HOCKEY.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1928, Page 1

HOCKEY.

SIX-A-SIDE TOURNEY. Ideal weather favoured the six-a-side hockey tournament held at Victoria Park yesterday afternoon in the presence of a numerous gathering of spectators. The standard of play was good, especially on the part of the A teams from the Afawhera, United, Hokitika, and lUmanga Clubs. FIRST ROUND. Following were the results of the first round: — Mn-where A (FI. and P. Leach, N r . McGrath, N. and AT. Furness and B. Alilligan) heat Hokitika B (J. Hall, L. Paterson. V. Bansgrove, D. Rutland. R. Aforgan and A. Stapleton) by two goals to nil. United B (X. Castle. E. Peilloh, G •Grant, J. Hughes, D. and E. Turtill) beat Cobden (D. Dewar, K. Clarke B. Sweetinan, L. Kelly, 11. Nelson and B. Gordon) by two goals to one. Hokitika A (AL Sumner, AF. Lynch, N. Olsen. R. and 0. Stapleton. J. AValker) bent Afawhera B (T. Griften, AL Little. A. MeKnight, L. Alexander, C. Hannam and M. Leach) by a goal and a behind to a goal. Runanga B (P. Powell. Atrs O’Neill Af. Rose, J. Cole, A. Hewison, and E. Quinn) heat United D (H. Gilmour. AL AVillis. G. Lees, TC. Flaherty. E. Boddy and R. Cooper) by one goal to nil. United A (E. Sands, L. and T. Boddy, AL Steel, D. Sutton and Afrs Clark) heat Runanga C (S. Heslin, D. Newton, Af. Mander.son, J. Pender. D. Marshall and Airs O’Neill) by four goals to nil. SECOND ROUND. Hokitika A heat Runanga A by 1 goals to nil. United A heat Runanga B by 3 goals to nil. Mawhera A beat United B by 5 goals to nil. SEAII-FINAL. Mawhera A beat United A by 1 goal to nil. f Hokitika a bye. FINAL. Afawhera A heat Hokitika A by one goal to nil. Aliss N. McGrath scored less than a minute after the start. Hokitika attacked in the second half, a shot from just outside the edge- of the circle, went into the goal. Mawheras then took play to the other end and were attacking at fh£ final hell.