HOCKEY VISITORS

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 280, 23 August 1934, Page 11

HOCKEY VISITORS

Defeat Horowhenua FOUR GOALS TO NIL Dominion Special Service. Otalu, August 22. In the third game of their tour the Australian hockey representatives defeated Horowhenua here this afternoon by 4 goals to nil. The. match was more oven than the score indicates. After tlie heavy rain of Tuesday the ground in the Otaki Domain was greasy. Horowhenua attacked first, but were ruled offside. Australia replied with a left-wing move, led by Milner, who transferred in the circle for Peunmn, the centre-forward, to goal a stiff shot. Milner then found the net, but the ball was shot from outside the circle. Australia broke away again, but Broughton, the full-back, broke up the assault. Watson, the Australian goalie, saved brilliantly from Morgan. The first 10 minutes was Australia’s. Then the game was anybody’s for the rest of tlie spell, Broughton, the full-back for Horowhenua, was playing a great defensive game. A series of Horowhenua attacks had the crowd on their toes, but sterling goalkeeping by the Australian goalkeeper prevented Horowhenua scoring three times in succession. At half time the score was: Australia 1, Horowhenua 0. Australia' forced a penalty corner five minutes after the restart for Tester to drive in a shot which beat Wilson, the goalie, all the way. Australia 2, Horowhenua 0. Australia scored another gon) immediately, Penman netting. Australia 3,'Horowhenua 0. A passing rush then ensued, in which Stenning transferred- to Penman, who goaled again. Australia 4, Horowhenua 0. Australia escaped from a penalty bully against Le Lievre. In the closing stages Horowhenua attacked strongly, but tlie game ended: Australia 4. Horowhenua 0. , Messrs. W. A, Scott and 11. J. Smith were the umpires. A STRONG SIDE “Best That Has Visited New Zealand” Dominion Special Service. Otaki, August 22. "This Australian team is the best that hns visited New Zealand " said Mr. W. Rothwell, the manager, in an interview before the inateh with Horowhenua this afternoon. “Every State in the Commonwealth except Tasmania is represented. It is a particularly young side; the ages average 23. Only one of the players has previously toured the Dominion. ’lhe team indudes four school teachers apd three students from Sydney University, and one from Adelaide.” . The captain is A. Lee, Captain of the Mosman'club, Sydney, and is a fine player, as is his brother, T. Lee, who captained tlie side which toured New Zealand in 1929. Among-the team is K. Le Lievre, a Christ's College old boy and amateur heavyweight wrestling champion of New South Wales. The team carries a letter of greeting from the lion. D. 11. Drummond, Minister of Education in New South Wales, to the Hon. R. Masters, Minister of Education in New Zealand. Mr. Rothwell said hockey had made a marked advance in Australia since a team last toured New Zealand, and was spreading beyond the metropolitan centres. Several of the Australian representatives had travelled hundreds of miles from outback to join the team. It was hop® ll to avenga the previous defeats by iveilington in the match at the Basin Reserve to-morrow. Mr. Rothwell _ visited the Dominion in 1922 and*l92o as a player, and in 1929 as manager. . TO-DAY’S GAME AT BASIN The Australian hockey team will meet Wellington's representatives at the Basin Reserve this afternoon, 'The Wellington Schools’ Association will provide a cur-tain-raiser.