HOCKEY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19579, 28 August 1933, Page 12

HOCKEY

WOMEN’S TOURNEY THREE TEAMS UNBEATEN By Telegraph—Press Association DANNEVIRKE, August 26. The New Zealand Ladies’ Hockey tournament was continued to-day in glorious sunshine after overnight rain. The grounds were not unaffected by the rain and were in order for the games in the afternoon. The teams still unbeaten are Canterbury, Southland and Otago. Chief interest was taken to-day in the Eastern v. Bush match in C section, the latter being unbeaten. Eastern fielded a strongei side than on Friday and won by three goals to nil. . In section A, Auckland beat Wairarapa B comfortably by 3-0, scoring two goals in the first half. The scorers were Misses A. Bisset, M. Rossiter (21. Canterbury romped over Ruahine B. Miss M. McKenzie scoring seven goals and Misses V. McNab and N. King one each. Southland had a stern fight to beat Akitio by 4 goals to 3. Southland scored in the first 10 minutes, Miss Bell goaling. Miss P. Berry soon after evened for Akitio, then Miss O. Yeoman scored for Akitio. and Miss I. Newcastle evened for Southland. Miss O. Yeoman placed Akitio in the lead again, scoring just before half-time. The Southland attack livened up in the second half. Miss Robb scoring soon after the spell started, and Miss M Lee towards the end. giving Southland a grip on the sectional honours. In the B section, Feilding had the upper hand over Wanganui practically throughout a somewhat dull game. The scorers for Feilding were Mrs Grubb. Misses F. Mclntosh (2) and E. Hill, and for Wanganui, Miss J. Gurr. Wellington beat Ashburton in a comparatively even contest. They each scored in the first half, but the final score was 3-1 in favour of Wellington. The scorers for Wellington were Misses D. Nash, H. McClelland and I. Pickering, and for Ashburton Miss M. Owens. „ . , Otago displayed better finish by beating Ruahine after a most interesting game. The play was very even, there being little between the teams, but Otago had the better finish near the circle. There was no score at the end of a strenuously contested first spell. Otago were more agressive in the second half, and Miss L. Vidal opened their score, rushing in to goal from a scramble. Shortly after, the same player with a brilliant shot from the edge of the circle scored again. She was the outstanding player. The match in section C between Manawatu and Wairarapa A produced an uninteresting standard of hockey. Miss M. Kearns scored for the winners. Eastern, with a team at full strength, redeemed itself by beating Bush 3-0, after a very exciting game. The forwards were very aggressive and combined in some brilliant movements. Eastern's first score came from a penalty on the twenty-five line, F. Allen hitting strongly to K. Bond, who netted from the edge of the circle. Before half-time sounded, Miss M. White, by brilliant play burst through the defence to score again for Eastern. Within five minutes of the opening cf the second spell, Eastern scored agabi, Miss Nicholls centring from the right flank for Miss White to dash in and score. From then on Eastern never loked like losing, although Bush played strong hockey. Eastern are now practically assured of the sectional honours. The Taranaki-Marlborough match was devoid of outstanding incident though it was well contested. The scorers for Taranaki were Mrs Barron and Miss I. King. Results:— Section A. Auckland 3 v. Wairarapa B 0. Southland 4 v. Akitio 3. Canterbury 9 v. Ruahine B 1, Section B. Wellington 3 v. Ashburton 1. Otago' 2 v. Ruahine A 0. Feilding 4 v. Wanganui 2. C Section. Eastern 3 v. Bush 0. Manawatu 1 v. Wairarapa A 0. Taranaki 2 v. Marlborough 0. Draw for To-day. Section A. —Canterbury v. Southland, Wairarapa B v. Akitio, Auckland v. Ruahine B. Section B.—Ashburton v. Wanganui, Feilding v. Ruahine A, Wellington v. Otago. Section C.—Eastern v. Wairarapa, Marlborough v. Manawatu, Taranaki v. Bush.