HOCKEY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13703, 18 September 1908, Page 2

HOCKEY.

A REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

WIN* FOR • CANTERBURY

• - (Referee, Jir.Dreaver.} , The first represeutotiwe ladies' hockey match,- Canterbury v. South Canterbury, was played yesterday afternoon; and resulted in a win for the northern player* by t-wo goals to one goal. ! The weather was very cold, almost like midwinter,- but- despite this, there was an excellent attendance. The match was plaved on the No. 2 athletic ground, the other ground being closed, as the cricket, pitch is being top-dressed. The heavy rain of Thursday made the ground very slippery, and there were many small pools of water lying about. .... Hockey is now one of the leading winter games, and the fact that, the fair tex take to it so readily, attracts many onlookeis, and the attendance yesterday was very good. The lookeis : on bad more ihiin a iull share of enjoyment, if one may judge by the hearty laughter when some uuloitunate player took an involuntary piunge bath or measured her length on the slippery turf. The match itself was not to "scientific" as was expected, but the failure of this was no doubt mainly due to the wretched playground. The teams having been photographed by Mr Hardy, lined up, cheeis (so faints as to be alnio.Nt startling, as "cheers") exchanged, and at 3.15 the bully-off announced that the game had been i started. S.C. got the ball away, aud took it to the C. 25. when a free hit enabled the latter to drive well down to S.C. lines. The blues cleared their line, and by neat- dribinuig went on to ttie Reds' circle, wiiere thev were ■ penalised, and C. came away sirojigiy. The Blues, however, were not to be [>enned up, lor they shot the ball along and swine • rapid exchanges took place at the.centie. At , this stage several prominent S.C. piayerswere very much off lormy and hit any tiling but the ball. These mistakes let. C. get through, and t impressed S.C. verv v hotly', time after time. At last there was a great struggle right ia trout of the S.C. iieu - and Miss Quick shot'the fiist goal'■ for' the Reds. From the bully-off S.C. got away, but not far, for 0., passing neatly, 4»nd driving snappily again got to the is.G. circle, and .Miss Pearee netted a pretty goal. With the score at 2—o, S.C. settled down in the most- willihg manneiy and getting the bail from the bully, dribbled smartly to the C., corner. The drive to■ the circle was intercepted, and G. came away again, the fall length of the ground, and Miss Pearee had hard luck in not shooting a goal. From the 25, Mhs Mason, directly, afterwards, also; had bad luck in - not* : cor.'.-it S.C. again got under weighj and after a determined rush, Miss Caldwell made a fine shot, which MSsa.Strange knocked out ( the net. ' Half tima theu soun 1 'd, t! t playeis sucking their oranges while the spectators discussed the play,- and most of them appeared to be of opinion that the visitors would romp home in the second spell. ■ But the prophet who tackles hockey seeihs to be a good mate for the racing tipster. The second spell, in fact, was a, wonderful reversal of form on the part of the local girls. They started off well, dropping into their places beautifully, and passed and dribbled in splendid style' They got the ball from the bully pud took it along, C. having all they could do to avert a score. By stiort drives and pass** S.C. were forced back, but returned again, and then a, few minutes of really good hockey was seen inside the 25's. Gradually S.C. by line and centre driving, forced C. back, and from a corner by .Miss Wood, just failed to score. They returned to the attack, Miss Dobier and Mi.-s Hunt, being prominent, and from another corner by Miss Green, C. cleared . their goal in handsome style, Miss Sf range having to bring feet, hands and stick into play to keep the liall out, Then C.-. took a hand in attacking, but by good driving by Mus Bowie and clever dribbling bv Miss Veritv, the lines were cleared; and -the ball again travelled to the Reels',,line v In front of the goal there was another melee, during which the ball had a merry tune among sticks, skirts and feet, until at last coming to view.Miss Howensbanged it into the net. This was signal for the local plnyens and their fair admirers to enjov a war dance that made the football barracker take his cap off in admiration. After this C. made; a real good effort kj add'to their score, but S.C. werenow keeping on the. alert, and saved in great stvie. The ball going out the whistle sounded! and the- match ended Canterbmy, 2 goals. S. Canterbury, 1 goal. Tlie competitions of the South Canter- i b*>ry Hockey Association were continued at feinuka yester 1 t,y, when »h« GeniMste A and lemuka Clubs tried conclusions on Victoria Park. The game war well contested and very fast, the ball travelling up and down the ground at a great rate, and some good pJay, pacing and hitting, was shown by both t&anus. The gamo> resulted m a win for the home team by two goals to one, R, Lloyd scoring two*goal* for IVmuka, and V. Anderson one for Geraldiik-. Mr C\- Lashlie was an ef ficient referee.