HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13872, 5 October 1908, Page 7

HOCKEY.

•riiAMES championship. • [151* TELEGRAM. —OWN COIUIEsrONbEXT.j Thame!?, Sunday. The final round of the cup fixtures .began oil Saturday. As tlio threes clubs are how even, tlio concluding- uiatblibs are Somewhat interesting.' Uiiloi-tiimitely, heavy rain spoilt Saturday's matbh. The Yourig Men's Club »wo matched against Rifles ; for the filial struggle of 1903. They were, fortunate in having: a full team, but Riiiea " " played two men short. Tlio first spoil was fairly even, and the Rifles put up a good game under lit? unfavourable circumstances. , Thompson secured it goal for Rifles, audi ' Wliittttkor lor the Young Men.. . In, the second spell the odds began to./i'ell. against ' Rifles, and although they' played, ; jplu^|ly' Avete uhdble to prevent tlie Y6uhg : 'Men scor- >" / irig five more goals. The gdme thiis ended in a win for tlio Young Men by 6 goals' to 1. For the winners E. Whictaker scclirbd four , goals, and . Torrons and Turner oho bach. For Rifles Thompson,- Martin, and Hoaking played well,j, and Sanders, in tlio dual oapa* city of goalkeeper and fullback, played a fiil'e g'drlio. . On No. 2 ground, kindly lent by tho tiiiia (girl-) Hockey Club, the return match between Epsom (Auckland) and the Hauraki ' Clubs took place. ' XTf oa to] jr,,, ill ~yitors had a wet time of it, and.good hockey was olit of tlio question, However, a very enjoyable game, was played, 'despite tha boisterous cleriiohts, the local club eventusilly winning by 7 goals to 1. For the visitor--, McGowin secured their only gdal» while lii-wiilco (?), UrilTni. Adams, > arid Driver \vero the scorers for Hauraki. Mr, H. lvinpiiani controlled the game, and gavi. : every satisfaction. .3S