AUCKLAND DEFEATS WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13745, 7 September 1908, Page 5

AUCKLAND DEFEATS WELLINGTON.

- - ■« < • Per Press Association. . _ AUCKLAND, Sept. 6. Between three and four thousand people witnessed the challenge match to* the New Zealand Hockey Association's^ championship shield, played at Victoria Park yesterday between Weilington' and Auckland. The weather was gloriously fine, and the ground played like a billiard table. The gam© resulted in a win for the hbldfers Auckland) by 2 goals to' nil"." In fhe first spell Barry scored for Auckland as the result of some clever combined play between himself, Brooke-Smith, Mather and Mason. In the second h*|f BrookeSmith scored from a passing rush between , Barry and Mather^ were the beffter team, a^swfcession of hard matches in defending the shield having put them in splendid ' fettle. Their* forwards showed^ gfciat pace, while the backs gave a finished?, exhibition. Like the winners* .the, Wellington men played a pretty game, but they were acting on the defensive for 1 the greater part of the second J spell, and would probably have haoSa trigger total registered against them,; had the shooting of the opposing forwards been up to the mark. For \\TeUragton, Smythe and Elliott, among the forwards, and Campbell, Brewer*, and Hickson, among the backs, ,were the most prominent. Mr W. E. Jfcofeinson, of Auckland, gave satisfaction as referee.