Ladies' Hockey Club.

Bruce Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 51, 28 June 1909, Page 5

Ladies' Hockey Club.

MILTON v. OTAGO,

The local team played their second match of the season on Saturday, when they were again victorious, beating the Otago team by three goals to one. Miss F. M'Laren could not get away with the team, so Miss M'Pherson was shifted from half up into the forward line, where she proved the right player in the right place. The place at half was taken by Miss Cars ruthers. Both teams went on to the field confident of winning, each having on their best players, Rain set in shortly after play started, and continued throughout the game, making the ground very greasy, In the first half Milton had the best of the game, and should have put up a bigger score had the forwards shown a little more dash in the circle. Miss Reid was the first to score, and Miss M'Pherson soon followed suit. The "'St half ended— Milton two, Otago one,

In the second half Milton were on ihe defence most of the time, and Otago must have scored had it not beeni for the splendid defence of Misses J, Moore and Watt. Miss M'Pherson, who was one of the most conspicious players throughout the game, broke away, and dribbling the ball nicely past the Otago backs regiss her second score, the game end* ing as above. Mr Rutherford made an efficient referee, —Notes On Local Players, — Miss Watt in goal, and Miss J. Moore at back, played a splendid defensive game. Miss Chisholm was not in her usual form. At half Miss Reid played one of her best games, keeping the forwards well fed. Miss Johnstone has played better games, and Miss Carruthers was too much flurried in the first spell, but improved as the game went on. In the forward line Miss M'Pherson was by far the best throughout the game, she was to be seen taking the ball from one end of the field to the other, beating the defending backs, and had she got more support from Misses Moore and A. White the score might have been larger. Misses Burn and Gordon have also been seen to play better games. The match was played in Dunedin, at For bury Park,