GRAMMAR OLD BOYS OUTCLASSED BY HOCKEY LEADERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 193, 16 August 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

GRAMMAR OLD BOYS OUTCLASSED BY HOCKEY LEADERS

GRAMMAR TROUNCED

! HOCKEY

Supporters of Grammar Old Boys were so badly disappointed at Jfobson Park this afternoon when their team suffered a trouncing bv "» goals to 2 at the hands of University, the Cup leaders in the earlier matches. St. Luke's had a lucky win by 2 goals to 1 against Mt. Eden, while United and Albcrtians played a hard fought draw.

Grammar opened play with a couple of left flank movements, first Larsen then Luyk taint sent back with big hits by Revell. Back came the Grammar forwards, headed by Armstrong, and University was forced to concede a penalty corner which was not converted. QuicWy ends werc changed and. after two unsuccessful penalty corners in quick succession, Smiler brought play back to the Grammar circle, where G. Broun again saved at the expense of another unsuccessful penalty corner. Larsen relieved the pressure with a sharp dash down the left, only to be repelled by Wood and again University took the offensive. first B. Broun, then Smiler having unsuccessful attempts to goal. A big hit py Hay enabled Grammar to launch a couple of sharp attacks, which looked dangerous until Wood relieved the pressure with a "speculator to the side-line. Then the 'Varsity forwards scanned into Grammar's quarter, where Cooper took: a free hit near the circle edge. The goalie miskicked to allow Jones to come in fast from me left and score into an open net. University 1. Grammar 0. University at this stage was dominating the play, and two more goals were added in quick succession. The first came from the stick of Cooper, who had a shot from a difficult angle. G. Broun, the Grammar goalie, partialb stooping the ball on the goal-line only to see it trickle into the net. Wallace scored the other after a twenty-five yard solo effort. Grammar rallied in an endeavdur to make up the leeway before half-tine,' but without avail. U liversity ? I Grammar u -| University opened the second | p cll whole forward line moving down field in forma j tion. and Smiler had a flick shot which Just | went outside tile post. Still the Varsltj forwards forced the pace, and twice Cooper had I which just missed the uprights. At last the per , sistency of the students' forwards was rewarded when B. Broun snapped up a chance in a melee riKht in the goalmouth, and made no mistake | with his shot. University 4. Grammar 0. Grammar , rallied and Twigccn set his forwards in motion : with a nice solo effort. He then passed to. H. Lawry who beat two defenders and scored with ] a fine reveres shot. University 4. Grammar 1 , Grammar were then subjected to a couple of sha i Tttacks which were eventually relieved by a solo effort of Crichton. The relief, however, was only j temporary, as B. Brown broke through on• » own only to be obstructed by the goalie Y-Jjen making his shot- From the resultant penalty bull> Cooper scored. University 5. Grammar 1. Gram mar livened play with a series of spirited attacks '" a J • varsltv were forced to concede a couple of unsuccessful penalty corners in quick succession. ! f temporary setback. H. Lawry brought play t i. » n >un 'varsitv circle, where • the I goalie took two hot shots on his pads and Lars", following in fast, scored from the rebound. Time sounded shortly after with Grammar still attack- j ing strongly and the score reading. j University ■, | Grammar ~ Messrs. F. Craig and F. Carrlngton were the umpires. ★ HARD-FOUGHT DRAW of lhe sha^rattaiks U, ly e Tlil a C l or-| 1 'pSS W unsucces°rul SSiS' he^sucME 1 w l iths?ood hot conceded two penalty corners in quick succession j but they were not improved upon. u „ " i retaliated with a sharp onslaught, forcing * npnaltv corner from which Horspool netted | Albertians railed, but haK>lmc so u nd e d without , furthpr score United 1. Albertians 0. , I Upon resuming. Albertians w er ® t }fi ac bu Jiv j strongly when Thornton Incurred a penalty bully which McLlsky had little difficulty in converting, to make the score even Albertians c °^ tl "'',^ i lv 1 force the United backs to defend Stubbornly until Horspool changed the scene with an ice run down the right, only to be repulsed by a big hit by Garlitk. Back came the United towards Vn a series of determined attacks which , thoroughly tested but failed to pierce the Alber- , tian defence. Albertians retaliated with a series , of sharp counter-attacks which, however, failed; ?o bring a score. In the closing stages both sides made strenuous efforts to take the ' but time sounded with Albertians attacking in United's quarter and the score reading: United { Messrs"'Craig and P. Robinson were the umplrts. ★ MOUNT EDEN UNLUCKY Play was of an even nature for the first ten ; minutes »f the Mount Eden-St. Luke's fame, i Robertson then sent his forwards away and the ; Mount Eden rearguard had a severe testing on j the defensive. A free hit brought temporary relief but the St. Luke's forwards raced through, and Mount Eden conceded a penalty corner The e shot was stopped but Robertson followed In last 1 and turned the ball Into the net. St. Luke s 1, e Mount Eden 0. . St. Luke's maintained the pressure until Hughes i cleared. Away raced the Mount Eden forwards 4 to their rivals' quarter and then ensued a long : attack. Several shots went close to the net. y but still the Mount Eden forwards persisted. In a sharp raid Nairn followed in fast and. beating the goalie, equalised the scores. Even play *ol- | lowed until half-time. St. Luke s 1. Mount Eden *"when ends were changed Mount Eden set the pace and gained a footing in St. Luke s circle. ; Despite a stubborn the attackers made t openings, but lost several good scoring chances t, through over-anxiousness. A free hit brought y relief to St. Luke's, and Carroll led the forwards a to the circle. Hughes proved -a stumbling blocfc , - lor a time, and then conceded a penalty corner j The shot was turned aside at the expense of | y another penalty corner that brought no result, j Following a free hit Horspool sent Nairn away, j l. A long attack marked by close play in St. Luke s - circle followed, but the goalie allowed Nairn s j, shots to cross the goal-line outside the net. From the bully the St. Luke's forwards raced dow*n the | jr centre of the field and Carroll accepted the ; chance to net. St. Luke's 2. Mount 1. t I' The Mount Eden forwards replied with a ««ries of sharp raids, but they were not supported and ♦he St. Luke's rearguard easily cleared from the circle edge. In the closing stages Mount Eden I; opened an attack from the right flank and ir hectic moments in St. Luke s circle followed d i until a penalty corner was gained. The shot was j. blocked and the final whistle sounded:— 2 - St. Luke's ~ il Mount Eden 1 k: Mr. K. Lawry was umpire. '■ ■ ★ ■ SOMERVILLE'S BIG SCORE It ' In the first spell of the Somerville-Papakura game, play was of an even nature, with the score 3 goals to 2 in Somerville's favour at the breather. Misfortune followed the Army eleven in the second half, injuries to R. W. Pullman and G C. Simpson compelling them to retire. Somerville then had no trouble in over-running their rivals, to finish with an eight-goal margin. Somerville - Papakura Messrs. W. Jones and W. Wakefield were umpires.