HOCKEY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12200, 27 July 1925, Page 4

HOCKEY

-HUTT DEFEAT WAKATU EVEN AND INTERESTING CONTESTS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Last Saturday's, championship hookey matches, nlayecl under ideal weather conditions, disclosed in the majority of Bames even and interesting contests. Principal interest attached to the iiutt v._ Wakatu senior A match, which resulted,_ after an' exciting and even tussle, in a_wm tor Hutt by 2 coals to WaVntn’s 1. For the winners. Slater and Berry coaled, while ■ W . Hood scored for Wakatu, By the winning of this match, Hutt are .now Well ahead in the senior A competition, and are assured of gaining the championship for 1925. Wellington-United, after a fast open name, beat .Karori fairly comfortably by 8 goals to nil. Jacobsen, one of the Wellington nominees for the New Zealand test team versus Australia, gave an exhilarating display for the winners. Wesley and 'Varsity fought out a very even contest, the final result leaving Wesley victors by 4 goals to 8. For the winners Freeth played an outstanding game. . Detailed results at a glance are as follow : SENIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP. Hutt 2 v. Wakatu 1, Wellington United 3 v. Karori nil. Wesley 4 v. Varsity 3. SENIOR B. Karori 4 v. Wakatu 1. Huia 1 v. Training College 0. Hutt 2 v. Y.M.C.A. 1. JUNIOR. Y.M.C.A. 4 v. Wakatu 0. Karori 6 v, Wesley 0. Wellington 4 v. 'Varsity A 1. THIRD GRADE. Karori 0 v. Hutt 0. LADIES’ SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP . -.. . i . ■ . - ■ In the ladies' dhampionßhip matches last Satprday, Training College A end B teams scored two good wins over Wellington Girls’ College and. 'Varsity respectively. In the former, Training, College A versus Girls’ College match, Training College, after a hard fought match, wen by 3 goals to nil. For the winners. Miss A. Hogg played a splendid game. Other players . cohspicnous throughout were • Misses Ashcroft; Doull and D’Ath. • In the Training College B' v. ’Varsity match, the College ladies proved a muon isuperior combination to their opponents, winning by 4 goals to nil. ■ Detailed results are as follow Training College A 3 v. Girls’; College 0.. Training College B 4 v. "Varsity 0. Karori 1 v. St.' Peter*!. PHILLPOTT CUP COMPETITION The Wesley (Wellington! v.. Wesley (Feilding) match will be played at Feilding on Augnst Ist. The following team will represent Wellington C. Gardiner, A. Ainslie, B. Smith. E; Howe. H. Smith, F. Hartley, O. Eaton, M. Mills, Rows©, W- Johnson, W. Watkinson (manager). Any player unable to make 'the trip Is

asked to advise the manager as soon as possible.NELSON BEAT AUSTRALIA AN AGGRESSIVE FORWARD T.TNFI Per Press Association. ■W- , , NELSON, July 25. Most favourable overhead conditions, with the ground a trifle heavy, prevailed !?S “St ■ ? cke * match against Australia W? ®fiernooii» before a large +,J^i el is“i.i. quickJy showed finperij Held the upper hand throughiil?- *°?? vartJ s being more clever than the visitors, and the half line stronger. . . • Within minutes of the start Lee obtained the ball from Cassells, and sent rush by the visitors reached the Nelson circle, where the goalkeeper saved on two occasions. A few 2£ tenv a ß ain found the net, and then.-added a third goal. Later in j spell several rushes «by Australia hack by splendid defence, in Gibbs was particularly conspicuWith three, goals in arrears, the visipenetrated the defence, Craig netting from a scramble in front of the goal mouth..: In the second half the Australians displayed more vigour and quite held their ‘ 9''* I *] llß * rousing scores more than once, but the final whistle blew with Nelson three goals, Australia one. The local team played fine combination, and quick passing rushes and good