HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 5

HOCKEY.

THE CHALLENGE SHIELD. .: .;•■;; ' WON BV WELL©? GTON.' ; ; ;; ;' , :iBr l ABSoclatlon.) ~ , ' i , -~ •:.'. :'... oAUekland,' September:.&!-:" ;At Victeria Park' yesterday ,afternoqn (; in, theprcsence of 4000 spectators, 'the. Wo'Hinfjf : ton hockey representatives succeeded , in-* wresting tho New.'Zcaland Hpckoy. Association's ,i championship" challenge shield from . Auckland,.,tho . vioitors winning t by three goals'to'two. iHis Excelionoy'tho Governor witnessed the match. : 'fho ground played '•■ like'a-billiard table.'■ '. .' ; ' . '

At tho laßt.mbment Changes had to be. made in tho Auckland team, owing- to moa ; being .unable to .playy' and ~this\ Beomcd.'to; upset the combination. ..-, , .' ■ : ;- . •".Tho visitors had tho bettor; of tho gjjmo, and deserved tboiti. win. ■. Itoore : was not, a. weak man in the team. Pavies, tho Wellington indde-left/plaj'ed a brillrant game, whilo. the. defence of the visitors wae superb.'-' •' , , v"i' •'■;■ '■; ';' 'v','". ' '■'■ :: -*'y l ■from", tho bully-off, D., Smytho took, the ball into the Wellington circle, '.but his pass,,' was missed, and' Wellington conceded a cor-' ner.v Auckland continued. to; press until ' a ' penalty' for 1 sticks' allowed; the'visitors' -to clear. They followed up thoiadvantago, and: there was a>bully'in tho homo twenty-five, but the game had not'been going- long before D. ; Smytbe'..ind Masohiwore-looking. l dangerous, in another attack'"oil '.the' Wellington goal. When; the onset was ehetked the Wellington forwards got going well to-. gother, and a good centre.from.Davieeiwae only saved by a biilliant speculator by Alleu. : in goal.. Tho visitors came back,/ however, ari^'beating all tho homo, backs smothoro* Alleni scored through'tho agency of D. ,, S.-Smith." "■ :.-v ' ''/ ''.'■',:.' : . '. r k/'' .■/

■ ,: Wellington .- i : '■'.-..'■'j , ■■...•■:'- .....1 ; ; p | '■.■. : :- : Auckland ... : ',- ... ■.'.■•»•■■.■■• '••<. ■P^.'■■■;. ■Another, good attack by the,'visitors took. ■ play into'the" oirole, where'.a hot ehot by, l Davics was brilliautly stopped by Allen and .cleared hy.'Sliirtiffa. llio home .team now. attacked, persistently if. not brilliantly,: but a, behind gave them their,opportunity, and Elliott got' going again. > lie was etopped ,by,: gpeight,:au'd. the homo team" attacked agauv.s - Wclfingtoii.' conceding fotlr, corners in quick , succession. - -The vond'Lof- the; fourm;■;.was ~ something .whieli looked'vory like a.goal shot. ball-did-nob. go into the-net, and:thq.reforeo allowed , no ccore. After, a..short intorvAl, of. oven v plav a good-rush l by Davies- into tho , Aucklandcircle was eavod by;a , brilliant lifted hit by Speigh'tV The'vißitors-cbntiriuedto press,., boatnng-'the homo.:backs, badly, and. Aucfc V, lafld'conceded two corners. ; Tho home, team: ■attackcdlor a space; but. nothina,could get; past Hicksdn, tho'visitors' right, full.. Wol-.. lington. came, again. l ..and .Aeoldaiid:£aye.. e-: carter.- From;tho hit-ont.the. ball went.,t<i:'; Masbrt;.' who ■ passed to/'Brpoko-Smithj;.*!»,•: shot a,sp}ondid goal. ... ,'',''; '.._':.... ' _ r \«. vV-..,i;l"'■';'''■•••■ : '"'"Aiickliiind" : ■ ■■■•'",,;,-.'.•'•' '■"''••. '""•••"Iγ .• The'-spellendfed- without. furtherECore. | ]■'■■~'.■ , On- resuming,' Aueklahd. were '.first away<' and an exchange .off hits , brought: phj,: iiitb \the ■ visitors' whenco D. ■ Smytho. played into; tho. circle;;.but|Harty/. conceded a'cbrncr.' Mason's'shot , went ■and Wellington, ; chiefly.'by the agenpy :of Elliott,', played, into: the homo circle,,, V0 Ba(i sliooting allo\ved the home,men: to. relieve, and play was at the. other end of the field iiV an iristant-'j : ■'ThereVa.iapital: contra to . •Jilaidn gave him : .an opportunity but.a spksndid shot .was -brilliantly! saved, by. Dwyer. iho visitors cleared•' shortly aftenvards, -but tne ..- homo-'forwards "came-back again,• and a Jiigh shot bV'riasori'hit the outside, of tbo not., ■ The,' , Wellington : men. got.•going again,.; Mid G Smythe, with a pieco.of splendid.lnclm-,' , -. dual-play, took tho ball into, tho home- circle whore, 'driving at the. ball with the pP'nt.o] his sticki ; hp-beat''tho ; goalkoner and scotpa tho b'cs(/: - goa|V6f tho'iflatoh:.::: ■': .. :. ■ ; .Welliiigtejft.'/>-:'J--'-'.V'!'/:v;->": ■.' •'••..■? ''-■- Auckland? ... •••:•••> -1 ; :

•Fast, oven, interesting play, i notable for. marvelious fielding and beautiful stick play, particularly by tho visitors;, culminatedjn Elliott sco'riLg-' a ■-, goal, aft«r, •some: very/,fair: passing...-.: ■--~ ~ • ; . ; : ; . ;■ l: a."•■'.;.'..;■ ,' : .:-i ;;~ .J-'- ;'•■•','.'■' ■ i'. 'Auckland , ::;'.... '• : ?'',Uy. '■'■ After some even'play,'tbehomo.tcam'againlooked; dangerous, when' Brooke-Smith alltho'backs and passed in< the circle to'.Muiw doch, -who missed an easy chance to score.-, Very , . soßn ■ afterwards'Jacobseni away, ■frbmiialf-way, and sendin^:\bo', ball into the', circle: from nearthe: line,'. Mason and Scored Auckland's; socond..goal t y /.,,.,; :. ;■ Wellington-. ... •?■': •••' : .v>:-" : ." '- ?':' ; " : '.:' Auckland , - : j : .;.:; ". ; ',"i/.f>'. '"_■' '.'"■': Tne-gamo' ended 1 a-, f ow/seoonds. af tbnvards.-, Jlr.i E. Hay was tho'.roferei..,Thisus K Auck-/. 'land's first, defeat": ou • their.' own: ground : for.three years: '. '■/)';'{-':'\ -.-'■.^;^ 1 :-.;; s \•:''': i ; --; ; ; , : ■■'■.-Tlie victors', or rather;.sdme:bf .them'.rior several 'are staying longer'itt -Auckland, re-: turn, by the through train .this' afternoon. To-morrow .afternoon, they;; the .Wanganui .touring team, : pto.B- Bay. It : is, not yet clear whether tins will be be a;mal-. lengo'shield \match; it cannot unless Wanganui; : ,havb; puyini-the-'challenge: before. 'ihc.e^ : of : ;Atigus't.' i :;'j : ';,^^3:;;-. , ' "'•?.■.•,■'.• "'",'T ?; ; v^ CANTERBURY; y. WANOANUI.,);'. I :',, : Christchurch, September 5..y '' :.The';intorprovincial hockey, -match,-.Cantor-. bury v. Wanganui, was played at Sydenham , Park this-afternoon' in the"pr«sbrico of a-fair-number''of'spectators.- Canterbury had much, the better oitho'garae duringttho firet .spell,! ibut- tho' visitors, showed :better; combination; in tho'latter half/ aud; ; putup..an ; excellent! performance., , Tho game,'finished;— "-,': -.; : ''!•'' Caaterbury, V "-:.'. .- : ■■'■: .-Wanganiii- ■.!. '.^\fj-V-.- ■ v'■

LOCAL GAMES. < JUNIOR AND THIRD CLASS ; Tlio Metropolit-in Juniors defeated Wellington bv 6 to 1. In the third-class fixtures, Wesley defeated "Wellington bj 9 to 4 Metropolitan and St Patrick's College Old Bovs drew, eacb scoring ono goil Potono beat Victoria College B by 8 to 1. J LADIES' ASSOCIATION. I In the senior fixtures, Victoria College defeated Hmcmoi by 5 to ml i Pctone won from Wellington by 5 to 1. In tbo junior games, St MarVs and Ramblors drew- without scoring ' St. Mark's and Ramblers played a drawn gamo, neither sido scoring Horeawa suffered dofe'at. at the hands of Victoria College Bby2to ml Tho losers played one shorts Ph.ysic.il iTraining College defeated Hicremai by 2 to 1 ' Hinomoa defaulted to Groggs A. St.' ; John's'B defeated ; Grcggs Blw2 to nil College Old Girls beat St John's A b. 3 to 2 i In the tlnrd-class fixtures, Rosouoath dc4 to nil. Coltio B l)eit Ramblors by 2 to nil i