Hockey Notes

Hutt News, Volume 20, Issue 47, 28 May 1947, Page 6

Hockey Notes

11i;tt v.'.UiRY n.rn !j,.H ct ( jiiviTsiu at tin- Hum !■»•: iion t.ronin!. ami 1“ si'ito oi' ii.ios. per o n playing cond'uinns i,:.i,! ;( ;• produced tli<* sianduid i)l Ihh ui. y expected of them. Play v .. as s .-.orapny almost throughout. an;! putjiv promising movi-monts ta.ila.l tu*fau:*'.' ol position play. Tin* Uutt team was somewhat liaudiI capped !';■ ihe itnavoidabio absence i ~l Chapman. who is still one of i | j, t . i>«-s t right wings » n Well!ugtou. However. ihe Hall team had the lictii-r or i!n* stinic, mainly because of r „-,mo very solid work hy the defence, and tin* game end'd with tin* score i; on 2. t tin erstly I. .Scorer: lor lititl were J. J ll«l<! and .! 1 hiivetsity's goal <: ti i •«• : i«j ji * the stick ol l.awrv Second tirade iittt: met I'niveisiiy at the i'clone ib ct'- a;ion Ground. Although tinllutt teat t had the better oi the I name the Varsity team was siicces.-.-j fill, mainly because they took adia.tot ev.-ry opooriiiiiiiy. Tin* liii:i • forward ime combined belter tiii.t. j | 111 - y Save lie. n doing. bill IIt•■ il* l rii-ele won; is still very uncertain and two oi three good scoring oppurItitiitis'S failed for this reason. ibe half line was inclined to lag too far i> him! the forward?} on attack, and there v as still overmuch speculative liii 1 5:t*• by the full-hacks. The titial :;rore was Cnivcrsily I. 11 UI I i Cotb Hull':; goals were scored by i>. I i ‘lout. Third tirade ; i'uir met \V< llington College Old | Coys and were defeated by seven | reals to nil. According to all report;} the \V t'.O.H. team is playing in too low a grade, as they have been winning all their matches by wide margins. Seventh tirade HuM. .defeated Karori by three goals to two. Notes i lj. Cade is i.a ghod form in the lost grade ball-line. He is always 110 re when wanted. Cat bam. a recent, acquisition by the first, grade team, is playing a very round game at full-back. The hockey ground on the Hint liecrcation Ground is in very good condition at present. It is a credit to the groundsman and is the envy ol the Wellington players.