HOLIDAY HOCKEY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 127, 1 June 1942, Page 6

HOLIDAY HOCKEY

SEVEN-A-SIDE GAMES ATHLETIC EVENTS ALSO STAGED The annal King's Birthday seven-a-side hotkey tournament and athletic sports, arranged by the Auckland Hockey Assoj elation, were held at Hobson Park today. Very keen play was the order in the hockey matches, and the athletic events were closely contested. Forty-six teams entered for the tournament games, this number exceeding all expectations. Two trophies were competed for, these being decided on the points system. The team gaining most points in both tournament games and sports events takes the Trevor Davis Challenge Cup and the run-ners-up the Harvard Challenge Cup. The primary schools trophy, the Rupert C. Moore Memorial Clip, will not be competed for until later in the season. The carnival officials were Mr. O. Herriott and Messrs. T. Clarke, H. Watts, I. Gunn and \V. Jones. Results:— Third Grade First flound.—Somerville 2. beat Mount Eden B 0: Auckland Grammer 5. beat Owai Rovers 0. Mount. Albert 5. beat Somerville 0: Auckland Grammar 6, beat Mount Eden A 0. Fourth Grade First Round. —Mount Albert Grammar A 2, beat Mount Albert Grammar B 0: Otahuhu Technical 1. beat Auckland Grammar B 0: Howick Old Boys 1, beat Somerville 0: Owai Rovers won by default from Mount Eden B. Second Round. —Owai Rovers 2. beat Howick 0. Auckland Grammar A 1. beat Mount Albert Grammar 0. Fifth Grade First Round.—Mt. Eden A 2. beat Mt. Albert Grammar A 1; Mt. Albert Grammar B 2. beat Somerville 1; Auckland Grammar A by default from Mount Eden B. Second Round.—Owai Rovers 1. beat Auckland Grammar 0; Auckland Grammar B 4. beat Mount Albert 1. _ Semi-finals. —Mount Albert Grammar B 2. beat Mount Eden 1; Owai Rovers 4. beat Auckland Grammar B 0. Sixth Grade First Round.—Mount Albert Grammar A 2. beat Mount Albert Grammar B 1: Somerville 2. best Auckland Grammar A 1; Auckland Grammar B by default from Mount Eden B; Owai Rovers by default from Mount Eden A. Semi-finals. —Mount Albert Grammar 2. beat Owai Rovers 0; Somerville 3. beat Auckland Grammar B 0. Seventh Grade First Round. —Mount Albert Grammar B 2 beat Mount Albert Grammar C 0; Mount Albert Grammar 1. beat Mount Eden A 0; Auckland Grammar 3. beat Somerville A 0; Mount Eden B 1. beat Somerville 80. Semi-finals. —Mount Albert Grammar A 3. beat Mount Albert Grammar B 2; Auckland Grammar 3. beat Mount Eden 0.