HOCKEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21247, 29 July 1932, Page 7

HOCKEY

DEVONPORT SHIELD CONTEST The second senior grade hockey contest of the season, the Devonport Shield competition, will be commenced at Remuera at 3.5 o'clock to-morrow. Only five tennis hove entered. Wesley withdrawing from the prade. North Shore, which hns been considerably weakened by the absence of members with the New Zealand hockey team in Australia, hns reorganised its side, taking several players from the Wesley senior grade team. It will meet Mount Eden, while Somerville, which drew with University in a fast and even game last Saturday, will meet the students again. St. Luke's has a bye. A trial match will be played at 1.50 o'clock in preparation for the New Zealand Challenge Shield match with Poverty Bay, which will probably be played on August 13. The teams will bo as follows: NORTH SHORE Senior Grade.—H. Rankin. R. Allen, F. Anthony, L. Sweeney, E. Wilson, J. Storry, Cox, A. Dunne, A'. Anthony, L. Monteith, R. McKenzio. REPRESENTATIVE TRIAL The following teams have been chosen by Mr. W. : Neweham for the ' representative trial match to be held to-morrow:— A Team.—Goal, H. Vail (Somerville): fullbacks, E. Dunning (Rodney), H. Williams (St. Luke's); halves, S. Robertson, E. McLcod (St. Luke's), C. Radcliffe (University): forwards, L. Fletcher (Mount Eden), H. Ash (Mount Eden), E. Watts, C, Watts (Somerville), M. Jones (Mount Eden) B Team.—Goal, M. Wattam (St. Luke's); fullbacks, F. Clark (St. Luke's), W. Gardiner (Somerville); halves, L. Hedges (Somerville). .T. Storrey (North' Shore). D. Gurr (Snmerville); forwards. P. Glanvillo ;(Somerville), A. Don (University), N. Burnett (St.. Luke's), J. Kifi (Wesley), W. Grace (St. Luke's). ' TAURANGA. ASSOCIATION [by telegraph—own , correspondent] TAURANGA, Thursday The final match in the Press Cup hockey competition between True Biuos and United was ' won by True Blues by 2 goals to 1. A match between Country and Rovers was won by Country by 2 gotils to 1. In the Indies' match in tho Merryw<»ather Cup competition Triers defeated Areta- by 3 goals to 1. Tho Tauranga. ladies team to piny To Puke . is aa follows:—Mrs. Bowyer, Misses E. Metriman. V. Ford. J. Currie, P. Cramer, Roberts.,A. Gilbert. W. Davoron. N.,Jones, F. Kennedy, R. Tollemache, J. Camerou. * ♦