HOCKEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 9

HOCKEY

SECOND ROUND THE MARLBOROUGH MATCH The second round of I,ho senior championship is now well advanced, and on present prospects it seems that the position of tlie teams .will remain much as it is now, with Wnimni, Kiwi, Stoke, and Federal leading in that order. Saturday's games made no difference to the positions. The Representative Team. The representative team to play Marlborough has been announced. It- is not the best team that Nelson can field, but there arc no doubt reasons for the omission of one or two prominent players. The goalkeeper and full-backs cannot have given the selector a great deal of difficulty, although Geo. Frost needs to be considered. C. Gibbs unfortunately cannot go to Christchurch, and this match will serve as a try-out, and a practice game for the Shield game. It is pleasing to see Scott given a chance for he has been playing well lately. C. Best will need to improve on bis last Saturday’s form to keep in lbe representatives. Wells has, on the whole, justified his inclusion. Amos, R. Best and Kelly were fairly certain selections, although R. Best might have been plaved in the halves. Mcßride has improved a good deal in his last few games and deserves a tryout. Nightingale, judging by bis play on Saturday, lacks dash although clever with his stickwork. but, playing at centreforward, lie will have a good chance to show his worth in the game against Marlborough. Stoke v. Wakatu. Stoke lias played much better games than when it defeated Wakatu. Although a big score was made, three goals were scored in the last part of the game when the Wakatu defence seemed to have broken down. Duncan was the only one of the Blue backs who kept up the pace to the end. The Wakatu backs need to be faster, and hit harder. It would have been better if one of them at least had played further up

There was a good deal of obstructing in Ibis game, and some of the players were hitting at their opponents’ sticks, instead of hooking.

The Wakatu forwards went off in some promising movements, and would probably have done better with more support. although they missed some good opportunities. The forward line as it is is probably the best Wakatu has bad, and if kept intact should show better combination. One or two of the players need greater control over the ball, as they frequently over run it.

It was A. E. Allport’s day for scoring goals. Taylor played a good game in goal and kept out many a well-directed shot. Together with Geo. Frost, at full-back, he was a factor in keeping the opposition out. Frost played a great game.

Kiwi v. Richmond. The Kiwi and Richmond teams met at Richmond and a keenly contested game resulted in a draw, 2 all. In tho first spell Kiwi had slightly the better of the game scoring one goal shot by Webster. The second spell was well in Richmond’s favour, A. Giblin making tlie scores even with a hot shot. Soon after H. Whit-well put his team in the

lead with a good run from half way. However, Richmond were not to he denied and a shot by J. Lusty lound the net!

"Spud” Monday Tournament Final. The final for the ladies six-aside was won by Riwaka A after a very hard and fast game with Tarakohe A, two extra spells having to he played to dccido tho winner. At the coinlnenceincnt of tjje game Tarakohe made tlio pace very willin'- and gave the Riwaka backs N. Inglis and F. Fowler a busy few minutes hut they proved to be safe. Up and down play followed both sets of forwards putting in some fine work, M. Mitchell (Tarakohe) being prominent for her fine runs and gaining applause from the spectators. Tarakohe forwards eventually pierced Riwaka’s defence and a scramble in front of the goal-mouth promised a goal, but the opportunity was not- accepted. N. Inglis brought relief to her side. Shortly after N. Fowler (Riwaka) made a good attempt to open uj> tlie score, when she put over an accurate centre to D. Fry. The latter onl” had to lap the hall to score hut she missed what looked like a sure goal. In the final spell, M. Harwood and D. Raharulii (Tarakohe) fed their forwards well, but they were by then fepling tho strain of the hard game. However, tho Riwaka forwards gained possession, T. Young and N. Fowler taking play to Tarakohe’s territory for the latter to score, cndin- one of the best finals seen at the Botanies for some years. Tho teams were:—

Riwaka: I. Young, N. Fowler, F. Fowler. R. Askew, I). Fry, N. Inglis. Tarakohe: M. Mitchell, R. Packard, R. Lynch. M. Harwood, D. -Raharulii, G. Boyd. Relay Race. Tlie relay race for the “Greig” Cup (always an interesting item at the ladies six aside) brought out a field of nine teams. The finish proved very exciting a foot separating the first three teams, Tarakohe and Rewa dead-heat-ing for first place with Kia Ora third. A run later in the day to decide the winner resulted in Rewa gaining the decision. Rewa have now won the “.Greig” Cup for four consecutive vears. The team was, H. Murray, H. Ilorncastle, H. Page, and E. Page. Mother and Daughter Play. It is a verv rare occasion where a mother and daughter play together in the same hockey team hut such was the case at the Botanies on Monday with a team from Waitapu. Marlborough Teams to Play Nelson. The following A and B teams have been selected to represent Marlborough in the men’s division against Nelson on Saturday, 15lh inst.: — A TEAM J. Norton, R. Perrett, D. Cameron, E. Weavers, E. Smith. D. Hastilow, V. Underhill, D. Stockwell, M. Haines, J. Fuller (captain), F. Jackson. B TEAM W. Sneddon, J. Fredericks, M. Weetman, J. Beirne, A. Berry, C. Booth, C. Flood (captain), W. Esson, P. Brooks, B. Hundley, K. Barclay. The following Marlborough ladies’ junior rep. team has been selected to meet the Rewa Club on Saturday next at Blenheim: —V. Andrews, N. Evans, M. Andrews, McCallum, Thomson, A. Mills, M. O’Sullivan, A. Smart. S. Timms, Mrs Gibson. Tactics. It seems that many players in Nelson require to make a study of tactics. Often it was observed on Saturday that two players in the same team rushed to hit the ball at the same time, whereas it should have been left to one man to

play the ball, with the other ready to back him up in case, he was beaten in a subsequent tackle. Thus ori one or b\vo occasions when a team was attacking it happened that an unmarked man standing on the edge of the circle, or either wing, was wasting his time there, when a small tap from a hard pressed centie oi inside would have given fhe wijig a splendid opportunity > f scoring. ’

Canterbury Retains (he Shield. Canterbury defended its title to tlie New Zealand Hockey Shield by beating Otago on Saturday afternoon in a fast game by 5 goals to 1. For the better part of the game Canterbury was on top, and fully deserved its win, though the ge-.eral play was more even than the final scores indicate.

The young members of the Otago team failed to play up to expectations and were unable to cope with the more experienced Canterbury eleven. Goals were scored for Canterbury by McCormick (>2), Turbilt (2), and Bell, and for Otago by Mayston, who played for Kiwi last year. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY Senior Wainuii v. Federal, Reserve No. 1, 2 p.m. Kiwi v. Stoke, Reserve No. 1, 3 p.m. Wakatu v. Richmond, Richmond, 3 p.m. Y.M.C.A. bye. Junior Y.M.C.A. v. Federal, Reserve No. 2, 2 p.m. tSoke v. Kiwi, Reserve No. 2, 3 p.m. ( Waimai a. bye. Ladies •Cressey Cup match.—lvia Ora (challengers) v. Riwaka A (holders), Riwaka, 3 p.m. Schools Hampden Av. Central B, Reserve No. 1, 1 p.m. Stoke v. Auckland Point, Reserve No. 2, 1 p.m. Central A and Hampden B byes.