Hockey Notes.

Free Lance, Volume X, Issue 476, 14 August 1909, Page 11

Hockey Notes.

TO-MOBROW S match, Wellington v. Auckland, is anticipated with plea v ic The northerners ,110 lepiosenti-d bj a sti.mg team The local eltnen lu\* been selected, but has not liiet with gmeial aippioval. Two or tluee of the jillajeis included have certainly not been chosen by virtue of their form, while others mlio have justified mt'ikibioiii have been I'eft out. The team with a few exceptions, played against Canterbury, at Chi list•dhurch, last week, and an authority on hockey, who is resident in the Catihedial City, cuticses its play ■as appe nded • — "Smythe was absolutely ofF his stvfc of play. Waiting off-side was detrimental to the team's interest. Knig and Christie did not pJlay rep .hockey. LoadeT was weak as a Tight-wronger. Organ and Davies were good , the latter very good. Beer© was good at times. Dawson was very goad, and K'bblewhite biifflaant, while Dwyer. ingoal, was a champion, and gained [rounds of applause foT hds spllendffld defence, as he had a busy tume was erratic, and at times good F. S. Shii rifts has been aippointed captain of tibe Auckland team. The winnei of the JTWiior chajn.pdonelim, Metropolitan, defeated Victotriij& College by six goals to three on Saturday The "Mets." hare entered upon theair careei in the sphere of hockey most successfully, this being tihe team a first season of existence. At the out set the infant drub aspired 1 for senio, honours, but, overcome by a sud _ fit of modesty, it decided to try its strength with the juniors. Theie will be no second thoughts about contesting the senioi chain puoaiship next year. The display of hockey rendiered by the two teams was first-class, bainrinig one exception. The marring point was the offence of "sticks," both teams being equaly at fault. If Beferee Carver were motre strict on this particular rule, the efforts of the players would have appeared less effective.

McKenzie 'Mot'ropohtajis' left- wing, was the outstanding pltayetr on his side. He wcwld be an .acquisition to most of the sciikw teams. He was ably supplied by hi& unisideleft Kit-clnug u'ho pkiyod thud class fot j-iioindon la.'-t vca.r The lemaifl' m^ forwaadis weie fan The < cntn -.half \vt\s tic best backow Ins sido Tin 1 antics of the iight-hadi \\ ere mast a,musni,u;. His pnses and attitudes niu^t have lti&tilled foaT and trembling in his oppomionts. The goial-kecpei is uoithr of S])eriall mention H.^ sayed nuanv a shot by cle\ er kicking In fact, ho invariably -em ployed hfs boot. BioJie, ru&iide-lcft, was r.Jie most conispicaura 1 ? of the CoLloge toi wards. Or am and Pattersoai weie good, amid tlie two wingeis weie very iaiir The light-Jialf aaid the right fulllhack wi>ie best of tlie rearguaid. Tlie centre-half repeatedly fonl'ed the bully quite unnecessarifly. Eiehelbaum, left-half, but for a eoiiii>!'e of serious misses, was sound Despite tii-e number of goalls scored the goal-keepci was by no meaaiis disgraced