REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 20

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

PLAY AT KARORI

There was a large attendance of the public at Karori Park yesterday afternoon for the representative hockey matches played between the Wellington first eleven and Hawke's Bay, and the Wellington second team and Wai-. rarapa. Hawke's Bay fielded a good team, but the Wellington combination was too good for them, especially in attack. On the other ground the Wairarapa team showed distinct superiority and had an easy victory. WELLINGTON 7 v. HAWKE'S BAY ,2. Both the Wellington and Bay players made the pace fast from the start of their game, and the straih told on many of them before the finish. The ground was fairly heavy, and counteracted the attempts of the visitors to get away with short passing, but early in the game the centre-forward, McCutcheon, got in a good shot to give his team the start in the scoring. Wellington attacked, and a good passing movement gave Brown an opportunity at the net. He scored with a neat toss in. From then onwards the Wellington forwards combined well in passing rushes, making frequent attacks on the Bay goal. When the Bay men got away they were up against a difficult proposition, both Styles and Wilson playing a sound defensive game at full-back. Kelly, the Wellington left wing, was drifting in too much in the early stages of the game, but he' settled down later and was very useful. He came in during one attack and shot into the net, and not long afterwards Dentice, the centre^ forward, broke through alone and scored, a third, to make the scwe at half-time:— Wellington '; V> • 3 Hawke's Bay- ......... 1 Play suffered to a certain extent through many of the,.players finding the pace too hot for them, and weariness led to some miss-hits. Fulton, the Bay inner-right, was hit; in the face early in the spell and'had to retire for medical attention. 'He, was replaced by the wing, O'Neill,, and McDonald, who had been umpiring until that stage, took the wing. Kelly was playing a good game on the Wellington wing at this stage, and the next goal came from a beautiful pass from him to Dentice, who outwitted the Bay custodian. Play became scrambly, and from a mix-up in front of the Bay goal Brown shot into the net. A few minutes later, McDonald, who was playing well on the Bay wing, got the ball away to O'Neill, and- that player got a good shot into the Wellington net. The - remainder of the game saw the Wellington forwards, in the ascendant, and Brown and Dentice added;; a goal each' to make the final score:— Wellington ■.'.' .; 7 ; Hawke's Bay 2 Mr. W. Purves and Mr. McDonald were the umpires during the first spell, and Mr. H. Hatch replaced Mr. McDonald in the second spell.