HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15593, 9 August 1921, Page 4

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

The Poverty' Hay Hockey Association'* Weekly meeting was held last evening. Present: Messrs* G. It. ftus<jke (in tin chair), O. R. Olsen, P. Sim, A. Boswsll; 'IV File, P. Clark « L. A. Doolan, A*. Cussin, A Ashton, 1). Duncan, VY. Hoy, and A. Stubbings (lion. secj. , A letter was received from tho Tolagi. Bay Hockey Club inquiring what the Poverty Bay Association proposed with, regard to the visit of a Poverty Bay representative team to Tolaga Bay. The association decided to suggest send ing a team to : th'e township to play or Thursday, • August 25: -The secretary ntid selectors were lo ascertain wiie would be at liberty to go to Tolaga Bay. They are to'report concerning this at next meeting. ** •* •: It was decided to enter the Poverty

| Bay ladies" representative team for the iNew Zealand ladies' hockey champion S ship tournament, entries for which closi on the 20th-inst: Mr H. • Armstrong's resignation as •selector was- accepted, Mr. D.- Roderick, being appointed' to the position. A report of the Coast trip was made by the "secretary, who specially men tioned the hospitable manner in which the visjtors Had been received every ' where. \Votes of thanks for their efforts in connection with the billeting of playera were accorded to Mr Wm. Cute?, H eert'r., and Miss C. Outers. Vot.es of thanks were also passed te Mr Doolan, who acted ns secretary while Mr Stubbings was away up the Coast; to Mr A. Stubbings for life work while acting as manager of the ladies' team which .'visited ttie Coast; and also to Mrs. B'uscke,-who acted as chaperon . to the ladi.es' team." * The purchase of representative jerseyt for- the. men's team by the chairman and secretary was endorsed. . . ■ VISIT FROM AUCKLAND TEAM. The Auckland Hockey Association advised that an' Auckland representative :team would at Gisborne from the furmer city 'on Wednesday, August 17. They would try conclusions with the '..local team on the Thursday, and leave that night for Napier: The communica tion'also gave information regarding the North Island tour of tho team) and V stated that the Poverty Bay .Association's guarantee of half the net gate at Gisborne had been approved, as had also the billeting arrangements. TOURNAMENT FOR HAAPU'R.OSE BOWL. In connection with this week's tournament for the Ha'apu rose howl the draw was as under:'— I Thursday: Tokomaru Bay v. Knmb ; lers, at I*3o p.m, Referees, Messrs i fitubbin-rr. and Doolan. Friday: Motu v. Te Karnka, at c p.m. Referees, Messrs Doolan and Arm- | strong. ' The Rovers will play the o the. Thursday match at 3 p.m.' Referees Messrs C'assin and Ashton. Saturday: Final at 3.15 p.m. Referees, Messrs. i\shton and I'oswell. High School v. Allies at 2.30 p.m. 9 Referees, Messrs Duncan and Cassin. The following matches' will he cantested'in conjunction with the above tournament: Ladies' competition final (Thursday), High Sdtool v. Kin 'Ton A; -iat-5 p.m. Referees, Messrs Armstrong • "-.aTidVCasain.'•" " 4v Men's trial match at 3.30 p.m. Refer-■J-*?ees, Messrs Stubbings and Boswell. The v teams were picked as'follows: A team— KB Cassin, Doolan, Armstrong, Duncan l'ol■■'•'leick (forwards);'Bn'rt; Roderick, Clark (halves); Olsen, Atkinson (full-backs); Morris (goal-keeper) B team-Sparks. : •Miller, File,' Vaughan, McMurray (forwnrdsl; Ashton, 'Fitzmaurice, Snowsill (halveß); Sitrt and File (full-hacks): tSmale (goal-keeper). Emergencies: Dun Btan, Sutton and Gracie. . Commencing to-morrow, practices are 'to'be held on Monday and Wednesday mornings in view of tlie selection of the Poverty Bay representative team to play Auckland on Thursday week. Considera-tion-in the selection will; be given to thciae players who attend practices. The A team is to play yi white, and the B team in colors. ; • v An adjournment of The meeting was made until to-night.' y ,