HOCKEY CONTROL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 210, 6 September 1938, Page 15

HOCKEY CONTROL.

XANAWATU" HOT COMntCk * LOSS OK INDIAN FIXTURE. At a meeting of the executive of the Auckland Hoc-Key Association last evening a letter 'was received from the Manawatu Association regretting that, owing to sickness and injuries to its players it would be necessary to withdraw its challenge for the New Zealand Shield at present held by Auckland. The match played between Auckland and the Indian touring team at Eden .Park on August 13 showed a net loss of approximately £100. Permission was granted the Mount Eden senior team to travel to Hamilton on Saturday, and to United to travel to Wiaiuku to play the Franklin representatives on Saturday week. It was decided to invite the Fraziklin Association to send a representative team to play an Auckland colts' side as a cur-tain-raiser to the Wellington-Auckland shield match. The second grade knockout competition will be commenced on Saturday, when two rounds will he played. St. Lukes was declared winners of the Kent Cup, Mount Albert Grammar A winners of the fifth grade knockout, Auck- i land Grammar A winners of the sixth grade knockout, and Mount Albert Grammar A winners of the sixth grade championship. The Auckland colte team to play Dargaville, at Dargaville, on Saturday was approved, and Mr. O. J. Cook was nominated as Auckland's umpire. Mr. E. S. Watts was appointed manager of the Auckland representative team, to play Wellington on Saturday. It was decided to hold a primary schools' seven-a-side tournament in conjunction with athletic events on Saturday .reek.