HOCKEY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12240, 14 June 1909, Page 5

HOCKEY.

, :^» final matches ot the first round w.ere played, on Saturday. In the United JftaiJch*; the*, first", spell "was fairly-evenly-contested; Federal were nevjeiyjh ahy, great^ danger of scoring. In the second. speQ the. superiority of the TJniteds asserted itself aiid they evenjtiuiyy vran by 4 to -0. The Sti Paul's v C.C.C. was -a rather • onesided game. In the first spell .C.C.C!. played well and only two goals wore scored. St. Paul's, got tEeir first goal just, after the bully-off and the next one later on in the spell. In the - second spell however; the defence of tho C.C.C. backs iweakened and St. Paul's added 6 more goals. The C.C.C. contained ...a number of new members this ganie.- It is a pity they have not been playing together. ai. ihe year, as they have some good material i" Thorp andDuncan inthe forwards played well and? . each came near^ scoring. Duncan, by his play on Saturday has evidently been used to combination in .the fonvards, aud should be Iseen to advantage later oil.; Bannister, Brown and Palmer also played weUT In the Junior competition, St. Paul's and T.Y.M.I. drew with 5 goals each, and United beat Aramoho School by 8 '" ■ goals to 1. r* >• '.' .• '< .Tn the Primary Schools competition ,• tli|; Qneen's Park Girls beat-IQast;ecliff:;;.~~ b^S-to 0 :•■ . ■.. - ■■' :;.- -- •"-"■'