HOCKEY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23123, 23 August 1938, Page 7

HOCKEY

TOUR OF THE INDIANS

DECISIVE VICTORY OVER PIAKO [ BY TKIjKGIIAPH —OWN* 'CORRESPONDENT] TE AROHA, Monday Perfect weather and a dry ground enabled (he Prince of Manavadar's Indian hockey team to give a really first-class exhibition against the Piako representative team at Te Aroha to-day. The visitors, who won by 12 goals to nil, played a very fast, open game. Their positional play was very good, their stick work was clever and there was pood understanding between the forwards and nailbacks. , , ~ All the Indian forwards played well, the wings Shahabuddin and P. Fernandez making many good openings. A. Latif gave a good display at inside-right, his stick work being very clever. Professor Jagan Nath, at centrehalf, gave a sound display, and Hussain was safe at left fullback. The Piako team played a determined game, but was outclassed. The side's positional play was not good and the hitting tended to bp wild. The home eleven's best player was Eastwood, who played a very good gamo at lefthalf. Ilall impressed in goal. He made a number of good saves. Rice and lligben defended well, the latter hitting with good direction. The best of the forwards were Sterling and Stevens. Nottingham had three shots at goal, but all went well astray. Latif opened the account seven minutes after the commencement of play, with a good angle shot, and two niihutes later Sultan Khan made a brilliant run from half-way to score. Sultan Khan scored again shortly after from a tussle in the circle. A brilliant run by Latif and Shahabuddin resulted in the former netting and, from a centring shot by Shahabuddin, Sultan Khan again found the goal. A penalty bully was given against the Piako goalkeeper. Hall, for stopping the ball with his stick above his head, and was won by Fernandez, who pushed the ball into the goal. Shakabuddin and Latif combined well and took play to the Piako circle, where Shahabuddin scored. Further goals were gained by Fernandez (3), Ahmed and Latif. Messrs. W. H. Down and D. Hastie were umpires.

Ihe Piako ladies' representative team defeated Waihi by one goal to nil in the curtain-raiser.

CHALLENGE SHIELD * MATCHES FOR AUCKLAND The executive committee of the Auckland Hockey Association received congratulations at its meeting last evening from tho Auckland Football Association and the Otago Hockey Association, on Auckland's win against the Prince of Manavadar's Indian team. The Wellington Association advised that it accepted September 10 for its challenge match against Auckland for the New Zealand Challenge Shield, now held by Auckland. The New Zealand Association forwarded a challenge on behalf of the Manawatu Association. It was decided to nominate September 17 as tho date for this match. Tho United Clnb was declared winner of the senior championship and Somerville A winner of the Fourth Grade knock-out competition. GAMES IN RODNEY HocJ<oy games played under the control of tho Rodney Association resulted as follows: Dome Valley, 0, Port Albert. 0; Kaipara Flats, 3, Mullet Point, 0.