HOCKEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15728, 1 October 1914, Page 4

HOCKEY.

NEW ZEALAND TEST. WIN FOR ENGLISH LADIES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—rRZSS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Wednesday. Tnn English ladies' toim of hockey players defeated New Zealand in the first test matca by 6 to 5. Few hockey games in Wellington have been ns exciting and so full of incident as this match A draw would havo been a much bettor indication of tho respoctivo merits of the two teama. England got (ho best of tho initial bully, and within a minute of the opening had scored. Miss Gaskell netting. I—o. A moment later, howerer. amidst great excitement. Miss Poarco (Canterbury), who played a good game throughout, equalised the scoro with a stinging shot. —1. The overseas ladies continued on the attack, and despito (ho defensive efforts of Misses M. Malcolm and D. Tinney, scored again, Miss B. Tuko I beating Miss Arthur in goal nicely. 2—l. A moment later, Miss Gaskell repeated her feat. 3—l. In the second spell tho blacks attacked hotly, and Miss Noilson (Wnirarapa) quickly : scored, 2—3. The Dominion girls were now | giving tho visitors many anxious moments I They wore not to bo denied, and Miss Kruse ! equalised tho score amidst great excitement, | btill .!• k' l!c ' {a had tho best of matters, I and Miss R Malcolm (Poverty Bay), amidst' great cheering, put Now Zealand ahead with a magnificent shot. 4-3. England strove desperately to score, which they did per medium of Miss Loacroft. who hustled the ball into the net. 4-1. The Now Zealanders then wont out to win, and their efforts leU tho crowd in a, simmer of excite- I ment. Miss Pearco sent in a shot which put New Zealand ahead again. 5-4. Howeve:, a moment later England • equalised the score, Miss Gaskell scoring. 5—5. The game then became fast and furious. England pressed again, and, just on the call of timo, in endeavouring to clear, Miss Arthur, tho goalkeeper knocked the ball into the net. 1 litis the aamo ended in favour of England. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Tho Auckland Hockey Association's season was concluded on Saturday last, the only match played being between tho primary school representatives and tho Mount Eden filth grade team. Tho Waikato school team was down to visit Auckland for a return gamo with tho locals, but unfortunately tho match was abandoned at the eleventh hour and i 1110 Mount hdeu team hiieu the vacancy, iUe junior Mount liuen team, by tho way | contains a numuer ol boys who learned their first hockey as memuers ot tho primary scuool teams, and iur. Vv. Itankin, tho tecre- ! tary ol tne two, has been doing good worn in 1)01(11 them together. nct'.'V'"" 0 h " 3 a BUUII one ' an(l although I. a'tf' IV*" 1 ' 11 ~as p ' Uj ' ,;u at uul at «ngin, mo My was stuticient to snow up mo iubluous 01 tno j uul "'a "a towparou un me senior yrauo pinyei!,. jjio ineuioua ol the school nanoacKs in mailing openings lor the lorwarus, , ana the quich manner in which tho lorwarua "'"i 1 . 1 " una uimeu mem through by neat combined work was indeed an object lesson to an the senior teams, iho piay was cie "" and entirety tree iroin bust--1 Lpfo a " cl Pushing, while Preaches ot the ruios wcio lnirequoni. 1 •ihero is no doubt whatever that tho game i nas uvhon U tiriu ho.ct m lio schools, and win " I '. ' ' nore certain than that the res ' .»U1 oo the betterment 01 the gamo all round. Mo public interest will bo aroused, while a i ni "r 8 i' pluyera ,vill bo turned out. ■ and Qv«r°w 0 /h.«^ yer , Btarta wl| a. clean sheet nd evuiythmg in front of him, consequently 1 shown"„ b ii,' ,glt 1 , and having once been , | shown a thing he m not quick to forget. • i But even a better feature is that tho boy : j realises that hockey is a game of science and | lot one ,in which physical lorco counts, so , | that ho learns to depend on skill to boat- an , | opponent, in contrast to many of the grado I players who work on the mistaken theory that roughness and hard-hitting are the necessary qualifications oi a good player. Ino iinglish ladies' team should have quite | disabused the minds of most players of such . | theories, for never have we had a botter illusj tratiou that hockey is essentially a gamo , i whorc! 'he skilful player beats tho hustling ; , player every time. I this season tho school competition was j • 1 played in wo grades, there being six entries I •in (ho first and four in the second. Devon- ' i 'Y jr ' School, which played consistently ' i throughout, annexed the senior honours, [ I while tho Komuera second team proved much I too good for the second grade. Four schools , entored teams in both grades, namely j 1 Remuora, Grafton, Stanley Bay, and Mount i I Eden, and this indicates tho hold the game . is getting in those schools, thanks to the i enthusiasm and assistance of the masters, 1 who appreciate tho merits of hockey as a 1 game for boys. The representative team was tho strongest , since the inception of tho competition", and ■ contained some promising players. C. Dacro. tho captain and centre-half, doserves first mention. Ho is a particularly clever player who makes fine openings for the forwards, and is himself a prolific scorer. C. Bailey, , IDovonport's centre, and Sparkes, tho principal goalgotter for Edenoale, are both promising forwards. N. Bailey, Sfanley Bay's representative, was the mainstay of his club, and has played' inside-left in the representative team. Be appreciates the ad- ! vantage of combining with the other forwards. i The left-wing, R. Farquhar, promises to 1 develop into a champion in that position i already he knows the game. Colo, the ! Grafton player, played halfback in his club, but was given (he right-wine position in the representative team, and has done splendidly, lie is a forceful forward who centres well. Of the halfbacks, Phillips, Edendale, is a source of strength to a team and a hard man to beat, while Ilsrrison is the most stylish player of the half-lino and uses' tho lunge stroke to advantage. Fraser, Stanley Bay, is a splendid tackier and should be heard of later on. George, Remuera, is a versatile ' player who can play in almost any position equally well. Of the fullbacks, L. Munro takes first honours, having shown great improvement. His stylo is good, and he shows much cleverness in beating an opponent, and in n'acing the ball. O'Donnell, Edendale, is . another promising back, thoutrh not so sound as his partner. Goalkeeper Treadgold. Edendale, came to the front rapidly and undoubt--1 edly' deserved representative honours. He is a cound defender. ' Another sound candidate i is A. Scott, Stanley Bay, who has rendered i fine service for his club. A Burton, Grafton the reserve man. is another clover 1 little player who is at homo nnywhoro in the forward line. , In order to encourage the school players, to remain together an attempt will be made next season to enter a primary schools old boys' team in the grade competitions AN ' ready many old boys are playing in the , irrado teams, the most prominent being E "srt'eet, Phillins, Grayson. Bartlo't, Mc--1 Murtio (Mount Eden), Dickson, Nicholson. A | Honr'h Preston, Clnudet. (Arota), and Bar--1 ton (Imps). All these boys were playing well i this season.