HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 8

HOCKEY.

WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. Karori fl) v. Petcue A. (I).—Owing (o tho wet weather the city reserves wore closed lo jjljiycrs yesterday itltcrnoon. The. only game played was tlint between Kiirnn and jYiout- A, which look place at I'clone mi a very wet ground, one end bring partly under water. Owing to the >lij>i'v. - i-y iialm-i' of the ground the play ivn> not (if nil' best. From the "linlly olf" Pctonc carried the play into Karon quarters, lint the line deienco of the Karori backs kept (their goal ciil of danger, l'lay lor some time was of an even nature, but, eventually Karon i'nrw'fi plav into IVlone's end o"t the field, and I'. Spier- notched the first .-core. When play rc-darted Pelono had all the best, ol the play, and mis.-ed several chance- of scoring by hud shooting, this boiii;; due In one of their players not using (wo hands. From a sorainbli' iu Kuroii's circle .1. M'Kwan then scored, and half-time was called without, any nuthcr change. 11l the -ecnnd spell Peloue had very much the liest of the game, but: lost their chance of winning by the indifferent play of one or two of their forwards, who en', deavoured to play •'one-handed." The game thus ended in a draw, no score being made in the second spell. For Karori, F. and K. Spiers, Atkin. Gayford, and Cooper were, the best, while tho M'Ewan brothers, Riddle, Beswiek, and Xicholls were the pick of Petone players. Mr. G. Carver was referee. HANDICAP CUP. IB? Telesrapb.-SDecial Correspondent.) Palmerston, August 2. The hockey Handicap Cup competition started to-day witli sealed handicaps. Methodists won from Palmerston A, Palmerston B won from Post Office, and a combined junior team won from Feilding: Old Boys, a bye.