WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Evening Post, Issue 28, 1 August 1936, Page 15

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

WELUNGTON V. FIJI

DECISIVE VICTORY

NE^>^EEk'S^MATG»

(By V"Circle:''y

It.is not the intention of the writer to comment ■', at length on the1 match between/ Wellingtbri' 'and' the' 'Fijian touring team iwhich took .place on the Basin Reserve last Saturday; many of those ■.interested ,ih I the, game saw,. the "iateh for themselves, and it has already.;' been- commented oh in -the daily:.columns of this paper. Sufficient, to say; that .Wellington possessed a team ■ which was 'superior;;in - most respects, embodying. 7a.■'■;combination more effective •)than that of their opponents.;, .-.' ■■■■'■;■':■ \ ■'■■■■•■'-■ ;;■;;•

Although; the game was enjoyed'-by" all,, and' the; opportunity .'of meeting an overseas ..team1: was .much appreciated by therWellington .players,: the Wellington 'Association ,is : the: Jpser financially, of' a fair amount on .the match. ;:This can 'in no '.•way. be attributed: to- want of energy, of. the members ;of the.'assdciation,- the members' iof whose: managementv-committee put I weeks'.'of solid-wo"rk-into:ithe:prepara-tions.-;/:^:-,-; -\::).-.:J.:^:- ;':i .'.; C". ."/, :'.'.\'''f Nextv Thursday '■..;, the , Fijians!: will again be ih; Wellington, and a compre-. hensiveprbgramme of entertainments ftas been/mapped ?out.; On evening; the'team;wili;be" entertained at picture party, and the; following morning -will, be an opportunity to; .practice^/onXvdhe;. of.'.-;Cthe- city grounds./The,:New Zealand;team"will practice on \Friday afternoon.- An afternoon tea has been-arranged to take, -place at ■ 4 pirn. , Friday,: night will be kept: free, and? on Saturday^ morning, Mrs;1 Harvie, /manager: of; the visiting ;; side, "will •'entertain iSTew Zealand;. officials - at'--- tea. , After ', the ma.tch;.a' dinneri.vwiliibe -held.: at the Empire'^Hotel at^6.3Q; rj.m., to be;fol-lowedt-bjf ay dance' in'the .Town Hall at r:'whicti':-': thev'-iß*ijiaris'-- will: sing -'.and' ■perform': hula dances, ; the Poneke Maoris providing a poi / dance. ■, On Sunday a visit will be paid to the National War Memorial and Art GalJery, and an informal musical evening will be held. The team will leave on Monday morning for the noith

The entertainments will be under the control of the NZW HA, but the W.W.HA. will run the match, for 'which Miss M Wilkms and Mr. W. A. 'Scott have been appointed umpires. The curtain-raiser will be between I Wellington men's third > and fourth grade representative teams It is | hoped that her Excellency Lady I Galway, patron of the association, | will be piesent at the match and at the dinner to the teams.

i|The::HprpWh,en^ ;^(BUmgt6nh;seTOnd\v?A('crepreSent4tiyiB i ; ;i^tcK|must-;bi^c6n^ratulated7btf ithe rflne /displaxi^hi^lg^^'^Gaptwini^the;: :B^er-ParataVC|ip;'^ :ahdsd^ gariie^VpasSing': and liitting •\-Wf ■• great style.v: For;^hfe^inri?rs; ; MissvWiniata' ■g;aye^"a:*CTeditafclei.d.isiP l ]ay"iri.•:gpal,:■and■ once she,"had vset'tled; dpjvn ; she made rib:!mistake's. .-;.- Miss <: Teharia-surprised byfefier-ifiiie; dqlenee/and ;the; rflanner' in,^hich "shevstopged and hit did'riier icreait; V^hefcj'hittfrig^was ;' extremely', p^yerful: :JMiss H&wea</played quite a souridfgi?W;: and^epeatedly;s^yed' her side, her^pnljrfajiiit being svthatliishe played tob'far foiSward at tjnies. Mis|«s? Spiers -and Johnson,?^ didlyvVC While-;-Mrs^':^Caldwell^^also showejlvtijjVwelly /Miss Budge's speed ;was;- excelten^arid; herv stickwork? re^ liable. iMiss%:Hakaria;andßeval« and/ Mesdames Seal:: and£Murray all'played a : sound:game.,i; MissJ-Neilson; in goal for.VWeUington; gave & good 'exhibition,, arid ; : was ■ not stp 'be fblamed; V-'i6& :"the' goals, scored agaihst her; Miss Te'lHikp ahdrMisssMclndoe;:bpthlvplayed xari attracWye game, the former being out-' standing.-,;-Mrs.' Cleyerleycwas a,solid: worker arid preparedthe: way^ for/Wel.lingtorils^plriy/■gbal^;-/ Vt;. ;^r;/;-\ V^--;'-'- . College Players: '■■ : ; -■:'--*K i:;: The Wellirigtori Technical College is .represented Yin: the;> junior vgrades 'by *.hree.teams, of iyefy:young, and some of^tliem^very, promising) !players.;^ All hayb.-made.. considerable progress this season;^ .TKe" junior oteani, which"lsvin the j top : fouriiof the "grade', has an excellent combiriatibri1 in its fbrward'lirie; thelHalyes and backs; ; tackle; and uhit. wellv;but'are::easily;:dfawn"fr;bm;their' defence itb' leave an ppppsirig ■■•:■ player" unmarked^.VThe interniediate .team tipp many.,-,]pKyers!^h:o^Me,;inv;iieir.^first? year.'but incliidee.^-some^ future'iplayers P*>!fe99'd:'class.\-\-Tb;eir"^.feßkneMVUes'..-m----slowness :to follow;- up; an 'advantage, larid'theHendehcy'of the/forwards^to play always-straight ahead instead of passirig.t Bertha-Scott and Joyce Teih-pest,-vfOTwards;. in :;the^ fuhior' grade', show, .exceptional: promise.' Jnxie Cox, phe;bf-.the.;halyes;.times\her hits wellj and!playsa;fln6fgame.^Betty;Chitteri- :- den, another-, junior, •''..has' the necessary unyielding style- of good centre-half, and-K.ii.Bagunda,,: goalie bf ; the Jnter.mediates,;: has ji made-especially good ■progr.ess.'this .season.I'/;"-'-"'-!.-.f',!■'; i' }"■•:. '.:■.•';.V , ■A . Jumble' Sale- ]':. ';K ■'.'?'■!'■.•:■'■ :.;^' /r'-''". V': ■ i." ■ ns:.;; -arisjNurider'^.way;for' a ■'■ big jumble, sale.iwhich is- to .be/conducted by the coriibinedclubs inlaid of assbciatipn funds.;-Miss Be; Charies;has.: been elejeted ;conyener of ■ the committee^ - The; Tournamen- Team. -.'.-:'.:'' s v ■ .:;■ \ >•.■ ■; '..' ilt us: understood that,the Wellington team'for the; New Zealand •vtourriament at' Blenheim" this; year will, be; asked to.pay its.-own travelling' expenses; as association ■fiiijds; are low. :;:- VV;: ■A;.,Ltfe»Member;*-'. *'?;';;'-' >}' •"■• ?V ■'■ ::-\i X Mr. :H;;Nicolson, ipresident': of S the HorowheriuaMen's Hockey Association, has beeri;elecl;ed the:first lifelniemberi m : the, ''.'newly-formed . Horowhenua Women's Association; jv. ; ; -; - Be: Prepared- / .;.,•..'-..'.' :-.■_ ;■ -;;:..: ■''■'.'..'■ .;■■ .' ■■•■-.,:.; Hockey .should ript .beQplayedi.by girls who are not properly! equipped for : the game. ; Long; skirts hamper the style ;of the players,: and a- short and comparatiyely . close-fitting \skirt is better. v Tennis shoes.'should'••.■'not' be worn,-: as they '.cause .players to slip on muddy grounds, and make them afraid to run. They are alsb dangerous,, as it takes:-a yery slight knock/with ball ori stick- to break, a bone in, the foofcf: Pads i should ;'aV ways be worn to protect the shifts and' ankles for the sanie; reason. Those whorare: not- properly; equipped-'.are liable-:,to receiv,e ; ari injury .will spoil itheir liking- for .the game, arid .although the wearing of pads and boots may detract a little from the playerV speed tße .confidence;arid security.they afford are; wellVworth':the slight inconyenience; and ;cbstK: a•! -':,-'■',". ■'■•■ :"> Southland's: Prospects. V/ , : form-displaye^by.'SouthlanoT'in-the New Zealand tournamenti will be awaited with interest;' Southland,"in playing itself into one, of the winninij! positions last certainlyi gave. a splendid account of itself, but the sport in : the: province is; the "poorer this year by the fact/that four or five.of tjie leading .players), in the 1935 "tearri are- .riot available; this season. While that alone should not necessarily give rise to a tiessjmistic outlook, the loss is,:;at>least. .most--unfdrtunate,' espepial-■ ly .when the:side V,: was climbing to' success.!-:;- ■.■'./•''' ■''"■'v ';:;: ■ :;'-.:■-