Ladies' Hockey Match

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1417, 30 August 1905, Page 3

Ladies' Hockey Match

Tauranya v. Waihl A Victory for llw Visitors Oonsidbrabib local interest was taken'in the visit horoot the Tauranga ladyhockcy players, and the large attendance at Worih's-paHoek yesterday afternoon to witness the match against the Waih 1 ladies hockey teim demonstrated in a praoiical manner the interest of a largo section of the community. A feature of the attendance was the prosraco.of so many ■lady spectators, wholook a lively in.orost in the progress of the Altogether there were between two and three hundred present, and the general, enthuaiasm shown was an indication of the ploasuro experienced imwatchmg the play. • The visitors arrived by spocial coacrnon Monday ofteruoon, and Avere met by the representatives of; the Waihi Ladies Hockey Olub and taken .to Meyer s Ho el, where tbey were entertainod ss guests ot the club. During the forenoon of the follow ing day they were shown round to View the different interests ra.the town, and early in the afternoon were conveyed in a brake to the hockey ground. A brioht sun, tempered with, a cool breeze, mode it ideal weather for energetic exercise. By 3 p.m. the players took their places in (he field,nnd with their neat costumes Bnd fine, athletic appearance afforded a pleasurable spectacle to tho onlookers, lhe ' visiting team, whoso 'colours were navy ana pale blue, consisted of the Misses Hardy, 0. Hardy, Berridge, K, Berndgo, Adams, E. Adams Viokery, Rhodes, Brain, Dalton.'N. Stewart, 1 The' colours of the Waihi]a«h>,ffere pale blue and white, and the following; wpro the teamv Misses ' J. Hendorsbh l 'b.;;Grcen; ; J. . Arden, M. Newtb, A, bone, Mi CarlfeN. Johnson, K,,Andor. Bon,'Mv : Prialr;>M','Ob<imbo; ', 'T '. A Mr;H;Aitkoh:undertook:lhe onerous (and, as spm'o expressed, it, perilous) duties of referee.'-'/':':« ; < : ; ■''•:' -. At the sound bf'tho',whistle, the signet 1 for play tbcommence, the players set to work in earnest.'''From the bit off the i-Wfball was carried by,the visitors well past /"mid-field, and in a the home ' ' team' were on the defensive, and as the gam 9 progressed their position was threat- ' ened again and again, the ball being almost •continually in the vicinity of the twenty- • five line, Thus tho game wai waged for some time, the hometown defending gluost desperately the eneigetio attacks of '• thew stronger and better combined opponents, 'Within a short distance, and almost immediately opiosite the goal, Miss Bbodes drove the ba'l between the posts, thai securing the first Bcore, Still 'pressing them hard, Miss Lilly • Hardy, who appeared to have the \ipeed 'of a racehorse, made a brilliant dash, and sueeedod, amid loud • applause, in sbooling tho second goal, The first spell ended: '' Tauranga 2 Waihi 0 At this stage of the game it was apparen 1 that the visitors as a wholo were superior in all departments of tho game, and had the advantage of better training, stronger physique, and greater rleetoess of foot. Notwithstanding these advantages tbo local players showed up well in individual play, and at times played with great dash, *.' Conspicuous were Miss Honderson, Miss ;\ Green, and one or two of tho forward : division. The quality of tho play on both sides during tho second spell was similar v ; to that of the tint, tho home team again '■. acting for the most part on the defonsive. Shortly after resuming play, two mpro ■'':' goals were recorded in favour of the 1 visitors, indirectly resulting from a series of clever passing lrts, Binnrlly converted Bnd in quick succossion, by Miss Winnie Adams. Later on in the game, another goal was scorod for the visitors by Miss EyaJAdanis, who after some hard work succeeded in shooting the ball at close quarters between tho posts. No further scores were recorded, and tho game finished: Tauranga 5 ' WaiLi... ... ' 0 It was-an interesting and exciting gamo throughout, and though a good victory resulted for the visitors, with more praotiqo we haye liVle fear that tho Waihi toam will give a good account ol themselves in fatuio matohos. THE SOCIAL In the ovoning tho guests woro entertained at a social in tho Miners' Union Hall, at which there wore over two hundred present. Excellent music was supplied by Messrs, S. Paul (piano), E, Koano (piccolo), Sharkey (violin), and Sbarman (cornet), Daring the evening songs were contributed by Miss McKenzio and JMiss Newdick. Tho function was a pronounced success, all present onjoying themselves thoroughly.