COLLEGE HOCKEY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 193, 16 August 1941, Page 6 (Supplement)

COLLEGE HOCKEY

i | Dominion Tourney At Wellington * Although the closing date' t m entries for the fourth annual Lb? tournament for New Zealand aoS ary schools is not >%t due aS thirteen teams in the Xoi& *£$ have notified their intention oft peting. Last year when tS teams competed in the iZ» which was held in Rankin Memorial Cup waswm w! the Auckland GranW SS which will again be fielding a Z sid* at Wellington when the tan? ment commences on August 25 Entries have been received tr, date irom as far afield as Auckland Gisborne and Wanganui, whfletfew is every prospect of one or mow teams travelling from the Sonfr Island. Should this eventuate, it *a be the first occasion when thf tourney has been trulv represents, live of Dominion secondary schools as the previous three tournaments have only attracted North Island entries, not that the game has not progressed in the southern centres, but the cost of travelling has bee the difficulty. The new penalty corner rule is % be played in all tournament games, so Auckland nominees should make themselves conversant with this now rule which is not at present played here in the competitions. The final match will be played on the Basin Reserve on August 30 The Auckland contingent will comprise teams from the Auckland and Mount Albert Grammar Schools and Howick District High School, while the Hamilton Technical College will also be represented.