Hockey

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1369, 4 July 1905, Page 3

Hockey

Wailii v. Thames

>*' The first W&ibi-Thames hockey uaatob far tho aduaon was playod in Worths paddock on Saturday The turns were OB foIiOWS , Thames.—Foi wards; Martin, Kinghnm, Gniun, Eenshaw, Horn; half: Plant, Ferguson, Morgin; full: Watcon and Bnv. Williams (captain); go.-vl: Souaervjlle. ' I

i ' • Waihi.—Forivards: Beolye, Oaye, Hob. ett', Auderan, Bumell; half: Whithead, hlcftnloy, (captaio); fuH: lieuthe" bully off," play ms carried - ' tofcbeThKnrs'wonty-fivo. Good hi;tinp by the visitors' baoks soon hi Wa'hi>on the defence. After sou's give and tnko play, Waihi bad an opening, and looked like scoring, tho ball boiug centred right in front of the Thames goal. Roberts had a shot, the ball laowovor, went high,' Thames shortly afterwards missed overy chanco by about a foot. Thames again attaeked, Noakos, saving with a splendid drive to tho line At half-time neither eido had gained an advantage. ' Waihi attaokod strongly just after commencing the second ppjll % The forwards, were, however, not tqarl to the occasion, and lost severf 1 chances through poor ' shooting and bud jodgmont in stopping corner hits. Tho passing f'.oiii tho centre to (he wings w*s also very erratic in thai home team's foiwatds, tbe bull coming out at such a saco that no ono could bo oxpooled to 3d anything'witli i f . T lamo?, from a /arivaid rush, carried play into tho ~ Waihi cirle, ltonshaw shooting ngoodgoai, Prom the bully off Thames wore again dangerous for a time. A behind was, howevor, the only result. For tho last ten minutes Waihi played up and tried to equalise matters, but though'dangerous, no score resulted and (he game ended, Thames, 1; Waihi, nil, For Thames the Eov. Williams, K:ngha'm( Griffon, Horn, and Benshaw woio j - tbe pick. For Waihi, Whitohoad, Rowo, Kenriok ' '' Noakes, Botnoll and Cavo, Gibson us goal keeper put in a lot of useful work, , H, Aitken gave overy satisfaction ai reforee.