SECOND EDITION. HOCKEY.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 141, 20 June 1910, Page 5

SECOND EDITION. HOCKEY.

KIWI B■ v. PAHIATUA. -Y

A tea-m of ten members of the Kiwi-, B team proceeded to Woodville -by., the 1 p.m. train- on Saturday to play, Pahiatua. As a result of the heavy rain (the ground was in .a very so.ft condition, and some of the local team had to turn to and sprinkle whitewash, out of a bottle .to mark out the circle. Even then players had to be" careful not to step' on the line or it would vanish in the maid. Play was very even in the first spell, with the -advantage, if'.any, infavor of the, Kiwis. Laws shoit 1 a/goal for the Macks and soon after .Fair 7 . .brother goto their first for Pahiatua. During the second spell both "teams wbrked hard and the game became, fairly open and fast. Fairbrotlier'" shot -another goal -from a free- hit,' and though the blacks pressed strongly they were unable to, add to their score. Time sounded with Pahiatua 2, Kiwi 1. Owing to, the Kiwis playing a man 'short the Pahiatua team received a frequent and unpleasant acquaintance—with the off-side rule, being constantly penalised. Messrs Brooks and Nicholas refer eed.

KIWI Av. RUAHINE. ;' A clip and banner match was .played on Saturday between Kiwi A iahd"' Ruahine, which- was remarkable for the forcing play of the Kiwis- all 1 ifclirough, the Carstons (3), and Cock-' ■erill centering well. Rua'hine- did not ishow to advantage, and the spell ended—Kiwis 3, Ruahine 0. Rualiine' made a- much-more vigorous effort iii ithe next half, and their better play ' .was assisted by the fact that the Kiwi forwards developed a Itlemdency to crowd too' much, their passing not 'being open enough,' and as ia .result Soundy, Tiwine, and Webber each aiotdhed a goal' for Ruahine., AJ3 ;she members of both teams .played wellj' but the work of Oarston and And'erson for Kiwi,' and Knight and Fraser for Ruahine was especially good, conipidering the wet state of ftlhe ground, jwhich intei'fered with fast play a good deal. Ruahine must consider (themselves lucky in making a,- draw, and so retain 1 the banner. This is, the (Second- draw witih Kiwi for this (trophy. The game was a decidedly (good one and interesting: itlo Faitch. -,Mr Meredith ably conducted the game as referee.