HOCKEY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20703, 29 April 1929, Page 2

HOCKEY.

THE SEASON OPENED. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Saturday did not provide the best of weather for the opening of the hockey season, but playing conditions were very fair, and in both men’s' and ladies' games some good play was witnessed. MEN’S GAMES. UNIVERSITY A v. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS. , A drawn game resulted from the meeting of the University A team and Technical Old Boys. The match was played on Oval No. 1, the ground being in fair order though a trifle uneven in places. The game was commenced with a University attack which was protracted for a few minutes and wlftcb culminated in a high shot from Thompson, eluding the goalkeeper. Technical attacked from the bully, but the Blue backs were equal to the task. Another attack by University saw_ Howie go through to score. Technical again took up the offensive and maintained the pressure for a time. An opportunity presented itself which Harris was not slow to take, and Technical’s score was opened. A short time after, L, Sil? ver brought the scores even, and they remained at two all until half time. The commencement of the second spell saw Technical still making determined attacks, and play centred in .University’s territory ■for some time. Finally the Blues succeeded in breaking away, and Thompson scored their third goal. The Technical forwards took the ball in a dashing movement to University’s circle, and O’Brien once again brought the scores even. It was again University’s turn. Forcing back a Technical attack, the Blues went up-field, and Thompson, for the third time, put his side in the lead. Leslie increased the lead to 5—3 in the Blues’ favour. Technical became more determined, and Harris seizing an opportunity, drove a fast ball in to the net. From mid-field play, L. Silver secured the ball and went away by himself to score the equalising goal. The game ended immediately with the scores: Technical Old Boys 5 . University A 5 Mr G. Hewitt was referee. , ALBANY v. TRAINING COLLEGE. Albany met Training College on Saturday, the game resulting in a rather decisive win for ihe former team. College was the first to attack, the only result of the effort being a twenty-five. Albany was similarly rewarded a few minutes later, i. lay continued up and down for a time, until, from a bully, Morris sent to 0 Dey. who centred nicely, and Rennick went on to score. Play was again swinging up and down, each side keeping the other from completing a movement. Plav was in one circle and then the other, but iwose was playing a good game and was saving some hot College shots well. The College defence was also very steady. When half-time-was called, Albany was attacking. Offside play spoilt a good Albany attack at the commencement of the second spell. College came away to gain “ Albany then attacked again, and O. Dey passed in from the wing for Morns to get possession and score Albany made another determined ttack from the bully, play being right to Colleges circle. Baxter missed. For a short time College forced the play, which went to the Reds’ circle. - A tiventyfive resulted. A forward movement by AJbany took p!ay to the College end, and Hio l lV l dI SCOre t' • Co J e got the ball from the bully and went through, Taylor scora T S °r? ?° a V bany again attacked, but J. Dey s shot went wide. College ™° k i lp . thG offensive after the bully, but the Reds cleared and came away, the College goalkeeper saving, .well. O.' Dev for * A*!*} 6 ba A n n t 0 • Rennick > 'who scored lor A lbany *. Co ßege was now playing a very determined game, the forwards shmvins good combination,. After several efforts, Taylor succeeded in getting TTnHl 3 lv gai n t V c i < ? re College’s wily goaf. Sn Tl, Call ° f tu ?‘v play UP and' aojvn. The game ended: i ' '■ 5 coal-* Training College .... 2 goals! LADIES* GAMES. TECHNICAL OLD GIRLS v. TRAINING COLLEGE 11. r ™ “? efc Tra ining College ii at Logau Park and plaved a )' K 1 * 1I V lng , game from the initial P bully to the final whistle. By half time Old Girls lnoll CO r P ?l Gd fi 7 e goa]s ' and in tbe second Hmi r£n ther two we r e By this r.i e F^ s - gett “« into the run of the play, but, being on the defensive all the time, there was no chance of making the scores more even. Poor shooting on the part of the Old Girls had the effect ot losing several opportunities for them, Die scores were;—Technical Old Girls 7, Traimng College ml. t Mr. D. Miller was EX-HIGH v. MOMONA. Despite the difference in the scores, the game between Ex-High and Momona w;as productive of fairly even play. Both sides had turns at attacking, and two of the early goals appeared to be lucky. During the second spell play was very even, each side scoring one. The game ended;—Ex-High. 4 goals; Momona, 1 goal. Mr M. M*lntyre was referee, TRAINING COLLEGE v. TAIERI. Taieri. playing for the first time in senior hockey put up a good game against Training College on Oval No. 1. Lack of experience, Imvever, told its tale, and College had little difficulty in compiling a good score. During 1 the second spell College did not make the play as hard as it might have, otherwise the score would probably have been greater. The game resulted:—Training College; 7 goals; Taieri, nil. Mr G. Cuming was referee. UNIVERSITY A v. HIGH SCHOOL. High School played a hard defensive game against University A, but the lighter girls were not a match for the Blues. Miss H. Johnston, in goal fo; School, played a fine game, and to her must? go the_ credit for keeping the score as low as it was in the face of strong forward attacks by University. The second spell saw* School playing better, and the game ended:—University, 7 goals; High School, nil. Mr J. A. Robinson was referee. TRIANGLE v. KAIKORAI. Triangle proved too experienced for the Kaikorai players, who were making their debut in senior hockey, and a game which, at the commencement, apepared to be interesting, turned out to be very one-sided. M isses D. Sampson. P. Gray, I. Lee, N. Sturgeon, and O. Butler scored for Triangle, and Miss W. M’Curdy made the only score for Kaikorai. The game resulted;—Triangle, 11 goals; Kaikorai, 1. Mr W. M'Quuen was referee. OTAGO v. UNIVERSITY 11. The North Ground was not in good con*, djtion on Saturday, when Otago met the University B team. Otago was too good for the Blues all the w r ay, and an uneven contested finished: —Otago, 0 goals; University B, nil. Mr T. Moore was referee.