HOCKEY.

Evening Star, Issue 14626, 24 July 1911, Page 9

HOCKEY.

» . SEVKX-A-SIDE TOL'RXAMF.K'rS. ! About ICQ people attended Forbury Vmk ■ on Sattnvlav, and witnessed fO!i:i! very ! exciting contacts in tho series of shortspell matches that hiftul from 2.30 uiif.il ' the darkness setting in nt 5 o'clock put the closure on Lh» k-.-st match. The cantor ; final of the men'* matches is e-till undecided, Mr Hellyer, tho referee, very pro- ': perly railing the* teams off after reven ; minutes' play on account of tho failing I light. It w.'ivi c,ond work, however. .-■-• ; finish every othtr event in the time. Tho | _ results of the trainee are a." follow : ! ' LADIES.' A GRADE.- . - j Waititn defeated University by 3 go,)is i to nil. Superior method? and better com- • bination -were the deciding factors. ! Otago and Raveuphjuine playul out a vory even came, ho;!: .-e.tle.s playing neat : ] hockey. Oiago were, the victt.i- by 1 g.i:d : I to nil. ' Kavenshouino funti'died the snrpr'xc- of;; tho day by .Hi j; h School. 1 uoc: M to nil. A verv fa..=t nam\ j Motniugton* ci.d St. J. - ph',; had (o j play tan-eta! cx-nt :,t-<•!!■- t •- enm-deio tec ' mine. Moiniouic.H -/at the die'.d'ie' •- -a'. ; 2 to 1. : --Se,. i..l R ■■<-,:,] ■■- i Waiala v.-.-re a litli. :!a: I-.est of Otayo in a. close- cooler ..-. .-1 v...u bv I to ati.' Montitt.rtati '.. >:e;<a :•'., ~-,',,.,, ui |. A\\ very line ;y,n'", a:..,! icii" to ihj 0.-x be- ' tv.eeu leanis t ...i.-:,,.,i I sA'aiita aid ,V< ;a> : ,. .;■■:. >a-a in tiu- i'in.d, i 'lime watt (.aii---.! v'lh ;aa .-r..ai Tba t"a:e,s ! changed eraia, and a tier aboai two minabi-, i of very last play a V,'a.a;a f.aava;d r.:sh i j tndod in a eyati Waiaaa. 1. cddioca.ai '■ nil. ' ' " ~ j ' LAnir:>- i; i Braerna.r 1 defeat -.! Watata n d Albion 1 defeated Moinona. nit. \ Dunedin 2 def.vtc.l Si. J.Midi's I. nil. Girtnn 1 defeated i.;i, i;:< , h ii. High Sciicd 6 <l feattyj St ,;'ara n;t«' II > nil. l ' ' i —St\ l: nd Rr-mid.— I Dunedin defeated tot-an 1 to nil. after j t playing three extra :-nc;i.-. | Albion 1- defeated Jlraamar nil. j —Third Eoud.---- j Albion 1 defeated Ity.h School nil. I -■-Final.-- ! Dunedin defeated Albion, in .. ,;:.u : k- of | which they had oil the best of it," by 4 i goals to nil. i MEN'S SENIOR. ■ —First Round.— St. Martin's defeated University. 1 to nil. A good game by both teams, but the smart St. Martin's for wards were just a little too good. ( Otago defeated Gymnastic 1 in ail \ n ;i very even game. * Excellent hockey *bv | both teams. " | Hardware defo.aud Union, 1 to nil i Y.M.C.A. defeated City, 3 to nil. ' —Second Hound.— St. Martin's and Hardware kept, tho • game moving end spectators interested. Si. Martin's 2, Hardware- nil. Otago and Y.M.C.A. played out a "Teat game. No scons at the call of time. ""Two extra spells played, and still no ?eoio. In a third spell Tondinson sent the Ota ,r o forwards away on a good rush. OJiiford centred neatly to Calder, who netted Otago 1, Y.M.C.A. nil. Tho final was not played owing to the failing light. Supremacy will be°decided latei- on. MEN'S JUNIOR. —First Bound.— Gymnastic 2, Union 1. Hardware 1, Y.M.C.A. nil. City 1, All Saints' nil. This was a great go, and lasted about 35 minute before the deciding goal was scored. —Second Round.— University defeated Otago after plaving two extra spells, 1 to nil. Gymnastic and City had to fight out five extra, spells. Gvmna?tic 2, City 1. —Final.— University 1, Gymnastic nil. A very fast game between evenly-matched teams." The 'Varsity goalkeeper did good work, a? did also Gibbs for Gymnastic. It was fine hockey, and fast all the time. THE SHIELD CONTEST. Wellington again successfully defended the hockey shield on Saturday, when i Hawke's Bay were ths challengers. In S the first spell the visitors had all the 5 beter of the same, and the score at half- n time was : —Hawke's Bay-2, Wellington 0. n In the second spell, however, Wellington * mada a wonderful recovery, and finally f won byxS goals to 2. |j