HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 212, 1 June 1908, Page 2

HOCKEY.

. —rv — SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Tho championship hockey matchcs wore continued at tho Athletic Park and Day's Bay in fhio weather on. Saturday afternoon. UNITED V. VICTORIA COLLEGE. Tho match between United and Victoria College (perhaps tho two best teams on their present showing) at tho Athletic Park was fairly interesting, but it was marred to some extent by a little rough play. For a while it was oven, but the Beds (Uniteds) soon pressed their opponents, and a score was only averted by good play, on the part ol' tho defending goalkeeper. In a few minutes Reds again pressed, and . Birkett drovo through. Tho goalkeeper stopped the ball, but it glanced through'the posts from his boot. T. Strack shortly afterwards equalised'for tho College. From a bully at tho College twenty-five, the ball was well' passed to Smytho, who ma'de the scores 2 to 1. After a tussle at tile post, Birkett again got through. ' Tho score was 4 to 1 when tho whistle blew for half-time. Tlio second' spbll- had only run a miriuto or two whon Beoro ' (College)' added to his side's J? A determined struggle took place in tho Collegians i territory, and 011 the ground of obstruction the referee awarded the College a penalty goal. The last score .was made by Matthews (United), and the Rods thus won by 5 to 3. It cannot be said that either side played a good game, but tho United men were too good for their opponents. Tho Collegians played a hard game, but they could not win. Beoro (College) worked as hard as any two of. his' men, but _ they wero not alw t ays ready to support him. . ,The' play was not fast; that was quite impossible, as the ground was very lumpy. IVESLEY v. THORNDON. In tho game,\Wesley v.. Thorndon,-the play was willing from the bully, but Wesloy were first to break. away, and this' young and promising team • notched first goal, Smith being the shootist. They continued to attack; but Thorndon woko up and Hunt scored for them. A little time afterwards Keys shot truly for Wesley. Early, in the second half Foote scored for Thorndon, and thus again equalised matters. But Wesley were not to be denied, and once again Smith shot for them. This was followed almost immediately by another goal, which Keys appropriated, and try as they would Thorndon could not recover .lost ground, having to accept a 4 to 2 defeat. The referee was Mr. H. B. Walton. VIVIAN v. Y.M.C.A. Y.M.C.A. were unable on this occasion'to repeat their performance against Wellington, being defeated by a margin of one goal, after making a game effort. The opening •saw little of note. . Y.M.C.A. 'wore'.first to draw blood, Donovan (left wing) hitting between the uprights. - No further score resulted till after half time. From a smart, attack Thompson then hit a goal for Vivian,' and after that Loder (Y.M.C.A.) followed up a. long hit by Holmes, and sent in a hot one, which_ the goal-keeper saved. But not to, be denied Loder again got going, arid this timo hit between the uprights. Y.M.C.A. came away again,_ and R. . Parton scored— 2—2. Near the finish, however, Vivian made a spurt, and Collins .of theirs shot their third goal, putting them ono goal ahead. Mr. Morpeth,was.referee. KARORI V. WELLINGTON. For the first ten :minutes an equal fight was waged. Gradually the Karori forwards got down to .the .Wellington goal, and after one or two unsuccessful efforts Willis, one of their forwards, scored. For a time Wellington held their own, but' towards the end of the spell seemed to pass under a cloud, and. Karori,;, took ~: _ advantag^,.: , of. .the opportunity to score: two more goals, the first boing ;hit by ; Putnam, and: thei second by Davies.. TlietspelLerided- withouOurtlier ad--dition. Wellington woko up in tho . second half, and had one.or two unsuccessful shots. The pace right to.; the-finish was fast, and the play full of incident, but neither side could, score.Karori halves were their ..outstanding feature, as compared, with : their opponents' play, and their hitting was clean and . sure; The result of the game .was thus 3-0.

JUNIOR. ■ Karori defeated Wellington by 3 to 1. T. Bailey, (2) and Lower were the scorors for . the victors. 'Vivian beat' St. Patrick's College Old Boys' by 2 to 1. F. Ryan scored for the! losers., ' THIRD CLASS. Thorndon defeated Vivian by 6 goals to 1. M'lntyre (2), Kitching (2), Wallerman,. and M'Donald shot the goals for Thorndon; who played. two : short, and Forsyth scored for Vivian! . , , . ' . 1 St. Patrick's College Old Boys drew with , Victoria College A, each side scoring two goals. R. M'L.-iughlin scored both goals for the ex-Collegians., , - ' Y.M.C.A. played their third,winning game on Saturday, when they defeated "United by 7 coals to 2. Goals for Y.M.C.A. verc scored by Hall (4), Sinclair (2), sMiroso (1), ! and Mcecham hit both the goals for, United. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. Tho Hawke's Bay Hockey Association has decided to include Taranaki in. the '.future list if a team is sent on tour. Tho _ Taranaki-AucMand championship match is to be played oh July 4, and the winners will play Canterbury on July 11. ' LADIES' ASSOCIATION. Saturday ■ was an ideal day for ladies' hockey, and it was a great contrast to tho previous one, and every club was well represented. Play was very keen in all tho matches,''and the majority of the": grounds were in . good order. In the senior giit.esj Kiwi' defeated St. Johns, Victoria Crhego' won their match against Wellington, and the' Petone ladies had a bye. , , KIWI;v. ST. JOHN'S. V The match between Kiwi and Kt. Jchn's was played on Y.M.C.A. ground, Miratnar, It was an interesting and keenly-contested gamo. Kiwi won the toss, and played with the sun at' their back. From the bully-off Kiwi got a good passing rush, but were prevented from scoring by the splendid'defence' of . the St. John's team, the goalkeeper deserving special mention. The Kiwis were conspicuous by their hard hitting. The first spell ended—Kiwi, 3 goals; St. John's, nil. In the second spell St. John's seemed to rally ''round tho flag, and made some determined rushes, but repeated efforts to scoto were frustrated by bad shooting on the ono hand, and Kiwi's strong defence on tho other. Misses Tavendale and Croll in the front rank, and Misses S. Greville and' H. Brown in the half-lino, played best for St. John's; and Misses Glasgow, Lawr.v, Holmes, and Bulkley (forwards), G. Gear and k! Doughty nnd M. Doughty (back' division) played a good game for Kiwi. Mr. A. Patterson gave ovcry satisfaction as rofcroo. VICTORIA COLLEGE v; WELLINGTON. Tho match botv.'een Victoria College and Wellington was played, on tho Wellington ground, Miramar, and resulted in a win for Collcgo by 7 goals to nil. Misses Tavendale (2),:Casey (2), K. M'lntosh (2), and Bissett shot tho goals. Mr. R. S. Popo was referee. JUNIOR. Victoria Collcgo A defeated £>t. John's B playing two short, by S goals to nil; scored by Misses Jackson (5), M'Kenzie, Taskcr, and Lear. . .. Ramblers and College Old Girls played a drawn gamo, neither sido scoring. Sir. L. Joiles was referee. Hinomoa defeated Wesley bv 2 goals to nil, scored by Misses E. Harrison and E Carmichael. Mr. V. B.- Willis was in charge of tho gamo.' . : ;?!>•'' John's A and Hcreawa drew, no score being registered. This match was a wcllcontestod ono; soma good work being sot in by both sides., Mr. L. P. Leonard carried tho whistle. • Kiwi and Girls' College each scored two goals. Misses M'Gowan and Bulkley shot.

tho goals for Kiwi, and Misses Johnston and Carroll for Girls' College. Mr. J. W. Kendall was referee. ftreggs defeated Victoria College B by 4 goals to nil, scored by Misses Christie (2) and Hoddinott (2). THIRD-CLASS. Kia. Ora defeated Ramblers by 2 goals to 1. Misses Styles and Clifford scored'for Kia Ora, and Miss Cameron for tho losers. Mr. J. Blair was referee. ' Victoria College defeated S. John's by 5 goals to nil. Mr.G. Keall.was in charge of, tho game. Endeavourers defeated; Girls' College by 5 goals to 1. Misses Bennett (3), L. Dredge, and H. Stairmand scored for Endeavourers, and Miss Dement for College. Mr. L. P. Wrigley was referee. ' Hereawa and Greggs drew, neither' side being able to score. Greggs played. two short.. Mr. L. P.. Leonard was referee.Torrace A beat Hinemoa by 2 goals to-nil. Mr. F. E. Kelly was, referee. Roseneath v. Terraco B.—No result camo to hand. '-' : ' .■ . ■ 1 A number,of ladies' matches will be played at Miramar. on, Wednesday, Juno 3. Visiting'' clubs from Masterton, Carterton, and Groytown will try conclusions with various local , teams. A good ,timo is. in.store for hockey enthusiasts.- ;