HOCKEY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 123, 17 July 1911, Page 6

HOCKEY.

o STRATFORD v. KAWERA B. Last Thursday Stratford met Harr era B at Haw era, and after one of the most exciting and interesting games yet witnessed on the Hawcva ground, the visiters proved the stronger and faster comiiinatiou, and wo,n Ji y 5 go;. 1 -. to ■). As tiio game practical.!,, decided He win nets oJ the c.-n-.tiiora division, there was a huge attondauco of tne public am, Uuground b.-irg in splendid older, the pace i.(ir;>iigt>out was a cracker. Tiro game (iii tiio whole was fairly even, bn! the n.ice and dash of tlie Stratford foi wards told its tale. In the first spell no score was registered ill! just before half time, r\ lieu Cameron found the m-t.

in the, Kveimd naif the pace sot was even .faster, a.; I I 1 in at, a!tor a time, equal l rd -lie scoies. amidst great excitement from the sp-'ci-itm s, Pearce securing the goal. Stratford, i r-wover, shortly ;.iter.v-uds sier<d are! be • g> d , !’ c ' *s, alt i

some .hot play, sweeping down the line, and Hudson goaling. The scores were shortly afterwards again evened by a good goal by buyer. Alter some hot re turns tip and down the field Fryer again scored for Ha.worn. The once was now very sniff, and Stratford, putting in a. great dash again got in their opponents’ circle, when Hudson again found the net. The scores being once more even, both teams were fighting strenuously for victory, and Bowler, ’looker Hudson.' ami Cameron, sweeping down-i-the ••field,' got bt Hawera’s circle, L. Toth or scoring the deciding .goal- of -the game. Great efforts were nigduA'V Haw era to once again even the score, but Curtis, Anderson, and (). r i ncker v. or.- j;l iviug brilliant defensive- games, ami biawera could not q i- d . .last bei ore time the Eit’affocij Picards again rushed the b-.il Li tdi-: fieiil, and i.. Tocker added

It would' be hard to individualise the players, both the back and forAvard divisions of each team giving d u-.biii'.i- exhibitions of hockey. Mr. "’'Pratt held the whistle, and gave every satisfaction. ‘’Stratford are now one point ahead for the son thorn championship, and should thov win the other match set dawn for them, hockey enthusiasts id look forward to the play-off with Inglewood for the championship.