HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 545, 28 June 1909, Page 2

HOCKEY.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. Y.M.O A DEFEATS WESLEY The Wellington. Hockoy Association's championship matches wcro continued at Day's Bay on Saturday afternoon All the grounds wore wet and slippery, and not at all favourable to good play. Tho results wore as follow.—• • Y.M.C.A. (3) V. WESLEY (1). The match betweou Wesley and Y.M C A,, on Ntf 1 ground, started olt serappily For the first portion of the former spell, the play was uneieiitlul, Wesley having the chief advantago About ten minutes after commencement, Y.M.C.A. drew first blood, by a lucky stroke, It Parton v being instrumental fho YilO A. attack continued vigoronslyjv.but they could not penetrate the,, defence.. The • Blues (Wesley) resumed the','aggressive, ari.d.;gobd,.passing ; gave, Curgenven"possession,.but'■,.hermulled the shot at.goal. A 'successful .passing rush on;;the left was then instituted, resulting in a score by Keys.' 'Y.M.G..A; .again, attacked, but were repulsed. Then a* quick'pass to, Carde altered the oullook.;; The latter intercepted on . the: : fly, and.'scored, ;'2—l. ;Tbere was; no further score', at the call '■■ ;of ,Oh/'-''^tl»e'V i looked /dangerous,■; but;,;Sherwood;,';inv. goal,, made,|a.;goqd{:;"save.' l ' ,-.A' rush up 'tho right, wing enabled"'R.' Parton to further increase t-lie YCM.'C.'A. ■• total. ■:Then; Wesley, assumed the and, for a ; , while;, kept, .play in their, opponents'; .territory, and wore very, near, fscbnng.- .'•At'-Cthis stage, '■ Wesley;:;jh-creased.;their,-dashj.'a'nd^the,/defending goalkeojier,.. Collie/ was,- called upon to save, more ;than orlce.;! Dixon',shot'a'goal through'.the defondersVj ! ,buti ■■ it; was' from : ; ■ outside' .the circle. Anelher opportunity; canie to the YM.O.A. forwards, ;and;a 'goal : eeomed- im-,minent,iwhen-Carde was-given'off-side.V A ,moment' : later,i,tho.Yollows;'essayed ■a:,'shot at, goal,\but.the ball-iwent, behind.'.'Neither side, gave a, 'good; exhibition of hockoy..■'; For thd winners, Hblnies, and, A; Parton,'. fullback, 'Dawsoni left-half, and Wheatloy, in the. forward, line,.,were "conspicuous, "while for, the losers, tho prettiest' placer was Sherwood, .in goal. /Christie j centre-half, Birch; .right-wing; and Dixon,; wore' the pick /of the'.team.,' R. Partbn. played' ,h'is last game for Y.M.C.Av in this-contest.;;.Mr; R., L. Jones cpntrplled. the/game, ;.";.,' /,-;;...

VICTORIA COLLECE (3) V.; WELLINGtON lij. , Victoria College mot. and defeated Wellington, on No. 'I ground, by 3 pdmts to 2 The victors achieved this result, notwithstanding iho fact tbat they playea one man short, Unihths, being aloaa as .full-baolc. Wclhngton have lost ono or two of their best men, and they liavo not achieved much distinction in the senior 'competition. Tho victors had the advantage during tho first spell, and, through the instrumentality of H. Beere, they notched a couplo of goals. Upon resuming, Wellington woke up to some advantage, and soon equalised matters, the soorer being Caldow. Uneventful play continued for tho next ton minutes, when Pope scored the winning goal. -No further score took place. - Mr. S Hickson was referee. UNITED (4) V. VIVIAN (1). ] Notwithstanding tho fact that United' persuaded their staunch veteran, Pearson, to como to their aid, they had no light task in vanquishing Vivian. The latter got the hotter of lie bully-off,' ; they carried tho ball well down the field, but they found, m the experienced defenders, a hard nut to crack, and they wore repulsed. United then took up tho aggressive, and came very near to scoring, the goalkoopor making a successful save Tho latter part of tho former spell was characterised by evenness, no score taking place Ten minutes of the latter half had gone before Vivian notched tho first goal, but United wcro prompt in equalising, Elliott, who found tho net on the first occasion for the victors, did so a moment later, putting the side ono to tho good. Twico again ho followed suit, taking possession from passing rushes Vivian instituted a solid attack, from which Thompson found tho net, but he was given offside, No further scoro took place, United thus winning by 4 to 1 The refcrco was Mr. Southnick.

KARORI (11) V. THORNDON (0). A ono-sided game between Karori and Thorndon took placo on No. 5 ground, the former winning by tho solid margin of 11 goals to ml Tboruden put in some good defensive work m the first spoil, but they let j Karori run over them in tho second. For 'tho winners the scoroia weio:—G. Davies 4), Ehas (3), Willis (2), Fulton (1), and Campbell (1) JUNIOR'GAMES. Wesley defeated United by' 3 to nil. Petono drew with Groggs ,Mr. Wallace was referee. i ' THIRD-CLASS. ; Viotoria College ; A dofoated Government 1 Life by S goals td'3. Mr. J.' Smith controlled tho game, Metropolitan. Buffered defeat at tho bands 'of Wellington by-3 to nil. >

Victoria Collogo B defeated St [Patrick's Collego Old Boys; by 4 to 2 Pctone met Groggs and dofcaled thorn by ito 2 Mr. Patrick had charge of the game LADIES' ASSOCIATION. , Potono Seniors defeated Wellington by 4 goals to ml. Mr. C A. Smith was rcferco St John's seniors suffered defeat at Ao hands of Hinomoa by 2 to nil. ,Mr. Soutiwick reforeed. In-tho junior games, tho results woro as follow .—Gregg A won from SI John's A by. 2 to nil j Haeromai beat Gregg's B by 1 to ml: Horeawa dofeated Hinemoa by 8 to I, and Physical Training boat St John'B B by 5 to nil For the winners m the last-mentioned game, Miss do Launay played splendidly, scoring 4 goals, tho other goal being gained by Miss Smytho In tho third-class games, Rosoncath defeated Normal A by 2 to nil, Celtic B won from Normal B by default, and Kia Ora defaulted to Ramblers. ■\,.<\ ■. MAT C H ES ,; AT/'HASTI NCB. : ; %i L 0 } •V; .;,ffir Correspondent.) i■' '.V; ■:'v^.;V,^r\'i;;^ _ In -the hockey matches;' played Sat'VHastings tOfday,'.results'were as follow:—Men's senior,.matches,; Civil ■'-.Servibe.-fS Jgbala); ;beat AVanderers (STgoalß) j Hastings '■•A»beaV:HaW lock by 9,goals to ,1. Ladies' •senior,' maitcbe?: Clive* (3 goals) -beat Havelook '(0); 'Wood-ford.-House'; (3 goals) ;beatj'Te v 'i