English Ladies Open Tour; Anckland Beaten

Northern Advocate, 13 June 1938, Page 9

English Ladies Open Tour; Anckland Beaten

| Auckland saw bright ladies’ hockey on Saturday when an Auckland eleven were defeated s—l by the visiting English team. The match was played as a curtain-raiser to the football at Eden Park, Auckland rallied early to the attack, and England conceded two penalty corners. Once the visitors got the run of the heavy turf, however, they quickly opened their score. After 15 minutes play. Miss O’Donoghue scored and within ten minutes the visitors had three goals to their credit. Home Side Plays Well. Auckland put up an unexpectedly good game, weakness in the halves enabling the English girls to run up their big advantage. In the second half the fault was not so pronounced, and although England pressed hard, Auckland was able to turn the tables on their redoubtable opponents and take the play into England’s territory. ; Only one additional goal was netted in the second half to bring the final score: England 5, Auckland 1. j For England Miss O’Donoghue and Miss West each scored twice, and Miss Wright netted one goal. Mrs Gawley was Auckland’s only goalgetter. Miss E. J. Warwick and Miss M. Hamlin umpired the fixture.