LADIES' HOCKEY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17029, 14 August 1929, Page 12

LADIES' HOCKEY

TOURNAMENT TEAMS PROGRAMME ARRANGED Important progress has been made by the Poverty Bay Hockey Association in respect to the forthcoming New Zealand ladies' tournament. The Poverty Bay teams have been selected, and grounds and times for play allotted for the whole of the -section play during the tournament. The following selections of tiie two local teams were submitted to a meeting of the executive last evening, numbers the players will wear on the field being given : A Team. Goal: Mrs. Tiihoe (I). Te Karaka. Fullbacks: Misses Wilson (2), Te Karaka; It. .Benson |ol. Old Girls (vicecaptain); K. Poh.it 11 |4) Kia Toa. Half-backs: Misses K. Ilei (si, Old Girls (captain); M. Nikora (&], Kia Toa: (!. Buckley (7). Old Girls; K. Benson (8), High' School. forwards: Misses K. P.ilhani i 9. Old Girls; W. Ilalbert lit)!. Old Girls; Mrs. N'icol (11), Kia Toa: Misses G. Nepia (12). Te Karaka ; M. Rum I lb' .Te Karaka; ].). Paterson (14). High School; Mrs. Sangwell (1.5), Kia Toa. B Team. Goal : Miss Franklin (1), High School. Full-backs: Misses Allen (2), High School : b- Hum (3b Te Karaka ivicecaptaini : lb Puhau (4). Tokoiuaru. Half-backs: Misses Hopkinson (3). Old Girls (captain); M. Leiuiaml (6). Te Karaka; I). N'icol (7), Kia Toa: G. .I olios (8). Te Karaka. forwards: Misses Haccbe (9). Old Girls; Walsdorf (10), High School; I. Swainson (111. Te Karaka ; Ara Tcnire (12). Tokoiuaru; M. Johnstone (13). Old Girls: B. Ardern (14). Kia Toa; P.. Terure (151, Tokoiuaru. It, was decided to request the above players to attend gymnasium practice under the instruction of Mr. K. McKenzie this evening, while n blackboard lecture was arranged for Friday evening. Ail players are also to attend practice on Thursday afternoon. Information has been received that the Wairarapa team has been selected as follows, the numbers against the names being those which will be used during play: Misses P. Booth (1) captain.'!. Booth |2h I). Henderson (3), G. Jackson (4). A. Booth (5), M. Fnfeita (6), 1). Plavle (7), 0. Cook (Bi. Mrs. 0. Langlev (9). Miss E. Cook 10), Mrs. C. Plavle' (11). Mrs. Te Tan (12), Misses B. Jackson (13), M. Basset (14), J. Wallis (15). Mr. G. W. Morice will accompany the team as manager, and will stay with his parents in Gisborne. Mrs. C. Plavle, who is included in the team as goal-keeper, will also be chaperon.

A meeting of all sub-committees connected with tournament work is called for this evening, when the progress of arrangements to date will be announced. It is anticipated that a shortage of billeting will have to be. reported, unless an exceptionally large number of offers come to hand to-day. A full attendance. of members of committees is requested. GROUNDS AND TIMES.

The following programme has been drawn up with respect to grounds and times for the commencement of play:— —A Section— Thursday, August 29: Poverty Bay A v. South Canterbury, No. 1 ground, 2 p.m. ; Rotorua v. Bush, No. 2 ground, I p.m. ; Ruahine-Dauuevirke v. Auckland A, No. 2, 3.15 p.m. ; Southland a bye. Friday, August 30: Ruahine-Danne-\iike v. Bush, No. 1. 2 p.m.; Poverty Bay A v. Auckland A, No. 2, 3.15 p.m. ; Rotorua v. Southland, No. 1. 3.15 p.m. ; South Canterbury a bye. Saturday, August 31: Poverty Bay A v. Bush, No. 3,2 p.m.; Rotorua' v. South Canterbury, No. 2,2 p.m. ; Southland v. Auckland A, No. 5, 3.15 p.m. ; Ruahine-Dannevirke a bye.

Monday, .September 2: Southland v. South Canterbury, No. 3,2 p.m.; Auckland A v. Bush, No. 2. . 3.15 p.m. ; I'uabine-Dai.'tiev irke v. Poverty Bay A, No. 1. 3.15 p.m.; Rotorua a bye. Tuesday, September'3: .Southland v. Bush, No. 2,2 p.m. ; Rotorua v. Auckland A. /No. 3. 2 p.m.; Ruahine-Danne-virke v. South Canterbury, No. 3, 3.15 p.m.; Poverty Bay A a bye. Wednesday. September 4 : Rotorua v. Koahine, No. 1,2 p.m. : Poverty Bay A v. Southland. No.. 1, 3.15 p.m. : Auckland A v. South Canterbury, No. 2,, 3.15 p.m. ; Bush a bye. Thursday, September 5: Rotorua v. Poverty Bay A, No. 3,2 p.m.; Bush v. South Canterbury. No. 1,2 p.m. ; Ruabine v. Southland. No. 3. 3.15 p.m. ; Auckland A a bye. —B Section— Thursday. August 29: Wairarapa v. Auckland B, No. 3 ground, 2 p.m. : Wellington v. Poverty Bay 13, No. 3, 3.15 p.m. ; Hawke's Bay v. Canterbury. No. 1. 3.15 p.m. ; Eastern Southland a bye. Fridav, August 30: Poverty Bay B v. Auckland B, No. 2.2 p.m.; Hawke's Bav v. Eastern Southland. No. 3,2 p.m.; Wairarapa v. Canterbury, No. 3. 3.15: Wellington a bye. . .

Saturday, August 51 : Wellington v. Hawke's Bay, No. 1. 2 p.m. : Auckland B v.* Eastern Southland. No. 1, 3.15 r.m. ; Poverty Ray B v. Canterbury, No, 2, 3.15 o.ru. : Wairarapa a bye. Monday, September 2: Canterbury v. Auckland B. No. 2,2 p.m.: Poverty Bay B v. Wairarapa. No, 1,2 p.m.; Wellington v. Eastern Southland, No. 3. 3.15 p.m. ; Hawke's Bay a bye. Tuesday, September 3 : Canterbury v. Fnstern Southland, No. 1,2 p.m. ; Wellington v. Wairarapa, No. 2. 3.15 p.m. : Hawke's Bay v. Auckland B, No. 1, 3.15 p.m. ; Poverty Bay B a bve. Wednesdav, September 4: Povertv Bay B v. Eastern Southland, No. 3 2 D.m. ; Wairarapa v. Hawke's Bay, No. 2.2 p.m. : .Wellington v. Auckland B, No. 3. 3 p.m. ; Canterbury a bye. Thursday, September 5: Hawke's Bav v. Poverty Bav B, No. 2,2 p.m. .• Eastern Southland v. Wairarapa. No. 9>. 315 p.m.: Wellington v. Canterbury, No. 1, 3.15 p.m. ; Auckland B a bye.

Eastern Southland has advised that it will arrive at Napier on the evening of Tuesdav, 27, coming on to Oisborne the next day. Advice from Aucklnnrl indicates that •be Auckland B team will ho weakened bv the withdrawal of several players, but it was hoped to send a fairly strong t-am. Billeting requirements would he advised later. The Wairarapa colors have been '■ban-red recently, and those now registered are green jersey and black skirt. A ladies' trial game is set down for No. r ) ground at 3 pm. at the reserve on T 'mrsdav. the referees appointed being |,f e"srs. o»*ncie and Goiudi. A further trial mat "h is to be held on V () , 1 oround at, 2 p.m. on Saturday, Messrs. ('a-sin and Conpb being the referees. The loan of tables and trestles during '.e tonrrnment has been offered Hv the Poverty Bav Poultry. Piareon, and Cage "ird \ssneiation to the Hockey Association for the co'ning tournament, and at ■i m»et»n<r of the hockev executive last ni"ht the offer was accepted.