HOCKEY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 168, 1 July 1912, Page 2

HOCKEY.

SHIELD MATCH. CANTERBURY (1) DEFEATS WELLINGTON (3). VISITORS' UNSPORTSMANLIKE PLAY. * [BY TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL.] (Own Correspondent.) — ! Wellington .July 1. i Light rain fell during the Canterbury -Wellington hockey shield match on Saturday afternoon at Day’s Bay. The ground was a trifle slippery, and : it got heavier as the game preceded. From the start it became apparent that the Canterbruy men were ini perfect condition. They won by ■! goals to 3. and took the shield away. M ellington would have preferred | losing to Auckland, and this feeling! is intensified by the unsportsmanlike I play of the visiters, one of whom j was twice cautioned for obstructing, s One player delib. rate'v struck Camp- j l>< 11. I hr \\ ellingli.ti crlilir is.df. nil I the J<-g with his stick. 1

The first spell was characterised by perfect evenness, and ended one goal each, scored by Davies (Wellington) and Ellery (Canterbury). The play was never brilliant, but very solid. The visitors were quicker and stronger and were more accustomed to heavy ground. On the day’s play they were probably the better team. Hulbert (Canterbury right inside) scored from the corner over the heads of the Wellington team, and Harrington (bully) made the score 3 to 1 amid great excitement among the Cantcrbruy barrackers, who were in great number.

Wellington next scored per medium of Andrews, who played his first shield game, and whose selection was much criticised. Shortly after. Wellington equalised, G. Davies finding j the net. Hulbert gained the deciding goal amid great applause. Baker (late of the Auckland reps.), played fairly well during the first spell, but splendidly later, but the home team generally made a poor display.

The Auckland match with Canterbury will probably be very cven. ( SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The Hawke’s Bay Hockey Association’s Saturday competitions were continued on Saturday last. Details of the matches arc as under:— MEN’S SENIOR A’’ GRADE. BIBLE CLASS (2) v. NAPIER (2). A drawn game was played by Bible Class and Napier on Nelson Park, each side scoring two goals. Thompson and Jones each found the net for Bible Class, and Grange ahd Langdale scored for Napier. Mr. F. M. Melhuish held the whistle. , MERCANTILE (1) v. ST. MATTHEW’S (1). The above teams met at Nelson Park in a challenge match. St. Matthew’s being the challengers. Masters scored for St. Matthew’s and McCutcheon for Mercs Messrs. F W. Melhuish and H. H. McDougall controlled the game. HASTINGS z 2) v. CIVIL SERVICE (1). Hastings defeated Civil Service ly 2 goals to 1 at Hastings. Mr. A. L. Fail was umpire. MEN’S SENIOR “B" GRADE. ' ST. MATTHEW’S (3) v. MERCANTILE No. 1 (0).

Mercantile No. 1, playing with eight men. were defeated bv St. Matthew’s by 3 goals to nil. Crawford <2) and Clarke were the scorers. Mr. 11. V. C Harris was the titnpir M.Y.M.I. (5) v. MERCANTILE No. 2 (0). M.Y.M.I. boat Mercantile No. 2 by 5 goals to nil. all of which were netted by Tarr. Mr. Krogh was u: * P’ie. UNITED v. HASTINGS. United won by default from Hastings. KOH-I-NOOR (5) i. UNION (I). Koh-i-noor and Union met at Cornwall Park ,the former being lictorious by 5 goals to 1. Mr. I. McGoldrick contiolhd the came JUNIOk UNION (1) v. CIVIL SERVICE i !>. Union defeated a team of si* Civil Service men by 4 goals to nil Mr. R. V. (’. Harris was umpire. ST. MATTHEW S (3) v. UNITED (1). St. Matthew’s beat United by 3 goals to 1. Mr. M. Knight was umpire. LADIES’ MATCH. ST. MATTHEW’S (4) v. CLIVE (1). St. Matthew’:; effected a huge surprise by defeating the Clive champions by 4 goals to 1. Miss V. Pitt (3) and .Miss Hughes (1) scored for St. Matthew’s and Miss K. Crowley for Clive. Mr. R. Smith was umpire.

ALBION (2) v. MAKARINI (0). Albion beat Makarini by two goals to nil after an interesting game. Mrs. Maddison scored for Albion early in the game, and in the second spcil Aliss Grcnsidc scored from a scramble. Mr. R. Winchcomb was umpire. NAPIER (3) v TECHNICS (Gk Napier Indies defeated Tcchni-al on Nelson Park by 3 goals to nih Mi. P. S. Foley was the umpire. ALBION (3) v. MAKARINI (1). Albion defeated Makarini by 3 goals to 1 at Hastings. Mr. K. Winchcomb was umpire. POSITIONS OF TEAMS. The following table shows I],.* positions of the various teams in he Saturday competitions:— MEN’S SENIOR A' GPADI . Points. Hastings it St. Matthew’s 11 Mercantile 9 Napier v Bible Class Civil Service t

MEEN’S SEENIOR “B” GRADE St. Matthew’s 12 Koh-i-noor io United 7 Union 6 Hasti..ngs 4 M.Y.M.I 4 Mercantile No. 1 2 Mercantile No. 22 MEEN’S JUNIOR GRADE. St. Matthew's 9 United .. 7 Union 6 Koh-i-noor I Civil Service 1 LADIES' SENIORS. Clive J 3 Napier 11 St. Matthew's 9 Albion 8 Makarini 7 Technical 0 FIXTURES. The fixtures for the Senior A Satjrday competition have been .altered is follows :—

July 13.—Civil Service v. St. Matthew’s. Nelson No. 12, :i p.m. 11 :• t : .H!" V Napier. < mnv.al! N<>. J.

Mercantile v. Bible Class Nelson, No. 12, 2 p.m. July 2v. —Civil Service v. Bible Class, Nelson No 12, 3 p.m. Hastings v. St. Mathew’s, Corn-, wall No. 1. I Mercantile v. Napier, Nelson No| 12, 2 p.m. t