LADIES AT HOCKEY

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 6 September 1929, Page 7

LADIES AT HOCKEY

N.Z. TOURNAMENT SOUTHLAND AND CANTERBURY TO MEET IN THE FINAL (For Press ’Association)* Gisbomo, Sept. 5. As tlic result of to-day Vi games, the. seventh session in flic Now Zealand ladies’ lxockey championship tournament, Southland and Canterbury are to meet in the final tomorrow'. .* The weather today wa|; again, springlike and the . grounds: in per-: feet condition, jn. view' of the interest in the positions of the teams, there was an attendance of about ‘2500. Principal internet centred in the lluahinc-Southland match in A section,* neither team Itaving been defeated andi in the Canterbury-Wel-lington game in the 13 section, neither of which also, had suffered a reverse. Both games were thrilling to the last degree and roused the spcctotors to heights of enthusiasm, th© result in each cai.e being in doubt until the final whistle'. Jn A section, the winners were Poverty Bay A, South Canterbury and Southland and in tho 13 section, Hawke’s Bay, Eastern Southland ar.d Canterbury. ./ NORTH v. SOUTH MATCH > The. following .will represent the North Island against the South on Saturday in the annual in ter-Island hockey match :'— VCtoal, Miss Dennis (Iluahine); full bucks, Missus Buabazon (Ruahiue), captain and K. Miller (Wellington); halves, Misses Anderson and Baker (Iluahine), Mis l.'YTvilson (Hawke Vs Bay); Forwards, Right wing, Miss Miller (Rfuahine); inside right, Mrs Loder (Ruahiue); •centre, Miss V. Stubbs (Wellington) ; inside left, Mjsis D. McKinnon (Iluahine); left wing, Miss T. Billian/(Poverty Bay). Reserves: Forwards, Miss N. Kopua (Poverty Bay), Mrs Nicol (Poverty Bay) ; half, Miss K. Hoi (Poverty Bay); lull- back, Mips Siinmouds (Iluahine). The South Island team is:— Goal, Miss M. Lowe (Eastern Southland) ; full backs, Mibses A. Burt (Southland) and A. jure wo (Canterbury); halves, Misses M. Belsham (Eastern (Southland), V". Mortland .(Ctuitei-buii-y): eaptiun^.,jif, .Thomas '(Southland)..' Fbhvards: Misses Mi Nickol (Eastern Southland), J. Parsons (Canterbury), 13. Mill-champ (Canterbury), M. Mclntyre (Southland), H. Horner (Southland). Reserves:. backs, . -Misses G. Clark (Southland), .W. Stanton (Easneru (Southland) ; jforwlaj<ds, Misses J. Burrows (Canterbury) and F. Schlufcer (Canterbury).