Successful Wind-Up To Hockey Tourney

Northern Advocate, 8 September 1947, Page 7

Successful Wind-Up To Hockey Tourney

A successful hockey tourney to wind up the season was staged by the Whangarei Hockey Association at Kensington Park on Saturday.

Nine men’s and four ladies’ teams took part in games of two eight-minute spells, providing spectators with plenty of fast exciting hockey. Ramblers were the winners of the men’s competition, defeating Old Boys A 2—l in the section play-off, while Vitiis won the ladies’ tourney, downing Maungakaramea I—o in a final game. There were two sections in the men’s competition—the A section with six teams and the B section with four. Old Boys A won the A section and Ramblers the B section, both being undefeated.

The final game was fast and exciting from the bully-off. Ramblers attacked but were unable to score. Old Boys retaliated and R. Mullins tricked the defence to net a good goal. The first half ended with Ramblers 1 down. The second eight minutes, however, were all Ramblers’. They attacked fiercely and held the territorial advantage to the final whistle. RAMBLERS’ SECOND SPELL They evened the score when P. Spicer took the ball right through a bunch of defenders in the circle to reach the net. Ramblers with excellent half support, kept up the attack, and about two minutes before time H. Primmer scored with an angle shot to give the game to Ramblers.

.Only four teams took part in the ladies’ competition and after three rounds had been played Vitiis and Maungakaramea emerged with four points each. VITIIS GET THERE A final match was played and Vitiis after determined efforts managed to score, giving them the honours of the day. Detailed results of respective competitions are as follows: MEN A section.—Round 1: Old Boys A 1 (B. Reid), Mangapai 0; Maungakaramea 1 (B. Babe), Maungatapere 0. Round 2: Old Boys A 2 (B. Reid, R. Fyfe), High School 0; Mangapai 1 (R. Steedman), Maungakaramea 0. Round 3: Old Boys A 2 (B. 'Reid, R. Mullins), Maungatapere 0; Mangapai 2 (C. Finlayson, L. Cotton), High School 1 (M. Johnson). Round 4: Old Boys A 1 (L. Scott), Maungakaramea 0; Maungatapere 1 (I. Grace), High School 0. Round 5: Mangapai 2 (R'_ Price, C. Finlayson), Maungatapere 0; High School "o, Maungakaramea 0. v B section.—Round 1: Ramblers 3 (D. Hannam, H. Primmer, R. Ashcroft), Springfield 0; Rovers A 1 (V. Penney), Old Boys B 0. Round 2: Ramblers 2 (D. Hannam, C. Beehre). Rovers A 0; Springfield 0, Old Boys B 0. Round 3: Ramblers 4 (C. Jackson 2, H. Primmer, D. Hannam). Old Boys B 0; Springfield 2 (R. Draffin, T. Graham), Rovers A 1 (H. Jessup). Final: Ramblers 2 (H. Primmer, P. Spicer), Old Boys 1 (R. Mullins). LADIES Round 1: Vitiis 0, YWCA 0; Maungakaramea 2 (Misses N. Robinson, M. Thorne), Maungatapere 0. Round 2: Vitiis 1 (Miss V. Pitman). Maungakaramea 0; Maungatapere 2 (Miss A. Blackstock 2), YWCA 0. Round 3: Vitiis 0, Maungatapere 0; Maungakaramea 3 (Miss M. Thorne 3), YWCA 1 (Miss C. Cotton). Final: Vitiis 1, Maungakaramea 0. N.Z. Women's Tourney (P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. In the final game of the New Zealand women's hockey tournament, Wellington beat Canterbury A 4—o. . It was the deciding match for the K Cup. Rangitiki qualified as runners-up by defeating Canterbury B 3—o.