WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 107, 9 May 1938, Page 17

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

SATURDAY'S PLAY ] SOME CLOSE WINS The opening matches of the Wellington Women's Hockey Association s championships were Saturday afternoon m favourable weather. The standard of play revealed by most, teams was high, but somd were, at a disadvantage owing to- the lack of tarininc. -In t he senior A competitions Technical Old Girls Il nnii Poneke h'-sd close wins from Hutt Valley and Training College, Technical Old Girls I were not win tfrom Hutt United, while College Old Girls secured a runaway victory from University. Petone . T.O.G. m , their match' with Wepejei were the scorers in Die senior B competition. St, Joseph's just managed, to snatch vietory after a hard fesle with; College Old Girls: Upper Hutt'were fortunate to score the only goal of .their .match with Hospital, - and Karon , West and Technical Old Girls plwcci a tjrawn game. ' . RESULTS IX DETAIL. • Senior A. Poneke 3. Training College .2. College Old: Girls 14, University _0 Tech. Old. Girls 1 3, Hutt United 0. T.O.G. 3, Hutt Valley 2, ■Senior B. St. Joseph's .4, C.O.G. 3. Karori West 1* T.O.G. 1. Upper Hutt- 1. Hospital 0;" -• Petone; T,Q.G, 6,.Wcnerei 0. Toa, a bye. . - \ PONEKE'S. WIN.

A narrow win. was secured by Poneke over Training College at the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground after a hara nd fast game. Poneke-were superior in speed and their determined start was instrumental in obtaining the win. Training- College ialli&d-.in 4b<? second half, ana gave their opponents a sound challenge/', but. they wore, unable to take--the;4ead.• The . • firstig£*»V came abp'ut ten minutes aftar-tha coniraenceAienfc of the game when' Sf|&j&M*uru smartly netted following.'ai'free-hlt to Poneke. Some time later this. pUiyor again scored fbr. College . initiated"; a stt a ?H and ; Miss% "Reamer scored'.their opening, goal. Training College kept UP a Persistent attack in the second spell, ana although play still fluctuated, it remained in the Poneke territory more than it did in the first spell. „ Two further goals were scored, Miss M. Black netting for Poneke, mid Miss E. Rennet- again ■ scoring for Training College, and the game ended wth the score of 3-2 in: favour of Poneke •; The umpire Was My. D. SJ. Harw ood, q.0.0i tq6 good.

C.O.G. completely overwhelmed University at Karori Park, and proved superior in all points of the game. At half-time C.O.G. had scored seven goals, and to these they added another seven in the second half, giving them an easy win of 14-0. Migs M, Wilkins was I the umpire, lIUTT UNITED BEATEN.

Technical Old Girls I were too strong for Hutt United at Karori Park, and secured three goals the result of smart play, At half-time T.O.G. were leading 2-0 as the result of goals /roni Miss D. Roberts, left wmg, and Mfss S. Jacksgn. qentrerforward, Hutt United s efforts in the second half to draw level were quickly suppressed, and added another goalto their tally. This was obtained by M ,ss , « cleverly took the bsil from'hjiif-Way and neatly netted. Hutt. United ap, peared more tired than their opponents towards the end of the game. The umpire Miss M.;WUkms. T.O.G. II WIN.

Although 'the-game between Technical Old- Girls 11, and Hutt •yalley. at Woburn, was fairly even, Technical Old .Girls proved sufficiently strong to obtain the odd goal in five. Technical Old Girls-soon settled down t&a solid attack, but Hutt Valley st«bbQ|nly Resisted. At half-time T.O.G. had been Serf nettrng S , o °M?ss G. created some excitement in the second sjiell by frpm half-way to score TOG and Miss Hore spring B? ScoW 9 gbaf for Hutt Varf g| umpires were Messrs. A. J. tvOBS apa. A. E. Atkins. JUNIORS. CiO.G. 2, T.O.G. 1. : ■ -Huia 1, University 0. « Hutt Valley 3, Petone P.T.OX3. 3. St. Joseph's, a bye. INTERMEDIATE AND TIfIKDS. B H°uia defaulted to Petone-'^clinical.