HOCKEY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 187, 23 July 1920, Page 6

HOCKEY.

A hockey match’ between the Dannevirke Giris' High School and the Napier Technical College was played on Nelson Park, Napier, this morning, and resultedln a win Tor the latter by four goals to one.

cay v. TaranaKi, was piayea qn rnurs-: day at New Plymouth. There was a large gathering of spectators, the I weather was line and the ground in j splendid condition. The teams were j well matched and a fine open game re- I suited. There is no doubt that the ■ better team won. No one begrudged the visitors’ sun-ess. They showed ;i ■ little more finish and eonfijl'liee than | the local men, especially among tll -j backs, who handled the ball more < surely and played more dash. i

Kuril (full litiek) played a splendid game and several times proved a difli cult man to hold. (>’Donoghue (centre three quarter) and De Castro (half) were constantly conspicuous. The visiting forwards were a very even lot, though none appeared to outshine the others, who played solidly. In the home team the three-quarter line was a good combination, I.ynsky (halfi and Robertson (five-eighths ■ ■ iid some excellent work at times. Malone. Fogarty and ..Masters were constantly in the front of the forwards. Hawke’s Bay won the toss and defended the northern goal. Taranaki kicked off and the liall was returned ’by De Castro to IL Olliver, whose kick came backward and the black and white forwards nt once attacked. From the line-out the ball came to the Hawke’s Bay backs, who made a cross-field run, O’Dono glnie lining from the following play. Taranaki was penalised for off-side play after one or two rgd and blacks : missed badly. Kuril’s kick, although right front, was unsuccessful ami a. force down resulted. Taranaki forwards carried play down to their op ponents' twenty-five, where they were again penalised for off-side play. Returning the kick, followed well and carried the fiaU near the black -and white line. Another open ing was made by Olliver, lint- Barclay cut in, intercepted, and streaked down the field and passed to Mapu, who was eventually held on the line. .From a scrum the ball came again to Taranaki. Olliver kicked well down the field and the ball was sent out by Do Castro, ami Kuril, being undecided who should receive it, missed an opportunity. From a 'loose forward rush the. ball came' to Olliver and George centred. Black and white set up an attack but were checkeil by Robertson. Soon after a good dribbling rush carried play to the line :>y Kivell, where from a scrum the red and black forwards, with Cain and .Masters in the van, came through to I the half-way flag, when Barclay reliev-j ed by kicking out. From the line out Kivell secured, streaked for. the line, and after breaking through the pack, passed td O’Donoghue, who transferred ■to Batchelor, >who crossed amidst 'tumultuous applause. Kuru's kick failed. Hawke’s Bay 3-, Taranaki «pil. Taranaki attacked and brought the ■all to their opponents’ territory,! ■.here Barclay saved a dangerous looking movement. The kick was well fo - owed up and play’ was transferred to he opposite end again. Front the linejut near the black and whites’ tjventyjve, the l>all came to Roberts, who •vith Robertson carried to the line, It here he scored a well-earned try. The kick by George failed. Hawke's Bay I, Taranaki 3. From a scrum in the centre Taranaki •eached their opponents’ territory but Lawke’s Bay forwards came with a us.li and with Northe and Bunker in .he lead, pressed matters. The second spell was signalised by Taranaki having to force after an trfack by the visitors. The visiting forards continued_to attack vigorously, 'loin a line out near the twenty-five, i dangerous movement was set rip bv he visitors which was stayed by offide play. A fine forward rush by Taranaki ended with Smith falling over he line. The kick by Olliver failed, ''iranaki 6, Hawke's Bay 3. Decastro ’ ■eked out splendidly. Taranaki renrned to the attack. De Castro pir-k--d up and transferred to Barclay who icked to centime. The forwards following up well. Northe scored and O’Donodine converged. Hawke’s Bar 8, Tara.mki 6. Hehberly retired and was replaced by Swain. Both teams made leterrninod efforts hut the game eirdFd . ithout further score.