HOCKEY.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6134, 8 July 1914, Page 3

HOCKEY.

j Tfco Whites easily defea'cl Te Puke ] on Tlit;r.i.S.jy by the haud-ofLe margir uf 7 guuU to 0 Te Pake were \vilium! t>o servic s of Brrriag'\ ikewa-'t, and Wind*-, a formidable trio, who were ieq>ons:ble for such goad work latt Thmsday, and their absence wa* keenly ft?lt in ibis game. J.'i^hc from the start, the match resolved itself into a Mictession of corner hits ard quait-. jr way buily-ofl's, the Whiten invading Te Puke's territoiy throughout, and indulging in some very ra*h and poor attempts at goal tho: i.ng. However, some of their attempts were succe-st'ul. Dailies being the first I > iind the uef, from a ball centered up to him whilst waiting in the ci-e'e. J Guinness was the next to score, l.tuuinof a }ioc one ri^ht from the edge of tho circle The Whites continu-d to press, and Alec Siiiunoiids, after making several very strenuous attempt?, was at last successful, ami registered Tauranga's third goal. Shortly afterwards, Iv-mp drove one hatd on to f !ia post, th* ball being deflected ioto \\\-i net. EUlr time was th-en culled wini the core : Tdiiranga -1, TePuke <>. The second .v-.l was much more open than the iir&t uad Te Puke occasionally took a hand in attacking, putting in several smart passing bouts, which at times took the ball info the Whites' teriitory. The visitors were, however, never really dangsrous, the solid defence of Stewart and Hoskins always averting any attacks the visitors made. Three more goals were added to the Whitts' score during the speil, and were shot by Sitmnonds, Jordan and Kemp. Te Puke* play was very creditable, considering the team included several new players. The bulk of the work fell upoa S. McEwen, who played a sterling game, both at attacking1 and defending. Woods aho put in some good defensive work,indulging in some tricky tricky play at times King, Little, Eym Drabble and Liefert showed up prominently, their play being mostly of the individual order, very little combination work being shown during the game. The Tauracgi forwards played with great combination, the ball ppssing from wing to wing, and being centred in great style. They were, however, inclined to overcrowd each other, and their goal shooting was, fortunately for Te Puke, very poor. A Siaimouda was the pick of the halves, but Hicks also acquitted himself well, as occasion demanded it- Stewart again proved himself a wondorfully safe back, and " Hard Hitter" Hoskins was again in great evidence, with his mighty swipes. McMahon in goal had a day off, so rnnch so, as to find no inconvenience in indulging in a pufr at his briar. Mr Poole again proved himself an efficient referee, and his ruliogs gave tno utmost satisfaction. The Te Puke players made the r« - turn trip per motor, and left immediately after the match.