Saturday's Hockey Match

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1415, 28 August 1905, Page 2

Saturday's Hockey Match

—»— A vbry interesting and enjoyable gam 0 of hockey took placo on Saturday at Worth's paddook, when tho Rawhitis met a team from the battery. The ground was in good order, the day boing fine; a fast game was the result Both teams woro intont on winning the gamo, and oxortod themselves to their utmost to score, Tho Battory started by scoring a goal immediately after tho bully-off. This roverse sot tho Rawhitis on their nettle, and they retaliated by scoring a goal from the second bully-off. fno goals in fivo niiuutcs, with tho promiso of more scoring and fast play, produced much oxcitemont. Tho team* attacked oaoh other's goal in turn, and at tho ond of the first spell tho score stood at three goals inch. The back play of tho Rawhitis in this spell was good, but thoir forwaids, to whom many chanoos wero ofk'ed, did not prove thomsolvos accura'o in tho shooting of goals, Tho Battory forwards showed good combination, but with ono or two exceptions their bac':s did not rise to tho occasion. In the second spell tho bettor play, till within a fow minutes from time, was shown by tho Rawhitis, but the forwards ol the latter, tiring porcaptibly, wero not able to como to tho assistance of their backs and provont the Battory , scoring. The Battery brought thoir total to six goals, and just on timo tho Rawhitis scored thoir last goal and mado a drow of tho gamo, For tho Battery goals woroscorod by Roborts (2), Ulrica, Adams, and Gray, while for Bawhitis tho soorors woro Mc- • Kinlay (2), Konrick, Morpeth, Gibson and Whitehead. Of the Battery backs Hasznrd and Gray were very safe, while in tho forward division Ulrich Cavo, Seolyo and Roborh were most prominont, though tho last . mentioned discounted a lot of good play by the nuuibor of free hits ho gave to tho other side. MoKinley and Whitohoad were easily tho best of the Rawbiti backs, and of the forward brigade Konriok, Gibson and Adams maintained a hard onslaught on their opponents' goal. The gamo was well controlled by Mr, H, Aitkon, and his prompt decisions holpod to make tho gamo the most interesting ono of the season on tho local ground,