STUDENTS STILL LEAD

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 981, 26 May 1930, Page 9

STUDENTS STILL LEAD

PROGRESS OF HOCKEY TWO DRAWN MATCHES lively hockey of greatly improved standard marked the fourth .series of senior matches played under the jurisdiction of the Auckland Hockey Association on Saturday. Already the quality of play taken throughout the grade appears to better that of the 1929 season. Five of the seven teams are closely matched and the final issue cannot yet be forecast. As anticipated, Somerville met with stern opposition from North Shore at "Walker Park, the final score being 2all. Another draw came out of the Uni-versity-Mount Eden clash at Remuera. The students were lucky in not dropping two points. The score was one all. [nexpericnce in first grade hockey told against "Wesley in its meeting with St. Luke’s, which played a finished game to win by s—o.5 —0. The following table shows the present positions of the senior teams:

luck with the students When University seniors left the field on Saturday with a one-all draw with Mount Eden the blues were thanking their fortune that they were ju-d able to stave off defeat. Reference to the table will show that University still maintains Reading position on the competition ladder. Although Mount Eden notched its g u al in the first spell and the students hud failed to open their account honours were very evenly distributed. Shortly after the commencement of ilio second half the students tired find temporarily went to pieces. The stickwo-k of the brown forwards and the clearing of the back division was out and away superior to that of the blues. Realising that if they were to pull the game out of the fire a determined recovery was necessary the students roused themselves instead of “scratching round.” as one of their supporters on the side-line described the play. Thereafter the Edenites were matched against a side which showed it could also play the bustling game. A brisk series of attacking movements gave Mainland and his partner Anderson some trying moments, and a united sally saw University reach the circle, where Bestic had a shot which Vail met on his pads. Bestic put the ball back across the goal-mouth for Seelen to clip into the net from short range. This goal may have an important bearing on the final result ot‘ the competition, in view of the equality of four of the teams as shown by play even at this stage of the season. Taken as a whole, Mount Eden impressed more than the blues. University was obviously disorganised by the absence of their captain. C. B. Radcliffe, who received a broken finger on the previous Saturday. “Raddle” will be out for at least six weeks, according to the doctor. His inability to turn out also affected the moral of his men with whom he is a strong binding influence. A feature of play was the goalkeeping both of Vail and of Crawley. The former has rarely been seen to better advantage and turned many student thrusts outside. Crawley was also in form and again exhibited fine kicking. Wellborne was on his game and a hard worker in the capacity of Eden’s left wing. Jones next him was bright and alert. Chaplin, the pivot, was properly marked and restricted in his activities. Fletcher was not as prominent as on the previous Saturday. while Ash, after a spell on the sideline, did his stuff on the right. Of the halves Hedges and Jones claimed attention, while Jenkins was roving and careless with his stick. As individuals Varcity’s forwards appeared to leave little wanting, but combination was patchy. Storry and N'oakes were keen halves, though tending to overlap the rearguard when the goal was not in peril. The game was good and well worth the watching.

SHORE STAVES OFF DEFEAT The field at Walker Bark was in good order and play was very fast, both sets of forwards combining well. The backs showed an. all round tendency to hit too hard, considering the speed of the turf, and caused the forwards much useless chasing. Both fustodians performed safely and were sot to blame for the goals against -pm, the shots being excellently placed. fir.ro backs, Parker and Allen, stopped md hit well, though Allen should watch his stick. The halves broke up the white attacks and catered for the forwards. Fra ter possibly being the best. Of the forwards, Anthony was prominent with nice stickwork, and both wings showed speed. Somerville's backs, Smith and Gardner. were excellent in stopping, but their clearances need attention. The halves were patchy and lacked position. due probably to the presence of a fourth grade boy, who played really well in his first senior experience. Schneideman was outstanding in the forwards, but must watch the off-side ruling. Seccombe was a good worker throughout. A draw was a very fair indication of the teams’ strength. ST. LUKES SHOOTING SEASON Outclassed—one word suffices to sum up the failure of Wesley against St. Luke’s, when the latter won by rive goals to nil. As a combination, the victorious team worked very impressively. and for two-thirds of the game had their opponents defending. A\ hat attacking movements Wesley launched were fairly easily dealt with by Clark and IT. Williams. Individually the green forwards showed a good deal of capability, but combined effort was not conspicuous. If they could learn to get rid of the leather quickly, and become snappier with their sticks generally, thev would improve immeasurably. Little fault could be found with the fullbacks. Fleet and Michel. Theirs was a particularly trying task, ana for young players they acquitted themselves well. The halves were erratic, but there again they were up a gain.-a

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I as formidable a forward line as is now i found In senior hockey. The arresting aspect of St. Luke’s performance was the remarkable day j Torbet had in getting three goals. His , was a sterling display, and all the i more commanding from the fact that the new inside right was only making his second effort in first grade hockev. He has stepped up from third, second. Ito first grade in as many bounds. If he keeps cool, Torbet should have a j I future in big hockey. Burnett was | also in the limelight for clever play. J The side will miss Tom Giles, whose ! bank has transferred him to Welling- | ton. The right-winger was a good | man. and steady, and his place will ibe hard to fill. He was given a preI sentation at the end of the game by : Hr. H. B. Burnett, acting for the club. WOMEN’S HOCKEY Clevedon v. Y.W.C.A. A slippery field proved another severe handicap to players in the ClevedonY.W.C.A. match and play was mostly of a scrappy nature, it being very difficult to stage any open, fast work j on the slippery grounds. Y.W.C.A. was superior in combination, although the country players were hard hitters. ; The outstanding player of Cleve- j don was Miss Brown in goal, who , blocked almost certain goals time after tii ic. Play, for the most part, was confined to Clevedon territory. Mrs. Mann and Airs. Sawbridge were the scorers for Y.W.C.A.: Miss Hyde found the net for Clevedon, shooting cleverly from a smart run up-field. The closing scores were: Y.W.C.A 2 Clevedon 1 Eden v Papatoetoe The City team was a little too strong j for the suburbanites and although playing uphill kept play confined j largely to the Papatoetoe circle and i ran up three scores in quick succes- | sion in the early stages of the game. ! Miss Hayes scored first, Miss Lowe getting two others shortly alter. Papa- | j toetoe made one ol* two determined ; ' efforts to break through, but lacked : | sufficient strength to sustain an attack. Scores at half time were ur.- ' changed. Jn quick succession from the bully ! ! Mt. Eden added five more to its : ! total, Misses Lowe and Hayes netting two each, and Miss Hamlin one. Miss ! Culpan in the Papatoetoe goal made ! | one or two good saves, but did not have the necessary support in face of, ! experienced players. A smart run by j Miss Gubb failed in the Eden circle, j : Eden was hitting hard and clear, and ! just on the close Miss Lowe scored j I again, the game ending: Eden 9 Papatoetoe 0 j | Somerville v Wesley The Somerville-Wesley contest was . open and fast, play going from end to j end of the field without concentrating j for any time in any part of the field. Wesley proved the slightly stronger team but could not find the Somervile j not and no score had been made up to. half time. Both teams possessed sound backs. Misses Clifford and Simms for Somerville and Miss M. White and Mrs. Nicholson for Wesley wielding very serviceable sticks. Miss IM. Clark, inside left, and Miss E. Simpson were other prominent Wesley players. j Shortly after the bully, Miss Simpj son scored from a scramble in front l of the Somerville net. Within ten j minutes she had repeated the performance, wielding a sure and steady \ stick. Several forward line attempts t to break down Wesley’s defence in j which Misses Goldsboro and •Cochrane j were prominent failed in the circle. Somerville was attacking fiercely at j the close when the scores were:— j Wesley 2 Somerville 0

P ts. ('ll. T*. A\\ L. D. V. A. Pts University 4 3 — 1 H 4 7 St. TjUkr s 4 L — !J 13 3 0 Somerville 4 1 1 2 G 7 4 Mount Eden 3 2 — i .‘5 1 4 North Shore 3 L 1 X i> 7 3 University Whippets 3 — 3 — 2 13 —