HOCKEY

Waipa Post, Volume 31, Issue 1766, 5 June 1926, Page 5

HOCKEY

LADIES’ TOURNEY.

On. Thursday last a team from the Te Awamutu Ladies’ IHockey Club journeyed to Hamilton and, participated in the six-aside tournament, and were instrumental in winning three out of four matches played. The team was: Mrs H. White, Mrs T. Davis, Misses J. Ford. P. Gibson, E. Ball and H. ,Bevin. This is tile first occasion on which the Te Awamutu girls have taken part in a tournament, and thus much useful knowledge was gained, which should benefit the standard of the play generally. They were unfortunate in meeting the Hamilton Old Girls’ best team in tfieir first match, being defeated, by 2 goals to nil, but Were undefeated in the remaining three games. In all. six goals, were scored, Mrs White being responsible for five and Miss Ford 1. WARATAH DEFEAT UNITED. The game at Albert Park on Wednesday afternoon was between Waratalh- and United,, with Mr W. Hebden in control. -Soon after the start H. Andrew pcored for Waratah, and a few minutes later Bowler repeated, and H. Andrew again goaled before United scored. Just before half-time 'Sinclair registered a eoal for United. On resuming H. Andrew increased Wara-tah’-s tallv by one. to which R. Andrew replied with a goal for United. Then H. Andrew shot two more and R. Bell added a seventh, to which R. Andrew replied with a third for United. There was no further change in bhe scores, though the game was fast at times, with some really clever hitting and placing by members of eaoh team. On the day the beat team won, but the losers are looking forward to avenging the defeat when next they meet Waratah.

RAMBLERS' v. PATERANGI,

Plavinar at Pa'leranpi. the home team defeated Ramblers it a Awamutu) -by >'<>u five goals to two. Ces. Tarr was iny; good form for Paterangi. rand he not- • eh»d four of hheir gqa’s. R. Spiers, adding the other one. <O. Civil reeijs- . tered both goals for the visitors. The home team was in good form combining well and have evidently been studying the tactics of the Indian Army team, whereas the Ramblers'were sadly lacking, on occasions, in combination. good nlav at times taking the ball right into the circle, where the attack brok 3 down miserably. At the end of the first round the uoc«tfnn® of the various teams are as under: Paterangi, three wins, no'losses. 6 points; Wurotah. two wins, one loss 4 points; United, one win two losses, 2 points; Ramblers, three lossd 0 points.

INDIAN ARMY TEAM’S ITINERARY.

Resu’ts of. the matches already played by the Indian Army touring team are as foiow, Defeated Waipa; 11 —0. Defeated Waikato, V —v. Defeated South Auckland, B—o. Defeated Taranaki, 13—2. . Defeated Haiwkes Bay. 11—1.- * Defeated Dannevirke, 20—0. Defeated Wanganui, 12—1. Defeated Wellington; B—3. Other matches to play ate: — June 5, v. Nelson, at Nelson. June 9 v. Bu'ler, at Westport. June 12, v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. June 17. y.. Geraldine, at. Geraldine.-,-June,' 19. v. Otago, at .Dunedin, June 26, play first test match at Christchurch. June 30, v. Manawatu, at Palmerston North. ' July‘3. v. Auckland, at Auckland.' i July (JliLv.pJCorth. Auckland Sub-As-sociations, at Whangarei. Juiy 10, play second test match at. Auckland. hilly 14. v. Frank 1 in. at Waiuku. July 15 sail from Auckland, perUlimaroo for Sydney. ' • The following are the selectors for the New Zealand team: S. G. Holland (Christchurch), N. R. Jacobsen (Wellington) and L. C. Kent (Auckland).