HOCKEY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 154, 15 June 1911, Page 3

HOCKEY.

YESTERDAY’S MATCHES. AT HASTINGS. The morning was gloriously fine yesterday, but in the aftnn?non a cold wind sprung an. and during the match at Hastings a light shower fell. The grounds were rather on the heavy side. The play was as follows:—

MEN’S SENIORS. ATHLETIC (4) v. DRAPERS (1). This was the only one played in Hastings. From the start the home team had the advantage. After some loose play near the Athletic circle, the ball was passed to Johnston, who scored. More close play followed in favour of the Athletics, but the Draper forwards would make occasional runs, and from one of these Tankard scored a good goal for the visitors. No further score was registered in the first spell, but early in the second spell McCarthy and Johnston each scored a goal. Some good rushes by the Drapers were made, but Hooper, the Athletic full-back, saved well. Shortly before time McCarthy scored another goal for the winners, and the game ended Athletic 4, Drapers i. For the winners Rees played a good game on the wing, but the other forwards were “off colour.” Nepi, Johnston and Cassin were several times penalised for off-side play. Bullick, in the halves, was a tower of strength, while Hooper, the full-back, played a sound game. For the Drapers Tankard was the only man who played in form. The others seemed to make a practice of trying to get in each others way, and beating each other for the ball. Mr. H. H. Bell controlled the game in his usual efficient manner.

AT NAPIER.

SENIORS.

ORIENTAL v. ZINGARI.

This game was far from being a good exhibition. Matthews, for Oriental, scored two goals, and Blake, for Zingari, one. This goal of Clark’s was made just about half a minute before the game concluded. Wiffen and several of the forwards for Zingari did good work.

ALBION v. UNION. This match was keenly contested from beginning to end. Shatky for Albion made one goal, and McKay for Union made one goal, the game thus ending in a draw. JUNIORS. DRAPERS (1) v. ORIENTAL (nil). This match was played on Nelson Park yesterday. A strong cold wind with showers of rain tendered it extremely uncomfortable for the spectators and the players alike. Tom Redshaw, for Drapers, made the only score of the game. “Dick” Smale, for Drapers, played a very good game. Although Oriental made several splendid attempts to score, they were always repulsed, and the game ended Drapers 1, Oriental nil.

GAME AT WAIPAWA. The first game in the second round of the Cup competition was played at Waipawa on Wednesday between Town and Waipawa Fire Brigade. The game ended in favor of .Town by 4 goals to 2. The Brigade had not a full team. Messrs Forbes and D. O’Reilly were referees. I HAWKE’S BAY ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the executive of I the Hawke’s Bay Hockey Association was held in the Hastings J Hotel, Hastings, last evening, Mr. G. R. King presiding. I The following transfers were granted on the usual conditions. - ; F. J. Price. Athletic, to Hastings B ; R. A. Olsen, Bible Class, to I Civil Service; R. de Looze, DrapI ers, to Bible Class. ■ The Clive (ladies’) Club stated j that Mr. Helm had presented them I with a cun, to be competed foi I amongst the ladies’ teams *n the j Saturday competition.—Cup ac- ' cepted, conditions to be arranged. | The Hinemoa (ladies’) Club osk|ed that the match, Napier-Hine-I moa, set down for last Saturday, but-not played on account of the I Hinemoa team not taking the field, owing to the heavy rain, be played at a later date. —Agreed to.

The Hnia (ladies’) team put in a claim for their match against Clive, set down for Saturday last, but which was declared off by the referee.—Referee’s decision npnel 1. The Hastings registrar njtid.<l that the Woodford House Club had failed to send in their list of players. —Decided to enforce the rule bearing on the matter. —A fine. The Poverty Bay Association asked for permission to play Wa - rarapa for the Norden Cup at Cornwall Park on 23rd inst.— Granted.

The Dannevirke Sub-Assonat.on challenged the Hawke's Bay Association to defend the Kaiapoi < ’up ; at Hastings on 22nd inst.—Agreed to - ' The Poverty Bay Association ! askrd for a match against Hawke’s 1 Bay on the 22nd inst. —App’i ••'its n i declined owing to other arrir.tfments.

The date of the match, Ilast ngF v. Napier for the Kaiapoi Cup was fixed for 28th inst., provided Hastings is the holder of the Cup ; i that date.

It was resolved to caution two players, also a certain junior team, for using obscene language and threatening a player, and intimate that a repition of such conduct would be followed by suspension. The Waipawa Fire Brigade lodged an appeal through the subassociation against the mate}), Brigade v. Otane, being awarded to Otane. The Brigade protested on the grounds that the match was overplayed by ten minutes.—Subassociation to be recommended to replay the match.