HOCKEY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14284, 26 August 1910, Page 2

HOCKEY.

YESTERDAY'S j Timaru people attended the I'ark in • fairly largo numbers yesterday after- j uuuu, when the Hockey Association's sis-a.sii.le tournament waa commenced in lino bright weather. As a. popular : j pastime hockey has now strung attractions for many in the district of South Canterbury, and with the two park grounds in perfect orck'r play was i'ast i and interesting, though sonic of the "anies seemed unduly protracted. The rules were in part responsible for this, the time allowed in cases of even scoring being rather on the long side. | A game consisted of two live minutes : spells, but if nt the ond of ten mill- j ute.s neither side had an advantage, : play was continued till a goal was re- j gistered and then if there weie still no change after twenty minutes a iu't behind counted in the play following. I Apart from this the sport was admir- -. ably conducted, and though the teams went on eager and anxious to win, j nothing occurred that could raise objection. Members of the Ambulance Brigade were in attendance, but no ; iirst-aid eases came their way, so they simply 10. :ed or at the struggles with I thoughts p of harder days. lu all there were two grades with 15 senior teams, and ten junior teams, men being more numerous than girl hockeyites. Play stopped at 5.30 p.m.. and the semi-finals and finals will be played next Thursday. All the officials were energetic and skilful in their- management. Mr A. Robertson was an able secretary and the referees Messrs J. Feelev,'AV. AY. Smith, R. J. Lloyd, F. Saunders, H. G. Keith, F. Smith. Groves and A. Robertson succeeded in giving every satisfaction. A refreshment "booth conducted by friends of the ruling body, in Mesdames Fleck, Rob-ert-son, Lloyd and others was splendidly run. 'The dav's results were: — I SK.MUR. GRADE. I Ladies—lst round —Timaru B beat Ili'di School B. Miss Mason bitting a :ili.'ii, behind. Timaiu A beat High School A, .Miss G. Mc.Whirter scoring. Semi I'nial ■-Timaru A, beat Rioneer, Mi.-j: (.luiek scoring a goal. Men's Ist round —Tc Kaugi A beat 'l'miiini A. Williams scoring. Temuka A heal, temuka. B, Metsnn scoring, j Cki'mliliiio H beat Timaru C, A. Ben- j liiiuMnii .'H'oring two goals. Timaru B |,,,.,(T To Uaii|;.i'ii, A. Dull' scoring two u ,,.dn Gerahliiio A (Aiulerson, M. Sutherland 'J) heal. St. Mary's B (Marshall and lianv) l>v three goals to two. Second round- Temuka A beat Tiniii.i'll 11, iMefson scoring. .IIiNIOK. (M(AI)H. 1 Ladies Ist round- High School A heal. K.uahino A, Misses 'Hill and l'ope (icui'iuc for the winners, and Miss .11. Thompson for the losers. Timaru A 1„.„|. Knahinc II by default. Second ,- nl Tiniarii I! secured a. Ilit behind ml'ter live spells and beat High School A. Men's First round -- Geriildine A bent St.. Mary's A, Saunders scoring; SI. Mary's It' boat Temuka. A, by H ooinl-s In 1, (May doing the. scoring for the winners, and Chapman for Termini. St. Mary's B. beat St. Augustus's A by half-point U> nil, Clay L Booriug.