BRILLANCE AT HOCKEY

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1932, Page 9

BRILLANCE AT HOCKEY

NEW ZEALANDERS’ SUCCESS

SYDNEY CARNIVAL COMPETITION. TEAM SCORES 98 GOALS IN TOUR. DEFEAT OF WEST AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 9.55 p.m. Sydney, Aug. 11. The New Zealand hockey team played the strong West Australian team in the carnival competition to-day in ideal weather. The West Australians were expected to provide considerable opposition, possessing a great forward line. The New Zealand backs, however, were too sound to enable them to break through, and the tourists won by 4 to

Spiers played brilliantly and repulsed many dangerous attacks. Munro at centre half fed the New Zealand forwards splendidly, and great short-corner hits were made by Anthony, two of which found the net. Reid, playing with stitches over his eye, was clever. Joblin, playing at left half, opened New Zealand’s score with a flick shot.

jßay netted shortly afterwards from a scramble in front. Thompson, a West Australian, tricked Moore to score tho only goal for his side. The game was fast and fairly even, a,nd the New Zealanders were held to a low score. Their average for the tour is nOw 98 goals to 11 against them. They tried hard to get two more to complete the century, but the West Australian opposition was too sound. Queensland won the Noall Shield at the carnival, going through undefeated. To-day they heat Victoria by 5 to 2.