Hockey

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 83, 13 August 1923, Page 3

Hockey

TEST MATCH IN AUSTRALIA. Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, August 11. New Zealand defeated Australia b-v 2 goals to 1 in the only hookey test of the tour, after a closely-oon-teste.d light, INTER-ISLAND MATCH. Wellington, August 12. Tho following team will represent the North Island against the South, Island at Wellington next Saturday: —<stoaJ, 0. Moore (Wellington) ; lullhacks, 'O. Burgess (Manawatu), J. McGuiness (Taranaki); halves, L. Louisson (Taranaki) ; H. MtcGregor Thorpe (Wellington) ; forward^, Wells (Wellington), J. Pitt, captain (Manawatu), Cousins (Wellington, L. Page (Taranaki), J.B.Hostiek (Mana~atu), (Manawatu); hack, Bannin (Wairarapa). A match has been arrange,! between Wanernnui and Wellington as a curtain-raiser.

STRATFORD TECH HIGH SCHOOL 2 V. N.P. TECH OLD GIRLS 1. The final mutch in the Taranaki shoild competitions took place at. lnglowood oil Saturday, when Stratford Tech. High School boat New Ply--0".lh Tech. Old Girls by 2 goals to J>. Throughout the gamo the Stratford team played excellent hockey, and scored both their goals during the first half. It was not until after the commencement of the. second spell that the New Plymouth girls seemed to strike their old form, and even then their play was by no means up to their usual standard. On the day's play the better team -ertainly won, and it was only as a result of the very fine defensive play of the New Plymouth goalie (Mias •M, Lash) that the score against the New Plymouth team was not greater. Of the Stratford forwards. Miss KjSfcht was particularly brilliant. fe&d ixi all h~r efforts she was ably

Curtis). For Old Girls Hiss 1!. Andrews, at centre forward, played her usual dashing game, and was ally backed up by her two inneiv, Misi ; es i L. Julian and N. Hodges, the former being responsible for the only goal notched by Old Girls. j SPECTATOR'S REPORT. "Sticks" writes: The School team assumed the offensive from the outset and soon had Old G rls defending hard. The forwards were- combining well and faulty shooting by School gave relief. Old Girls came away with rushes, but the r forwards wore lacking combination and the School backs were equal to the ta-.k. After some fifteen minutes' play, It m a scramble in the circle, W. Elgar drew first blood for Stratford. Play became very fast, each side in turn assuming the offensive ; then from a brilliant centre from the right, found New Plymouth out of position and Miss Knight put School one moro in the load with, a hot shot. School were then called upon to dofend hard, but were found equal to ' the occasion. Half-time sounded without further score. ' The second half was full of incident and excitement, both sides playing better hockey; but for the most brilliant goal-keeping of Old Girls' goalie, the scores might eas ly have 'been bigger; on one occasion she stopped no fewer than four hot shots 'inside of two minutes. School became a little too anxious and lost Several good chances through offside play. Just before call of time, from a scramble Old Girls scored. The game ended with School victorious 'by two to one, admittedly being the hotter team. Although the scores are close. School was certainly the better team both in attack and defen~e'. It is impossible to mention anyone for specially good play, all playing with vim and judgment, frbr Old Girls, Miss Andrews was easily the best of tho forwards, with, perhaps a tendency to selfishness, whilst Misses Soffe and Lash (goalkeeper) wore the pick of the backs.

Stratford, T.H.S. team thus come 'through the season without Buffering a defeat, or oven a draw, in a competition match: they have played 8 matches, winning all, scoring 02 goals for and 7 against—a record any school could be truly proud of.