LEAD IN DAVIS CUP HOCKEY GOES TO SOMERVILLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 127, 31 May 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

LEAD IN DAVIS CUP HOCKEY GOES TO SOMERVILLE

In the third round of the Davis Cup ( competition, decided at Hobson Park this j afternoon, both St. Luke's and Univcrsity A ran up big scores against Grammar Old j Bovs and Albertians respectively. I" contrast the otlier two matches proved evcD.lv contested, United beating Cniycrsity B bv the odd jaml in tluee. while] Somerville scored the only goal in then match against Mount hden. I Training College, having the bye. pn>ort :] Papakura Camp and won by 10 goals to 0. , SOMERVILLE'S \ SOLITARY GOAL Mount Eden set the pace from the bully and smart passing forced Somerville back 10 the ' circle where only the goalkeeping of Marsha kept the-. ( net intact. A central movement by the Some, vllle forwards gained a footing in their ™ als j quarter. A couple of penalty corner hits Jailed to ( improve their position. Hughes TSo nt Eden long hit, forced Somervi e back. The Mount Eden forwards made several lively sorties only to.fail on the circle edge. Following sideline play Somer- I vllle again attacked, and ten minutes before hall- . time Nicholson found the net. j Somerville - I Mount Eden ■ - ■ • • ■; :■• '' > , Vl . ! Even plav marked the first ten minutes ol me , second spell. Then Rogers broke away and Somerville conceded a corner. Stanton intercepted and cleared to Nicholson, who attacked and foircd I a corner hit. Lively moments followed in the , Mount Eden circle until Horspool checked and . Connor came out to clear with a netty kick. , Lively passing bouts by both sets ol forwards I resulted in play changing ends rapidly until just on time. Turner attacked from the left, but Mount Eden-s inner foi wards failed to accept the chance offered, and time was called. Somerville j Mount Eden • | * I UNITED HOLD EARLY LEAD ! Although United put on two coals in tie first j spell. University called the tune in the second spell. However. 'Varsity failed to bridge tne gap? despite some spirited attacks which fully tested the opposing defence. In the early stages of the game both sets of forwards attacked strongly in turn until United's vanguard gradually gained the better of the exchanges and Belshaw. the 'Varsity goalie, was called upon to make some spectacular saves. A series of sharp attacks by United saw Belshaw drawn out of position during | a particularly hot. melee in the circle, and Herriott i had little difficulty in scoring. United continued } to dominate play and. except for one or i Short-lived counter-attacks, had the 'Varsity backs ! defending stubbornly, they being forced to concede ' a penalty corner from which Horspool added the second score. At half-time the score was: United 2 University B 0 University B set out with determination to i make up the leeway, and for the greater part of the second speli had the United back division defending strenuously. The persistence of the ' 'Varsity attack brought several unsuccessiul penalty corners. It was not until Thornton incurred a penalty bully, during which he infringed and a penalty gonl was awarded, however, that the side was rewarded. 'Varsity continued to force the pace for the remainder of the spell, but the final whistle blew with the score: United 2 University B 1 ★ UNIVERSITY A's STRONG FINISH I Albertians opened the attack only to be re- j [■ pulsed with a right wing movement bv Univer- . sity A. Wallace took a shot from the circle , edge, and Jensen saved at the expense of a corner. Brooke cleared the danger and Albertians counter-attacked. Belsham cleared with a weak kick, but Kirkham was handy and just snapping j • the ball away from Harvey passed to Coldham. • who again put 'Varsity on the attack, for Wallace to score. The ball next went out to Cowper- ' thwaite, but hard hitting cost a good scoring ! chance. Led by Harvey and McGregor. Albertians ' attacked strongly until Woods cleared to mid- • field. This started a long attack bv University - and a number of shots were turned aside cleverly I • by Jensen. At last Cooper opened another attack J and a chance came to Coldham to net. } University A 2 Albertians 0 > .Albertians held another long attack, and haif- ' il? e un , dea w L iUI plßy in midfield. University; , attacked from the bully, and from a corner Gash l t netted. University continued to attack, and ! 5 although assisted with a penaltv corner and i 1 th»^ er „,,;. *S? ul .l ,lot P'erce the defence. Spain • ™??„h P r, Alber ,tians on the attack, and Turner 1 D . nlv , ers «y 3 - Albertians 1. Back to their . rivals circle University attacked, until from j close play Coldham netted. Albertians then ' -? dvan f et l and. drawing Belshaw from the net . Morisby netted. In the closing stages Coldham found the net and time was called. University A' 6 Albertians 2 * ! ST. LUKE'S IN . SCORING MOOD k ————— ———i • i £ r c? m n la ,, r »»»<*«« >r°m the opening bullv. but ' of* LI yPe crFon scnt ,hc st - Luke 's forwards n Lni, „,.° U " ter which faileo <° break _ through the opposing defence. Then Twlgncn d mnv P ml". V „ a i, nC \. t Uyk , a clever passing m ?Mo U hlch brolmh < P'ay back to St. Luke's circle., where an unsuccessful penaltv corner h?ft the' < 3( G ? ad J ,ally f Gran jmar was forced back. ,hi, ,„ t \ Luk l s J on ;' a " is failed to P re « home their attack. A break away by Crichton saw Grammar take the offensive again, only to be repelled by another big hit by Peterson. Twigden then broke through on his own. and in a fifty-yard, dash he outpaced the backs to gain the circle and flick the ball high into the net. Grammar 1. St. Luke's 0. St. Luke's rallied, quickly forcing a penalty corner, which Cameron missed, and Grammar added a second score a moment later, when Larsen chased a big hit and gained the circle, to score with a stinging shot from well out. Grammar 2. St. Luke's 0. Again St Luke's rushed through from the bullv. Cameron forcing a penalty corner with which Corin made jno mistake. Grammar 2. St. Luke's 1. Still 1 I persisting In the attack Brodie sent across a hard I centre. Webb partially stopped the ball and M Pearson whipped in fast to flick the ball into I the net to make the score at half time: 1 J St. Luke's r 2 n . Grammar 2 1 Grammar opened the second spell with a series s of sharp attacks. Dowling kicking clear twice in ,■ succession and Peterson sending play to midfield. 1 Back came the Grammar forwards to force three corner hits, but the St. Luke's defence held and the danger was eventually removed. Both sides iwere attacking in turn and two goals came in as many minutees. First Crichton scored with a hot shot from the circle edce to put Grammar one goal in the lead, and then Brown equalised for St. Luke's, when he snapped up a chance from a melee in the circle. St. Luke's 3. Grammar 3. St. Luke's maintained the pressure and Richardson got possession in a melee and neatly flicked the ball into the net. This was followed bv a further score a couple of minutes later from the stick of M. Pearson. St. Luke's 5. Grammar 3 Although Grammar rallied, the opposing defence was too strong and it was not long before the St. Luke's forwards again took control iflid N. Pearson snapped up a chance in a handy position a p.nd found the net. s St. Luke's 6 '• Grammar 3