MEN'S HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 146, 22 June 1936, Page 17

MEN'S HOCKEY

jKEIMiKSKXTATn'i; .PLAY ' UNIVERSITIES MEET i Followers ol' men's hockey in the Wellington district had ample opportunity to watch good games on Saturday when a representative game was played between Wellington and Wairarapa at Naenae, and the inter-uni-versity tournmcnt opened at Karori , Park. An additional attraction at Naet nae was provided by the silver jubilee . celebrations of the Hutt Valley Club. and .an unusually large number of = spectators thronged the sidelines of : the three playing areas there. Weather and ground conditions wore good, and as both the Wellington and l Wairarapa teams played fine hockey the game on No. 1 ground was an exciting and interesting one. The Wet- - lington. side showed more finish than ! i the visitors and deserved to win. but,i the Wairarapa team, though defeated. I deserved to be congratulated on Ihe| " splendid hockey played in all sections i 5 of the team. . . i ! , At Karori Park there was a good ioi- , lowing for the students' matches, when , the first round of the tournament 5 opened, and tho spectators were " brought to a high pitch of excitement • by the clash between Otago and Auckt land, these teams having to play extra time to decide their game. The second match in the first round, between Canterbury and Victoria B, was very in favour of the former eleven, nut " produced many interesting incidents, i | WELLINGTON V. WAIRARAPA j

Those who looked for spirited play | when the Wellington and Wairarapa i hockey teams met at Naenae were not disappointed, botli associations Held-1 tng 'strong and capable teams. _ Play 1 1 was open for the first few minute?, | each side scoring, but the teams then | settled down and the exchanges were j very even. Welington attacked from the first bully, and after some brief exchanges Whentley secured the ball in a good position and scored easily. The Wairarapa forwards attacked strongly from the subsequent bully, and a good run on the right wins finished when Jackson sent tne bail ; between the posts from an almost im- , possible angle. Although the shot ( was a difficult one for him, it was also ; awkward for the .Wellington goalkeeper, as it rolled over his pads and entered the net. , Both'sides tried hard to gain the advantage. and the exchanges were fast | and interesting, good work being done 011 all parts of the field. Both attacking lines were passing well, and would have scored easily against average defence, but play was kept on the move. Massey, the Wairarapa full-back, was playing an outstanding game, and made things ea?v for his goalkeeper. Wellington took the lead late in the spell when the ball was passed acioss the circle and Edwards turned it so quickly that the Wairarapa goalkeeper could not get at it, A few minutes later Wellington attacked and Cooper put 1 in a good shot from close m, but lii- ; desley, the Wairarapa goalkeeper, made a splendid save, sending the ball straight into the air. The spell ended . with the score Wellington 2. WanaraWellington attacked early in the second spell Tildcsley had to lace a hard shot, and did so with confidence. The Wellington attack was now definitely superior, and the Wairarapa baths | were pressed hard. In the face ot a i spirfte'd defence Wheatley sent m a hard shot that Tildesley could not.see. | as one of his own side was '» fl .°P_ r of him, and the score went to o-l favour of Wellington. The Wairarapa line went into action and the Wellington goalie had to stop n hard shot Plav went the othei way. however, and "the Wellington line staged a splendid passing movement, but the shot failed. Some minutes iVtL innthel- clever 'attack gave j Wheatley another chance and he netted 1 showing in the closing stages of the same both in attack and defence, and Ser side was able to add to the score. The game ended Wellington 4. W MessrTs.V.Browne and D. Burgess were the umpires. UNIVERSITY TOURNEY ! The annual inter-university tourna- ; %v,o Stick commenced

ment for the Seddon £>"CK . it Karori Pork on Saturclaj • beat Auckland, and Canterbury, P re " sent holders of the trophy accmmted , for Victoria B. Victoria A and Mas sev College drew byes, but in a practice game Victoria had a comfortable , WA* splendid display of clean, and at times scientific, hockey was given by Olago and Auckland. Play was vci y ■ even and it was only after extra time , had been played that the gmc was decided, Otago winning by 3 goals to 1. A very fast pace was maintained throughout and excitement was high, particularly in the concluding staj,, s>. In the first spell dago were fan ly hard pressed, but their goalkeepci,. Hercus, made some splendid saves. They scored their first, goal from a line forward movement, which originated from a long corner. Auckland cracked on the pace and equalised by hall-time. Throughout the second halt both teams fought hard, but the respective defence lines were difficult to penetrate. As no further score resulted when time was reached, an. extra period was allowed in which to decide the match, and Otago, who stood up to the pace bettei, scored a goal in each of the two shoit SP Hubbard C ? 2) and Ryburn scored for Otago and A. Brown for Aucluand The umpires were Dr. A. r • mcitey and Mr. W. A. Scott. CANTERBURY'S GOOD WIN Despite a 9-nil win for Canterbury. Victoria B put up a fair showing, In<local team played well individually, but it was their lack of combination that prevented them from reaching tneir opponents' goal. On the Canterbury's forwards finished off then movements well, and they took full advantage of the opportunities ottered. The Victoria goalkeeper was ham pressed throughout, and he had to face a barrage of hard and well-timed shots Ih.it would have got past any goalk<BanVeU (4). DiiOU'ld Cj>, Huston, and Ford were Uio Canterbury seoieis. Messrs. W. Keys and C. Bollard were the umpires.

THE PRACTICE MATCH The practice irialch between Victoria A and Massey College was won toy the former team by 4 goals to nil. Victoria played well throughout and outmanoeuvred their opponents. Wejb (2), Robertson, and Oram scored lor the winners. Mr. R. D. Campbell was the umpire. HUTT CLUB'S JUBILEE ; The playing area at Naenae presented i an unusually animated spectacle on • Saturday afternoon when a large num- . ber of supporters of hockey in the , Hutt Valley gathered there to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Hutt Valley Club. Players, former players, ; and others gathered in Lower Hutt ' early in the afternoon and paraded to " Naenae, where the senior A and senior - B teams played matches with teams of former club members. ] The Senior A team challenged the ! "Old Timers'" A team for the Stoupe i Cup, which has been held by the ex--1 players -for throe years. This year ; however, the present players wore it") ! many for (he "Old Timers." I he; half-i lime score being ?.-] in J;iV(jnr ol Ihe , Senior A team, and I he final score :> ' to 1. three shots being put into the "Old. ! Timers'" goal during the second spell. I The Senior Jl met the second "Old i Timers'" team in a harmonious clash

and scored two eoals against them in Ihe first spell. They added another two in tho second spell, and had one netjed against them, the final score being •1-1. At .Ci.3o the celebrations were continued with a dinner at Petone, about 75 past and present players being present.. Tin: president of the club, Mr. E. S. Innes, presided, and reviewed the activities of the club since it. was found-' ed as the Petone Hockey Club in 191K). The following toast list was honoured: "The Old Timers," proposed by Messrs. K Falconer and S. Gilder, and responded to by Messrs. C. Harvey and H. Marsh; "The Ladies," proposed by Mr. J. Clout; "St. John Ambulance Umpires, Kindred Sports, Other Clubs, and the Wellington Hockey Association," proposed by Mr. H. J. Bishop, and responded to by Messrs. Boss. Martin, Wright, Burt. McDougall, and Camp. , , „. Mr. F. Stoupe presented the btoupo Cup to the captain of the present-day team, K. F Falconer. , , , . . The celebrations concluded talci i.i the evening with a dancc, which was well attended. LOWER GRADES. Junior Grade. Wesley B 3. Petone 3. | Hutt 5, Wesley A 2. I Huia 7, Wellington 0. j Third Grade. University A 1, Hutt 0. Petone 1, Indians 1. Technical 2, Huia 1. ( Wesley II 2, University C 1. Wesley I 11, University B 0. Karori 5, Warriors 1. Fourth Grade. Karori 6. Wellington College II 2. Taubmans 5, Technical 1. Wesley 4, Hutt: 1. ! Wellington 3, Wellington College 12. | fifth Grade. | | Karori 5, Wellington College 0. | | Technical A3. Technical B 1. i Huia, a bye. i UVsW 1!> Wollincrfon 0.

Wesley 12, Wellington u. y Intermediate Grade. j Wellington 7, Wellington College B 0. r Technical B 3, Wellington College s A 2. fi Technical A 3, Wesley 2. r Huia, a bye. SHIELD RETAINED J (Ky Ti'lt'i:r;iii!i.—-IVi'.stf .W.'ciiitlou.) j PALMERSTON N.. This Day. t Auckland retained the New Zealand , I-lockey Challenge Shield in a game ' with Manawatu, winning by 3 goals to 1. The weather was line and tho 1 Show Grounds in good order. ' .■ — k