THE HOCKEY TOURNEY

Northern Advocate, 26 July 1923, Page 4

THE HOCKEY TOURNEY

WHANGAKEI DEFEATS <

MEN STILL HAVE CHANCE.; " A

PIAKO HEADS THE LIS'

(Special to "Northern Advocate AUCKLAND,-This Day. At the closc of the thir'dKS day'* pJay> in the White Horse Cup Wockey. test the position of the teams follows:—' , . Piako 5 V Rodney 1 4 3 - Whangarci .... 1 .... 3 Mangawai-Albfcrtland i .V..... 3 W . Franklin . ..... ,2 %■ Thames I;:'v•Splendid weather ( again prevailed - for; the Hockey., Tournament yesterday. The. attendance was jiot large and ase usual was to enthusiastic followers of the. Ap a result of tholino weather the -grounds i were* harderaml play, faster. . Generally speaking; the standard all round improved.! THE BEST -MATCH. v Although the tournament ift |»y nor means completed,, it is safofo say tkafe the match .between - WJiangarei . and Rodney was.splendid*: It would be possible to believe tliatthis teaia. suffered defeat- from' qh Monday. Whether it i(ppup to a dqr ground of a' new.: spirit sit is •: not possible to say, but the' fact remains that' the Whangarci boys, got to work otk the champion ixf a way which: made their supporters- proud. Rodney, jlot it be fee're saidf a groat s g:'aivic. Ih both forward back .division the Whites than strong. They ni&jle thjjy" made,-it- -open^ .scientific,, bat it Wlinngarei luuj rocoveredanjj-theyiy&4? >„ all advances in thisa; b&'-.' a nee to spare.. Probably no: match in;,'' the course of tiifi be more in It was from start' a 'team;/-," mateh;* in; .which <^veryj!^e ; did his paiti\ \ The goals ivhich aecowsljj ' wen not achieved by a«y v spectacular!, .play, hnd thesam!c It was all by hard as has rarely been ' ~ ikjkcf}' grounds. In the, .first nmtclt witk Frarifc- , Jin' ■ crowding like football' than. : ' ; day afternoon clean and/ as fitfe -of" hockey as any enthusiast could wish to see.' \ • Wlinngarei won by t**ogrills ie ? - THE defeated nklin J>ycs«rci** goals, to one after a %irly game. *, Piako • had * -air *• -easy• 'Thames- ili||'. ' ">•' WHANOAB'EI/STILE SAFE. ; fy] The Whangarci*' jgiffeV team: is : ing^^endtdf^rin..J' their Tammtrunui* . Wliile. j easts* it may- be .that -ihe^ gfrEs ■ ■■■'■ non» (2)' f G', Franklin;. niK ■'•' ""■ ."v r - Taumaran«^Al^^ o^^^P ,e %f <^%fP cr, Castles, ■beat Auckland^ and '.. Miss v 1 goal : drew ■ • ■ ;^kn^ifantti'. : j neither- scoring. ■■ The been cut by the loss 6/Shea and 0 'jQarroll, through d'ents ' and ' sickness;'";•• ■' b'uii-'t everything' is . and :it«is = pected that : will • Im»' fi'om th«? in the _ *'

PROTEST AGAINST PIAHO.V-%r (Special" .to- "^okhern ■ AF^LAND^ThiirDftyi/M: been' match tho- ■ WhiieJ The basis the second half of thee lasted for f 37 minutes'insteadof,^s*&k n»gulatl6ji 35, ; ) ; i ; ISlillffiiS The match wili-;.bb^ day, and tlifs gives •'^aßs^^ ing chance*of winning the Cop. ~-•% *