HOCKEY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14050, 21 July 1916, Page 5

HOCKEY.

' Tho hockey competitions/-Avere continued: on the Childers Road Reserve yesterday afternoon. * In the 'game Kia Toa versus Allies \ considerable interest was -created, and j good play was witnessed,, notwithstanding the bad stato of the ground. ; » Allies went on to the field two players short, but put up an excellent • fight. The efforts of Misses J. Ferguson (m goal), Pritchard, I. Parker, and B. Pearce, helped by 1 other members of -the team, te'pt ttye/. score, dpwji., ■M' B3^Jf^ r Si^ft n 'made- somo excellent.' saves.. Kid Tdas • for wards,.,, who, were well ,fpd -by Mips ;M. Fromm,' proved very formidable wtyh two backs. missiKg, m their_ v opponents' : Jines/ They repeatedly threatened y 1 the other^ side's god/1, but the, defen<s& was £ound. Miss Pritchard playing splendidly fen tile 'defence/ . Goals were scored 'ijy -Misses M. Fairlie (3), F. Smith (2), and ftawkins for KHis/T^oa, and B. Pearce and iE/ Smith for the losers, £he Allies: \ i :.'■■' Th c game b^tweeft* High , School /B and Te Rata ijerfulted 'iii a.-'-^ijjS^c^e, Rata by one, goal to nil. The dinners :were the* heavier team, but played one short. Te Rata had the advantage m. play, bub 'the schoolgirls put up a good defence, keeping the scores, down. Miss W. East scored for Te Rata, just before time was called. . ■ ,„ . - ■