LADIES’ HOCKEY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20501, 31 August 1928, Page 2

LADIES’ HOCKEY.

THE DOMINION TOURNAMENT,

FIRST DAY’S PLAY

(Special to Daily Times.) TIMARU, August,3o. There was a fair attendance at Fraser Park this morning when the first senes of matches in the women’s Dominion Hookey tournament was played. Otago A played its first game against Eastern B, and the match was full of interest, Otago being more scientific than the younger opposing team, and haying the better of the game throughout. From the initial bully, Otago gained the advantage, and from spirited fday Miss D. Moir, with a long shot, found the net. Otago kept up the pressure at the Eastern goal line where, from a penalty, Miss P. Hopkinson netted Otago’s second goal. Eastern was hemmed m and could not make any progress against the good Otago forward rushes. Miss 0. Butler took a long shot, the ball rising over the net, but! from the bully at the twenty-five, Miss B. Hopkinson shot her second goal. Eastern now attacked, the play going into the Otago territory. Miss M. Blagdon cleared upfield ifi a pretty run, but Eastern worked back and Miss M. Small scored. Otago swept ddwnfield to the Eastern line, thrusting agam and again at the Eastern g6al. Miss Butler finally On resuming after the interval things were looking bad for Otago till the forwards combined, and in a pretty movement MiSs Butler scored again. Miss D. M6ir, the Otago left wing, sent in long shots which harassed Eastern and narrowly missed the goal ori several occasions. From a penalty, the same player notched Otago’s sixth goal from a difficult angle. Miss H. M'Kissook, the Eastern centre-half, turned the tide, taking the play to Otago’s territory, where the latter was kept busy. From the resultant forward rush Miss K. Bond scored Eastern’s second goal. From now' on Otago had the best of the game. The final score was: — Otago 6 goals, Eastern 2 goals. Otago attacked resolutely throughout and consequently the defence was not severely tested. The outstanding Otago players w'ere Misses A. Mackie, D. Moir, 0. Butler, M. Blagdon, and P. HopkmS °Quite the reverse of the A team, Otago B was weak in attack, while the defence was very stubborn. The game was more even than the final scores indicated (Canterbury 7 goals, Otago B nil). The Otago girls did not combine to any marked degree, their inability accounting for the fact that there was no score. The Canterbury goals were scored by Misses J. Parsons, B. Millichamp (3), and M. Gudsell.

OTHER RESULTS. (Per United Press Association.) TIMARU, August 30. Wellington 7, Bush 2. Southern 5, South Canterbury B nil Ruahine 4, South Canterbury A nil. Eastern A 5, North Otago 2.