HOCKEY
RUNAWAY WIN AHSTRAT.TAN UNIVEBSITIES BEATEN. Received August 15. 8.45 p.m. (A. & NZ) SYDNEY, Aug. 15. In bn£v-, hot weather the New Zealand hockey team met the combined Australian 'Universities. New Zealand won the toss and played with the sun behind them. The standard of play was not up to that of Saturday, the New Zealanders not taking advantage of all opportunities. The Universities’ team was lighter and had the advantage of speed. Within a couple of minutes Hogg had scored for Universities. Then the game seesawed up and down till the closing stages of the first spell when New Zealand showed superiority. The spell ended: — New Zealand 5 Universities 2 The New Zealand scorers in this spell were Seeombe (2), and Bell (3). For the Universities Hogg and Fanner scored. Play in the second half was seldom out of the Universities’ territory. Simmonds, the goalie, was continually bombarded and made some splendid saves. Cole, Watts and Bell were always prominent in New Zealand attacks. Universities failed to add to their score but New Zealand doubled their total, the game ending: — New Zealand Universities *- New Zealand scorers in the second half were Watts (3), Morris and Worsfold. _
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19920, 16 August 1927, Page 8
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197HOCKEY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19920, 16 August 1927, Page 8
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