LADIES’ HOCKEY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 August 1928, Page 4

LADIES’ HOCKEY.

ROYERS DEFEAT SCHOOL B. iiawera lto.ers had a decisive viotory c.. or xx.gu ovliooT ii at xviiitg iUuvvaiu _ a rk. r rum Tnc buciy off Rovitr gained gPU'-md. airu wit inn luo urst tine© nnuute'S* IM.tw S . Leat*n netted io*r irovei's. ..vi c.,d a ere soon pack agajm, and tne i.,iiio player neuter tne bad lor tier goal. I’.ay Uavenod up and down la© eeld fioiii the bnlly oil, boHt sides' cidice being tested. Rovers, alter about fifteen minutes’, play, registered another goa riom the stick or MiSs mingxo-rd. l'il-ay from now on was tair.y 1 ate. going, up and donut field! Both teams’ backs wore playing wall, but Kovels’ iorwards were much superior to tiie* High School’s front line, and i.ere pa.te.uig the ball about in line style. They had 'several shots at goal, but SchooVi custodian was playing we;!l and saving *ome hard shots. About tim minutes before the first spell ended, when Rover were in School’s circle, miss Prime lound the net with a nice shot. Half-time was called with

chool defending, and the iscore Rovers 4, School 0. • From the recommencement - Rovers : i ied hard to score, but ■Schools’ defence wa g sound. Hi ter School were striving hard to score, but Mies Quin, in goal, waa very safe and worked hard to keep School’ from scoring. Play was fairly the bail 1 travelling fronn one rand to the other, both sets- of backs playing veil. About half-way through the ispelJ Rovers* had several unsuccessful shot* at. goal and Sehocf’s: custodian had to cede a number of corners, and from one of which Miss Langford scored*. From thi.-f on both teams, were doing their best to score, School being unlucky on one or two. occasions in nob finding the net. Just on tlie call of time, from a* bully in Schools twenty-five. Miss' MeGhuriiun took the bahl through to score the sixth. and final goal of the game. Time sounded «oon after with the ball in nrautrai l territorv.

Rovers- played with one. player short, but were much the superior team. For School Misses Allen. Taylor, McNeil!. Crompton, Capell, McLean .and Goodwin nlayed well. ’

Mr TO. Frver referred 1 the game.

Technical High Scboo 1 A won by defniiS from Mangatoki, the latter failing t(r field a team.

IN OTHER CENTRES. AVEIULINGTON. Karori won the Senior A five-anside tourney. Senior B. Training College 7 v. Wesley 5. Huff ft v. Kaa-ori 0. University 2 v. TTuia 2.