CLUE HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1044, 7 August 1930, Page 6

CLUE HOCKEY

SATURDAY’S GAMES VARSITY’S GOOD PLACE The second and concluding round of the Auckland Hockey Association’s club competition, which is drawing to a close, finds University in the leading position and likelyto go through to win the championship If the students sue coed this will be the first occasion for several years that the Blue Jerseys have got to the top until last year when Somerville and St Luke’s held the championship conjointly Somerville had had a long run of successes This season. however the former champions have not been ir the run ding. Senior Grade. —University v St Luke s, Kemuera No 2, 3.5 p.m., Messrs. A Pl»yle and H E. Watts; North Shore v Wesley, Rem'uera No. 2 1.50 p.m. Messrs G. Waddinghajn and A J Rankin; Uni versity Whippets v. Mount Eden, Walker Park No. 1. 3.5 pm . Mr F Nicholson Somerville, a bye Second Grade.—Otahuhu v. Mourn Eden, Kemuera No. 3, 3.5 p.m., Mr A. M Burton; University Colts v. Birkenhead. Victoria Park, 2.30 p.m.. Mr. I. Winks; Somerville v University A, Renmer.. No. 3, 1.50 p.m., Mr. 1,. Chambers; Weslev v. Training College. Walker’s Park No. 2, 5 P.m., Mr. C. Michel; »t. Luke's, a bvo. Third Grade.—Somerville v. University Kemuera No. 3.5 p.m., Mr. G. Waddingham; St Luke’s v. Otahuhu. Otahuhu wins by default; Auckland Grammar v Training College, Walker Park No ' i.&O p.m.. Mr C. Michel. Fourth Grade.—Mount Eden v Wesley, Kemuera No S, 1.50 p.m., Mr K Smith; St. Luke’s v University, Remuera No. S, 3.5 p.m., Mr A. .1 Rankin; Mount Albert Grammar v Somerville, Remuera No. 6. 1.50 p.m., Mr R. Avery, Aucklnd srammar v Papatoetoe. Papatoetoe 2.30 >.m . Mr. A. W Silvester. m Fifth Grade.—Auckland Gramma. P. v Mount Albert Grammar A, Remuera No. G, 10.30 a.m., Mr. W. Grace; Mount Albert Grammar B v. Auckland Grammar A, Remuera No. N, 10.30 a.m.. Mr It Avery: Somerville, a bye. WOMEN’S MATCHES Senior Grade.—Mount Eden v. Kiwi, No. 1, 3.5 p.m., Mr. R. Avery; Clevedon v. Wesley No. 1, 1.50 p.m., Mr. 11. E. Watts; Somerville v. Papatoetoe. No. 4, 3.5 p.m. Mr. G. Peace; Y.VV.C.A, a bye. Junior Grade. —Section A: v. Clevedon, No. 4, 1.50 p.m.. Mr W Grace; Manurewa v. Technical A, No 9. 1.50 p.m.. Miss G. Lowe; Papakura v Wesley A. No. 5. -.50 p.m.. Miss J. Adams Section B: Mount Eden v. Ngataringa No. 7. 1.50 p.m.. Miss P. Phillips; Somerville v. Technical B, No. 5, 3.5 p.m.. Mi L. Chambers; Y.W.C.A. v. Wesley B. No. 7. 3.5 p.m.. Mr. I\. Smith. COLLEGIATE GAMES Senior Grade.—St. Cuthbert’s CTlege Old Girls v. Epsom Gills Gramma**. St. Cuthbert’s No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. E. S. Watts; Training College B v. Diocesan High School, St. Cuthbert’s No. 1. 2.30 p.m,, Mr. E. S. Watts; Training College \ v University. St. Cuthbert’s No. 1. 3.30 p.m., Messrs. K. S. Watts and A. S Player. Junior Grade. —Training College A v Epsom Girls’ Grammar, St. Cuthbert’s No. 2, 1.30 p.m., air. A. S. Player; Training College B v. University, St. Cuthbert’s No. 2, 2.30 p.m.. Mr. A. S. Player. AUCKLAND’S QUIET SEASON This has been probably the least eventful hockey season in Auckland for several winters. There has been no team entered for the Dominion Challenge Shield and no Town v. Country game. Waikato is sending an eleven to Auckland on August 23 for a friendly game, no trophy depending on the result. Mount Eden is dispatching a senior and a junior team to Thames on the same day. Tho Devonport Shield competition of one round begins on August 23, at the conclusion of the present senior men’s competition. Last season the shield went to Mount Eden. The Ivont Cup match, played between the winner of the tdub competition and the Devonport Shield series, was retained by Somerville, which has kept the trophy since it was first given, seven years ago. It seems that the Whites will havo to relinquish its hold this year. All junior grade teams are beginning the various knock-out competitions as soon as the club competitions have terminated.

Mr. E. J Hewitt has been unlucky in bis examinations for the New Zealand Referees’ Association’s first-class pass, having been dtmied a certificate for practical refereeing because of some muddling by the association. That body stipulates that a candidate must sit for this theory examination before ho is examined on the practical side. The association has arranged Mr. Hewitt’s theory test for July 2, but for some reason or other the examination was postponed. The practical

examination was held on July 5 and Mr. Hewitt was passed, and the theory examination held later. Now the association says that Air. Hewitt’s practical pass is null and void. This seems a strange attitude for a responsible authority. The proper course, it would appear, is for the association to withhold Mr. Hewitt's practical pass until it is learned whether he has passed the theory test. If he has, then there should be no quibble about granting a full ticket, when the deadlock is the fault of the association alone.