HOCKEY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 April 1931, Page 7

HOCKEY.

MEN’S GAMES. LEVIN A V. OTAKI A. T " The competition matches were continued yesterday in dull weather when the second matches of the first round were played. On the Park Domain, Levin, Otaki A defeated Levin A by seven goals to four. Otaki were much too, fast for the local team, who at times held their own, but the combination of the visiting team eventually asserted itself and 80 Levin suffered their second defeat. In the first, half Otaki were quickly on the offensive, but Levin returned play to mid-field. Play was even for a while, but from a rush upfield, Enoka scored an easy goal. Spurred on by their success, Otaki kept up the pressure and Cook found the net. Levin -assumed command and Worsfold had hard luck with a shot, but a little later found the net with a hard shot. Play kept going up and down field and from an easy position Enoka scored his second goal. Otaki kept up the pressure and just before half time, Cook scored, making the scores at half-time Otaki 3, Levin 1. Upon resuming Levin started to make a better showing and kept Otaki on the defensive. From a scramble in the circle, Worsfold scored his .second goal. Otaki 3, Levin 2. Encouraged by this, Levin scored their -third goal, Walls shooting his first goal. Otaki 3, Levin 3. Otaki now took a Hand and quickly established a lead of ■two goals, the scorers being Enoka and •Cook, the score now reading,'Otaki 5, Xevin 3. Levin carried play, to their goal when Anderson scored, making the score Otaki 5, Levin 4, _ From now ■on, there was only one team in it, Otaki scoring two more goals per medium of Tahiwi’s stick. The final score read: Otaki 7, Levin 4, Mr H. Tahiwi and Ur V. Morgan refereed. Levin was sadly lacking-in combina•tion, their team comprising individualists, which does not make the team a rsuccess as a whole. Otaki was an object lesson to the local men in the way they continually were backing one .another up, and the Otaki stickwork were much superior to the local players. It most' have been disappointing to Worsfold, to find after making openings, that he was not being supported, hut as the game progressed, Levin’s :front line were playing better together. Had Worsfold and Anderson (who was a thorn in Otaki side in the second half) had the support they should have had, the game would have been much -closer. Otaki’s front line were always Teady to pounce upon an opening and never hesitated about shooting when near the goal. For the losers, Worsfold, Anderson, ‘Palmer and Butt played well, with the -remainder mediocre. Curtis in goal was weak, letting shots go past which ■should have been stopped. Walls on 'tjie left wing did not play with confidence, as he would not stop the ball with his hands or his feet, continually letting the ball go past. Mc■Heown and Ropata were yery patchy. ‘.Marion on the right-wing, is a player :new to the game and after a game or

two, should shape into a useful player. He has pace, but must learn to centre the ball hard and not pat it. LEVIN B V. TE HORO B. The Levin B. team journeyed to Te Horo and suffered defeat. Both teams were evenly matched, but the Te Horo players had the finish and so scored five goals to Levin’s one. Levin had hard luck in not scoring on several occasions, the ball going outside the net.