HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 301, 14 September 1908, Page 2

HOCKEY.

LADIES' TOURNAMENT. The ladies' hockey tournament was brought to a conclusion on Saturday afternoon., Tho weather'was perfect, and a very largo mini- ; bor of visitors mado tlie trip to Day's Bay, each ground being lined with spectators. Only one match had'to be. played; but for interest it was the match of the tourney. It was the play-off between Nelson and Wairarapa A (Kia.Toas) for second place. Tha . game was most determinedly 'contested/, but neither side .; was able to score,' The ' two teams thus tie for second honours. Tha Northerners have protested, and: the ..question will be dealt with by the Wellington: '. Association on Thursday-week. • •• A pleasant little function was held on Sat- ' ' urday ovening, when the visiting Nelson girls presented Mr. J. D. M'lntyre with a handsome silver match-box- and cigarette-holder, in connection with his arduous duties as secretary of the tournament. Miss F. Parsonage, in a few wcll-chosen words, expressed '. their appreciation of the work'done by Mr. ' M'lntyre, and the recipient briefly returned thanks for the unexpected compliment: i; " • The following is the concluding game i i — l -• NELSON (0) v. WAIRARAPA A (0). ' ' • Wairarapa got the better of the bully-off, and a sudden shot at goal just missed.' A moment later, Nelson conceded a'corner,.but ': the danger .was averted by, good hitting.. The . /. Northerners'attacked vigorously for a for-'. .... minutes, but Nelson saved well,"and then'. became - very dangerous' in their ' ~ circle, but they could not penetrate-the fence. Miss Elsie Humphries, at left-half, ' was conspicuous for the. defenders, saving : ... them frequently from perilous positions. JV4I- - extricated themselves',.,mdrushed iijj. field, but Miss Whitwcll .put 'in some pretty 'i play, and successfully eluded,the opposing '~; forwards and halves, and Nelson attacked.inr til half-time. After, the. spell,Nelson..,'pad. tho advantage of . the sun. , Wairarapa attacked determinedly, arid from a.'dangerous rush, Miss Smale, at, back, made; a cjovor : save and found tho line.. Even and fast "play. ensued at this stage, in which,Mis^,Barnett was conspicuous. Nelson instituted a pretty " 1 rush, and,a corner resulted. Tliey attacked. ; persistently, .but Wairarapa- managed; 'to . break away, and from the attack Miss Smala prevented,what might have resulted in , a . score. The.closing stages were excitijig, and . the play was extremely fast. Blu.es and Whites alternated on the attack,, botji.. sides • seeming equally on the verge of scoring, but each encountered a solid phalanx'in the backs of the other'' Misses E. BickiieJLand : . ' C. M'Guire were concerned in, a strongest- ... tack, but the goalkeeper saved.'. The whistle, sounded, and the game,ended with, no score.'..' Miss Keedwell,'at centre-half, did, some;excellent attacldng w-ork, for Wairarapa. • :. WELLINGTON JUNIOR.' CHAMPIONSHIP. ; The second round of the local junior. cham- ... pionship was continued on Saturday' after-':. 110011 in perfect weather. #' Hinemoas and Girls' College drew, '•■ no score being registered. Mr. L.- ¥) Leonard re"': . fereed. ~ " '■ Victoria College A defeated St. JohnV A- , by 8 goals to 1. Mr. G. Carver was tho. ro feree. . .•'■ • ■ ' THIRD CLASS. : , ' Ramblers;defaulted to Terrace .A, • LADIES V. MEN. ' ; A very interesting hockey match was played on Saturday afternoon on the Wei-.. ■ lington ground between the Roseneatb ladies and men (tho latter being in skirts), and ro- ; , suiting in. a win for .the, sterner sex. The play- ... was interesting throughout, but there was , som,e obstruction and "sticks" on tho part of the" 1 men. The ladies played .a' very. v fa.ir game, and deserve considerable ipraise for their play, giving the men plenty of work to do, as will bo surmised by the. score,-. men M 4, ladies 3, made up by Messrs. Marshall;(2), • Gosling, and.Downs,for the men, and Misses Watt (2) andtsCJprijiqlf fo^ladies. Botfc.teains ;r made merry at the Hotel ..Windsor- in- ■ the , evening to celebrate .the match. ;The..\yhistle,',/v was field by Mr. L. ,P.'\ Wrigley... . MEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. < ' The men's "senior matches were continued on Saturday' afternoon. United drew with 'Victoria' College,_ but,,. Karori were defeated by Vivian. Karori are ~ thus three points behind TJnited, who prao» ; -.... tically-'win the championship for the year, j ■ The'following aro tlie results: — y . . UNITED (2) v. VICTORIA COLLEGE (2). ■ A close aud exciting, game took place 1 ; tween United and Victoria College on No. .3 > ground. Castles and Beere were absent. ': from the Collego team, and Pearson was missing from the United team. The . latter was replaced by Luckie. In spite'of their defections, College put up a brilliant, fight,. : and should certainly bavo won on the day's play. The first score was made by Smith. - (College), and Elliott equalised from, a pretty attack.' Smith . intercepted a ; hit'by ~ F. Ashbolt, ran down the field, passed to • Oram, who hit in easily. Immediately, afterr ■ wards, Strack ran, down,. and Smith • found 1 the net, but-.it was given offside. ; After some oven play, Smythe centred .to. Elliott, who equalised. After the spell, Strack mado -• a pretty rush,, but a shot at goal ,missed; : ■ College maintained a good attack: fora '. while, and keorily-contested play ..followed. • The advantage lay decidedly with<. tho Col-.-legians, who played magnificently..;- Elliott. .. ran nicely down the field, but ho.missed an , easy goal. Both teams played an excellent game, Hickson, United's right ■ full-back, saving . frequently by hard and well-placed '. hitting. In fact, both sides oxcelled in intr ting. . _ ■ ' VIVIAN (2) v. KARORI (1).- ' Karori met Vivian on No. 1 ground,' and ; were beaten by two goals to one. The resuit was generally forecasted as a, win' for'" , Karori, but Vivian prevailed over what was a weak team. The Campbell brothers were, absentees from the Karori team, their places - having to be filled by juuiors. The, gamo / was played on No. 1 ground, which was in good condition. Both sides showed a tendency, when shooting; to hit too hard and not use any judgment. From the'commencement of the game Vivian set up a- strong attack, - and .' •had their opponents penned in on-.their.line.'' ,1 , After about-ten minutes' play, Dunn .open#! .;. up Vivian's 1 scoring account by shooting;',;i ~ goal from a scramble within the circle,:- ' Karori rallied after this,' but . through 'lack;'' of combination were forced to again - •; their line. Vivian - maintained the attack' right through to the end of the. spell, and. . were awarded another goal, netted by. Col-,, . lins. Karori gave 'a better • display,., in' the second spell, and had Vivian., - defending most of the time. About three,.-, . minutes after resuming, Karori registered » t .. .; goal, shot from a s difficult .angle by Murphy. <5 ,.: Karori had many attempts after . this,put . ,f- . they could not add. to their 'score, and: game ended with' Vivian winners ..two .. goals to one. Cathie, Spiers, and Davie played well for Karori, while for Vivian Sanders (goalkeeper) and Forsyth showed 'out* prominently. Mr. J. H.- Hunter referecd., - AUCKLAND v. WANGANUI. " (l)V TKLEGEAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , V Auckland, September 12. Auckland . defeated Wanganui in a match for the Now Zealand Hockey Association's ■ ; Championship Shield at Rcmuera to-day. : For i the first five minutes Wanganui showed great dash, and Coe notched a goal. Tho Auck-, "■ landers then asserted themselves,..and, tho . , Wanganui men were never agaiu in tho' hunt, Auckland eventually winning by nine • goals to one. For the winners, all tho forwards scored, Mason getting three goals, Barry two, Brooke-Smith two, and Slather ■ ! and Wclhnm one each. Mr. E. E. lladdon was an efficient referee. Auckland have withstood seven challenges for the Shield this season, and will-hold it I until next year. .