HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 68, 17 September 1927, Page 22

HOCKEY

Br "Sticks-

KARORI A WIN

AFTER CLOSE GAME

BRIGHT FINISH TO SEASON

Whon Boys, in^Wosloy's goal, failod to reach a rising ball from Eobb, tho young Karori A forward, in tho final |amo of tho senior A competition on featurday, championship honours virtually went to Karori. Only ono goal was scored in tho match, and it saya much for tho standard of play and tho fitness of both toams that that scoro was not mado until well on in tho second half. The Blacks, were, however tho better team on the day's play, for they maintained tho prossuro throughout both apclls, whilo tho Wesley mon failed to rotaiu the splendid form they Hliowcd in tho opiming- stages. Two men. shono on dofouce. O'Callaghan chocked many a dangerous attack on tho Wesley goal, and it was generally conceded that his work alono kopt Karori at bay, particularly in tho second spell. Tho other prominent back was P. Spiers, Karori »8 mainstay. His hard-hitting and wonderful ball control astonished and delightod the onlookers, and it is safe to. say that tho Karori not would havo beon in danger on numorous occasions but for his storling dofenco. Brennan,. Karon's custodian, had comparatively littlo to do, but Boys was kept on tho alert, and his display wns under the circumstances a brilliant cxamplo of consistent goalkeeping. Ho made 'no mistakes, and tho ball which finally boat him could hardly have beon reached. This season's senior A competition has boon . romarkablo for its close finish. Up to .Saturday's game, it was difficult to say which toam, Wesley or Karori A, would triumph, and tho match which closed tho soason was a worthy climax to an interesting compotition. Fow will deny Karori's right to tho championship, but thoro are doubtless many who would have wishod bottor luck to Wosloy, now ttinnors-up for tho third year iv succession. Sonlor A Competition. Hutt and , 'Varsity woro two toams xn tho senior A competition from whom bottor things might have boon expected than third and fourth places respectivoly. After holding-tlio championship for throo years in succosßion, Hutt woro regarded as having an oxcollont chanco of topping tho tablo at tho end of (his soason, but they mado a poor start and retrieved themselves, too late to bo in at tho death. „ 'Varsity .played n clean, willing gamo throughout tho Hones, and many would have boon ploaßod to see tho students win tho competition Training College openod brilliantly, beating Karori A by a big margin in their socond gamo, but thoroaftor thoy wore unablo to score, and won only four of thoir twolvo gamos riio appended tablo shows tho positions of tljo teams:—l-

Although- it- was- anticipated- midway in tho soaaon that Young Men would romp homo in tho sonior B compotition, thoro wns not a groat doal botwecn them and the ninnors-np Potono, after tho final gainos. Sinco bout toams wero always woll ahead of tho others, tho games lost tho intorest they might othorwiso havo had. Young Men did woll to scoro 73 goals, and have only scorod agninst thorn. Following is tho championship tablo:—

Junior Grade. It is interesting to noto that in the junior competition tho same club teams iis m tho sonior A grado woro in tho load. _ KarMi annoxod tho championship by ono point, Wonloy boinjr run-ners-up. Y.M.O.A. and Potono had oaeh a gamo to play, but tho championship conld not havo boon affoctod by.tho roßult of tho match. The following tnblo shows tho positions of tho various teams:

Hutfc secured tho title of champions m thei third grado by a small margin from Karon and Inßuranco, who drew tor second place. Only two points B opiiratod tho winners from tho othor two toams. The tablo rends m follows-

Tho intermediate competition was won fairly oasily by Huia with a margin of threo points over tho runncrsup, Technical College Considering tho youth of tho collogo club, tho team may bo rogardod as having dono vory woll indeed. Thoso two teams practically had tho compotition to thomsolves, Huia winning ovory gamo and finishing tin with a throe-point lead and a gamo' to play. Tho tablo is as follows:

Thq winners of ln«t Bonson'a competitions aro as follow, tho rtmnors-up boing givon in pftronthOHOs:-—Honior A Hutt (Wosloy); sonjor B, Knrorl (Huia Collogo); junior, Knrorl (Hutt); third, Hutt (Kurori); intormodiato, Karorl A (Hum). Club Championship. . Tho points gained in tho club clmmpionflhip nro given m uudor:—Kurori (Botiior A (52, senior B li'A, Junior 30 third 10, intermediate 54) 1384; Wobloy (sonior A dO, Honior B 28, junior 284, third 0, intormedittto 0), .1084; Jlult (Honior A 28, «onlor J3 OH, -junior 24, third 21), 101; Y.M.O.A. (Honior B 03, junior 2G4, third fi, intormodiato Oj), 88; 'VarHity (nonlor A 20, Honior B 20, junior 12), C 8; I'oLonu («ontor B 44, junior 12), fi(i; ftuln (wonior B 10 junior 24, intermediate 13), R!); Training Oollogo (sonlor A 38, junior 0), 27---liiHuranco (third 10), 10; Toclinloal oollogo (intormedinto 11^), 11},

■ „ „ OonlH Clip. Karon A .. in no 0 4tt ih 99 nT y -•• J? J T ° ? ' «' " lo f v«it,-::. ii 5 !l ; g n » Tralnlns Coll. J2 4 7 1 2 fl M j, Wolllnßto.l . 12 . 2 10 : 0 io 40 4 Y.M.O.A. Win Sonior B Honours.

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Coals Ch. g^...:::: 8 ! 8 g g- S 15 ■I"' 11 11 8 0 0 48 41 111 $£«• is 8 « awn S Vnrslty 14 4 10 o SI 4R S rralnlng Coll. . 11 311 0 28 40 « Ihird arado OhampionsMp.

„ „ Goals Ch. n ,, t , : *; W. I/. D. For AKSI. l'tn. ""ron-:::::: J § M £ 2 ?i Wellington ... 14 6 0 ' & \\ if.M.O.A. ..... 14 2 ii i ,n f; r 'J Hula Succosaful. ° G

tu.a feE \ "dVV^ technical Coll. 14 It 2 1 SO 12 21 ..M.C.A. .... -14 5 R ] 2(| ii| n Carorl 11 4 7 a oa „ :; Volllngton '..:. 14 5 A 5 1 58 1 jast Yoar's Winnors.