HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15003, 27 May 1912, Page 9

HOCKEY.

i FIRST INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH. i ' WELLINGTON V, AUCKLAND. ! ! - THE TEAMS SELECTED. The first inter provincial match to be played in Auckland this season will take place at Victoria Park on Saturday next, when the Wellington team will try conclusions with the Auckland representatives. The following team has been selected by Mr. H. D. Hill to represent Auckland:— Goal: C. Hallam (United). Fullbacks: H. B. Speight (University), C. Farquh arson (Auckland). Halves: V. C. Kavanagh. (Auckland), L. G. Robinson (University), A. v M. t Rowe (University).. Forwards: J. P. Reynolds (University), R. W. Barry (United). F R. Mason (Auckland), W. Moore (Auckland), N. R. Jacobsen (University). Reserves: Back, M- Alison (Ponsonby); forward, H. W. King (University). The team is requested to attend for practice at the Newton Football Club's trainingfhed on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m. A practice match will take place at Victoria Park on Thursday, May 30. at 4.30 p.m., when it is essential that all tho team should attend. A Press Association message from Wellington states that Mr. W. J. Organ, sole selector for the Wellington Hockey Association, has experienced considerable difficulty in choosing a rep. team to tour Auckland and Hawke's Bay. The team is.as follows: — Goalkeeper. Morpeth (Wellington). Left fullback. McEldowney (United); right fallback, C. Davis (Karori), Left half. R. Thompson (United); centre half. R. Parton (Karori); right half, H. W. Thompson (United). Left wing. Loader (Karori); inside left, G. Davies (Karori); bully. Murphy (Karori); inside right, McKillop (Karori); right wing, H. V. Walton. Mr. A. A. Bennett will accompany the team as manager. The Wellington representative team will play Hawke's Bay on Wednesday, and will arrive in Auckland on Friday morning. During their stay in Auckland they will be quartered at the Star Hotel. The match is arousing considerable interest in hockey circles, and a large attendance is expected at Victoria Park. Tickets for ground and stand are obtainable from Miss Gerti Campion, Queen-street.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

AUCKLAND BEAT COLLEGE RIFLES. WINS FOR UNIVERSITY AND UNITED. The Auckland Hookey .Association's club championships were continued on Saturday, the weather being fine but somewhat cold at Eemuera. This, however, ranks as a disadvantage for the spectator rather than the player, who welcomes a touch of cold in the air. The attendance was fair, the si* lines of both grounds on which the P™«/'«Pj» senior matches eventuated being well tringea with spectators. , .. . th . It speaks well for the populanty of the game that so many spectators turn out Saturday after Saturday to * sround vsnere is neither shelter nor seating a blows

verv chilly. It is also a powerful armament in favour of the pavilion, which now seem likely to materialise. , , , In the A section of the senior grade Auckland beat College Rifles by a margin of 5 goals,' University defeated Ponsonby by a, similar amount, while United beat .Mount Eden by 3 goals to 1. In the B section. University, who had -not previously won a match, beat Unitarian, who had not previously lost one, by 3 goals to 1, alter having all the best of the play.

SENIOR GRADE.

A SECTION. AUCKLAND Y. COLLEGE RIFLES. The match between Auckland and College Rifles took place on No. 4 ground, the former team playing with the sun in the first spell. College Rifles secured the ball from.the bully and rushed it straight through into their opponents' quarter, but Fletcher, hitting too hard, it went behind. They came back again immediately, and this time reached the circle, but Allen cleared with a good kick. Auckland then took command, and carried play to their opponents' circle, where they were conceded a penalty corner as the re-, suit of an infringement in the circle by O'Lougklin. Prom the hit-out Creeks came through at top speed, and got as far 'as Auckland's fullback line, where Norton checked. Auckland then returned to the attack, Sloman being conspicuous for solid defensive work at this stage. The Rifles retaliated by a combined rush, in which Fletcher. Creeks, and Hesketh participated, but the Auckland defence was too solid. Auckland then attacked strongly, and after pressing for some time. Fuller scored a somewhat tame goal. A moment later they were back at it again, Moor© shooting, but Cotton in goal saved well, a corner resulting. They were not to be denied, however, and after some close battling in the circle Fuller secured his own and his team's second goal. Shortly after Mason secured the ball from a corner, and made no mistake about sending it home, the spell ending with 3 goals in Auckland's favour. From the initial bully of the second spell College Rifles attacked strongly, working their way to the Auckland circle, but falling to pierce the last line of defence. A passing rush took play to the other end, where an infringement stopped Auckland's further progress. The ball was soon returned, however, the red and blacks taking it to the edge of the circle, where Macfarlane cleared well. A couple of rapid forward rushes to either end then took place, Auckland's return rally being set in motion by good work on the part of Kavanagh. After some more give-and-take play Auckland became aggressive once more, and Fuller, receiving a good centre from the ! right wing, added another to his side's total. Auckland were soon hack again, and close play in and around the territorials' circle ; followed, until Moore secured the ball and ' drove it through once again. A moment later Mason was in a scoring position at the edge of the circle, but White dropped back and effected a good save. The red and, blacks continued to press, but no further score resulted, the game ending:—■ Auckland ... ... .„ 5 College Rifles ... « Mr. W. E. Hay was referee. UNIVERSITY BEAT PONSONBY. The commencement of the game between University and Ponsonby was characterised by fast open play, the ball flying rapidly from end to end, without any decided advantage to either side. If anything. Ponsonby did the greater part of the attacking, while for the blues Rennie, a promoted junior, did some good defensive work. Reynolds and Jacobsen then combined in an attack upon Ponsonby's goal, but it was without result, and the blue and black forwards rushed play to the other end, giving the students' back division a busy time, until Rennie conceded a corner. From this, play swung to the other end, where a cor* ner against Ponsonby resulted in a strong attack being made on their goal, but the ball went behind. A fierce Ponsonby rally then resulted, in which. Young was prominent, ably seconded by Parton. For a moment it looked as if they must score, but Rennie saved, and the ball coming back on Jackson's side he cleared with a strong hit. Ponsonby were soon back '• again, however, and looked dangerous on several occasions, a corner finally resulting. From the hitoat, Reynolds and Jacobsen set off down the field with the ball, but it went over the side line. The roll in went among the University forward line, and the ball was rapidly transferred to Ponsonby's circle, where S"ing goaled for the blues. They came back to the attack from the bully, and Whittaker made a good attempt, but the goalkeeper was in the way, Ponsonby then attacked, carrying play to University's quarter, where Jacobsen stopped them with a solid hit. The spell ended shortly :. after. Both sides took a hand in attacking at the opening of the second half, and for the first few minutes neither had the advantage. The 'Varsity vanguard then got in motion, and after a passing bout Jacobsen took charge of the ball, and going through the defence, netted a goal. Ponsonby were not given much respite, the blues being soon back in their circle, where, after some close play, King put the finishing touches upon the attack. Following close on the heels of this came another goal from Jacobsen's stick. Ponsonby then livened up and attacked along the right. Jackson failed to stop the rush, but coming round again to the head of it he cleared, commencing a forward rush for his side, which was prevented from resulting in another goal by good work on the part of the Ponsonby goal-keeper. Jacobsen beat the custodian a moment later, but was called back for off-side. He was not to be denied, however, and shortly found the net once again. A strong rußh on the part of Ponsonby made matters interesting in University territory for a time, but Speight saved, a,nd the call of time found the blues in Ponsonby's quarter. The score read:

"University ■ ... ,„ • ... ■ ... 5 Ponsonby ... .„ 0 Mr. E. E. Madden was referee.

MOUNT EDEN LOSE AGAIN.

United had the advantage of both sun and slop© during the first half of their match against. Mount Eden. Play was fast, open, and interesting. United rushed their opponents' goal at the very beginning of the game, but the Mount Eden back division I cleared, a, long hit rather reversing the position. Mount Eden attacked for some time until Unitecl's forward line got going, combined play between Barry and Gilfillan being quite a feature of the attack. The rush earned play to Mount Eden's circle, where after some close battling Gilfillan found the net, putting United in the lead. Stimulated by this reverse the Mount Eden attack livened up, and play worked to the other end, where McLeod, from the edge of the circle, seat one past ITallam, putting the two teams on an equality again. The whites then attacked hotly, but solid hitting on the part of the Mount Eden backs kept them out for a time. Barry and Gilfillan continued to play well together, the attacks keeping Kirnmer, the Mount Eden goal-keeper busy. He came through with credit, saving nicely on several occasions. Finally, just before the find of the spell, Barry scored United's second goal from a corner, patting a clinking shot into, the net. The second spell wan even more closely contested than the first. The play swung rapidly from one ©nd of the field to the other, the number of penalties against fccth. teams being responsible, however, for frequent stoppages. Mount Eden made desperate efforts to equalise matters, but the defence, with Porter in the van, proved more than equal to the task of keeping thsm out, Shortly before the call of time a good passing bout by the United forward line brought them to the circle, where Edgecumbe succeeded in adding another goal to his side's total. The whistle went shortly afterwards with the score: United „ ... 3 Mount Eden l Mr. P. H. Burbush was referree B. SECTION. A WIN FOR UNIVERSITY. The game'between University B. and Unitarian resulted in the former gaining their first win and the latter suffering their first defeat, the result being largely due to the good play of the winner's forward division. Prom the beginning the blue's attacked with great vim, and were attacking during the greater portion of the spell, goals being scored by Menzies and Oronin. Towards the conclusion of the spell Unitarians got through, and succeeded in scoring, the goal going to the credit of Wright. The second spell was more even, though the greater part of the attacking was done by University. One further goal was scored for University, the result of a good individual effort by McLean, who broke through and scored by himself. - University con tinned to attack for the greater part of the time remaining, and the game ended: University ... ... ... ... ... 3 Unitarian ... 1 Mr. It. P. Dykes was referee. PARNELL V. NORTH SHORE. The game which was played at Devonport between Parnell and North Shore, resulted in a decisive win for Parnell, who had the game in their own bands most of the time. During the first spell they scored three times. McLeod being responsible for the first and third goals and Piper for the second. The play during the second spell was but a repetition of that of the first the North Shore goalkeeper having a j busy time and coming through the day with credit. Four mora goals were added to Parnell's tally, three by McCowau and one by Beresford, the final result being: Parnell •• •• ? North Shore.. 0 Mr. Horspool was referee. SECOND GRADE. . i Mount Eden, seven goals (Butler 3, Candy 2. Woolford 1. Alexander 1), beat United, one goal (Glover). Y.M.C.A., four goals (Thomas 2. Hay 1, Wells 1), -beat Auckland, .one—(Mason^' *

THIRD,, GRADE. University, five goats * (Bobb 2*. Darrow 2, Murray 1), beat United, two goals (Perrett, Stephens). ■' •__ ' . _ . St. James's, three (Darby. Woods, Hoi. land), beat Mount Eden, nil. __ ... . Epsom Methodists, three (0. waddingham 2, Watson 1). beat College Exiles, one (Hogwood). ■ ■ v ■ -1 • ','• ' OUTSIDE MATCH. ;, Y.M.C.A., three (Gow, White, Church), drew with Tui, three (Ingham 2, Pooley). - : HAMILTON COMPETITIONS. , [BT TELEGRAPH,—OWW COEnESrONDEBTT.] HAMILTON, Saturday. \ In the Hamilton Hockey Association's competition Hamilton beat "G" Battery by 3 goals to 2, and Frankton defeated Kiakaha. A ladies' match, Hamilton v. Werehiri, was won by Hamilton by 5 goals to nil. MATCHES AT THAMES. [BT TELEGRAPH.— OWJT CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Saturday. * In the Thames Hockey Association's senior competition this afternoon, Cricketera beat Thames by 5 goals to 2. The ladies' match between St. George's and Waiokaraka, was won by St. George's by 1 goal to nil. In the junior competition Y.M.A. and Waiokaraka drew, 1 goal each. A match was also played between a visiting team of ladies from Paeroa and a team of Thames lady players. The Paeroa team won by 4 goals to nil. MATCH AT PAEROA. fBT TELEGRAPH.—O WW CORRESrOJJMXT.] PAEROA, Saturday. A hockey match at Paeroa to-day, between Paeroa and Waitoa, resulted in a win for Waitoa by 4 goals to nil. LADIES' MATCHES. SENIOR GRADE. AO-TEA-ROA V. RANGATIRA. Ao-tea-roa took command of their game with Eangatira soon after the commencement, a brief attack by Kangatira beini* met by steady play, and the ball was gradually worked towards their goal. Good defensive work by the Eangatira fullbacks nullified the efforts of Ao-tea-roa for a time until a good centre came in from Miss Bennett on the left wing, and Miss B. Whittaker scored. A moment la.ter from a corner Miss Maris-Clark put in a second goal for them. Eangatira then attacked for a time without result, but were gradually hemmed back in their own quarter, until they suddenly broke through, just before half-time, and as the result of a good passing rush Miss Campbell scored. Play in the second spell was more even, Eangatira playing up much better. Shortly after the commencement they looked like scoring from a corner, but Miss Gear saved with a good hit. Ao-tea-roa came back to the attack again, but Miss Payton proved a stumbling block, keeping them out and setting her forwards in motion once again. A few moments later the same player broke up a good combined attack by the Ao-tea-roa forward division. Miss Cooke then broke through into the territory of , the creams, but her attempt failed through lack of support. Time was called shortly afterwards with the score: Ao-tea-roa .. .. -.. .. ..2 Bangatira ... .. .. ..;... 1 Mr; W. E. Hay was referee. SECOND GRADE. Waihora, six (Misses Bushell 2, Gisby 1, Wiltshire 1. Ghent 1), beat Ao-tea-roa, nil. Tui, ten (Misses Stott 6, Turtley 3, Moore 1), beat Technical College B, nil.: • Omapero. nil, drew with Mount Eden. nil. Technical College A won from HobsonviUe by default. OUTSIDE MATCH. Arawa, two (Misses Probert and Ellis), beat Mount Eden, one (Miss Harris). LACROSSE. THE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION. WINS FOR GRAFTON AND AUCKLAND. The Auckland Lacrosse Association's championship competition was continued on Saturday, when, alter a ding-dong battle, the Grafton team defeated Ponsonby by the narrow margin of cne goal. This match was played on the Domain, and great interest was taken in it. At Victoria Park the Auckland Club beat Wert End by five goals. GRAFTON V. PONSONBY, From the opening face in the match between Grafton and Ponsonby, the ball went to Grafton's attack Blomfield, by a neat intercepting, took charge, and sent :t forward to Kelly, th-sn to wool lams, and on to Swales, who scored for the blues. The .lace was followed by Kelly banging the ball down, Stewart stopped and gave it to Halley. English stepped in and whiskad it awav to Woollams, then to McCoskrie, and finally to Swales, who scored another goal for Ponsonby. The midfleld . melee ended in Whitelaw dashing down the right wing,.and centring to Masaey, who put in a long shot that beat 'the goal-keeper, . e ■ . Give-and-take play was the order of the necond quarter, until Philson made a dash, nutting in a long pass to Massey. Nolan intercepted, and sent to Swales, who transferred to Woollams, and the last-named made Ponaonby's score three goals. _ Ellis broke away, and sent the ball to Hall who was well body-checked by Blomfield. and English »eht forward to his ; attack. Smart wort; by Pledger averted the danger, and a good pass placed the black and white vanguard in possession. Halley came down, and gave to Philson, who landed a good goal for Grafton. The end of - this spell saw . McCoskrie snick in a good one for the blues, making the score: Ponsonby four goals, Grafton two. ' .'j,? ',; r When the game was resumed the. blues attacked with zest, but the effective goalkeeping of Heath resisted the invasion, and Stewart transferred play to his forwards. Whitelaw came down the wing very fast, and swinging in landed Grafton's third goal. This quarter was concluded by Philson scoring for Grafton, making the score equal. ■■: In the concluding quarter, Swales and Philson scored again for their respective sides, and the score was five all, until just before the gong sounded, when Pledger scored a good goal, making Grafton winners by one goal. The scores were:' Grafton ... ... • ~ ...... 6 ; Ponsonby ... ... .;'„ ... : .... ■ ...^5Mr. Maxwell refereed. v., -. AUCKLAND V, WEST END.' Auckland v. West End also provided a good game. From the opening McLure brought down, then sent to Walton, then to Graham, and on to Knight. The last-named player's shot was stopped by the goal-keeper. McWiiliams returned to centre, whence Waters initiated an attack, the ball going to Wilson, McCoskrie, and back to Walters, whose shot opened Auckland's account. A counter attack bv West End ended in Walton s shot being easily stopped, and again Walters put his attack in motion. A piece of smart passing was ended bv McOoskrie finding the net* This spell was concluded by McCoskrie and White each finding the net for Auckland, whilst Knight, scored a goal for West. End. In the next quarter. McCoskne shot two more goals for Auckland, whilst Walton added one for West End, and half-time 1 found the score: Auckland six goals, nest Daring the remaining half the red division continued to maintain the advantage, and eventually woo by 10 goals to five, the additional goals being scored Walters (2), McCoskrie. and White, for Auckland .West End's goals were secured by Walton (2) and Headdy. Auckland, - *? West End ••• J Mr. McCoy refereed.