HOCKEY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17134, 2 May 1921, Page 9

HOCKEY.

pjMITEBBUEY association. iA. third round of the Canterbury Hpcfcey competitions wje played on gfJKffr The weather was beautifully fine fast and in good order.. BeSENIORS.

iitLfftS (3) CHRIST CHURCH (0). ooening 'bgea of the match between eiwrn and Christchurch were all m f«vour ZfZEI former, who had several unsuccessful 'ISVgoeL A series of three corners in iSSt Vaoceeei™ proved productive, and jPJXL' (jhrirfchurcli put .a little extra vim clay and transferred the game to Sira's..twenty-five, _ whore Grose effected a !£,« olear by hitting over the ade line, ffiZm *nd oentremg well enabled H. Bell ffZsv a (hot which cleared .the top of the -ILnW game developed into a series of ' Jttacfca by both sides, but half-time blew with W oß*w*uming, Selwyn tgain assumed the but were pulled up for off-side, IS"(Sriitchurch took possession, only to b« ffL,, by Mahoney, who passed to 8. v Bell. put in a solo run and notched ; fZM tm Selwyn. Christchurch fco&e up at and „P. Werren and Williamson wL momineot :n a fast rush, but Smith k and cleared. Selwyn attacked. K rZj W Bell found the net, but was penalised W fmrsticks- The resultant free hit started the f rkrfitchiirch forwards and the B.l«m goalkeeper had to concede a corner, '3 ih BMltlw A combined forward VmSTW-Selwyn pat Christchurch on the defence Wrt Woodfield's shot missed the net. fttattr after Richmond put in a- magnificent Selwyn, and passing neatly to W ijWL the latter scored a second goal. £el«tn continued to attack and H. Bell third goal just before time, which 1 with the score Selwyn 3, ChristS®fc ,Beferee, Mr C.. Bellamy. , ,<OEAOTOBD (1) v. X.M.C.A. (1). Afitt a cloße and even contest ithis game jn' # draw with . one goal each, v'vx&'were the first to assume the aggres.hre W'a soor« waa prevented only by the (Wenoe 'of" Soper. A combined attack bv Vjf.CA. leached the Cranford circle, but P with the 'shot.' Cranford attacked "bot'fonnd a solid in Velvin *<ul rftrob.' who combined admirably' and made vwr few mistakes. Y.M.C.A. came .- a i n were penalised for off-side. The IJL nve Faulkner and Quartermain a chaWMd bMting Velvin, they reached the YM.(U.' clwle.,Velvm recovered bnlhanUy ' and. tackled in the circle, and hit over. Crsnftnd ca&e again but Dixon relieved by a Icmffhft' and • half time • blew with no score. Ia th» second half Y.M.C.A. attacked urlT.'and after a series of failnres Holland ran down thtf field and transferred to Fildes, who pat in ths first goal for Y.M.C.A. Cranford mads .strenuous efforts to equalise, »cd Qnartermain headed en attack on the Y.M.CA. goal,, which ended in. a corner, but Y M.OA. Sewed. Cras#ord came again, stod dftei 1 : a h* unsuccessful attempts Quarterniain eecured .and. passed-to Fa-ulkner, who beat:, tbe Y.M,C.A. goalkeeper and eoored. The game'became very faot and exciting as each team endeaveated to get ahead, but both sets of -backa' were safe, ' and no further (core resulted, the game ending In a draw. Referee, Mr E. Ballinger. SYDENHAM (7) v. ADDIKGTON (2). Fpr the. first' spell the game was fairly tat towards the end AddingtOtt were completely paralysed, and Sydenham added . in qujck succession, finally win- • .Mven goals to two. In th« opening staesa Aldington were promfSent, ond from s •erfeaoi short passes Sydenham were forced, " found the net from the corner ' bit. /Sydenham.secured from the. bully, and readied, the Addington oircle, but Bix and lingfordOcleared. A •010 run by James Taylor aooring a second goal for Addiugtoti. After a spell of midfleld' play, Sjdwfiiua attacked, and a breach against Addhftrtorunear tn» circle gaV» the attackm a, to* ]fit> which .enabled Warburton to h&nCfpfWards put in a determined attack, and.Ctunmings equalised the score. In|the> ~ *eoond spell' Addington held their grosnd a time, but their onslaughta .on tlie fydenhahi goal w«re frustrated'by Berry end': >6ay. Eventually : Sydenham broke throttgk' Addifigton's ' and' thereafter;the game ( wae located in Addington's teiriMiir,'' and. Sydenham scored five goals-* (S), Warburton (2), and Sherriffe—-»4tmf/ihe-final aoors Sydenham t, Adding- ' Dallison, . SECOND GRADE. and Prenoh) dTMf tvrith Selwyn (Squire,-Shephard, and Lwter). Befexee, Mr C; Whyte. Technical A 6 (Teagu» 8, Barwick 2, and ttbnwr.l) defeated Cranford 8 (Kiddey, Attyeo, sad'jHocjeing). Referee, Mr C..'Bishop. (Stiwart % Barfies 1) defeated / 1 (Farrell); Beferee, Mx M. Bugg. <,: ,r, Wiicox 8. CaunK'B/ Butterfield 9r;Ttarner 1) defeated . Beferee, 6, Weir, and Milner) cUfeaMKL Cwiford 0. Referee, Mr rHyorook. v Sehnrn B |.JSandford 2, ';lkniire 'and HoeChrietchiir<ih. 8 (Jamee). Befe\xe«sfjjfe:siri. t Hairrington.. Y;jjpJA. r -MG. Barker O, sad P. Barker) def«ttia Bel)*yn A l f(Bry4en). Beferte, Mr A. fiatltetlesi.- . ... ......