REP HOCKEY MATCHES

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 223, 16 August 1930, Page 1 (Supplement)

REP HOCKEY MATCHES

THREE GAMES IN FEILDING. WELLINGTON LADIES DEFEATED. , Victoria Park, Feilding, was the venue of three representative hockey matches to-day, the local ladies engaging both a Wellington and a Bush combination, while - the inon were at home to Bush also. The ground was not in tho best of order for play, although it had improved during tlie t week. The Feilding B ladies’ representative team met the Bush lady representatives and, although the local second eleven had the measure of the visitors in the-first spell, Bush asserted their superiority in the* second half of the game to win by five goals to two.FEILDING DEFEAT BUSH. MARGIN OF THREE GOALS. After one of the hardest arid most spirited games of hockey witnessed on Victoria Park the Feilding men’s representative team defeated the Busli eleven by six' goal's to three. The teams made score for score for a time, and it was not until the Itast few minutes that Feilding wore Bush down to draw ahead arid emerge with a three goal margin. The teams were as under: — Feilding.—Whiteman, Alsop, Menzies, Triciriebauk, Florence, Strawbridge, Wallis, A. Packer, Anderson, Lofts, Giles. Bush.—Sigversten, Williams, Drysdale, Fulton, Lett, Farrow, Rose, Sykes,. Hutchinson, Morrison, McKenna. ‘ - Play, started at a -fast pace with both sides sharing the attack. Anderson came through the defence with tricky stick work, but his centring shot went unaccepted, Bush relieving. Strawbridgo sent the blues away, hut they were beaten for the ball by the Bush backs who set .up a counter-attack for Hutchison to find the net. A staunch defence by Giles at centre held up another Busli. attack, Anderson coming to the relief to get through and score. —Feilding 1, Bush 1. Florence provided a thrill when he went right down the side line with a good dribble, the visitors rushing to the circle to save. A vigorous tussle for possession saw Bush work clear, hut agnin Feilding returned for Wallis to miss with his goaling shot. Bush went away on a raid which caught the clues out of position, the drive ending in Hutchinson goaling, hut a few moments later the blues equalised when from a corner penalty Florence sent in a shot which completely beat the Bush goalie.—Feilding 2, Busli 2. Vigorous play followed with Feilding carrying the game into the visitors' territory. Good side line work by Wallis and Florence saw the .leather Packer, outclassed the defence for the latter to .goal.—Feildiiig 3, Bush 2. / ■ The spell ended without further score. ; Whiteman was called on to keep his charge intact immediately following the resumption of play, Busli launching a' drive from- bully-off, blit, with the aid of Menzies and Alsop he drove tlie raiders off. The yellows were not to be denied, however, and, coming dowrifield with a strong rush, they got past the backs. Whiteman came out to meet' the danger, but badly missed the hall, giving Hutchison an easy goal.—Busli 3, Feilding 3.- - ' Busli were now hot oil attack and the Feilding defence was extended to the’ utmost to keep them in check. Strawbridge was handy to save when Whiteman was drawn out of the goal in defending and, sending the leather out to Florence, the winger set the blue attack in motion which ended in Anderson, who was playing a great game at inside left,' finding the net with an excellent. shot.—Feilding 4, Bush 3. Sparkling play followed, both sides striving to the utmost to increase the score, but a ■ vigorous defence in both circles kept the net free.' • Feilding registered two beliinds in rapid time, but Busli countered with an attack which tested tire Feilding defence, but it proved sound. A few moments before the final whistle Lofts worked his way up the side line to get to the circle and his goaling shot went home. Almost immediately after Packer crowned a concerted movement by the Feilding rearguard, the game ending; Feilding 6, Bush 3. Messrs E. A. Garlick and T.- Edge were tiro referees. LADIES’ MATCHES.

FEILDING v. WELLINGTON. The teams in the ladies’ match between- Feilding and Wellington were as follow: Feilding.—Misses N. Scott, M. Reid, D. Pengelly, R. McKelvie, B. Managh, B. Bridge, B. Dewe, R. Dixon, E. Worsfold, F. Waterworth E. Hill. Wellington.—Misses M. Dennison, M. Buckley, V. Newman M. Slater, D. Nash, D. Orme. E. McClelland, C. Laurenson, G. Webb, H. Dewliurst, B. Wilson. A dash away by Wellington (black and yellow) from the bully-off was countered in the circle by Miss Pengelly who with Miss Waterworth and Miss Managh reversed play. The blacks found difficulty in meeting the attack and, following a siege on the blacks’ goal, Miss Dixon sent in a hard one.—Feilding 1 Wellington 0. Miss Bridge ‘ sent the blues to the attack from a penalty hit, Miss'Buckley, hitting the ball over the back line in defending, but from the resultant corner the blues' failed to get through. A rally by the visitors saw the blue defence penetrated, but a dangerous situation was saved by the goalie, Miss Scott, who relieved with a liara hit. From a twenty-five bully Miss Managh set up an attack which reached the blacks’ circle and in a melee Misses Dewe and Waterworth overcame the resistance for the latter to goal— Feilding 2, Wellington 0. Hard on the bully-off the blues got away, neat stick work taking them through the somewhat poor defence for Miss Dixon tQ send in her second go-'l—Feilding-3, Wellington 0. The next score was the , result of a pretty piece of work by-Miss Dewe. Taking the leather on from a"hit from the centre by Miss Managh, Miss Dewe went right down the wing past three players to centre to Miss Worsfold who found the net—Feilding 4, Wellington 0. Wellington rallied and, with the first exhibition of combination shown, got through ,the blues, but the attack broke down in the blue circle where the blacks were penalised. A big hit by Miss Pengelly went well down the field to be accepted by Miss Dewe and Miss Waterworth who got through the black backs easily to

centre to Miss Wonsfold who goaled the scores reading at half-time five—nil in favour of Feilding. The visitors again found their form inferior to the local , girls when immediately following the interval the Feilding backs repulsed, a black raid to shoot well downfield. Miss Managh accepted the shot to pass to. Misses Dewe and Waterworth who again gave a pretty exhibition for the latter to score—Feilding 6 Wellington 0. Play had barely resumed when the blacks broke away to threaten the blue goal for the first time, but Feilding worked free to carry play rapidly to the other goal where, following a penalty, Miss Worsfold again got the ball home—Feilding 7 Wellington 0. From this stage Wellington defended much better and kept the blues at bay, although play hardly shifted from the blacks’ circle. In defending Mies Buckley was hurt and. left the held, Miss Hennessy replacing her. No further scores were registered, Feilding winning a rather one-sided game by seven goals to nil. Messrs Moore and W. A. Scott were the referees. BUSH BEAT FEILDING. In the game between the Bush and Feilding ladies’ clubs the following were the teams: — - . Bush.—Misses K. Smith, J. Davies, J. Piper, O. Rose, G. O’Donnell, B. Percy W. Smith, D- Davies, E. Cavan’agh, M. Bailey, S. Goss Feilding.—Misses J. Telford, A. Burke, C. Childs, E. Waterson, J. Scott, Mrs Simpson, Mrs Brice, Misses F. Kerr, A. Boshier, A. Alsop and Green. Feilding secured the advantage from the bully-off and soon had Bush (blue and yellow) defending. Vigorous Jutting from the circle by the defenders got them free and a rush was made to tho Feilding twenty-five where Miss Burke saved to send on to Miss Kerr, who wont right along the left w.r.g in possession to score. Feilding 1, Bush 0. , The blues attacked strongly and despite a staunch defence got through to equalise the scores and immediately following tho bully-off again had the greens penned in, but spoilt their chances through over-eagerness. Feilding worked. loose to carry play with good combination to the blue circle where -a good shot made the tally Feilding 2, Bush 1. „ Half-time found the scores unchanged. *• - In the second spell Busli got the upper hand in the last few minutes of the game when they shot three goals in quick succession, running out the winners of an interesting game by five goals to two.