HOCKEY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16213, 25 August 1923, Page 7

HOCKEY.

COUNTRY TEAMS' TOURNEY

The country ladies' teams hockey tournament, for the Hanpu Rose Bowl nud flie Kerekere Cup, was continued todnv on the Reserve. T , In the first game of the day. to Iva rnka met Manutuke, and a high-strung came resulted in a win for the termer Fv 2 goals to nq. The Te Karaka team Was very aggressive; and during the nrst half were frequently pressing round the Manutuke circle, but the Manutuke defend was very strong, and rush aftet rnß b bv Te Karaka.(-rev) failed narrowlv. ' The blue forwards were good, on •takings porticiilarly, and Miss HepMPWed up well. Though they did notV'/ve possession as often as the opposiir* front rank, they shone in sparkling rushes. The first half ended without either side scoring. On the resumption of play, le Jva raka went in to attack, and for some minutes thev held Manutuke in their own circle. ' Te Karaka sent in shot after shot before one from Mrs. Sefton s sfick found the coal.—Te Karaka 1. Manutuke 0. Te Karaka added to thenscore some minutes later, the interval being 1 filled with a Manutuke rush that threatened the Te Karaka goal. Ihe <rreys recovered, Miss Trotter figuring strongly in the defence. They took the ball down the centre, and by good following got into position to score. Mrs. Sefton again' netted the ball with a fast snot —Te Karaka 2. Manutuke nil. During the latter stages of the game, while blues were attacking strongly, . Mrs. Leckie (Te Karaka) received an injury to her which necessitated her leayin",, the field though she first pluckily tried to plav on. Shortly afterwards a Maeri plaver was injured, and play was not resumed before time was called. ROVERS v. HOKOWHITU. Rovers met Hokowhitu for the second time in the next match, which resulted in favor of Hokowhitu, the score being 2 goals to nil. The Hokowhitu (red) forwards were verv keen, and kept the Rovers (black) backs very busv. Several times the goalie (Miss Gallagher) ran out to stop rushes, in which the Misses Hale were alwavs prominent. Miss Koamine on the right wing plaved a good game for reds and her centring hits were well directed. The red forwards, in theneagerness, were inclined to. get off-side. and relief came to the whites on a number of occasions as a result of the penalties awarded. Twice in the first twenty minutes the ball went between the posts, but the goals were disallowed. The Rovers launched a smart attack that pushed the reds back to their own circle, but the effort lacked finish, and the red backs made a good recovery. Shortly, the Hokowhitu team were pressu4 home another rush, the black fullback putting the ball out over the backline. From the penalty corner, Miss D Hale secured, and shot true, but the hit wasT blocked, by the goalie. The reds were sustaining their work better than their opponents, and in the last minute of the first half their efforts bore fruit in a goal from. the stick of Miss E. Hale, . who eluded the goalie after a, smart run through the backs.— Hokowhitu 1, Rovers nil. In the earlier part of the second half the red forwards had a very decided ad yaotage', and v for ten minutes their goalie" never had a chance at the ball. After a series of desperate-looking situations in the black circle had been successfully solved by the defenders, Raver got •■away with a good rush in which Miss MacKav was prominent. For a time they looked like scoring, and the red goalie had a busy minute, but the attack was beaten back. Koamine (red) was injured, but .afterward? resumed play again. Hokowhitu added another goaf well on in the'half finalising a series of attacks. Miss D. Hale received a centring'shot from the right wing, and dispatched the ball between the posts with plenty of veting.—Hokowhitu 2, Rovers nil. The game ended Vithont farther score.

;*.\ UNUSUAL SITUATION. Following upon tho close of the match between- Hokowhiln and Rovers. . our representative endeavored to find out what course the Hockey Association would pursue to bring the tournament , to a conclusion. ■* "We are just going to decide now, he v was informed by a, member of ' the association, .who revealed that the controlling in a predicament. On points.-. Rovers- have apparently- headed the B section, while Te Karaka, lead in » s the A section. When our representative ' left the grounds, the association official? were discussing the best means of deciding between Hokowhitu and* Rovers again for the final of the-B section. The situation was complicated by: the fact that the Hokowhitu team was to leave this afternoon for Tokomaru Bay. ft was finally decided that Te Karaka "jSjiv Rovers in the final this afternoon.