HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 14, 4 June 1914, Page 2

HOCKEY.

TIIJS JIAWER.A TOUKXA'MEXT. ! A GOOD DAY'S PLAY. weather was atrocious for the ladie.-/' liockey .tournament sit Havvera yesterday being very cold, witih numerous liixivy showers. In fact, it was so l)ad at Kaponga. that t'iie ilowil team considered .that tlio tournament would be postponed, and did) not travel until the afternoon, accordingly having to forfeit all their matches 1 . The management liad taken on a big .undertaking in endeavoring to run a tournament comprising 13 entries on the lines that each competitor had to meet all the rest. It meant tha.t, had all Hie teams fulfilled their engagements 78 matches would have had to he played, almost an impossibility in one (lay, when only three grounds were available. As it was, it was only by pushing the games through expeditiously and then curtailing the spelts in the afternoon to' two spells of three minutes each, instead of five minutes, ittat completion was possible. Next year section play will he introduced. The games were all very close, a surprising feature being the number of draws. Indeed, only one -of the four leading teams suffered a loss. This was probably due to the shortness of the spells n&t giving sufficient time for weak, spots to bo found out by the opponents. Some keen games were witnessed, and though the games were played'in a friendly spirit there were several minor Injuries inflicted on player*.

Tlie Tinfeh pnoved decidedly close, Matapu, a first-year club, tieing with Manaia, with. Hawera High &hool and Wiakatika close up. The tie wif.l probably be played off at Hawera next week. Messrs Kemp, Sage, Hurrell, Donaldson, Hisjop and Potter officiated as referees, and thpir deoisions gave no cause for complaint. The tournament was managed by Messrs Donaldson, Catran, .Potter and McDowell (isecretary). The committee could easily do with more helpers, as the secretary had far too much detail work to attend to, rendering Ibis position anything hut an enviable one. However, he kept everything up to date and proved! eminently capable. The results were:, — FIRST ROUND.

Hawera High School (Misses K. Robertson, captain, M. Robertson, C. Reed, D. White, G. Death, M. Morse, P. Wells, M, 'Grantham, L. Scott, A. Scott, a.nd I. Saunders) drew with Manaia (Mispes Ryan, captain, Roberts; E. Butler, A. Butler :L. O'Dea, M. Frankfin, Ferguson, Doyle, Gibson, Hughes and Chisnall); no score.

Hawera (Misuses Dixon, captain, Whittington, Fryer, Stone, Sage, ftouch, Anthtony, Mander, McOlure and Young) direw with Hawera Public School (Misses V. Jones, captain, T. Dixon, D. Cleaver, M. Murphy, I. Duggan, M. Tregonning, J. Rdbertson M.'Hobhs, M. Rudkinp, K. Reid, and B. Taylor); no score. Wliakatika (Misses JVI. IStohr, L. Mouat, M. McEwen, L. Wfoitaker, E. Johnston, A. Bullurd, K. Penn, K. Andrews, M. CorkilJ and M. Artliiur) drew with Matapu (Mkscs Brown, Watts, Sm.il ie; Dick (-2), Dawson, Lynskey, Young, McOraoken, Johnston and McBetih); one goal each. The scorers were Misses McEwen (Wliakatika) and McCrnekon (Matapu). Ngatimnru (Misses W. Foreman, > T . Foreman C. Foreman, A.-Alexander, A. Seccombe, G. Weston, O. Allen, M. <li:ldland, li. Lye, 0. Lye and V. b.ve) drew with New Plymouth High .School (.Misses H. Ivockell, if. Pott, M. Mouat, G. Moualfc, A. Gra'hain, M. Fox, E. Death, J. Candy, lv. King and J. Graham); no score.

, Stratford ('Misses Fryday, captain. Taget, Uobson, Ilewson, Reeve, White Curtis (3),-Wright and Rogers) won by default from Kaponga (Missel-; King (2), Signal (2), J. Melville, G. Faull, captain.. Wills (2), 'G*. Swadling, Durant and Mrs Hartley). Waverley ('Misses Ansell, captain, Laidlaw, Popper, Barclay (2), Morrison, Walker, Dyke, Ward, Thomsu-n, Salter)' and Patei (Misses N. Oarev, captain, A. Horner, E. Homer, K. Beamisli, A. Ward, J. Ward, E., Carey, Birdhall, U Carey, 15. Whiting, I. Jjarccmbe) teams arrived late, and were unable to uioet. SECOND ROUND. 1 Xgatimaru dtefeated Stratford by 1. goal ('Miss E. SVccomhe) to nil. Wha'katika drew with Waverley. no (score. Matapu beait Patea by 1 goal (Miss Young) to nil. I Hawera High School beat Hawera Pu'blic School 1 goal (Miss C. Reid) to uiil. New Plymouth High School -won by default from Kaponga. Hawera drew with -Manaia, mi score. THIRD ItOUND. llawera High School heat Hawera liy 1 goal (Miss C. lteid) to nil. l'atea drew with Whakatika, no "core. New Plymouth High School drew witli (Stratford, no score. Manaia defeated Hawera Public Schoc) by 1 goal (Miss Hughes) to nil. Matapu drew with Waveiiey, no score. Ngatunarn won from Kapouga bv default. FOURTH ROUND. Whakatika beat Hawera by :l goals (M'ir-fics MclEwen 2 and S'Lohr 1) to nil. iManani beat Ngatimaru bv 1 goal (Miss M. Ryan) to nil. llawera Puiblie School won from Kaponga by default. 'Matapu beat Stratford by 1 goal (Mis; hynstey) to nil. Waverley drew with New Plymouth High iSVlioiiC, no score. Patea drew with Hawera H : g'ii School, no score. FIFTH ROUND. Wlmkatika lieat Jtawera High School by 1 goal (Miss Mcliwen) to nil. Hawera beat Patea by 2 jjoal® liiis.o .Mander audi 'Stone) to 1 nil. Matapu beat New Plymouth Ji'cliMil by 1 goal (Miss Lvnskey) ;<i nil. Stratford drew with Wavi rley, i;:> score. Xgatimaru drew with llawcra. Vu'o'.ir ISvhool, no score. Manaia beat Kaponga by .Wiuilt.' Iviponga arrjwd iate. and played Man.iia, winning by 2 goals (Ml.-cs King anil Faull), but t'lio 3iiii.Li-.li wa< not aliowcil to eiuint.

HI.XTII Korxi). Hawera divw with New .I'lwumiili Jligli iSlii<)<>], no score. WliakaliUa beat lkiwcra Public i-Hn-.ul by 1 goal] (-Mis-s McKwcii) to nil. llawera Jiif, r h .S'chool drew unii Slr:Uford, mi score. uMaiiaia beat Wavcrlcy by I ".ul (.\ita Ferguson) to nil. i'atea beat Ka>j)Oii«a ! > di'l'anli. Tlicse learns' met later a iit:i t!ing. iliss L Carey scored for I'alca. and iMiss (J. Fanll lor Kaluga. ■Msi'tapii beat' Kgatiiuaru by 2 OHss Vounj>) to nil. 'SICVENTir KUI'N'D. 'JJana'.i 'bent New I'lTimml'h ilif;b School bv 1 goal! (.Miss Ferguson) (o nil. ' Wihakntiku drew xvitli 'Stratford, no score. l-lawora beat. Wavcrley 1 goal (Mis.* McClnrc) to nil-

Hawera Public bchool drew with Patea, no score. Maitapu won from Kaponga. by default. Hawera High Sbliool beat Ngatimaru by 2 goals. (Miss C. Rcid) to nil. EIGHTH ROUND. New Plymouth High School drew with Whafcitika, nt> score. Hawera Public School drew witfli Stratford, 110 score. Manaia. drew with Pa tea no score. Waverley boat Kaponga by default. (Matapu drew with Hawera High School, no score. Ngatimarir drew wit'h Hawera, -no score. NINTH ROUND. New Plymouth High Sfehool won by default from Patea. 1 Hawera beat Stratford by 1 goal (Mi-:s Mander) to nil. 'Manaia drew with Wiliakatika, no score. Ngatimaru won by default from Waverley. Matapu (beat Hawera Public School by 1 goal (Miss Brown) to nil. , Hawera High School won by default from Kapong*. TENTH ROUND. Hawera drew with Matapu, no score. Manaia beat Stratford 1 , 1 goal (Misd Chisnall) ito nil. Hawora Iligih School won try default from Waverley. Whakatika won by default from Ivaponga. Ngatimaru won iby default from Patea. Now Plymouth High School beat Hawera Public School by 1 goal (Miss Mou-a-t) to nil. ELEVENTH ROUND. Hawera Public School won by default from Waverley. Stratford won by default from Patca. Hawera won by default from Kaponga. Hawera High School beat New Plymouth High School by 1 goal (Miss D. White) to nil. Ngatimaru drew with Whalaitika, no score. Matapu drew with Manaia, no score. THE RESUME

•Ngatimani won three, Hawera "lligSi School, Hawera Public School, New Plymouth Higfh School, and Stratford won two, and the other teams one match by default. Kaponga had to forfeit wery match, wliije Patea, and Wavcrlcy forfeited' four each owing to having to leave early to eatah ifche train.

H ui » 45 ? SP a a IA ft a d -4-J .3 .1 t® o 2 '3 o 0 P J 0 (k fc O Manaia . C 0 5 5 0 17 'Maitapu . C 0 5 7 I 17 Hawera H.'S. ,.. . c 1 4 G 1 10 Whakatika . 4 0 7 7 1 15 Hawera 4 2 5 4 413 Ngatimaru ... . 4 3 «4 1 5 12 N.P.II.S. ...V. . 3 3 5 1 3 11 Stratford . 2 4 5 0 4 » Ilaweni P.S. ... . 2 5 4 0 4 8 Patea , 1 <5 4 0 2 G Waverley . 1 6 4 0 8 6