LADIES' HOCKEY

Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 7 (Supplement)

LADIES' HOCKEY

A further round of competition matches was played on very soft grounds at the Oval. The Varsity match will be played on Wednesday. The big game ot the day, Otago y. College, proved a really good exhibition, despite the adverse conditions. They took a point each. King’s added a further two points by their win over Dunedin, and Momona, by defeating Brighton, gained a better position in the race for cup points. KING’S V. DUNEDIN. The Oval was not in good order and play suffered considerably. King’s early set up a strong attack and had the Dunedin defence in trouble. On occasions the latter got away, but found the defence particularly sound. Many King’s attempts missed fire on account of dropped chances and steady tackling by the Dunedin rearguard. It was hard fought, but King’s had no real difficulty to win by 4 goals to 1. MOMONA v. BRIGHTON. It was a hard struggle in the mud and the Brighton backs gave the Purple forwards a difficult task. Time and again they repulsed well-thought-out attacks but failed to take advantage of the Momona weaknesses. The Brighton forwards again played well, but met a stiff resistance from the Momona rearguard. It was a stern battle all the way, and the whistle sounded: —

Momona 7 Brighton ■ ••• 0 OTAGO v, COLLEGE. Oval No. 1 was not in good condition, many soft patches making it hard for players to keep their feet. It was an important match, as both needed the points. And so they went to it really hard from the initial whistle. First one, then the other attacked, but the forwards found both sets of backs particularly sound. There was much clever play, and College, whose combination was expected to turn the tide in their favour, found Otago right on the job. There were opportunities missed on both sides, and Otago, who relied more on individual effort, had difficulty in scoring against good College tackling. It was a bright, even game all through, and time was called with the score;— Otago 2 College 2 B GRADE. West Harbour 3, Kings 2. Training College 3. Momona 0 Bounty 13. Scad iff 2. C GRADE. Carlton 9, Otago 0. Training College 5, Taieri 3,