HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 124, 29 May 1939, Page 13

HOCKEY.

BACK AT REMUERA. GRAMMAR STILL LEADS i I TRAINING COLLEGE SURPRISE. SOMERVILI4E-UNITED DKAW. The firet series of pames to be played this season on the newly improved i grounds at the Reraucra headquarters of j hockey were staged cm Saturday. Prior to the principal games a pleasing ceremony took place in front of the grandstand. Jlr. L. Howard Xorton, president of the Auckland Hockey Association, I introducer] Von. Archdeacon Mac Murray, 1 who performed the opening ceremony. Mr. ! Xorton referred to thr- satisfactory j arrangements which had been recently j completed by the DiUvorth Trust Board with the association whereby hockey j plavors would have n permanent homo for I many veals to conic j Archdeacon Mac Murray recalled how he | j had played hits last game over 7<l years j ; ago. when the ijiiiiie was called ''shinty' , i and not hockey. He said that in rhoos- ■ in_ r a suitable name for the irvourids ho j hail borne in mind the approaching Ccn- j tptiiiial celebrations, and considered that ! 1 some worthy name prominent in the early j liiftcirv of Auckland should he chosen. Ho | I therefore officially named the area Hob- 1 j son Park. \ The highlight of the senior game* was the convincing win of the much improved ■ Training" Cr>ll<ve tr.un over St. Luke's. ' Pomerville did well tr> finisli on oven terniß ! : with United, while the Grammar Old j Hoys' forward line proved too strong for i the Mount Eden defence and easily won 1 their game. I Detailed results were: — Training College ".. St. Luke's 3. ! Ci.immnr Old f<..vs C. Mount Eden 1. ; Romerville 2. I'liitrd 2. Position of teams :— Coals Ph.

COMBINATION EXCELS. ! In (lie most stubbornly contested game ' of the season the splendid combined w.rk of Training c'ullejre came as a surprise ami liriiUKhl Hlmiil the iluwnfiill .if 'lie. more ! experienceil St. Luke's eleven. Frcin I Inoiilset Training ("011-iie set a paee ibat St. I.uki-'M were able, i,, reply 1., and ili<> spi etlltnrs were treated In sum. , eXI-IIMm and liirillini; j.f;i \-. Splendid iiu.'ivs-iv.. liioveiuents were <-ounieri<l by brilliant rlefenc-e. Trainiii- Cidli-ire wi-re llrsl In I break Iliion-li. bill Si. Lukes snoii eveneil. ! Tr.iiuiiiK College., however, steadily in- : creased their "< the L'ainc ami conI liniied 1,, lead until a tliird froal was i erediled tn St. Luke's. Then came the j real turniri!,' point and in a bewilUerinv: i manner Colle.-e c.dle.-led two i|uiek tfoals 'mill Hie issue was ibeyond ilmilil. !t was a I hcetir Hiii.-11. lull a most tiltinu' i For I tin- winners Hot I in:.', left wind forward, I was outstanding. He maintained splendid i position, drew the defence well and vnricl his centre* wit li judgment. The remaining forwards left little to be desired in Ibe linl.l. but I'olilliuin by colled in;; three Khhlh, Kyall and Kdwards apiece. proved (heir worth in Hie circle. It was certainly compensating f,, r lln-ir dismal Circle work of the previous week. Latham whs most conspicuous of the halves, but was out of place, a few times. Although I he recovered quickly ifs a fault that must Iho clierked. Vorke was agnin oiitstandinj; I itt full-back, but was we)! suported by BfilSßo.nl. Fisher, in coal, -ave his best I performance and used his boot to advant- \ ago. SeJ] and < - »rroll were the host rsf St. Luke's forwards, aud the lirsf naiiipcil nolehed two K»iid Wills. The half line I could not hold the (.ppi.sing forwards, conse(,uently the full-backs. Kins nnd Clark. ' tiMil a busy time. They wero kept on the move and wero bustled in their efforts to , clear. I

TWO GOALS EACH. Played ;ii ;i fast |i:i.-i> ilirouL'linnt , . Hip Willi.; h.uv.-.n Somerville inn] fnit.tl held tin- interest i,f the spectator* right tii tin- firm 1 whisile. Strong defence mi l>nt li sides \va» a feature of Hip piny. Till' top-dlessillg 111 l I 111' grounds has Ill.t yi-t consolidated, mill | )ii s made conditions . Irii-ky and frpi|iii-ntl.v upset I In- calculations of the players. Willi no sif.re in (lip lirst i liiilr. sum.- strenuous exchange* worn seen in the kpcoihl. Kutli-r, tin- ITnitcd custodian proved souml anil used judgment I in coming out to meet the attack. The luilf-ltiK- was inclined to |iliiy far 100 deep. anil once the forwards lost possession, there wii.s ton big a sap in which the opposition could manoeuvre to initiate a counter ■ attack. It was surprising to see Ktlfhcll exchange places with I hurling for this match, as the latter has heen doing well in the centre-half pn.»ifion. ami his ability to vary the line of attack might have made a big difference to the result. Tnrbett was outstanding in tlie forwards lor liis solo runs, brilliant at times, but too frequently failinsr throuah lack of support. Montoith and Weill,.. urne M.nl the pace to make' LM-ound. and sent across some grcai centres I which were not always accepted by the inside men. The Somerville vanguard showed too irreat a tendency lo individual penetration. M. Brown worked hard but could have : catered bettor for his line. Wyatt showed i Klimpsej of clever stickwork nltlmugh he was inclined to rlrop too far back on I defence. I><in« and Stewart were the best j of the half-line, while Smith at full-back. j was responsible for extricating his side from some dangerous situations. I The score was a fair indication of the run of play. AN EASY WIN. The Mount Kili'n back division was unable t» hold tht' forceful <irammar for- ! wards on'-e they had the measure of I the ground. Hushes at full-back had a busy day and cmii>«> out of it creditably : he h;nl littic support from the other-. Duncan at pentre-half could have used his wlujr men to advantage- on occasions instead of persisting in a central attack. Sell and Howe were the outstanding forwards, their i spasmodic efforts at combined play occasinnj ally reaching brilliance. I The (iramrnar forwards showed much better understanding, and all except Hill mnnI aged to notch goals. fcmghtnn sconnl ! three altogether. -Armstrong on the right ' wing wne responsible for some runs ' ami some beautiful centres which frequently allowed the others to work the ball into a dangerous position. Twigdon. after a spell of fine season, made hi* reappearance in , th* Grammar team, filling the left half , position. Although gtrange to thi s position he gave a <reditable performance. The fullbacks. Hay and Wilson, had little difficulty in handling the individual efforts J of the "opposition. J GRADE GAMES. I SECOND GRADE. Air Base 5, beat Owai Rovers B 3. THIRD GRADE. T.M.C.A. 3, boat Training College 1. FOURTH GItADE. Mount Albert Grammar 6, beat Albertians 1. FIFTH GRADE. Mnunt Eden 15. bent St. Luke's 2. Howick 4, beat Mount Albert Grammar A 1. Auckland Grammar C 3, beat Mouat ] Albert GrnmniHr B 2. Auckland Grammar 6, beat Waitemata X.' SIXTH GRADE. Mount Albert Grammar 11, beat Attcklaid Grammar :s. Mount Eden 4, heat Howick <*• Owai Rovers 5, beat Mount Albert Grammar B 2. SEVENTH GRADE. Waitemata 11. beat Owai Rovers 1. Wesley A 3, beat Somerville 0. Weslpy B 4, beat Mount Eden 0. Gra nvmar B 6, beat Mount Albert Grammar 2.

LADIES' GAMES. SENIOR. Technical Past Students 1, drew with Mount Eden 1. TVeslej- o, beat University Blue 1. Kiwi won by default rrom TiniTersity u hite. INTERMEDIATE. f'lovedon 1. beat University 0. Training College A 14. beat Kiwi 0. Technical I'ast Students B 2, beat Technical I'ast Students A 4, beat Wesley JUXIORS. Training College 7, beat Wesley O Technical Students 1. drew with Y.W.C.A. Blue 1. V.W.C.A. Gold 2, beat Owai Kovers 1. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. WELLINGTON. Hutt 3, beat Wesley 2. Karori A 8, beat University 0. Technical 4. boat Karori B 3. Huia 5, beat Wellington 1. WOMEN'S MATCHES. WESLEY BEAT WEAKENED UNIVERSITY SIDE. Fast grounds and ideal weather conditions should have produced good hockey. but with one exception, the standard of liliiy was not high. Wesley defeated 'Varsity Blues in a I rugged display by 3 goals to 1. Neither >ide iilayed with any dash or combination. Wesley hud good chances of scoring on a number of occasions, but offside play nullified the chances. 'Varsity were without six of their usual players, who are at j [lie inter-'varsity tournament at Christihurch. and as a result the team wae considerably weakened. The Wesley goals' were scored by Spring (li). and Keesing (1). Nirliiilfis, Spring and Keesing were the best of the forward line, while Clegg on Hie half line, was the most consistent, the lull-backs were more certain, aud Complin was the better of the two. .Mrs. Wiley, in gual, was not ;is sure ;is usual. 'VaVsitv riii-wnrds were weak, and with the exception of McLeod. had very little thrust in the circle. Sweetnian scored their "oal Hall was the best half-back, and Bell was good on tin' defence. H.ighen, in goal, was responsible for some good saves with welltimed kicking, but she failed in the second Mount Eden drew with Technical Past Students, (he game ending with the score one all Lowe Krore.l f,, r Mount Eden, and .1. Soulier r,,r Technical College. This gaiiii.' was fast and open, and the first halt was evenly contested. In the second spell however. Mount Eden attacked for ,""' s ' "' i l>i- time, a,,,! Technical were kepi on iHe .leivnce. The Mount Eden forward hire combined W .U. but weak shots In I hi; circle and failure to follow in lost line chances. 11,, s ] las been th(> wr . lkn( . ss in the team this season. Lowe, Bedford and Chamberlain piayod well and got hrimgli a lot of bard work. The half i line is good in patches, but both the de cnMve play and the support of the for•'w th v " r<fl r I : har l'eiiiiis up. Stewart waß the best of the backs and broke up the students' attack many times. Welsh m goal, had very little work to do The Technical College forward line depended too much on individual effort, and there thT.i/l Ot slan-n5 lan -n pastii,l » afong li ,• r S 'T" Uer ' at oontr< ' forward, was lie best of them, but she did not the ball out enough. Godfrey, on the half line Played a nice game, and Dow was good on Mi* defence, Junes did good work" in the

'VARSITY TOUKNEY.

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11l the women's section Canterbury beat to'Y Z<>ali " ul lniv "»»y XI. by 6 goals

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