HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 218, 8 June 1908, Page 9

HOCKEY.

; The.-, championship contestsi-r- ■■■ '^>5 KAROKI v r wfisct\*. " ; • The matchbetwCeniXMbii'^^^ decided.; at tlioAtlilbfeic jl-Piiilf. corar nienced. eveiilyi ''^)4*Ci&scpll6ndii-:. <ifl'/ttfit Karori. : Murphy. • (Karpri), : 'p jI,Q,t t dcC'' tljip'-* the ; posts, .thus.. - •After a' period;of •WesleyS.; attacked only fence, of tho-Blaoksi ia 'Karori ''territory.:. ley placed well, irate the,defence. \ In''ihe',lattj)iyialf'' of.tho • first spell,..tho'liglit .bljjes^Wesley),j,had ji)l the advantage, tically. through : the' '^6rt)|lafter.-half, time, Smith thb scoros.lv a. well-directed, hit. : niado A second Bcoro in the second snolk ?riiero was a tugslp at the post,.'Uiid. minaged to. drive I successfully.■ • _It was j|Jwught,- that the gaino would result hut some-, howthoy were pot.in.^jaj^Egjo'iin'.;;.Neither' side excelled in combination, 'out if ' anything Wesleys wcro 'superior in that.respect..' ■ JPlaye'rs complained of bumpy, ' but on tho' day's •play,, ilis i . bettor team won. ,'. In •' K&rpri, played desperately, ! b^f- : '- ! 'tHfe^t'W6'r6 T 'pressed. Their tbWthfcrfi a scoro 1 or Wo, but; i at: ; tlipr ! must he'said that \Vesley ; shotild fnrtheh"''.Sevcrart'i!ubs,"-'tlib-jKAror'i forwards instituted good 5 pasfeing r \¥uShey,' x but tliCy could not negotiate jh'e S4'hb Wbal'ey men' lost ground" frequently 2 by .stopping''-®, ball with their ,t6o*Tpii'({' before hittihg. The. 'fffis ■:Very : '"fa'st, and probably-one of: s .tli6*feo^t' ? l<ednj} v A3dlVj tested 1 of tho ; seasoii . :j -l)aviS' v (Kar6riJ., , * i cciyed a knock-on bis"[h"iikle,-and"£p6k''a'spoil •'at goal-keeping. • X'.-Mr. — .'-rrhe /c.'.-wr ' Mr. G. CaVvor ebntroßed'^ , Saffier- :,v< ':'.' 1 ' ;

WELLINGTON; As a' display vof lio6key : poor. '.Neither team sho'jved a ! -"disp6sltiou' : t'p play with combinatioif. 'tho .ascendency from the''.'stfoti ; Siid a h'&yb ■been the; team's cOnfidciVde ,Was responsiblp for "'its tactics. -lliorhdori battled -gamely and .fciiergetieally',' : .but; the iiiclusibii of new ; f was noticeable. bbtwebri : the posts, but .the. the score. Then Wellington, having 3i\is.4&'d tho net twice,' stored thrttJiglij Bc^t#s; i j'd^ifcy. : -Before ' tho • spell jCndedr.-anotlitjr apparently successful shot against Wellington. :'.Giorp;,; ! liow!6vor,'' ; scored : ■'anetlicr.ln the second- spell ; play was. again all in favour of Wellington, aiid Bcorb.:'Shot their third goal; tho game ending-'Wellington 3, Newtown 0." Mr.'Jones -was roferoe.;: ■■■

; . Y.M.C.A.. v. VICTORIA COLLEGE;; .' -'. :. Tho., result .of • this-match,;'.' wliicli- -was" iii; ;favOur of tho- Y.M.C.A;,,'.created- .sopm.i,iir.- : prise. From the outset' S,i|.G.A v madortiib pace a. clinker, and. A. Paf ( missed'tliij net a fo\V; minutes after the'(itart..',"'.t!.()llego l likewise failed with a' couplo, of b.i'sy shots. Then a protty piflco''of r plaJ w'a's/W-'ftncssed, the ball .being carriSl "down'/the "lift?-" by. R. -Parton for • Y:MiC?A;f-''Wlib c'etitVJd,. y anci 'A. Parton shot a. goivH' 'Frt?t ; jiliiy ftilib'wxid, and, as tho outcome of -viiiiSsiiig 'rush, Siiiis scored Y.M.C.A.'s ,sc£6nu 'Victoria G'ollego pulled themselves; together;-arid-Beerb shot their first goal.,' lii'tho second spell-tho Collego still maintained- the attattk, alii] Monaghan-equalised- the -se'olro!'2 , r-2;'.'(i'lt : Was 'not many minutes, hOttavWf.bpfol'q'.ißi Par'ton scor'od Y.M.C.A.-'s f tliird'-goal}'. aitd 'thoposition at tlio call' of'' timo '3' College 2. Mr: AWr'tfeferdb'.

UNITED T. ; :YiyiAN.' li;;! . :• This was. another .fait..and .Jove!'.garije, 'United went .-a'way at. tho.i,start,,,and Burkett,. following up a »hard.'._snpfe by Organ, scored their . first goal,:. Vn-iaii r .,tl!eii'.'(:aok n hand, but missed a Sple'iidid oppdrtuiiity by orratic shootinp. Elliot for United, also

•liiissedl two easy slioti. ' Play was now very fa?t,-aud.' well contested, '.the redoubtable Unitpds,> being properly oxtended. Half-way llirougli Vivian scored a goal, and tho spell ended ono all. After starting 'again each side" had" hard luck in not scoring. Again United attacked; but the Vivian goalkeeper, who. v ..\yas playing ; a .'splendid game, 'saved Ten minutes from the end Matthews,'' for "United, carried the" ball '■Up-to tho Vivian--.posts, and, after the goalkooper |iad«effeotcd one.-save, managed, by persis-tent-iojlowing, up, .tb hit into the' net.''Up (o.'tliis United had been attacking strongly. Subsequently, however, play was moro open. onded—United 2; Vivian. 1. Referee, Mr; Walton.. j ; .J, j,, .! JUNIOR. Victoria College, drew with Vivian after ajJiartt and .fafit gamo,. Resulting—4 goals . eacli!',''Di"' r ß6hgp.. and' Rf; Christies scoured Win W r tlVe'Wfirier by 4 goals to 3. ■ . ■ . The AVesleV-Wellington gamo resulted.ill a ,?iri forvtlie former.-by ;4.- goals to 3. ■ St:,, Patrjck's. College Old Boys drow'with Karori, "ea'cli side"scoring ono goal. .For the Old BbSrs Ryahjwas tho 1 scorer. ■ THIRD • CLASS. -•?St. i Patrick's Collego : Old Boys defeated Victoria College B-by, 2 goals to 1. F. E. Kelly, scored., both goals for tho ex-Colleg-ians. J' ' '■ '■"'Vimh-'defeat'ed- Wesley by 13 to nil. Forces; G.'Rosie,. and i Wilson scored for the vitftors. • \.. LADIES' ASSOCIATION. ■ 1 , -j-.:... ••; Senior.. .••• • .bViotoria-iGollego defeated St. John's by , 13rivals.,to :iiil./ • rP.etpnp. .bei}t"' Wellington by 2 goals .'to ' iiiT: ■' f. " " 'i Kiwi had a. bye. ... ... ■ ; , i'l • ••• Junior.. " ;Hereawa ■ beat Wesley by 1. goal to nil. . '■ St. John's-A. beat :Greggs by 4 goals to iiil." ' ~ . ~- - i •L.llinomos-' defeated- Kiwis .by 5 'feoals to . : hlLw.;::'-" ,"./ I .College beat Victoria Collego B. ' ,Collego Old Girls'. won . from. St. John'a Bbv 7 goals to 1. ; ! -Victoria College A defeated Ramblers by 7 goals to' 1. ' .. .

.. \ . _ . Rosenoath beat-Victoria College by 3 goals tb' niK ' : f.-Hiii'enio'a''won by '5 ■ goals , t-o nil from : Greggsi :• •' *. : v •; : . JVj^lpy i .'^ef^tea. - by 6-goaln . to., nil.' '•... ~. ' 1 : :.if<!it ,froni. : by 2 goals tb-rfil: •■:■ v ■■■" - , ..V'-Stri John's'- : defeated'TciTace B by 2 goals to-.nil.- i.v'. : •• ."..v ■■■■ •" ;..;leri:ac6 A y. Kia' Ora result to hand, , A match',"Wellington v. Huia (Masterton), played, at Masterton . last, Wednesday, before' ii very largo attendance, and resulted .iivn-'Win far 'Huia by 2 goals to 1„ Tho garaa-xcas- a , splendid .oxhibitibn:of Jiocko,V, yery oven,. : half-way through tli'e^'first, spell-iho first goal'of tho matchwas scored li'y Miss Richards for Qui&i after a'neat passing rush. .'Wellington livened .up, but.-'without.- succoss: Huia jrere not to bo denied, and scored agaiii. The second spell opened'frith a very dcterniined attack -on . Huia's'goal,; Misses Swindalo, Wobsteiy and 'Blair..being' conspicuous:- . Wellington contiixued to. attack, and,' after a'.splendid r.ush, / Bijcoeeded. iii finding,th6 'ljefci 'Tho goal was . , Shot' by': Fisher. The .mojt proiMeht pltiVoVs for Huia wer« Misses RtbbardSj Harfl«d Fp'j; Wellington ... Misses Moore, lijiinro,, andlWimsctt. yVftortho niatch Wellington wero enlortaincd ,at afternoon tea. and were given h vory hearty t^iid-oll'pii : :'tlio "station. , •

l "" MEETING AT MA.ftAKA.IJ. ' . , the'last;-meeting of,'tlio Otaki Hockey . Association, held at Maiiakau, 'tho'following 'fi&re'. present':—Mr.-. • Hi; Nicolson.. <111 the, j chair); - Misses'Houghton, 'Bird, Fraaotv(2)j , <Burloyj YBreenj diiJ.(jookj aiid:Meßsrs..Aildrowi Horo'E-rauti) liiicl Dowdney (lion. sec.). '■ ' ftOfktSifalmtmia'' •was -. received-'- frofiai; tho . Gra\'en T S6lipor North) and ■ tho, - Wangumii .Union.' Tho" former asked tbat/a.-ladios' 't«am"be:siint to l'almerston oil Wednesday next, Juno I0 t r which Was I unanimously ngijoed t to, and select tlie nicesSlij'j: team ;';a. practice wotcli. to bo. held -atj ' M(i»nk'pu.,to-day'(jrondav). :;'lt',was decided;..that 'this Association, stand . hilf the; travelling' expenses of the team, and thai'-"the ■ secretary write. to r the railway authorities relative ; to ; :rCdticcd-'-,farc£ : . It tfta resolved that the colours of those travelling ba black and. yhite, black: skirts and ties, ' and wliito blouses and"tams'.' _ '' Tha-ilettsr-from t the. Wanganui Union; relativS to S'i* men's.' representative match waa . held over. 1 . . • , . • Mr. Nicolson. was; elected toreprosent tho. •' 1 at the conference' of' referees, . to bo .held, in Wellington shortly, when some ■ yci-y interesting.- matter, .is. likely to bo dia-, . .■ ciissed'. , j:',':