HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20961, 15 September 1933, Page 14

HOCKEY

CANBERRA'S CREW j MATCH WITH SYDENHAM The third hockey match arranged for members of the crew of 11.M.A.5. Canberra was played at Hospital Corner yesterday afternoon, when the Sydenham Club team defeated the .ship's teem by !5 goal.-' to 'J, after a most enjoyable match. The teams

vere: ■ H.M.A.S. Canberra —Goal, A.B. Chapman; backs. A.B. Fitzpatrick and Midshipman Williams; halves, Midshipnan Kerruish, S.P.O. Brown and A.B. icath; forwards, P.O. Bancroft, P.O. Xenny, Midshipman Macdoncld (cap-| ;ain>, Midshipman Tapp, and A.B. ■ Linlott. ! Sydenham—Goal. 11. Snook; backs, W Burke and J. Burke; halve?, S. Wells, V. Wells, and B. Mellor; forwards, S. Simpjon, • Burke, R. Rusbridge, R. Downie, and J. Langridge. Canberra forced a corner through Bancroft. Sydenham then broke away and kept up a sustained attack, m which the ship's backs. Williams and Fitzpatrick, were prominent for good defensive work. Langridge opened the score. Sydenham 1, Canberra 0. Chapman, the Canberra goalkeeper, made a magnificent save from Downie. The Canberra men assumed the offensive for a time, Lintott, Bancroft, and Macdonald showing up in good work. Sydenham returned to the attack ana repeated attempts to score were nullified by infringements. Rusbridge at last found the net. Sydenham 2. Canberra 0. Bancroft and Macdonald were prominent in a Navy sortie on the right, and Lintott brought Snook out to save from the left ilank. The Canberra defence was well tested when Sydenham returned play from its own to the Navy twenty-five, Fitzpatrick and Chapman doing sp!lendid work to keep the invaders an check. I Just before the whistle blew Langridge goaled for Sydenham, making I the" half-time score: J Sydenham 3. Canberra 0. | The second spell evenly. When play settled down, Sydenham assumed the offensive, riUpatnck and Chapman being responKiblc for se'v eral good clearing shots. Eventuallj , after a hotly-contested melee m front of goal, T. Burke netted. Sydenham 4, Canberra 0. The local team kept.the Navv men on the defensive, and h. Wells flicked the ball into £oal Sydenham 5, Canberra 0. The Canberra men took charge of play lor ? time and, after several shots had fone behind, Macdonald opened the fravy scoring. Sydenham Canberra i i Lintott just missed from a hot snot nad a |lfghUy the th. dosing Dlay. The game ended. Sydenham 5. H.M.A.S. Canberra 3. Referees; Master Artificer Keats and S"S<,n?ge Pl Oi y d Bo™' duo at Hagley Park at 2.45 p.m.

methven tournament

Si HocSy P C.ub, to be Mat Methven to-morrow, promises successful. The entr.es total 46 and include 11 women's senior A, U seuwr a ieaThafbeen H.M.A.S. Ca The Cr dr'aw°for the first round is as £ Andrews B. Geraldine, St. Stephens A 'Wom S en's h Matche S -Senior A: Hinds r v Methven B, Methven A v. tpr Southbrook v. Asliburton High Schoof Hinds A v. Tinwald, TechniCa Senior e *B—Methven District High School v. Lauriston B, Rawhiti v. Ral'aia Springburn v. Waimairi. Byes. Bari'ng Square, Lauriston A, Hornby A, Hornby B, High School Old Girls. Junior Grade —Methven B v. Methven District High School, Methven A v Mount Somers A, Ashburton High School v. Lyttelton, Hinds A v. Mount Somers B. Kiwi B v. Hinds B, South- : brook v. Hornby A. Byes: Hornby B, i Kiwi A.