rodney A and Waipa. In a very hard fought and closely contested game Rodney A won by one goal to nil, and in defeating the holders of the White Horse Cup have greatly strengthened their own position at the head of affairs.

In the ladies provincial cup the greatest interest was centred in the ThamesAuckland A game. The muddy conditions robbed the play of many fine movements but the Thames, working the left, brought off a clever piece that gave them a solitary goal and victory. The competition in both sections was resumed this morning. Yesterday's results:—• WHITE HORSE CUP. Third Hound. Rodney A 1 (,T. Grimmer), heat Wrinn 0 Piako 4 (Hawkins 2, Cricket 2), drew with Wbakatane 4 (Baron 3, Parkinson 1) Whangarei 5, beat Franklin 1. Tbames-llauraki 4 (Hall 1, Candy 1 Bowen X, Redwood 1), beat Rodney B 1 (Sharp). Second round games played in the morning resulted:— Rodney A 2, beat Piako 1; Rodney B 5, beat Franklin 0; AYluingarei 4, drew with Waipa (holders) 4; Thaiues-Hauraki 2, drew with AVhakatane 2. PROVINCIAL CUP. A Section. Thames 1 (Miss Moore) beat Auckland A 0. Whangarei 8 (Misses Cotten 2, J. Hutchens 2, R. Tibbetts 2, E. Simmons 2), beat Auckland Collegiate 0. B Section. Paeroa 7 (Misses B. Brown 2, B. Morrison 2, B. Shand 2, O. Duncan 1) beat Auckland B 0. Rodney 5 (Mrs. Moore 3, Miss E. Gubb 1, Miss Melville 1), beat Tauranga 2 (Miss J. Cameron, Miss A. Petersen 1). FRIENDLY GAME. Waikato 3 (Miss E. White 3), beat Piako 2 (Miss P. Marshall, Miss Gray). AU CKLAND ASSOCIATION. MEN'S GAMES FOR SATURDAY. Matches to be played under the control of the Auckland Hockey Association on Saturday Representative Games.—Town v. Country A, Remuera No. 1,.3.5 p.m., Messrs. H. C. McQuarrie and A. Rivers; Town Junior Representatives v. Country B, Remuera No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Messrs. V. Simpson and R. Carson. Seniors.—University v. Somervllle, Keitiuera No. 3, 1.50 p.m., Messrs. A. Williams and A. Biddle; St. Luke's v. Papatoetoe, Remuera No. 9, 1.50 p.m., Messrs. P. A. Bennett and C. C. Preston; North Shore v. Wesley, Remuera No. 6, 1.50 p.m., Messrs. H. N. Williams and I. Mnlhollantl. Second Grade. —All games are postponed. Third Grade.—Grammar Old Boys v. Puhinui Pirates, Papatoetoe, 3.5 p.m., Mr. H. Skinner; Mount Eden v. Mount Albert Grammar, Remuera No. 3, 3.5 p.m., Mr. R. Avery; University v. Wesley, Remuera No. 2, 3.5 p.m., Mr. C. Preston ; Y.M.C.A. v. St. Luke's, Walker Park, 3.5 p.m., Mr. P. White; Somerville, a bye. Fourth Grade. —Auckland Grammar A t. St. Luke's, Remuera No. 6, 3.5 p.m., Mr. E. C. Greer; Somerville v. Auckland Grammar B, Remuera No. 9, 3.5 p.m., Mr. P. A. Bennett; Papatoetoe, a bye. Fifth Grade^ —Papatoetoe v. Somerville, Papatoetoe, 1.50 p.m., Mr. H. Skinner; Auckland Grammar A v. Auckland Grammar B, Remuera No. 7, 10 a.m., Mr. A. Biddle; Auckland Grammar C v. Mount Albert, Remuera No. 8, 1.50 p.m., Mr. E. C. Greer; Mount Albert Grammar A v. St. Luke's, Remuera No. 7, 1.50 p.m., Mr. It. Cameron.

Primary Schools. —Seniors : Avondale v. T'apatoetoe, Remuera No. 2, 10 a.m., Mr. L. Hogben; Kowliai v. Point Chevalier, Walker Park, 1.00 ' p.m., Mr. P. White; Remuera a bye. Juniors: Remuera v. Mount Albert, Remuera No. 3, 10 a.m., Mr. M. Vipond ; Kowhai v. Point Chevalier, Remuera No. 6, 10 a.m., Mr. H. Hay; Papatoetoe v. Avondale, Remuera No. 9, 10 a.m., Mr. L. Shelley. ■i LADIES' COMPETITION. Seniors.—Kiwi r. Technical, No. 4, 3.5 p.m., Mr. A. G. Williams; Wesley y. Clevedon, No. 4, 1.00 p.m., Mr. C. H. Lambert; Ngaro a bye. Intermediate.—Wesley v. Mount Eden. No. 5, 3.5 p.m., Mr. A. Biddle; Technical v. St. David's, No. 7, 3.5 p.m., Mr. Mulholland; Kiwi a bye. Juniors.—Papakura v. Mount Eden, No. 5, 1.50 p.m., Mr. C. M. Clarke; Ngaro a bye. Collegiate.—Juniors: Epsom Grammar School A v. St. Cuthbert's College, 1.30 p.m.; Diocesan High School v. Epsom Grammar School B, 2.30 p.m., Mr. P. Robinson. I TAURANGA CONTESTS. The Tauranga Hockey Association continued the men's competition yesterday afternoon in showery weather, when True Blues defeated Hovers by 7 goals to 2. Triers defaulted to Veterans. Owing to the ladies' representatives cornpeting in the Auckland tournament no games were played In the ladies' competition.