HOCKEY.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 14, 17 July 1905, Page 2

HOCKEY.

Owing to the Waiwetu Club having withdrawn from the senior competition, the Wellington? had a bye on Saturday. Neither of the two senior games provided a good exhibition of hockey, the TJnited-Karori fixture being little better than a farce, and the game between Victoria College and Vivian, though fast and open, was devoid of anything approaching brilliance. - UNITED v. KARORI. Some few minutes after the commencement Karori (who were two men short) were put on 'the defensive, and, with the exception of an occasional rush (one of which "resulted- in a. goal)/ were kept there throughout the game. All the red forwards were, in good trim, and they instituted charge after charge, and had little trouble hi breaking through the half-hearted defence offered. In aE they secured eight goals, to one gained by Karori. Had it not been for the almost Incessant off-side play, the score would have been much greater. The United backs were given but little to do, which perhaps explains the poor form shown, for, with the exception of Pearson and Weybourne, all the backs played much below their usual standard. C. Hjckson indulged in a considerable amount of fumbling, and he allowed several easy balls to pass him. The less said of the play of the Karori men the better,! for none of them played anything better than junior hockey. Mr. T?. H. Pope acted as referee. .VICTORIA COLLEGE v. VIVIAN. College won this match by ' 3 goals to 1. The main characteristic of the game was that the bulk of the tactics employed ■-were more or less useless. The leather travelled abont at a great pace, but to very little effect. While tho Vivian forwards organised one or two likely rushes, their play was generally lacking in combination, and the vanguard seemed content to rush about in an aimless kind of manner. Vivians were a man short, and Eglin left goal and played full-back. The winners have been seen to better ' advantage, but special mention must be made of the fine wing display given by Gower, his line-play being particularly good. Oram on the other wing was weak, mainly owing to "his poor fielding. The backs did what was requjred of them in a perfunctory way, no one doing anything calling for special mention. Mr. A. H. Hollis was the referee. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Wellington drew with Knrori, each side securing .1 goal. United defeated Thorndon by 4 goals to 1, thus establishing a lead for the cup. Victoria College drew with V.M.C.A"., each getting 2 goals. Wesley defeated Vivian by 2 goals to nil. THIRD CLASS FIXTURES. Victoria College A suffered their first defeat this year, Wellington beating them by 3 goals to 1. Thorndon beat College B by 13 goals to nil. t Karori won from Y.M.O.A. by 5 goals to 1.