MEN’S HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 284, 28 August 1944, Page 3

MEN’S HOCKEY

Matches v. Canterbury Of the four matches played in Wellington on Saturday between representative Canterbury and Wellington men’s hockey teams, throe resulted lu draws. Canterbury won the game between the junior representatives decisively, by six S°nls to three the senior representatives, the colts (senior B teams), mid the executives turnishing the indecisive results. In the senior representative match, on the Basin Reserve, the play "as rather ragged on both sides, Wellington scored first through their Centre-forward, loin Ferguso:: and added another soon afterward. when W. Smiler, inside lett. made no mistake with a shot from a l’.®'! 1 . ner Canterbury came back solidlj. however, Itushbridgo, their eellt .^ rW q7 1 1 ’ scoring twice in quick succesMo • The first came after a nice run by Bowden, and the second from a I’ 011 ;' There was .no further score betorc han--11 Soon after the resumption Smiler scored again for Wellington, this time from a beautifully judged first-timer which gave the Canterbury goalkeeper no chance, but the lead was not long maintained, for L»gleton. who had been advanced from the Canterbury half-backs to the torvv-ird lint, seized on a nice centre from the right amt made no mistake. Thereafter tauter bury did most of the attacking, but without scoring again. Senior 3 Representatives.— Cnnterbiiry « (Iluslibridge 2. Eggleton 1). M ellington 3 (Ferguson 1 IV. Smiler 2). Colts -Canterbury 1 (Ayson from penalty bully), Wellington 1 (Mellum). junior Representatives.—Canterbury 0, ExecuHveZ-Canter bu ry 2 (G ri ' nI "V ’’ Gourlay 1). Wellington 2 (I’urves 1, Brown 1 The visiting Canterbury hockey teams will play matches against three Wellington teams at Karori Park today, play starting at 10.30 a.m. One of the " e ‘"’Jr" ton teams will comprise players Irom urn colleges.