HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 94, 22 April 1935, Page 14

HOCKEY

VISIT OF HASTINGS TEAM

Members of the United Club, Hastings, visited Wellington on Saturday to try conclusions with the Wellington Club. The match resulted in a draw, 5-all. The United Club were represented by Oxbrow, Stewart, Wright, Hunt, Fitzinauric'e, McKee, Thompson, Kirkman, McCutcheou, McNab, and Dower. The Wellington Club players comprised only three of last year's seniors, .the others being taken from the junior grades. The team was: Guy, Mason, Hogg, Norling, Coombes, Newport, Gilbert, Otton, Ferguson, Molyneux, and Venal. Although somewhat early in the season 'for serious play, the game was fast and interesting. The visitors showed themselves clever at stick-work and held the local players well.' Ferguson, the local centre-forward, kept his young forwards well together and provided them with plenty of opportunities of showing their ability. The lads took advantage of these opportunities, and the five goals scored were shared among the vanguard, Molyrieux (2), Gilbert, Ferguson, and Verral.

The visitors played sound hockey and proved themselves a combination of considerable merit. Goals . for tho visitors were secured by Fitzmaurice (2), McNab, Kirkman, and McCutcheon. Mr. Mullins was referee.

In the evening the teams met at dinner. Mr. Newport, on behalf of the Wellington players, expressed his pleasure at having a visit from the United Club. Such iuter-chib visits, ho said, did a groat deal to foster the "stick" game. He trusted the visit would be the forerunner of many more.

In rcpl.v. Mi'- MeNab expressed .the desire of the United Club that the fixture should become an annual one, and said lie hoped thnt the 'Wellington players -would make a return visit to Hastings towards the end of the season.