HARD-FOUGHT HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 672, 25 May 1929, Page 12

HARD-FOUGHT HOCKEY

VARSITY BATTLES WFi WITH SOMERVILLE In a hockey match f u || . dent and fought out at a livatv'"' Somerville semors defeat.T versify by 2-1 at Remuera The students made a surnri • * i ' every of form and save their* 5 '' a hard run throughout. hvj As a result of the overnight a pour the grounds were sluseLk ' militated against the passing * for which Somerville's forwlra”** , noted. " ani « l- ■ i The match between North | Epiphany was very even. neUhV? s " ; scoring during the first half,' had a slight advantage j "'oil. but the Epiphany defrn'r, | The surprise of the day wa. «. i lcat of St. Luke's by Mount Edi.'r match was full of incident "' T though wild and woolly, was in', ,r ing from the side-line.' nlw " Somerville v. Varsity Somerville attacked first and c„ ley blocked H Watts's shot rv kicked out a dangerous Varsitv* Taylor was later off-side wher netted for the students. After minutes' Seocombe received a left pass and glided the ball past Crisu Somerville 1. Varsity 0. Somen yielded a corner, but nothing re«,a,' Crawley was applauded for away Eric I\atts. Tite game wait J." and open and both sides got an . share of the ball. " 1 Half-time scores were: Somerville University q Soon after the re-start Somerv was cornered, hut Varsitv mulled i chance. The blues in turn were im. up and Sparling negatived Eric Wittshot. Crawley ttgain saved cl-vtf •H. Watts scaled from an off-side on. tion. Varsity forced a corner h Radcliffe's shot sailed high over ti. net. The students gave away two fu ther corners, but Crawley kicked eta' Chiplin saved Somerville, but f„, the resultant corner Kadcliffe ~ 0 a! magnificently. Varsity 1. Somenf 1. After a dribbling rush in wh Eric and Clive Watts were associate the former goaled with a triekv The final whistle found Somervi pressing. Scores were: Somerville 2 University j The referee was Mr. A. B. Burton Epiphany v. North Shore North Shore led off from the bui and took the ball into the Epiphar circle. But Shore could not score ar the ball moved backwards and inwards up and down -the field p neither side able to gain anv decisnadvantage. Play was not very exciting or ve clever, but at times grew very wiilir. and the referee had to warn the tear Shore got the ball into the Epiphar net once, but the shooter was off-sij. Shore came close to scoring sever times, but were successfully check' by the Epiphany backs. By the tie the half-time whistle sounded Shor> was pressing hard but neither side hascored. Shore carried its attack into Lbsecond half and the game brightens up considerably. x After pressing lesome time Shore was rewarded wher Anthony, with the assistance of Re: and several others, forced the ballw the line into the net. Epiphany then came back for a short time, but grad' ally the Shore team reasserted iueNeither side could score, however, an the gam© ended: North Shore 1. Ep; phany 0. Mr. K. Avery refereed.

St. Luke's v. Mt. Eden From the outset both teams settles down to a tense match. St. Luk 0; had a reputation to maintain and Eden was bent on taking points. Br drove wide of the net and Burn?" lifted high over, thus losing St. Luk s ' likely goals. Honours were rather in favour of the reds during the firf quarter, but as events progressl- - became aggressive and drew fir?' blood when Chaplin, centre-forward goaled with a hard shot. Mount Edr 1, St. Luke’s 0. The reds at or;came back and from an opening h ;' Tom Giles, left-wing, the inside mar Burnett, slogged home from c 1«* e quarters. Half-time found St. Luk? : attacking. Scores were then: St. Luke's 1 Mount Eden 1 Tc© second half opened merrily. Su; man, Eden’s left wing, tried a sh* which struck the post. St. Luke's r*taliated and Eden’s net was endar gered. Eden swept back and Chapii r again found the net. Mt. Eden 2. ?' Lukes 1. Operations continued at * furious rate and there were no beg pardons. Chaplin again distinguished himself by getting a third for Eden. In assisting to repulse Eden, K Williams. St. Luke's left fullback, go’ hurt, and the play was held up f° r five minutes. Repeated efforts by St Luke’s to reduce the deficiency were successfully withstood, and the g*® 9 ended witnout further score. ™ final score was: Mt. Eden f St. Luke's * Referee: Mr. F. Nicholson.