HOCKEY COMPETITIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19417, 27 August 1926, Page 8

HOCKEY COMPETITIONS.

DEVONPORT SHIELD CONTEST FIRST ROUND TO-MORROW. MATCHES AT REMUERA GROUND. The opening games in the Devonport Shield hockey competition will be played at the Remuera grounds to-morrow afternoon. The contest between University and Areta to be played on No. 1 ground should provide a fine exhibition. The early game will be between Wesley and Somerville. Wesley's victory over Areta last Saturday indicates that it may form strong opposition for the club champions. St. Luke's will play Somervillo Colts on No. 2 ground, while the game on No. 3 will be contested by Stanley and Mount Eden. Matches in the junior grades will also be played. Teams are as follow: SENIOR GRADE. Mount Eden.—O'Carroll, Kelly, Ritchie, Surman, Toovey, Hedges, Jansen, Woolford, Fletcher, Ash, Penman. University.—Steen, Dobson, Leonard, Thompson, Eadcliffe, F. R. Leonard, Hay, Seelen, Hamilton, Spencer. Areta.—D. Wilkie, C. Davis, L. Ellison. C. Ashley, S. Potter, A. Irvine, C. Ormsby. W. Hayson, J. CaVter, P. Anthony, R. Cai--ter. Wesley.—Woolley, Sparling, A. M. Burton, Goodwin, Flood, Hearfield, H. Wattam. A. B. Burton, Fitt, Wiseman, Silvester. SECOND GRADE. Mount Eden.—Brown, Cochrane. N. Hirst, C. Hirst, Dee, Jenkins, Postles, Munn, Horspool, Cole, Philpott. .Reserve: A. Horspool. Wesley.—McGuinness, Harris, White, H. Densem, Aicken, Chappell, Buxton, T. Burton, Wiseman, Hames, Silvester. Waitemata.—H. Cooper, C. Smallwood, P. Gurney, H. Little, G. Bentley. L. Luston. L. Cliffe, J. Tyler, C. Patten, B. Mailman. C. King, R. Jenkins. Areta.—R. Ninkie, J. Ormsby, L. Wood. S. Ninkie, A. Hughes, G. Wells. B. Gainer, E. Mingens. E. Peachey, A. Burton, T. Brideson, G. Houiden, F. de Willborne. University.—Linton, W. A. Wilson, Meiklejohn, J. N. Wilson, Leonard, Levien, Cox, McKenzie, Brown, Franklin, Hutchison. Reserve: Mawson. THIRD GRADE. University B.—Spencer, Isbister, Markham, Carr, Smith, Robins, Conway, Grant, McDowell, Andrews, Webster. WAITEMATA CLUB'S PRACTICE. The Waitemata third grade hockey team will hold a practice at Victoria Park at 2.30 to-morrow. All members are requested to attendTHE TAURANGA ASSOCIATION. INNES CUP CONTEST. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TAUIiANGA, Thursday. The Tauranga Hockey Association's competitions were continued yesterday. The Innes Cup match oeiween. True Blues and Kiwis was won by True Blues by 2 goals to 1. L. Green and P. Allely scored for the winners and J. McCaldm for Kiwis. Two games were played in the Gray Cup competition, when Aretas defeated Triers by 5 goals to 2. and Hinemoas beat School by G goals to 4.