HOCKEY SUPREMACY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18761, 15 July 1924, Page 9

HOCKEY SUPREMACY.

WHITE HORSE CUP TOURREY. WAIPA BEAT PIAKO, RODNEY AND FRANKLIN WIN. The White Horse Cup hockey tournament was commenced yesterday at the Remuera grounds, under ideal weather and ground conditions. The three matches were all well-fought, and the standard of play was agreeably high. Nearly all the teams, however, hit the ball too hard, and forwards missed chances through hitting the ball too far in front of them. Nevertheless, the hitting was clean, and the stickwork good, There was a marked tendency to obstruction through the too-frequent use of the reverse stroke. The results were:— Waipa, 3, beat Piako, 1. Fraiiklin, 1, beat Whangarei, 0. Rodney, 4, beat Thames, 0. Waipa's Good Showing. The holders of the White Horse Cup, Piako, met Waipa on No. 1 ground. The Waipa team made its appearance in the cpmjpetitictL this season after several years' absence. The enp holders,, were pressed at the commencement," and although a couple of Piako movements looked promising, (there was no score. Waipa brought the ball down to a good position and Finch scred. A few minutes later Civil scored Waipa's second goal. The challenging team were having the best of matters, though too hard hitting lost them control of the ball on several occasions. The combination of the Piako forwards was not good, while the Waipa backs were making no mistakes in stopping and clearing. Piako at last broke through, and Percy scored.' Piako lost further chances through hitting too hard and Waipa broke through in a good rush, and an angle shot just missed. Another attempt nearly brought a score. Piako were now hard-pressed, and were lucky in not having another score registered against them. Waipa were next called on to defend, but offside play relieved. Waipa finally attacked- in* good style, and Tarr scored from close range. The game ended a minute later. The Waipa team made a very favourable impression and will be found hard to beat.

Whangarei Lack iFruish. Indecisive play followed the bully in the Whangarei-Franklin match, and the jfirst good movement was made along the centre by Franklin. A shot was taken from the edge of the circle, and the ball struck the post. Rutherford scored nicely from the rebound. Whangarei brought play to the opposing twenty-five, but the assaults were beaten off. Despite good clearing by Franklin, Whangarei showed good forward work i n the field, and a ooupl© of shots went wide. Whangarei got away in a nice passing rush, though an infringement stopped progress. Franklin failed to improve on a coiner, and the northerners came away again. The Franklin defence was proving stubborn. Whangarei missed chances by fumbling in the circle, and the game ended with no further score. Whangarei showed poor work in the circle, and would have won bnt for lack of finish. On the other hand, Franklin were quick to seize the scoring chance when it came, while their backs were sound. Past Rodney-Thames ffitatch. A fast pace was set in the v ßodneyTharaes match. Thames had their opponents hemmed down for a time, but the ball came quickly back, and good work by the Rodney forwards was followed by Simmonson scoring. The pressure was kept up, Rodney having the best of play,' till Eyton scored their second goal. Thames now improved, though the spell ended without score. The ball travelled quickly up and down on resuming, and each side had a fair share of the play. Rodney lost chances through over-eager-ness, while the Thames attacks were all successfully stemmed. Both sides tried hard, with Rodney having the best of play for the. most part. Rodney scored twice again by shots by Simmonson and Goertz. Rodney were decidedly the better team,' though Thames held them well for half the game. The Thames defence was a feature of the play.

LADIES' PROVINCIAL CUP.

KING COUNTRY A DEFEATED.

The Ladies' Provincial Cup matches were also commenced at Remuera yesterday. Chief interest was in the match between King Country A, the holders of the cup, and Auckland A. Auckland showed improved form, and -earned a decisive win by 3 goals to 0. The King Country team had an inclination to hit too straight and hard, and Auckland made the most of their opponents' mistakes. The scorers for Auckland were Misses Steele (2) and Lowe. Other results were:— Whangarei 3 goals, beat Waikato 2. Piako drew with Auckland B, no scora Franklin 1, beat Rotorua 0.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-DAY.

MATCHES AND REFEREES.

The following' are the arrangements for to-day:— White Horse Cup.—-Thames v. Whangarei, No. 1, 3 p.m., Teferee, Mr. F. Nicholson; Rodney v. Waipa, No. 2, 3 p.m., referee, Mr. L, H. Norton; Franklin v. Piako, No. 4, 3 p.m., referee, Mr. A. Steele.

Auckland Ladies' Provincial Cup.— Waikato v. Auckland A, No. 5, 2.30 p.m., referee, Mr. R. Avery; Whangarei v. King Country A, No. 3, 2.30 p.m., referee, Mr. Lowe; King Country B v. Franklin, No. 8, 2.30 p.m., referee. Mr. R. Potter; Piako v. Rotorua, No. 7, 2.30 p.m., referee, Mr. L. Spooner; Auckland B a bye.

CONTROL OF THE TOURNAMENT. DECISIONS BY MANAGERS. The annual meeting of managers of White Horse Cup teams was held vesterday. Mr. L. G. Ecrit, president of the Auckland Hockey Association, presided. The following colours were registered : — Waipa, red and white hoops, black shorts; Opotiki, black and white hoops, black shorts. It was decided to play a representative match, City v. Country, at Remuera, on Saturday. Messrs. P. W. Smith, E. Hay and W. H. Renshaw were appointed selectors for the country team. In connection with the Norden Cup, it was decided to endorse the action of the Auckland Association in approving the challenge of the Opotiki Association for this year, and in the event of the lastnamed association winning the trophy it shall be permitted to defend it until lost. It is provided that any association winning the Norden Cup must compete in the White Horse Cup tournament in the following year or forfeit all right to defemd such tT6phy. It was also agreed that an association which has been granted the right to challenge for the Norden Cup in any year shall be granted leave of absence from the White Horse Cup tournament during that year, if so desired. At an official meeting of country delegates held on conclusion of the meeting of managers, it was resolved to alter the tournament rule to provide for the White Horse Cup matches to be played during the second last complete week in July in each year.

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