HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22103, 27 May 1937, Page 4

HOCKEY

BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Arrangements for a five-a-sid^^cKey rnatXfm r the South Canterbury Apociation at Christc^hurcn mmmm n^efter y 4r-? e ceived from th f Qt|go Association suggesting June W: tor the ihterprovincial match, but it was decide" to ask for a later date. th Ah application was received frpro W? Selwvn Club for the replaying of a fumor P &rade match in wli ch its team tSSk nart'and at which there was no retire! M? E. H. Rogers said r that under fhlT'fuies the match ? would have to be the m tWb captains as After a long discussion it was. decided to replay the mat* U : W*WE* M *£ end of the seaspn, and tp notify the ap pointmefits committee of the non-attenq-anc? p? referees in this and any future "J-o'Tthe. competitions and match committee, Mr Rogers reported that there were now 51 teams in the competitions, arid'when the Selwyn Club third gjW" team of Indian players was entered there would be a total pf 52. making M JP" crease of seven on ttye number year. Messrs C. S. Clements, president, and A. Graham, secretary, were apppmted supervisors for thp tournament, and it was decided to purchase fiye gold medals, 30 silver medals, and four relay medals for presentation to the winners of the competitions in the various, grades. Mr H. Le Page reported rangements' had been .cqmp.le.ted for the commencement of the primary schools hockey competitions ne,xt Saturday. Two further teams had been entered from the PHillipstown" School, and the team from the School for thp I}eaf had heen ferred to the fifth grade. It was decided to postpone all senior grade matphes, on Saturday, June 5.

IMPRESSION CREATED"

STATEMENTS MADE AT HOCKEY MEETING Reference to a paragraph which appeared in *Tlie Press," following the last meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Hockey Association was ffiade at the meeW of that body held last evening, yir L, L. Smith said that if seemed to him that some speaker was misre'ported or else there was an unfortunate choice' of words used to express a'thought resulting V.a very unfortunate and erroneous impression being conveyed to the readers of the paragraph who'were sufficient control was npt hejng exercised before matches were pjayed and while other matches were in prbgress were discussed at a meeting of the management committee qf the Canterbury Hockey Asr socUtion last evening. Mr I. Davey said members of the Umpires' Assppiatipp ha<J even alleged that members of the, management committee were acquiescing In rough play. Strongly denying these suggestions, members said that the matches Had Veen out of control for years, but they were doing' their utmost to rid the game of rough tactics." That phrase: said the games had hem put fif epfltrpl for years," w^s. i not orsy a reflection on previous manage-

ment committees but was a reflection on the'work of the umpires whfl S.a wiljingly and ably carried out their duties, Mr "smith added- WW W^ ha ? b y, 1 °^ y intended to be stated was that uncontrolled Play before matches had been ignored for years and was now being taken'ln hand. The fact th,at this state of affairs had existed was mainly due to the thoughtlessness of players who developed thP mob psychology when they got together. Jt wa/in their .own interests npt tp do this thing, yet it was done week after week. The matter was now in hand, and if the requirements of the management were not acceded to then fines and perhaps heavier penalties would follow. This careless and unnecessary hit and "swipe" before was dangerous to other persons and greatly contributed to deterioration of the playing area and must be stopped. The president, r Mr G. S. Clements, said that the matter h>d had a particularly unfortunate result in where it had been hopelessly misconstrued. He thought the erroneous impression created was due to the speaker hot having expressed himself quite cjearly.

UNIVERSITY TOURNEY

CANTERBURY BEATS MASSEY COLLEGE (FBESS 488OCIA.TION TELf(J«AM.) AUCKLAND. May 26. The annual jnter-vinWersity college hockey tournament began to-day in tine weather. The ground Tvas iflpal. Canterbury College scored an easy vienu y n o^Wcto A rfmw e , &«$

In a friendly game AueJU* Otago by 8 goals to 0- 4 _._*^ttil*! TOe draw for to-morrow is^« w w = v. Auckland A. Victoria v. r fomen's matches will a to-morrow. MfM*S§ senior, youtns . ana J 22/0 satisfactipn gWiFiHW^ or ■(*W T *g 5 % pOTiW SPOP. Armagb street-