HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1480, 1 July 1912, Page 3

HOCKEY

CANTERBURY LIFTS SHIELD.. FOUJ? GOALS TO'THREE. THE LOCAL MEN DIE HAED. The first, and what proved to bo the last representative game here for the Hotkey shield, took plaes at .Day's Buy on Saturday, in the jirtieiiec of olid spectators. Wellington were the defenders, and Canterbury the challengers. The weather, which looked, promising in the morning, misbehaved, and the latter i:oi\io;i of the game, was played in rain and sleet. Tho ground was .sloppy, but the businesslike attacks of the visitors overpowered the home team, whose play all through lacked that hard finish which is so essential to games of this kind. On the day, Canterbury was the better team, aud their victory was well merited. "First Blood" To Wellington. At ten minutes past three the ball was set in motion, and Canterbury were soon on tlieolloiMvv, buti'l'nrtoni *aved smartly. Theii tho Hed and Blacks pressed, and a» "corner." resulted. No goal canie, however, and Campbell relieved his side. Here (i. IStrack was conspicuous by a clever,run, which brought play into tho centre, but the Canterbury custodian (Bellamy) was equal to tho situation. The visitors again pressed holly, and Wellington were kept misy. G. Davies, who made a late arrival, now came on the field for Wellington, and he at once carried play down held, but Sherwood eventually barred his progress. I'lay was evened for a time, and then Wellington attacked, but Bellamy saved finely, and a free hit for offside play relieved the pressure. ' C. Strack now .showed up, a great run down the right-wing beaWng Throp badly, but the chance was lost, and the effort came to nothing; Play shifted to the other j side of the field, where Thompson (\VelI liugton) trickily beat several opponents, but Canterbury came at it aguin, and, after obstruction by M'Eldowney, the lied and Blacks rushed thegoal-inouth. Dwyer cleared. Par'tnn "now secured, and transferred to C. Strack, who flew down tho field,' but-his "centre" was intercepted, aud Sherwood eased the strain. The homo men, however, hammered away, and C. Strack, again securing the ball, transferred to G. Davies. who smartly cut in, and sent home a beautiful goal. Wellington, 1-0. One Goal All. From the bully-off the Yellow' and Bfacks again rushed the Canterbury circle, but Bellamy cleared, and play hovered at the Canterbury tweniy-fivc. Then, suddenly, from a long pass, Gellety secured for Canterbury, and, after o clever run, transferred to Harrington, who, with a mighty swipe, equalised matters. Wellington, 1 goal; Canterbury, 1 goal. Tho Cantabrians were now "on it," and mado things lively. They rushed the circle, but Throp's shot went wide. Then C. Strack secured, but kicked, and Canterbury were given a free hit. Half-time sounded with the scores even. Lively Second Spell, From tho jump in the second spell play I was lively, but Green (Canterbury's loftI wing) missed badly twice, and Baker saved grandly. But the visitors now swooped down in a bunch, massing on the goalmouth, until Hulbert secured in the circle, and sent in a lovely high shot, ,which gave Dwyer no chance. C'anteruury, 2—l.

liui this margin of lead was apparently not sufficient for the Red and Blacks. They camo down again, over tlie very heads of our men, and play in the circle was furious. Harrington secured, the ■ball flew in, and Canterbury were now two proals in the lead. Wellington then sailed in. G. Davios secured, but slipped. Loader, however, dashed up the left-wing and centred well, and Andrews 'secured, and goaled in fine style, <ind the score then read: Canterbury, 3; Welling-* ton, 2. ■ -.•: . . All Square Again. .■. /Canterbury returned to "the attack, but a shot from HunLbert was well stopped by Dwycv.' ' Tlio Yellow and Blacks swept down the field, and here a Canterbury man might, with justice, have been sent oft' the field for striking Campbell on the knee. Play was stopped for a few minutes. On re-starling, piny was both fast and furious. Wellington secured, and a lively piece of play ended in the fleetfooled Daries sending in an irresistible shot, which squared the scores—3 goals, each. The Last Struggle. " Naturally, excitement was now at full pitch, but it was Canterbury's dny, and, once more, the lied and Blacks siormed the Wellington citadel. They .swept down into NtriKing distance, aim they kept there, and peppered the goal. Dwyer, however, Kepi them out lor some time, tetting up a splendid defence, but, at length, iroin a difficult angle, HuObeii sent i,i a meritorious-goal, ana the Southeiit-rs were now again in the lead by -J goals to 3. "Wellington are always "die hards," and they once more banged their way down the ik'Ul, but Bellamy proved a solid barrier to pass, and was, in fact, thb saviour : of his titlo. Times without number, ho kept Wellington out. ' Play moved back to half-way, but the home team were in grim earnest, and they swept down again as fresh as paint. Throp '(Canterbury) obstructed, and Wellington were awarded a pennltj- "buiJy," but G. Struck failed to turn' it to account. Wellington still presssd, but time was at hand, and, although they surged about the circle, tho defence was tot) good for them, and Canterbury were ultimately left victors by four goals to three. For tho winners Harrington, Hulbert, and Gellety nil played great games in the forward line, being always on the ball. Throp wns most conspicuous in the halfline, whilst Sherwood was the better of the Iwo backs. Bellamy, in-goal, excelled himself, and played the best game on the, field.

For Hie home (cam the bright stars were Davies and C. Straek in the forwards, and Dwyor in-goal. G. Straek worked Trojan-like, but right-wing is not his bsst position. Messrs. H. V. Wal'.on and J. W. Gendall controlled the game. The Shield.Handed Over. In the evening a/dinner was held at tho Hold Windsor, where the shield was handed over to Canterbury, after being held by Wellington' since September 7, 1009. The victors went south by the Mararoa the same evening. LADIES' GAMES. Syrens had an easy victory over Rata, winning by 10 goals to nil. Thegame was one-sided and rather uninteresting. The scorers were as follow:—Misses Benge (1), Dement (3), M'Donnell (2), and Simms (1). Hcrowhini played better than usual against Ramblers, but had to admit defeat by 1 goals to one. Misses Harris (3) and Bolton scored for the winners, and Miss Devonport for the losers. At Petone, St. Augustine's, after a. fairly good gome, defeated College Old Girls by 3 goals to nil. The Fetone District High School Girls were too light for Ramblers B, and were defeated by 4 goals to one. College Old Girls defaulted to Petouo. SUB-UNION MATCH. (By Tolcffraph.-Press Association.) Palmerston N., June 29. The Oroua Sub-Union beat Manawatu by !! goals to 2.