SEVEN-A-SIDE HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 676, 30 May 1929, Page 6

SEVEN-A-SIDE HOCKEY

THE ANNUAL TOURNEY SATURDAY’S PROGRAMME The seven-a-side hockey tournament and athletic meeting conducted by the A uckland Hockey Association annually on the King’s Birthday, will this year be held on Saturday, June 1, owing to the difficulty of arriving at a financial understanding with the present tenants of the Kemuera grounds. The starting times of the games in the various grades will be:—Fifth grade. 1.15 p.m.; fourth grade, 1.30 p.m.; third grade, 1.30 p.m.; second grade, 1.45 p.m.; senior grade, 2 p.m.; running events, 2.30 p.m. Teams will be called twice, and in the event of no answer the match will be lost by default. Captains of winning teams must report to the tournament secretary as soon as the match is finished. Referees are requested to strictly adhere to the time-table. They will be selected from the following: Messrs. R. Avery, H. Watts, A. Rivers, C. Preston, A. M. Burton, A. B. Burton, G. Peace, 11. Donaldson, B. Hall, N. J. Ellison. Officials for.the. day will be;—Tournament secretary, Mr. E. J. Hewitt; judges, Messrs. R. Avery, L. Winks, G. Surman; starters; Messrs. H. Watts, G. Peace: call stewards, Messrs. TV.. Gillespie. A. M. Burton. F. Catt. DRAW OF MATCHES Following is the draw of matches; Senior Grade—Mount Eden B v. Somerville B; Epiphany a-. Somerville A; University v. St. Luke’s; Mount Eden A., a bye. Second Grade—Mount Eden A v. TVesley B; Papa toe toe v. Mount Eden B: Somerville A v. Training College A; Training College B v. University'; Epiphany v. Somerville B; St. Luke’s and Wesley A, byes. Third Grade—Auckland Grammar A v. Somerville: Auckland Grammar B v. University; St.. Duke’s and Otahuhu, byes. Fourth prade—St. Duke's v. Mount Albert Grammar: University v. Papatoetoe: Auckland Grammar and Otahuhu. byes. Fifth Grade—Auckland Grammar B v Somerville; Auckland Grammar A v Alt Albert Grammar B: Mount Albert Grammar A v. Mount Eden A; Mount Eden

The following heats have been drawn for the flat events:—

100\ds. Open Championship, lor the Cremorne Cup—First heat: F. Wellborn.' D. Chaplin, .Mount Eden: C. Edwards C Preston, Somerville; J. TVhitelaw, Epipnunv; Is Burnett, W. Grace, A. TVotherspoon, St. Dukes; F. Fraser, Auckland Grammar Second heat: J. Horspool, S. wTJj V Eden: A. Chappell, Wesle.-v J. Gardiner, Otahuhu; B. Cooper. G. Gutry, D. Maxwell, A. McPherson, .TK ' j kmy them an, Auckland Grammar. Third heat: M. Jones R Bartrum, H. Vail. G. Dawson TV LomaV* Mount Eden; J. Hill, Wesley: J.' Cooper! D Schneideman, Somerville; C. Olsseri! r S ' fourth heat: H. Jones, W. Ollrver, Mount Eden: E. Brodie, UniversV}/,, Somerville; IT. Israel, Auckland Grammar; D. Carder. R. Dougia®: . H - II. Williams, St. fc Uk rA% fcifthheat: S. Hay, University; E. Gutforth. Papatoetoe; A. Brodie H Brown, G. Cawkwell, J. Giles, C. Flardmg. R. Kearney, St. Luke’s; L. Thomson University. Sixth heat: C. Flirst. D Jenkins. Mount Eden; D. Gardiner. Otahuhu; R. Munro, Somerville: FI. Hill. Auck.and Grammar: E. Michel. Epiphanv; VU Burnett. H. lUokham, C. Mansfield, •t. Duke s. Seventh heat: G. Cole, E. u arts Somerville; E. GoorP, A. Me liars. J. Ogilvie. J. Robertson. M. Yi'pond, St; SmhV : LYi v A 'l- 1 v' S ° 11 ’ Moun) J:den '- L. First and second in each heat will qualify for the final.

IGO Yds Championship, under 17—First heat: D. Do ma x, Mount Eden; IT. Eawrv. M. McMillan, TV. Roberiv. Auckland Grammar: R. King. F. Smith. SomerviU : H. Hay. X. Giles, St. Luke’s.

iSecond heat: A. Rose, Somerville; M. Morris, C. Douglas, St. Luke’s; I. Gardiner, Otahuhu; R. Fenton, H. Israel, W. Hunt, Auckland Grammar; C. Mahon, T. Schofield, Mount Eden. Third heat; M. Cordon, Ft-. Pidgeon, It. Hookham, St. Luke’s; C. Newby, J. Dean, A. Grayson, C. Darroeh, Mount Eden; H. Fraser, V. Smytheman, Auckland Grammar. First, second and third will qualify for the final. 600Yds. Relay Race (teams of 4)— Mount Eden A, Mount Eden B, University, St. Duke's. Somerville A, Somerville B, Auckland Grammar, Mount Albert Grammar. Papatoetoe, Wesley, Otahuhu. RODNEY V. WAIPA' (From Our Own Correspondent) TE AWAMUTU, Wednesday, j As a. return l’or the visit of the Waipa Hockey Association’s representative team to TVarkworth a year ago, the Rodney Association is sending its representatives to Te Awamutu on Monday next to try conclusions with the Waipa eleven.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY KING’S BIRTHDAY PROGRAMME Women hockey players of Auckland v.-ill hole! a seven-a-side tournament *R Remuera oh the King's Birthday, i Tho draw for the first round of j matches is as follows: j Senior Grade (time of commenceI ment to be fixed later).—Arawa v. j Wesley, ground .2; Somerville v. I Y.W.C.A., ground 1. Junior Grade (to commence at 11 a.m.). —Technical B v. Somerville, i ground 4; Papatoetoe v. Y.W.C.A., A. j 1; Wesley v. Y.W.C.A. B, 3; Mt. Eden; v. Technical A, 2; Papakura, a bye. I It was decided that a special after- I noon game should be played on ground J .(. commencing at 3.5 p.m. Seven-a-side games up to the final | stage will be played, commencing at j 11 a.m.. to be followed by sports ■ events (75yds championship race and 400yds. teams’ relay race in each grade). The finals of the seven-a-side games will then be decided and the match between members of the Referees’ Association and members of the ’ Auckland Ladles’ Hockey Association’s i executive. The latter team is as fol- '■ lows: Misses A. Twiname, F. Cooper, j E. Jeffrey, M. Raisher, B. Mason, K. i McGill, E. Simpson, M. Waters, G. * Lowe, C. Bestic, P. Dawson. Reserves: i Miss M. Harris. _ ! The following committee will make | arrangements for a tournament to be 1 held on Monday next, commencing at. II a.m.: Misses P. H. Dawson, L. Jeffrey, A. Twiname, Mesdames Cooper and Mason. All players’ passes will be suspended for th€> day and a charge of 6d a head will be made at the entrance gate. Grounds 1,2, 3,4, 5 have been allotted to the association for its tournament. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY j The following matches will be played ; under the control of the Auckland! Ladies Hockey Association at Remuera i on Saturday: Senior_ Grade.—Somerville v. Arawa, I s °- : ‘.5 p.m.. Mr. F. Nicholson: Wesley i v. \.W.C A.. No. 5. 3.5 p.m.. Mr. J. J. Ellison: Mount Eden, a bye. • Junior Grade A.—Papakura v. Papatoe- • t<e A, No. 1. 1.50 p.m., .Mi.v, i, 1.,.---- - Technical A v. Mount Erlen. No. 4, 1.50 ! p.m.. Mrs. F. Cooper: Y.W.C.A., a bvf- i Junior Grade B.—Technical B. v. \Ves7so. 5, 1.50 p.m.. Miss P. Dawson: ! Munurev. a wins by defamt from Papatoe- i me p; Somerville, a bye. t