HOCKEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 19

HOCKEY

DAVIS CUP COMPETITION HIGHER standard of play grounds IN BETTER ORDER Fast and open hockey predominated in the 10th series of games in the Auckland Association's Davis Cup competition decided at Rem iter a on Saturday. The grounds were in a greatly improved condition, and tho play was of a much higher standard than has been the case for the past few weeks. Of the senior matches that between St. Luke's and University was the principal attraction. Hard-fought from tho etart, tho game was evenly contested until the last 15 minutes, when St. Luke's met with little opposition in securing four goals in rapid succession. Papatoetoe showed a marked improvement and made a spirited defence against Wesley,- which won by only ono goal. Tho Somcrville combination was not seen at its best against Mount Eden, but finally won by a margin of two goals. Somervillo still retains its lead in tho competition bv one point from St. Luko's. Following were tho results: — Somerville, -1; Mount Eden, 2. St. Luke's, 6; University, 1. Wesley, 4; Papatoetoe, 3. / HARD-FOUGHT GAME / PAPATOETOE'S GOOD SHOWING ! After a closely-contested game Wesley beat Papatoetoe by four goals to three. The match wns notable for the improved showing of Papatoetoe. in spite of the fact that the side included, two junior players. Robinson was undoubtedly a source of strength to the team. Lusby who always plays a solid type of game', alio gave a sterling display. Wesley opened the play with a series offast attacks, and several shots narrowly missed the posts. Inspired by this good fortune. Papatoetoe immediately rallied and maintained a fast speed throughout. Neate opened tho scoring for Wesley with a shot from a difficult angle. Papatoetoe immediately rushed the circle and Monteith secured two nice goals within a few minutes of each other. It was not until the second spell that Wesley established any definite superiority. Kiff then scored from a melee in the goal-mouth, while Philpotts also netted. Chapman secured the best goal of the day, however, after taking the ball frnm the w;ng and flicking it past Knight with a well-timed shot. Knight made several good saves and showed clever judgment in clearing from the edge of the circle. Kerr played well in the halves, varying the attack cleverly, rind also performing good work on the defence. Monteith and Smitherman shared most of the work in the forwards, although Civil did well on the wing. Surman and Burton were not up to form and Wesley's defence wns very weak. The half line was never prominent. Of the forwards Chapman and Philpotts were the best. Philpotts' shooting was by no means perfect, but he made some splendid dashes «nd was responsible for many scoring opportunities. The final score was:—Wesley, 4; Papatoetoe, 3. Messrs. G. Peace and A. Skinner were umpires. WIN FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY FADES AWAY St. Luke's, after fighting hard throughOut, was fortunate to beat University by a margin of five goals. Until the last few minutes the game was very even, University having the ascendancy in the first spell. Suddenly the University defence faded away and St. Luke's lost no opportunity in putting the issue beyond doubt. Four goals were scored in rapid succession, and at the final whistle University looked a badly-beaten team The University players have been conspicuous for their inconsistency, but they have never previously displayed such a sudden change of form. Whether it was the fast pace maintained which accounted for the players' failure it is difficult to estimate, but the defence, after St. Luke's had secured its second goal, appeared incapable of any determined resistance. The leadership 6f Radcliffe in the half line was sadly missed, but it is doubtful whether even this seasoned player could have infused the backs with any spirit in the last few minutes of tho game. In the first spell the attack rapidly changed ends, and the University forwards, although inaugurating more attacks than their opposing line, did not appear capable of finishing 'the movements. Opportunities were, lost in the circle through poor shooting' and crowding in the goal-mouth, although Wattam, in goal for St. Luke's, showed excellent judgment and was called on tp make several difficult saves. F. Clark was right on form and. with powerful and ■well-directed''clearing shots, repeatedly repulsed likely movements. The St. Luke's halves also worked well, T. dark being prominent for his sound positional work and Robertson for his sound defence. There was little to choose between the forwards, although Gra'ce, with fast runs down the left, was responsible for a large number of dangerous attacks. With the dry ground to his liking, he showed plenty of_ and sent in some very fine shots. Vipond's shooting was not up to standard early in the match, but it improved toward the end and he secured two good goals. Other scorers for St. Luke's were Grace (2), Fenton and Alexander.

Forrest-Brown _ save a pood display in goal for University and made some remarkably fine taves, using bis pads < to good effect on many occasions. Wilson nnd Hnlliwell formed a fairly solid defence, Blthough Wilson lost his positioT too often. Of the halves Watson was the moßt prominent. Hogben found the centre position a little strange nnd was apt to wander, while N. Broun, although not penalised to uny great extent, seldom hit the 1 all without giving "sticks.'' The forwards showed plenty of dash, the inside men working very strenuously. A. Broun secured University's only coal with a fine shot, while Floyd and Cooper were both unlucky not to net. The final score was:—St. Luke's, 6; University, 1. Messrs. H. Watts and H. McQuarrie were umpires. UNINSPIRING PLAY SOMERVILLE AND MOUNT EDEN Little hockey of an inspiring nature was seen in the gnmo between Somerville and Mount Eden. Mount Eden did well to hold Somerville down to a lead of two goals, but the Somerville side never displayed its usual understanding. In the first tpell Somerville scored all ijs coals. Mount Eden more than holding its own after the interval. The Watts brothers were prominent in the Somerville forward line, but the team «s a whole lacked penetration. Likely movements would be commenced, only to be frustrated by the bustling Mount Eden backß. Mount Eden, by its sound stickwork, made many determined attacks, which were stopped only by the good work of Dclnhunty in goal. If the Mount Eden forwards had passed more in the circle in order to take clear shots at the goal they would have Probably registered more scores. The scorers for Somerville were E. Watts, Wellbourne, Long and Braithwaite, and for ■Mount Eden H'orspool (2). Messrs. H. Rankin and J. Foster were umpires. LOWER GRADE RESULTS Second Grade.—Somerville, 5, University, 'ru^ ramm . ar Boys. 6, Albertians. 3. rfurd Grade.—Grammar Old Boyß, 0, university, 1; Puhunui Pirates, 2, Somer- * p®' Papatoetoe. 4. Mount Eden, 0. fourth Grade.—Mount Albert Grammar, °> Otnhuhu,, 0; Somerville, 0, Auckland OramJ" ar A, 5; St. Luke's, 11, Auckland Grammar B, 0. Fifth Grade.—Somerville, 2, Auckland -'rammar A. 1; Mount Albert Grammar A, • Auckland Grammar B. 0; St. Luke's, 3, patoctoe, 3; Mount Albert Grammar B n by default from Auckland Grammar C. Representative matches FIXTURES FOR NEXT SATURDAY The following players have been selected arrn^ P j e8 / nt Auckland in the fixtures arranged for next Saturday. SENIOR GRADE M A vv.T' to play Waikato at Remuera.— 8 m ?' C. Smith, F. Clark, H. Jones. Flovd V i'Hir'' F " Chapman. C Sl?' C - W ? lt8 - P. Wellbourne. tfeaerves: US Broun and G. Twigden. L n,?i a v?' ,° p l" y Taranaki at Remuera.— r Ur \> y 'j P;* Kin «- H - Halliwell. R. i P 1 c - RadclifTe, A. Watson, M. Fraser, Potts Vipond ' N - Corin - R - PhillFfj l ™' V P la y, the Navy at Remuera.— riott W y> v- Lu |by, G. Stewart M, HerTorbett R K p"' La . A - Fenton, J. •""iDett. R. Houghton. A. Broun. W. Grace. -

• D Team, to play Franklin at Waiuku.— A. Forrest-Brown, W. Miller, N. Hay, L. Hedges, A. Long, W. Heard, P.. Glanville, A. Boswell, P. Anthony, J. Kiff and R. JUNIOR GRADE A Team, to play Waikato at Remuera.— Carson, Hawkins, Smith, Rice, Bank, Law. Mewa, Doel, Cochrane, Pierce, Heme. Reserves: Martin, Stevens. B Team, to piny Cambridge at Cambridge. —Henderson, Wilson, Revell, Wickhani. Beaumont, N. C. Robinson, Brown. Parker. Delamore, Herriott, Armstrong. Reserves: King, Cameron. LADIES' MATCHES Senior.—Clevedon. 5, Mount Eden, 4; Wesley. I. Xgaro, 0: Kiwi A. 3, Kiwi B, 0. Intermediate.—Papakura, 4, Wesley, 0: St. David's, 9, Mount Eden, 1. Junior.—Ngaro, 7, St. David's, 1: Technical, 3. Kiwi, 0. PIAKO TO PLAY TARANAKI [from our own correspondent] MORRINSVILLE. Sunday At a meeting of the Piako Hockey Association at Morrinsville arrangements were made for the match between Piako and tho touring Taranaki team to he played at the Mangateparu ground at 1.30 o'clock next Thursday. Mr. J. B. Steele, of Walton, hns been nominated as referee. A dance will be held in the Mangateparu Hall in the evenins. SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCH [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Sunday A visit was made to Whangarei by members of the Epsom Girls' Grammar School, when hockey and basketball matches were played against the Whangarei Girls' High School. In the hockey match Whangarei, 3 (Miss M. Finlnyson, Miss N. Russell, Miss P. Alison), defeated Epsom. 1 (Miss B. H'ooten). Whangarei won the basketball match by 16 points to 9. MATCHES IN PROVINCE [from herald correspondents] Morrinsville.—ln a ladies' hockey match at Morrinsville to-day, Morrinsville defeated Waikato B by 5 goals to 1. Goals were scored for Morrinsville by Misses I. Campbell (2), M. Arndt (2) and A. Ferguson. Miss B. Harkness scored for the visitors. Franklin.—The Franklin Ladies' Hockey Association's competition was completed on, Saturday. Whiri Whiri United, which was unbeaten throughout the season, is the winner with 24 points. Buckland is runner-up with 17 points. The winners now hold the Avery Cup, and the runners-up the Swain Cup. The games in the last round resulted: —Buckland, 1, Bomhny. 0; Whiri Whiri United. 5, Pukekawa, 0: Tuakau, 7, Te Kohanga, 2. Thames.—The hockey match between Hamilton and Thames created some interest. The result wns a draw, each side scoring two goals. The Thames team was superior to its opponents, and play wns mostly in Hamilton territory. The excellent defence of the Hamilton backs and goalkeeper saved the team on many occasions. Hamilton.—ln a representative hockey match played between Waikato and ThnmesHaurnki, Waikato had an easy win by 6 goals to 1. The Thnmes-Haurnki juniors were more successful than the seniors, as they won their game by 4 goals to 1. In the Hooper Cup Competition, Old Boys, 5, beat Ilinemoa, 1; Old Technicals, 5. beat Colts. -1: Old Boys, 1. beat Hincmoa B, 1; Old Technicals B, 1, beat Technical A. 0. Whangarei.—ln a representative ladies' hockey match Whangarei, 2 (Miss M. Cotter. Miss U. Hintzell). defeated Rodney, 1 {Miss U. Booth), and thus retained the Jlannam Shield, Messrs. Oldcom and Campbell were umpires. Auckland Grammar School Old Boys, 5, defeated a combined Whangarei and Rnmblers team. 3 (C. Hewlett 3). WAIPA TEAM CHOSEN The following team has been selected to represent Waipn against the touring Taranaki team nt Te Awamutu next Wednesday:— Goalkeeper, F. Battson (Te Awamutu): fullbacks, R. Hinton (Te Awamutu), L. Spiers (Paterangi); halves. E. Richardson (Te Raha), R. Spiers (Patersngi), C. Bell (Puterangi); forwards. B. Gibson (Te Awamutu), G. Wood (Te Awamutu), C. J. Spiers (Paterangi), E. A. Spiers (Te Awamutu), G. Finch (Paterangi). Reserves: J. Sinnott (Te Awamutu). R. Parr 'Te Rnhu). E. Penny (Te Awamutu).