HOCKEY SEASON

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 2

HOCKEY SEASON

OPENING ON SATURDAY GRADING TOURNAMENT TRTAL GAME IN NAPIER Arrangements were completed by the Poverty Bay Hockey Association last night for a grading tournament for the opening of the season on Saturday.

It was agreed that the games should commence at 2 p.m., and that they should be played full time, after which the club delegates should select teams for the two grades. A bell would be sounded at the time for starting, and those teams not on the field within five minutes would default their matches.

The draw for Saturday was made as follows; —First Round. —Wesleyan v. Scottish Society, Waitulii v. Muriwai. Foresters v. Y.M.C.A. (A), Defence v. Y.M.C.A. (B). A letter was received from the selectors for the New Zealand test team to meet the Indian touring side in test matches thanking Poverty Bay for the suggestion that they should visit Hawke's Bay for a match between Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay, and would be prepared to be present if the game was fixed for June G. It was decided to write to Hawke’s Bay asking if that would be a suitable date. The Manawatu association advised that it had already arranged to play a game with Feilding and Wanganui. The Tairawhili association was given permission to send a team to Wairoa on May 27 and 28. Revision of Rules

The chairman, Mr. H. Le Bas, reported that he had taken advice that, according to the rules, the association was required to elect an executive. It was decided to call a special meeting in a fortnight to discuss an amendment to the rules so that- there would be no necessity for the association to elect an executive. It was agreed also that the chairman, the secretary, Mr. A. Bryan, Messrs. G. Graham and ,T. Henderson should go into the matter of the rules with a solicitor with a view to effecting any necessary alterations. The following committees were elected:—Fixtures and postponements, Messrs. Hayes, Krebs and Bryan; grounds, Messrs. R. Law and G. Graham.

It was agreed to decide the number of rounds in the competition games at next week's meeting, and that the Cooper medals should be awarded in the men’s division to the winner of a match played between the leading teams it\ the A and B grades. The meeting decided to write to the Primary Schools Sports Association and to the sports mistress at the High School seeking an encouragement of the game among the pupils they cater for.

A match between High School A and High School B boys’ teams was set down for 2.30 p.m. on Saturday on the High School ground. Those present at the meeting were: Tvlr. H. Le Bas. chairman, Mesdnmes Le Bas, W. Watts, D. Turbitt and G. Nicol, Messrs. L. Cooper, G. Nicol, R. Clark, Scarfc, Tuhoe, W. P. Tamihana, R. Low, Hayes, G. Graham, McTavish, G. Slade, A. Bryan, M. Krebs, and J. Henderson.