HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 10

HOCKEY.

KOTES AND OOMMESITS. . The championship matches will be'continned to-day- In tfa « Benior * de 7 er * £TtlSf Mount Ed» I*** SalSys sSh Shore, and Unitarian plays University E. .... ~ , Hapten i«pres<ititaiiTo team with * «* ! at the hand* o£ fl» W«W Seven. This came as ««»«?** °!aimrnrise inasmuch as the ooua-try repweentaSS when in Auckland were beaten by * fe&r £*«. From ail account- th» TVs* So men have improved * groat deal, and are a promising los of players. The ground was rather rough, but apart from that there a little doubt that the Sto«e» thoroughly fasten. TboJW«laito team contains »mc players of experi- ■. ence in Hunter, McEm«, and Lepme. Lepino is an ax-Auckland representative. It is pleasing to note this rapid deyelopneat of the game in, the country awl it is quite possible that the ««»*> ££ furnish a further competitor for the Key shield before many seasons are past. GROUND ALTERATION. The Hobsonvak-Epsom Methodist third grado mateh will now take place on >o |roand. Remucra, at 3-L> p-m- ttcxecu., lis* been ch««d to Daaea, ** 2 .m. has been changed to the.Dorason, at 2 P-m, Referee, Mr. W. E. Robinson. LADIES' NOTES. The nam© between Ao4ea-fO* and .grataing CoK to* Saturday was undoubtedly SI bert&l.y.o£ Wie»' nocke, *£«*»* as Remaera this season. There *■» **•? £J£r, hitting about of be baU, »d mora attempt at an organised p*a ©I noticeable in the winners, their joward line being disposed to too test advantage :• ever the field throughout the game, !, The Training College team in *«•»'£ *i partments shows every sign of sjf^f^ practice, and is reaping the reward of the I long-continued endeavour to adopt comfelTtSte. Individually the members, '-■ y ' ■ •with one or two exceptions, are not con- j ' V; ' v -' fpicuousiy tetter than other Payers in too i &■ grade, hit collectively they afford a fine , - example of the benefits of practising con- ■■•■ '. sistently together. The bunching tendency which so frequently nullifies the best | efforts of the forwards has own almost j entirely eliminated, and a defect of the back division, the tendency to play always , to the left wing, is not so apparent as in ■ other teams. . Ao-ica-ro* certainly gave their opponents a good game, particularly in the second j halt. Thev were playing quite up to form, but as one of the supporters of too team : put it, playing together once a week they could hardly expect to equal a team having : '.'•-■ such exceptionally good opportunities for practising together as their opponents. This may bo said without any intention of j detracting from the performance of the | I Training College team. The players have the opportunity for combined practice, they j avail themselves of it, and deserve to ;'■; benefit thereby. '■' I : ; ; ; The most conspicuous player on the) ground was Miss Pickering, the Training . College left wing. She wis frequently to ] ■ be seen at the head of the rushes which her i team made, and apart from a tendency to V runt right, away from the rest of the forwards, played a sterling game. The other wing. . Miss Stephens, was afeo responsible for some good work, while of the remainder j of the line the most prominent was Miss j j Mactier. _ j Among' the backs the best were Miss | "Wylie and Mis* Daines. The former, play- \ ing in the real pivot position in a hockey ) team, centre-half, was particularly active in 'intercepting and breaking up the passing of * her opponents. She should pass more i ;ofi.: quickly as a rule, and .not .carry it so far j up the field herself, but otherwise her play J is very fine. Miss Daffies, on the other | hand, shows just the opposite tendency, in i * ' that she hits hard too frequently. On ! Saturday some of her forward passes went | clean over- the hack line, when a little more { ':. discretion in bitting might have given the ; forwards.an excellent chance or scoring. I The other . fullback, Hiss Furze, is very j safe in stepping, and hits with discretion. i '■;: The goalkeeper " had a holiday", for the [ greater part of the game, for:'.few of the: •: Ao-tea-roa attacks were permitted to pass the fallback line. V.: ■ The only : ' department of the game in \. ■* which the Ao-tea-roa players may be said to have been below form was in their shooting. They permitted themselves altogether too frequently to bo robbed of the . result of good attacking when they reached ' the circle. Otherwise their display was a good one, the work of the backs, particularly in the second spell, being especially noticeable. In the first spell they were caught napping on a couple of occasions, but in the second half they offered a most determined ©position to all the Training ' College attacks. > Miss 0. Norton was particularly noticeable ;■' m opposing the movements of the opposing forwards. She managed to cover a considerable amount of ground, and displayed considerable judgment in anticipating at- ! tacks. Misses Bonnet and Whittaker at fullback both worked hard, and assisted ■■'"' *, material If in preventing a larger score. Of the forwards Miss C. Clark was often successful in making openinra and com- ':!■- mencing movements of attack, but her shooting was not up to form. Miss E. Clark was also partictjlarly energetic her .pace standing her in good stead, but the entire line did not work together eo well as , ; . their opponents. The Waibora Club's protest in connection wit a the Waihora-Mt, Edea second grade . match has been upheld, and the match will be replayed this afternoon. The referee awarded a penalty goal for a breach in the circle, but the laws of tlia gam© do not provide for this. A penalty bully should have been awarded. THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. At time of writing it looks as though the New Zealand ladies' championship tournament will not be held this year at Auckland after aIL _ The Executive Committee of the Auckland Ladies' Hockey Association is determined not to undertake the tournament unless convinced of its ability to make it an unqualified success, and the present attitude of tie Management Committee of the New Zealand Indies' Association will, in the opinion of the local executive, make a successful tournament impossible. It is no light matter to undertake control of a, chain. pionship tournament, and any association taking this responsibility upon itself is entitled at least to the whole-hearted'support of the New Zealand association, to whom all details havo to bo submitted for ap- . proval Trouble arose at the outset when the committee of the parent association in- ! sisted on the tournament commencing on a Monday, although this was contrary • to usual custom, and against the financial success of the tournament, and it was only after tho local association had taken a firm stand that the controlling body gave in and approved tho dates submitted "by tho Auckland association. ;■'.- ■ .'■ Now trouble has arisen in Tegard to tho junior championship tournament This in the past has proved a failuro, tho fourna- , xnent tailing through year after year on account of insufficient entries being received. Four entries must be received or no .competition can be held. The local association asked permission to enter teani3 from sub-associations affiliated to tho Auckland association., viz., Thames, Paeroa, Coron»andcl, and possibly Hamilton, Whangarci, Kawene, etc. (when not too strong), in the junior grade, either in their own names or as Auckland teams. 'Pais would have providod a splendid competition and would have aroused an interest in the junior cup which has not yet been known. This the New Zealand association refused, but stated that entries of sub-association teams would be ■" considered" for the senior grade. It is farcical, however, to enter junior teams in the senior tournament, while the junior cup lies unchallenged in Wellington, and tho local executive is determined not to allow the junior tournament to fall through under its management, and has asked tho Now Zealand Ladies' Association to hold tho tournament elsewhere, unless it is prepared to reconsider its decision. In aiij case if the championship tournament is withdrawn from Auckland, it is unlikely that local hockey will suffer in consequence. Tho local executive is quite alive to tho interests of local players, and of country associations who are affiliated, and it is intended to hold a local tournament. This would bo a splendid idea, and in all probability teams from Thames, Paeroa, Coromandcl, Hamilton,' Whangarci, Raweno, and Auckland associations would he competing.