HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26713, 23 April 1952, Page 2

HOCKEY

NEW ZEALAND SHIELD NO FURTHER CHALLENGES UNTIL AUGUST . No {“ rt ! ler ‘■hallenges for the New Zealand Hockey Shield will be accepted by Thu te w Ur ’ V H ', holde 'S ) until Augusu This was decided at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury S?. C - k . ey Associa V°" last evening, when a r received from the New Zealand Hockey Association, asking for an earlier date for the shield game between Canterbury and Wellington . The decision was made on the ground with n? r L y v. Shl >? d ma £ ches would interfere I club hockey. The first match for the n.nl d ->? Bain ' Auckland will be played on June 28, as arranged A letter from the Otago Hockey Association was received, asking that a Canterbury representative team should travel th» P N y . ai i°W 1 side on Ju *V la - so ‘hat the New Zealand selectors could see the two teams playing before the tour by the Australian team. *

. T?. 1e comm ittee decided to recommend to the competitions committee that competition games should be played when a representative team was travelling. In the past, when a representative side has been away, all club games have been friendly ones. It was reported that there were 92 entries in 12 grades of the first round of the competitions, which would start next Saturday. An unusual feature of the draw was that there were no byes in any grade. DRAW FOR SATURDAY • The following is the draw for the first round of. competitions which will start on Saturday. April 26 (matches start at 3 p.m. unless otherwise stated): ~Grade-Wools v. Sei. Polo 2, C. , V ;„ Walter ' T - Esgleton; HSOB v. Univers, I. p.mn Polo 2. C. Gutry, C. A. Rogers; Trin v. Harewood, 1.30 p.m.. Polo 2, W. Grammer, L. C. Thomas; Tech v. Syd. Polo 3, F. Bearne, C. A. Rogers. Senior Reserve.—West OB v. Wools, Wools, B. W. Rogers, N. Hocking; Trinity v. Univers, Polo 4, P. Froome, C. Gutry; Redcliffs v. Syd, Syd E, C. Arbuckle. J. Hartlgan; Selwyn v. Train Col, Barr Sth, J. Grimley, J. Luke. Second Grade A.—Matchless v. Harewood, Elmwood, E. Harvey. F. IggoTech v. Syd. Ensors E, M. Good, C. Ryder;. HSOB v. New Bri, New Bri, E. N. Graham, R. Luke; West CB v. Lin, Polo 5. J. Mann, E. Jackson. Second Grade B.—BHS v. Syd, Straven 1. W. Heaton, L. G. Taylor; Chch v. West 08, 1.30 p.m.. Polo 5, T. Eggleton, F. Bearne; Harewood v. Train Coll. 1.30 p.m Polo 4, M. Elliot, E. Barnes; Selwyn v. Woolston, 1.30 p.m., Barr Sth. J. Grimley, J. Luke. Third Grade A.—Pap Tech v. Beckenham, Langdon's Rd, J. Taverner, O. Soal: Matchless v. West 08, 1.30 p.m.. Edmonds N, K. Mortimer, J. R. Reader; Woolston v. Selwyn, Polo 11, D. Reid, P. Blythe; Syd v. Lin, Syd W, J. M. Robinson, L. Dale. Tihrd Grade B.—Burnham v. HSOB, Polo 10, A. Ostler, K. Morton; Emulous v. Kiwi, Polo 9, E. Thomas, R. Parrott; Tech v. West 08, 1.30 p.m., Ensors E, D. Rogers, J. Messervey; Univers v. BRA, 1.30 p.m., Polo 10, R. Peacock, K. Cumberpatch. ♦

Fourth Grade A.—Redcliffs v. Syd, Redcliffs, M. Lloyd; Lin v. Sum, Sum, H. Ford: Pap Tech v. New Bri, Polo 1, R. Randle. B. Hall: Tech v. Univers, 1.30 p.m., Polo 1, S. Grade, G. Maister. Fourth Grade B.—Univers v. Selwyn, Barr Nth, J. Milne, A. Harper; West OB v. HSOB, 1.30 p.m., Polo 11, E. Malone, N. Hobson; Harewood v. Marihau, 1.30 p.m., Elm, E. Harvey, F. Iggo: Becken v. Ranglora, Rangiora, A. Cornish.

Fifth Grade.—Sum v. Tech, 1.30 p.m., Sum. H. Ford, R. Campbell; HSOB v. Wools, 1.30 p.m.. Straven 1, W. Heaton, L. G. Taylor; Pap Tech v. Trinity, 1.30 p.m., Polo 9, A. McOscar, J. Down. Under 16.—BHS v. Syd. Straven 2, Mrs Penney, H. J. Down; Beckenham v. Tech, Ensors W, M. D. Waters, W. K. Mcllroy; Rangiora v. Pap Tech, 1.30 p.m.. Rangiora, A. Cornish. Under 15 A.—Selwyn v. Wools, 1.30 p.m., Wools, B. W. Rogers, N. Hocking; West OB v. BHS, 1.30 p.m., Straven 2, R. Rogers, G. Penney; Redcliffs v. New Bri, Edmonds N, H. Le Page, R. Thomson; Lin v. Tech, 1.30 p.m., Ensors W, K. Elliott, D. Thornton. Under 15 B.—Syd A v. HSOB B. 1.30 p.m., Syd E, C. Arbuckle, J. Hartlgan: Wools v. Syd B, 1.30 p.m., Syd W, T. Cummins, R. Fergus: Tech v. HSOB A, 1.30 p.m.. Barr N, M. Lilburne, A. Mitchell; New Bri v. Selwyn, 1.30 p.m., New Bri, D. Craib, K. Domwell. Umpires please note: The first meeting of the Umpires’ Association will be held at the Pioneer Sports Club’s rooms at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Advt.