HALCOMBE SPORT.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2646, 15 May 1923, Page 2

HALCOMBE SPORT.

LADIES' HOOKEY. (From our own Correspondent.) The. local ladies' team played their first match with Hinekoa (Feilding), a very solid team, which being- too superior Tor them, had a runaway victory. With a. good coaching-. Halaon.be would improve. They are an even lot. of players, but if they would do more passing-, they would do better. ■ The. final whistle blew: I-line-koas, V; Hal combe, 0. Mr. W. Groube referced. MEN'S HOCKEY. The Halcombe men's team journeyed to Feilding- on Saturday to meet the Pirates, last year's runners up for the cup. Halcombe drew first blood. Sanderson scoring- a very nice goal. Then the Pirates woke up. and turned the tables, M. Hoare putting- a shot in with pienty of pace. Halcombe found the net, 11. Forgusson shooting a g-oal off a pass fro-m the left wing l . Pirates then played up more than ever putting two g-oa.ls up in about as many minutes)'. Halftime, Halcombe, 2; Pirates 3. After play -commenced again for a while, the; visitors held Pirates in their own 25. but all of a sudden they went to pieces and Pirates just scored how they liked, notching- 3 goals before - half-way through the second spell. Halcombe got going again and scored a goal, P. Fergusson getting in with a \jery difficult shot. R. Woodcock scoring shortly after again for Halcombe. Pirates, fi; Halcombe. 4. Pirates then got their forward line in motion M. Hoare scoring again. With 10 minutes to go Halcombe got to work, but Pirates wore too solid to get through. From good passing. W. Mingins scored, the. final whistle blowing with Pirates, S: Halcombe, 4. Mr. W. Groube rcferead. The local team would like to state that, it is about time the matches were played up to lime, as teams travelling do not get a -chancte to get home before dark. FOOTBALL. The senior team meet Hunterville in fairly good weather at Halcombe. drawing- a large attendance of local enthusiasts. Play commenced with very determined rushes and passing from both sides. Play was up and down until .T. Anderson following up well got the ball and scored a, try amid cheering from the crowd. Tom Paraniki took the kick and put it over easily. ' Hunterville were determined to make matters even, but the local backs gave them no chances.' Half-time Tokorangi, 5; Hunterville,! 0. The ground was getting anything! but good when the second half starterl. 80-tli teams worked harder than I ever. W. Paraniki playing a slashing game for his side. The Hunterville team could not make amends to the score, and the final, whistle blew: Tokorangi, 5; Hunterville, 0. Mr. Sims refereed. 1 RANGrnKET. OROUA SUB-UNION RESULTS. Mart.on forfeited to Rata: Turakina 10, Bulls 14; Tokorangi 5, Hunterville 0.