HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2565, 13 September 1915, Page 2

HOCKEY

FINAL ROUND OF LADIES' TOURNEY WIN FOR POVERTY BAY Poverty Bay ... 5 Wanganui 1 Wairarapa 1 Wellington 0 Manawatu 1 Hawke s Bay ... 0 : Tliero was great excitement at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon duriiigr the progress of tho game which was to decidu'the winnng team of the New Zealand Ladies' Hookey Tourney. "Wellington was pitted against Wairarapa, and it was kuowu tlint if .the local girls succeeded in being victorious, or even making the game a draw, t'liey would stand "a fair chance of winning the tourney by meeting and defeating Poverty Bay to-day. Wellington was most unlucky in being defeated by a single goal, however, and consequently Poverty Bay gains pride of place. The following is the position of the teams as at the conclusion of the tourney:— Played Won Lost Drawn Pts. Poverty Bay 5 5 0 0 10 Wairarapa .. G 4 1 1 9 Manawatu ... 6 3 1 2 8 Wellington ..5 3 i 1 7 Canterbury . G 2 4 0 4 Hawke's Bay G 1 5 0 2 AViinganui 0 / 6 0 0 Details of tho final games are as follow:— WAIRARAPA—WELLINGTON. 111-luck persistently dogged the Wellington girls in their game with Wairarapa. The northern team gave an excellent exposition of the game, which must stand as one of the finest ladies' gairies ever seen in AVellington. The first half of the game ended with no score. About midway in, the second spell. Miss Knowles netted the goal that won tho day for Wairarapa, Messrs. C'usack and Cockrell controlled tho game.

MANAVMTU—HAWKE'S BAY. After a fine open game Manawatu lad a deserving win over Hawke'6 Bay, whom they defeated by one goal to nil. Miss Kerslake was the scorer. Manawatu's centrcrbolf' played a fine game. Messrs, Carver and Louder wero the referees. . POVERTY BAY—WANGANU I. AVanganui suffered their sixth and final defeat in the' tourney at.tho hands of Poverty Bay. The final score was: Poverty. Bay, 5; AVang<inui, 1. Misses F. llill (3), Malcolm, and Bate wero the scorers . for the winners, ..and Miss D. Perritt for Wanganui. The Tefereeswcre Messrs. Lloyd and Murpliy.