HOCKEY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18763, 20 July 1935, Page 15

HOCKEY

MAORIS V. POVERTY BAY TO-MORROW'S REP. MATCH Information regarding the personnel ol the Maori representative hockey team whibll ■ is’ t6‘- plilji Poverty Bay’s men representatives to-morrow is not avail able to the district hockey association. It seems certain, however, that the native teftiri ’. -drill be a strong one, and that the m’a'tdi will be worthy of public interest and support. This assumption is based upon Uu fact ,that,.iti,a trial match played yesterday afternoon at Omaha, near Hastings, where the annual Maori hockey tournament has just concluded, only five Poverty Bay native players were abi< Jo qualify for a trial. These were S. Moeau, R. Ilalbert, R. Pomona, C. Pere and the goalkeeper of fho Waituhi team, whose identity was not known to officials of the Poverty Bay Hockey Association. It was .intended that the Maori team should be selected last evening, and in view of the knowp (nor,ifs of a number of players from this district who did not secure a, tyial yesterday, it may be taken fqr granted. that thi general standard of the tearii will be high. , The men’s section of the Maori tournament at Oniahu was- won by the Matnriki team, a Hawke’S Bay entry which in previous tourriairieritS has played a prominent prirfc. The final of the women's matches be tween Tlaniti and Tikirau created great enthusiasm among the crowd of over 1000 spectators. Tikirau won by a hit over after riiftra time ll.id been played.