HOCKEY.
•• • ♦ The weekly meeting of ihe Voverty Bay Hockey Association wks bid .ast evening, Mr. G. R. Buacke presiding. The question of the grounds w.)s discussed at some length. After severs 1 suggestions it was finally deciiji to commence the^ ladies competitions on Thursday, May 30th, when it is l.oped to have the. grounds "'in goQd''pl;ying order. So far six teams ailii;^e«*; and : there should be a keen con j.e'itiori tliis year. Much dissatisfaction was expressed that no delegates from ti-o proposed men's clubs were m, attendance, and when an appeal/ for tlie u.-e of the grounds for the men's ieaub for ■ Saturday was proposed, the association could not see its way to allow same, unless some help was Jortheoim.-ig to put the grounds m ordor,' vjz., j;.e^jy^ out, marking! and 1 erecting ijiies. It was decided to nsk Mr. H. Arwrr strong if ho would act as examiner for the association when .atiypjie wish e.p to classify for a referee's ticket. Miss Ivy Parker and Messrs. liufecke and Sim were' appointed Jbhe. postpone- : nient committcew ■'■ '' : ' Several donations were handed m; but the association is still a long way from being m a sound position, as the taking over of the reserve has incurred a large expenditure.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14610, 21 May 1918, Page 7
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