WELLINGTON RETAINS NEW ZEALAND HOCKEY SHIELD.
" WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. Despite a very strong iinish by •Hago, Wellington sueeessfuily defen.l•d the Xew Zealand hockey shield against the lirst challenge since the.v von it from Canterbury on j uly 10. Wellington w.on 3—2. An unusual feature of the fltatch waS that the first three goals — two uv Otago and oue by Wellington — resulted from penalty bullies. Otago 's goals were awarded to P. Cassin. I. Tirig Von Wellington 's penalty blilly and 1. i'vnan seored the remaining two goals.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1948, Page 5
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