HOCKEY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13608, 30 May 1908, Page 2

HOCKEY.

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"I'll.- above iat Flmwood on | Wednesday afternoon ami a splendid exposition of hockey was given by b(>th ■.i.i.s, l'iay throughout was wry fast, tin- loiw.ti'i* o( both M'i-N lining wnitdertut :nii.>!!ii> «>f work. the Kawhiti pack being ,',i[!i i S„.>ut hut lit-' ('hrixtchureh trulkl ln.lde ll|> i' 1 this I'V cleVOVr m trl. |>!.i\ . lin backs "I bnlli ~-i« I - wert' th- hirting povvt-i-.-. "t tin* players bene.; nm»h abov- I lit- av< rage. I lie Kawhiti U.-.-ls «-r ■ <.■{■ i" than th- V'ln liurcli b.u-k b«i( ili- ir hitting, was not >o hard ami f lf.itt. In tlie frond hall' the Timani :<>rwar«!> plnyvd t-p'.endid'y ami thiy w.r," tmiucky in not ."-coring Ik fori' mil" oi' tim\ when il*»* score - f ful Chr::->t-chtuvli tv.o. 'I nn:tr«t mi-.', i Wricy !ino;iiisi the go.'!. Amongst the forwards \li-t»f> F. l'lingle. Verily. and King were able. Amongst ti;je backi, Mi-s l!ou if. who, two years ago. wis* I imat'U s • ii.impii'ii forward, but who now plays in I (if- thr. <■ i|uai t( r line was wry sate. She put in .mi immense amount of work, and always rc.-htd the ball wherever it was. ;i habit, all piayeis should cultivate. MitfS Fr;ii er aiul Sli.—; P.eckingham also played well ami saved ivpeatedly. On Monday next the team plays Akaroa and <n Wednesday they meet one of xhe be.-i. teams in Christchtirch. To Rangitira. Hockey as played l»y the ladies is Iwconring more oErenuotiv every day and in their cagertes.s. the ladies <lo not mind who comes in for a whack or two. Hands with *kin kii-uked off were not uncommon and after the match agninw;. (.'hi istchurch several players were rather the woise for some injudicious hitting on ill- part of i lie (.'hrist church players.