SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14554, 23 June 1913, Page 4

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Tlie jusua! hockey matches took place at Barawai on Saturday in ideal weatiher and! the ground was in perfect order. FOUNDRiY BEAT THAMES. As was expected, the senior match Foundry y. Thames, proved to be * very close and interesting gjaane and was one of tihe fastest games played jtihis year, land lalthough Foundry came out winners "by (3) goals to > Thames tlie latter had hard luck |«n not equalising matters. They

pressed the opposing gtoai jkeeper (Bloomsd'aJe) very hard, on several ■occasions, b-ut he proved equal to tJhe test, and warded off several gpod shots. There was practically xvo difference in the strength of the two teams, the >glame being very even from start to finish. Foundry perhaps making more of their opportunities than did Thames. j T. Brownlee (2) and BC. Biwnlee (I), did the scoring for Foundry, ! while J. Eicfcard amd T. Coutts storedl one each for TlTamea. j In the winning team T. Blrownlee ' and S. Driver were the pick of the forward line and G. Warne, half, 03. Driver, full-ifaack, did splendid ( leferce work and also fed .their for . wards in good style. „ i (For the losing team J. TSckard, DonoTian, and Coutts played well in the forward line, Donovan centreing

teiplejndiidly on several occasions J'onnson at half put in plenty of work, but snould get rid of the ball quicker and not keep his forwards 1 waiting. ■Saunder.s at full back wias the best of tili'e 'back division, and cleared well. Biiley in coal was nev to the ■position, but putin some irpocf work and cleared well on several occasions >and showed good judgment in running out to meet tilie balil. Mr Li. Griffeai had charore of the game, and gave every . satisfaction. JUNIOR, MATCH. In tihe junior .match High tSichiOol , won from. .T.M.A. by four gioafc to & 1 Mr B'rokenisihii'e bad chaiwp of tlie wliistle 'and gave tihe lads every satis ifla'ctioin. .LADLES MiAITOH.. In the ladies' match, Huia playing , sliort, bea!t Sit. Geoirges by two goals !to one. !Fbr tihe winners Misses WEn | der and At Menzies scored, whit?, , Mass E. iPiriee scored for St. Georges