HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 272, 10 August 1908, Page 2

HOCKEY.

■WELLINGTON v . WAIRARAPA. Tho representative match Wellington' V. Wairarapa was decided on No. 1 ground, ' ; Day's Bay, on Saturday afternoon.' ' ' ■ ; j Tho teams were as follow:—Wairarapa—* Forwards: Pulsford, Gray,.. Fisher, Minott' and Hooper; halves:' Gordon, Donald and Boyd; full-backs: Fisher and Morgan; - goal: -I Hall (captain). Wellington —Forwards: Dixon, Elliott, Thompson, Smy.the and Willis j halves: Exley, Reid and Christie; full-backs: "• Hickson and Brewor; goal: Pearson' (cap- 1 tain). ' •> y■'Play was eveii all through, aud tho scores • do not give a fair indication of tho evenness of the game. From start to finish, it was very fast, the visitors making up- in erergy and speed what they lacked in weight. ' if anything, tho Wairarapa forwards 'were a ' little faster than the local forwards, but the " backs of each side played a great game.Tha combination of both teams was only fair Wellington, perhaps, excelling'in this parti! cular. .There was too much individual; play. Of the local men, Brewer played a brilliant game at-first, but his stick got'sprung. ; Dixon (Wesley) fully justified his inclusion in the team arid Thompson made an excellent sucoessor to Birkett as centre-half. ' Hall, Fisher, Minott, and Hooper, wero,conspicuous for Wairarapa. . ' .. . The visitors instituted an attack from tho . : bully-off, but Brewer made': a. gobd' save- > Play was neutral for a while and. Wairarapa again attacked, Pearson saving well. Tha ' attack was maintained,_ but the defence proved too sound. 'Wellington then'attacked ' from a bully, but the.shot at goal ,missed. "I From a free hit for obstruction, Sniytho and *i Djxon instituted a good'passing rush and / Willis scored. Wellington had another ! chance quickly " afterwards, ' but • • Smytlie missed the shot. Wairarapa' then rushed through, Minott, scoring. - The ' men then took up the attack, but the defending goal-keeper proved an obstaclej Wellington pressed nard»for'some time and Elliott was enabled to add score. Tho visitors ' then became aggressive but the shot went .wide.. _Some even play took placo and Hall,. - the Wajrarapa goal, made an excellent satoi ' j from a forward attack.' Soon afterwards, -; Minott equalised the scores'. • ' '*~i After tne spell,' the visitors had the sun! ' ' in their eyes. Wellington started on' tho ■ i attack, but the visitors reversed this;"Pearson got out of'his'place and a certain''scdre I '-' • ' was cleverly saved by. Brewer. Pulsford 1 (Wairarapa; got through a . few -.•minutes '' later, maliing the score .3 to 2. • Shortly : ! ; • afterwards, Thompson (Wellington) equalised.-'.'? : The-visitors had another chance but Pearson".' *'i made a splendid save. Wairarapa imm&; ' ) diately Started on a combined rush and . Pearson again proved the salvation. "Willis' got i).. . : possession, and jpassed to .Thompson; who': "|j scored easily. . The' latter, again scored, .the *>' ; game; resulting—•• "•>' ■'Wellington'.'.v.; : ... ' ... • 1... : '5' ! -" :i Wairarapa '... "3"' , ( The visitors returned by the afternoon,; . . train. ' ;■: vJ , • . . JUNIOR. \ 'St. Patrick's College Old Boys drew with " Y.M.C.A.'after a keen and hard-fought game!.. Both sides scored a goal. ■ For the ex-Col- ; legians Campbell was the scorer. ; . Wesley defeated Karori by. 3 goals to ( 2. J ' After a most enjoyable and : hard-fought' . 1 game, Victoria College juniors defeated .Wei- : lington by-5 goals to 3. The Wellington . i forwards pressed T hard, but were met by ; solid defence on the part of the Collegians, > while the College forwards lost few. chances, . ' Paterson's goal from .a. very difficult angle •' being a splendid effort. Oram (2) and Willis (2) were the other scorers for College, while Arthur and Coombes made no mistakes. \ Clere'(3) was the only scorer for .Wellington. Victoria College is now leading for the Junior Championship, Y.M.C.A. being one point behind them. ' : . GLASS... Vivian v. United.—This match was played atj Karori oil a very, slippery.ground.with' ' . an asphalt cricket' pitch in' the- centrei M Vivians won by 3 goals'to 1.:- Forbes-(2) : ' and' Rosie r (1) scored for; the -victors, and Butt for the losers. Mr. Hunter was ■ referee. • - 1 • ■ AUCKLAND DEFEATS NELSON. ' ; ' . (bi telegraph—PßESS association.) . Auckland, August 8. .Auckland, playing with a very weak foM • ward line, lyithstood the fourth challenge for the New Zealand Hookey Shield -at Remuera to-day, when they defeated Nelson by 3 goals to nil. The game was uninteresting,. but the Nelson men put up a plucky fight.