WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 171, 21 July 1943, Page 5

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

J. CAMERON 7 GOALS

C. CORRIGAN'S FINE DEBUT

The standard of play in the senior matches at Melville Park last Saturday was not of a quality to impress any selector. Maybe the fact that Miss P. H. Dawson's eagle eye was scanning the players accounted for the poor displays. The Training College-'Varsity game was drab, the vaunted College forwards playing more as individualists than a forward line. 'Varsity fielded one short and was without the services of S. Hogben in the forward .line. College attacked from the bully, right-wingei R. Bale being prominent, but S. Housby (safe at fullback for 'Varsity) broke up the attack wit ha nice shot to her centre forward, P. Lambie. lire la Her took Play right down to College's circle where R. Areura cleared. College again pressed hard from a corner. U. Wickham sent in a St shot which was brilliantly cleared by M Hogben. Half-time arrived without a score being registered. / 'Varsity opened its account shortly after resumption of play, when right-inner J. Sweetman scored with a neat shot. This put the coilegians on their mettle, and after M. Hogben had cleared a shot from the right-inner. College s leftinner (B Bryan), through fast following in, equalised the scores. Neither forward ine showed much co-ordination, but, several brilliant solo runs by R. Bale and U. Wickham for College put, them on the attack again, and B. Bryan was again successful in finding the net. Full time found the score 2—l unchanged. Most Dangerous Forward ill Auckland Eden forwards were at top form against North Shore and J. Cameron demonstrated again that she is the most dangerous forward in the competition when, anywhere near the goal. fane scored seven goals for her side (which won 9—l). three beins high shots which gave M. Wilson, Shore's goalie, no chance whatever. G. Gooder and V Adams (North Shore) were, perhaps, the hardest worked players on the ground, and they carried out their work well, overshadowing their opposing backs. N. Rcbb (right-half) was also a tower of strength to her side, and cleared repeatedly with vigorous shots. She should clearly take the selector's eye. For Eden J. Cameron was brilliant, and combined well with her inner, J. Miller, and D. Barber. L. Peterson scored a nice angle shot from tho right wing, and C. Coningham's goal was also the result of a solo run and a hard angle c'-to 1 - R. Godfrey was the best of Eden s half line, and kept J. Vivian, on Shore's, left wmg. very subdued. G. Price, who scored Shore s only coal" deserved the honour. Following in fast after Ida Hcep's shot, she flicked it in from tho goalie's clearing shot. There is no doubt Eden s forward line is the best in the competition. Wesley and College Old Girls played to a 2-all draw on No. 1 ground in another scratchy game. Old Girls pressed hard from the start, but D. Ball upset the attack and returned to her forwards. A newly promoted, player, C. Corrigan. left-inner lor Wesley, was the best of the forwards, and she was rewarded for her efforts by a nice goal. E. Hooper, on the "-mhi flank, was Wesley's other scorer. B. Warren. centre forward for College, showed flashes ol good form, and she scored for her side. M. Coldham, at centre-half, was as reliable as ever, but her forward line lacked its usual cohesion, M. Ryan, who was playing in the rlgnt-mnsr position, was responsible for College s second goal. Intermedia's Contests ' Although playing four short. Berlei managed to keep in front and .beat 'Varsity, I—o.1 —0. N. Hammond shot the goal. Takapuna continued its winning way against Wesley. s—o. B. Reid, at centre for.vard, played well and scored three times, while K. Watt and R. Thomas also found the net from the right flank. Waaf defeated College by. the odd goal in three, both of the Waaf's goals resulting in good runs by right-inner B. Griffen, and her wing, J. Davidson. College's scorer was M. Shrimpton. 'Varsity A outclassed Air Force 11. by a soals to nil. All of 'Varsity's forward line tool; a hand in scoring, excepting the left wing—B. Culpit, D. Winter and A. Anderson, two each, while L. Bcecroft and centre-half I. Billington, scored one each. With the Juniors Training College, playing two- short, was defeated by Blue Rovers, s—o.5 —0. J. Price, Rover's centre forward, played her usual steady game and scored three times. R. Wing and M. Palmer also found the net. Technical, playing a greatly improved game, marked up their first win by beating Wesley, 2 —o. I. Davies was responsible for the winner's goals.