Men’s Hockey:

Evening Star, Issue 26152, 14 July 1947, Page 7

Men’s Hockey:

The following were the results of the games in the senior men’s hockey competition on Saturday: —University A 5, Albany B 2; University B 3, Wesley 3 j Albany A 5, Technical Old Boys ' 0; Training College 3, High School Old Boys 3. Cup points: Albany A 18, University A 14, H.S. Old Boys 13, Training College 9, Technical Old Boys 5, Albany B 5, Wesley 5, University B 1.

Close Call For Old Boys —With two goals up and most of the game gone, Training College seemed likely to reverse tne first round result when it encountered High School Old Boys in the most interesting hockey match of the day. After Barry had scored from a penalty corner, £)ollege led by one goal at half-time. At this stage College had had slightly the better of the play, but at the end of the first’half

the School aide was making determined assaults on tne opposing goal, anil it was not so mucii goou ueienoe as maoility to luusu on mat, nope tne Gill Boys' lorwarus out. Tne pace nau ueea last, but it oecame iasier as &cuool tried hard to equalise louowing a goal lor uonog,o oy loung auu! auu mm uy Barry, auu one lor uiu Boys oy owiit. Aiaitiu auu &wut orougiit me scores level to 3-o, auu me nuai wmsue blew wmi me teams snaring me points. university B osoures a uraw.—rlaying wesiey, wmeii tad not nave tne services ur T>oom, tne lnii-oaen, ana was a man siioit, 'university jl> comu do no uetoer; mau draw alter, uavmg gained a useful read or two goals at one stuge or tne game. University Uau a uttie me oetter oi tne- ' nist uuu, bnearei auu uaviuson euen getting a gear, wane ouuey liau armed lor tue opyiusitiou; out neither joynt nor V losers,’ me respective goiuneepeis, had Had a great ueai to uo.' Wesley was in newer. loriu alter the interval, but iiaviosoii put', University furtuer ahead’ beiore Mai tin goaied and Burley scored the equaliser. Albany A A Had less difficulty in accounting lor Technical Old Boys, than was expected, and won a game in which its defence was not tested by 5 goals to nil. Mong scored first) but it ; was Some time before Robertson was able to add to the total to make the score 2-0 at halftime. When play was resumed, White added another, and Albany was 3 goals up, and Crooks and Robertson increased the,leid-before the game ended. These two. forwards played excellent games,, as did Robinson, Technical’s goalkeeper. , University A Beat Albany _ B.— The students had: netted the ball five times before -Shrimpton opened Albany’s account, but they were unable to. score again, and the final result was 5-2, Mong having beaten the University goalkeeper with a good shot .before the game ended. Albany, attacked early and came close to scoring, but University cleared and Pilling netted from a penalty corner, whiie Hanley scored soon after. Penalties for sticks were a feature of the game at this stage. Jones increased the lead with a beautiful shot after a period of ragged plav, and the half-time score was 3-0. When play was resumed, Hanley scored from a penalty corner, and again later, from a penalty bully. For Albany, McDowell and Smith were the outstanding players, -while . the wings, Jones and Cassiu, showed up for the students.