HOCKEY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8810, 13 August 1914, Page 3

HOCKEY

ENGLISH LADIES* TEAM DEW PEATLD. Press Association. GISBORNE, August 12, - The English ladies’ hockey team sustained the first defeat of their tour today, Poverty Bay registering a victory by 5 goals to nil. The game was fast and snappy all through, and though the visitors were not at home on the ground, which was somewhat rough as compared with Hastings, they took their defeat in true British spirit, and admitted that they had gone down before a superior team. When the teams took the field there was noticeable a striking contrast between the physique of the sides. Compared with the compactly built, athletic English ladies, the Poverty Bay representatives looked like school . misses marked out for slaughter. A surprise, However, was in store. From the very outset the lithe and fleet-flooted Poverty Bay eleven harried , their heavier and slower opponents, and gave them no rest. In vain the English ladies end.ea~ voured to get their machine-like combination. with which they have earned all before them on the tour going- The Gisborne girls were as swift of loot as deer, and infusing rare dash and spirit into thedr work, not only successfully withstood the attacks of their more experienced opponents, but carried the fight into the invaders . territory and merced their defence twice during, the first spell. There was great enthusiasm from the large crowd, as these were the first goals hit against the English team in In Tbo Z sxixmd spell the visitors’ goal was again pierced three times, and the came* 1 ended as stated. The big. crowd SrSlnt received the result with intense enthusiasm ,and flocked around the P y ors cheering and cheering again but the visitors got in first, with cordial congratulations to the .'.winners • Thoseri* score were Misses I. Pearce, R. Malcolm (3). and M. Malcolm.. Miss Gaskill, cap tom and rfh*? o were the English team, stated that the>, were perfectly satisfied that they were beaten TTie Gisborne ladies had played a, gamo them? It was clear they ticularly well coached, and the vlßlt sF® wereeurprissd at the splendid game the local girls played. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Senior.-— Wellington y. United Karori Park 7; Metropolitan v. University, Karori Park 1; Karon v. M.i,M. 1., Karori Park 8; Insurance, a St. Augustine’s v. Karon, Hutt Park; Hutt Valley v. United B, Wakefield Park; Metropolitan v. insurance, Karori Park 2; Wellington v. University B, Karon Park 3; Kil; birnie Anglican t. University A, Karon Park 6; United, a Lye. Third-class. — Wellington Av. Hutt Valley, Wakefield Park; Wesley v. M Y M. 1.. Newtown Park; St. Augustine’s v. University. Hutt Wellington C v. United, Karon Park 4; ■Wellington B v. Insurance, Karon Park 5; Pirates, a bye.