HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10687, 6 September 1920, Page 8

HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

LADIES’ COMPETITION. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES AT GISBORNE., ' v ~ t • mb miss association. GISBORNE, September 4. The visiting teams for the New Zealand ladies’ hookey championship are experiencing good weather in Gisborne. The Auckland team arrived on Wednesday, Manawatu. Hawke’s Bay.and Canterbury on Friday, arid . Wairarapa Wellington a3d Wanganui to-day. AH the girls have been billeted and an attractive series of entertainments arranged. ■ The championship matches commenced this afternoon on' Childer’s road reserve ui tho: presence of: about 2000 spectators. The ground was in • good condition, and the weather dull towards the close of the day.. ■ ; , . " ' ' , , In the first day’s games . Canterbury beat Hawke’s Bay by three goals, to one. and Poverty Bay A beat Manawatu by three, goals to''one. Wellington had a bye. From, the opening of'the CanterburyHawke’s Bay game the southerners, whose combination proved' too g00d,.. showed superiority. Boon after the game'star ted Miss Rossiter shot a goal for Canterbury. This' was, followed five minutes later by Miss Johnson 'scoring. The good work of Misses Lean; Mortensen and Wp rd for Hawke’s Bar- taw. the last-named' score.■ Persistent attempts by ..Miss Barr (Canterbury) were finally successful. ■ Towards the dosing stages Hawke’s Bay- rallied considerably but. could not penetrate Canterbury's stubborn defence, and the game ended: Canterbury 3,*Hawke’s'Bay L' . ■ MANAWATU v. POVERTY BAT This game • proved the superiority of. the local players. A feature of the game was the work of the visitors’'fullback (Miss Hancock;, who saved seven or' eight certain goals. Hot' work was repeatedly applauded by the crowd The latter half of the second spell saw the game' almost .constantly in Manawatu teiritory. For the winners Miss Hill played a consistent game and scored two goals, while Miss Pearce also scored a goal. On' Monday, Poverty Day A play Wellington, Manawatu play Hawke’s Bay, and Canterbury have a/bye. INTER-ISLAND GAME THE SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. . - CHRISTCHURCH. September- i. The following South Island hockey team will piay tho North Island in We'lington on, Saturday next;—Goal, H. Snooks (Canterbury); right back, C. Harris (Nelson) • left back, R ' Berry (Canterbury); right half, W. Eyburn (Otago); centre half, B. Morris (Canterbury); left half., S. Mander (Canterbury); right wing forward, H. R. Turfaitfc (Otago; j rig lit inside forward, W. Amoe (Nelson); centre forward, H. Bell (Canterbury); left inside forward, W. Bell (Canterbury); left outside • forward, ,H. Throp (Canterbury); emergency, R. Sherrills (Canterbury). SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND DEFEATS CANTERBURY. MB . PRESS ASSOCIATION AUCKLAND, September 5. Canterbury failed to lift tba hockey shield .in theohailenge match with Auckland, the home team winning by one goal to nil. The game was fast and play was very even. The score about indicates the merits, of the respective teams. Tho only goal of the match was scored by Auckland within six minutes of the start of the game. SCHOOLBOY PLAYERS. OTAGO BEATsToANTEEBURY. CHRISTCHURCH. September i ' • In the first hockey match for the Hatch Cup for intarprovmoial primary schoolboys’ teams, Otago beat Canterbury by four goals to three. SENIOR HOCKEY. CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY RAMBLERS. A FAST OPEN •GAME. Tho Wellington Hockey Association’s senior-championship was played at Knlori Park on Saturday afternoon between the United and Rambler; Clubs, and resulted in a win for tho latter by two goals to one. ■ , A very'small number of sportsters ah tended to watch the match, which was * hard, fast,’ and interesting one through out. Neither side had a distinct advent age, both teams playing up to their standard as in the opening rounds, Ramblers pressed hard from tho initial bully, and after a few minutes play, from a 1 rush into Uuited’s circle-by Heapby. Loader opened ,up the score with k brilliant shot. At half-time there was no alteration in the, score. A rathei long period of even and interesting play was broken., when Boyd managed to shoot the equaliser for United. Just on the call of time Loader,made an attempt to score, but, Huter, the United custodian hit out. Smith, however, got the i"white,” and ran in netting a fine goal. The game thus ended in favour of Ramblers by two goals to one. THE,PLAY.

From the bully Richard (United) took the ball right , to the circle, but the defence was too strong, and the ball found its way to the centre, of the .field, where by good'solid play the game went at a great .pace up and- down the .field. Shortly before half-time, Heaphy (Ramblers) got the ball at half-way, and beating Berry (United left full-back) went to the side of the circle, where Miller (who was playing a great game) tackled, but Heaphy ‘centred hard across, and Loader was enabled to score first blood for Ramblers. On resuming, play again became fast, and the ball travelled np and down the field very quickly. Before long; from "a scramble in’ front of Ramblers goal, the ball just rolled in from a hit off Richards and made the scores! all. Both teains were eager to lead, and’ supporters were getting very anxious, as it looked as if the game would bo a draw, but a few minutes before time was called, Heaphy _ had ’ a shot, which Hunter (United goalie) kicked out, but Smith, following up, put the ball through before Hunter could recover for a second shot. Ramblers thus won the 1920 championship. Both teams were evenly matched, and it would be very hard to single out any of-the players. Messrs Grade and Edwards refereed. In the junior championship Wesley .A defeated Y-M.O.A. by 7 goals to 2. INTER-ISLAND HOCKEY. NOMINATIONS TOR NORTH ISLAND TEAM. Considerable interest is .being manifested in the North v. South Island match.; to he played on the Basin Reserve on Saturday. The North v. South match has been played only once .previously—in the South were victorious - bv one goal. The cream . of hockey players throughout the Dominion will be’ plgving, and those of the public who like something in the way of sport, that is fast,-open, and skilful should.find an excellent, afternoon's snort. The North Island selectors, Messrs

Murdock (Auckland), rear (Hawke's Bay),' and Manning (Wellington), have received the following nominations for the North' Island team: Goal, F. Cousins (Manawatu), B. Cooper (Auckland); full-backs, J?. Simmonds (Feilding), right, H. England (Auckland), right. O. K. Perrin (Manawatu), left, L. Dans (Hawke’s Bay), right, Pj»Sherwood (Wellington), right; halves. P. Wheeler (Auoklanr), ? right, O. W. Johns (Auckland), centre, C. . Martin . (Wellington), right.i H.' ''McGregor (Wellington), centre; ward s, J. B. Hostick (Foilding), right in,-A. Alexander (Auckland), right in. T,. G. Grice (Auckland), L. Boyd (Wellington), left in. S'. Band (Hawke's Bar), left in, Q. Blundell (Wanganui), right in, S. Simmohds .(Wanganui), left in B. Header (Wellington) left wing.