HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 9

HOCKEY.

REPRESENTATIVE-MATCH, ' CANTERBURY : , The weather was in an uiigracipfis'-inoqd' f yb's-'' terday, when the Cantcrbtii-y ' hockey team concluded iti'inortheriviour by' • meeting the Wellington, representative "team" at Day's Bay, and hockey, e.nfclnisikst's goner-; '■ ally were apparently daunted,fas oiilf-axon-'' tingent of about half a 'hundred : ;'jourri%ed ; across tho harbour to witness r .tho-fighting out of the contest. Tho '.-ground was Very ' wet, being under water in places', "but; "despite' this, tho exposition given was'-Well.'Tip to' standard. Tho selected of; Canterbury were • lighter'and younger •' ponents, while in ■ addition' their'''forwards' and backs possessed better.' I .'combinKtipri, ."tlio; passing .of'the visitors at.times'.bwng.re.aHy; line to see. Oram (centro j (tbveequarter), and ■Hultor^Vjajspfis; 'anil.' Hulston (forwards) were {"promine 11 fcin u tlip Canterbury team, while thslp'lay^of^h^'ii-' 1 ' bell _ (centre-half), ASbboifc.i Davies and Elliott (fdrwardsji '/in '-the, \Velliiigton team .is worthy' of V'spffiibl-mention;.'' '; . the teams were as follow' :-^Caiiterbufy—' i Goal, 0. Bellamy; full-backs,-C.;JBow;deni;' : J,- •' M,iher; half-backs, Shell, -.H:;oram, •H, s Throp; forwards, D. Jones, E.-Bulbect'(cap- : tain), G. Hulston, J. H.'Jacobs,. R: Dyer/ ; Wellington—Forwards:' G.,:S,mythe" (XJuitgd) •"': left wing; G. Davies (Kar.ori), inside I 'left: - i Birkott. (United), bully; L.'EHiotfc' '(United),'• inside right;: Willis (Karorj)., /right wiitgi'Gv Exley (United), left half; Campbell; (Karori)j I centre half; A.: Catliio (Karori),. right'half; " 1 F. Ashbolt (United), (captain) 1 , loft 'lull-back' 1: i C; Hickson (United), rigljt:full-back-Sa'n- : 1 dors (Vivian), goalkeeper. '.•« i The Canterbury bully succeeded: ii(''getting i the ball away from tho first'/buUvroff,",but! the < Wellington halves smartly-, . to their forwards, who at once set up a; strong attack, carrying the'ball.-io'iiio' Can'-' : torlmry circlo, and from a,'cornerJliit .Clio ball- was sent over tho. . Canterbury'-linei -, Canterbury broko _ away /from/ '.thoensuing • bully',- attd v a combined fonvnrd'clash icarricd < play, to biie Wellington twenty-C\[e,'..l)ut ; 'ii6 score resulted. Tho next., bully.;.Fjis/.woii'.liy „i Birkctt, and play settled' down; (lai\gcrpusly, ') closp to the visitors'; circle. A Jacobs got'.Can-' "> terbiiry 'out-' of''danger, carrying "play'to.tli& "J Wellington goalkeeper, who ~-Sent; .'ihfcbilt -, back to'his forwards. Oram,was ,-next.npticeV able,, and ■} to defend. From tho; . centre' ,6fllie"-"ficld "I Hulbert broke away,'--and,-faking ...thei, bail j to tho circle, had a shot at':tho .goal! : Sandors, however, saved, and sent "the "ball out "c

of touch. Canterbuiy returned to the at-. -,-V .tack, and Oram had a shot, which just ' inissod the posts, Immediately afterwards Dyer had a. shot, which was well stopped, and.play was centred.;' Wellington were now Kcpt. busily defending. Jacobs made a nice run,, right down the . field, but again the V Wellington goalkeeper, with a: good hit,. \ .centred! play. Smytho made a pretty run ~ •: '.down.-.the lino,, and centred, but "sticks" ■ -against; the homo 'team annulled -the good-";, . . ..work .done. . After, some good attacking by, . j the homo team, Dyer broke away, and'ear;ried play to Wellington's twenty-five, where . ! -ho centred-to Hulston, who-had followed the /'-,.. ! s.i.iiartly. The latter player-dribbled the ball E,. fintb- the .circle, apd lyhen.ih a' good position' 7 .sent.-, the hall. cleanly between the posts,' '•• v. 1- .drawing first, bipod for Canterbury. 1 Canter- v'fv ..bury.-.l; Wellington' nil. This revers'o liv-^ : '- ; . . ■ :ened:-. tho-W ellington players up , j 1 'Ibey worked-to the-circle,- but "sticks", by .. - '»-mr • sna')M5 na ' ) M Canterbury to centre .. .The visitors theli took a turn at attacking, .. and some splendid. passing and stick plajr carried ' the ball to Wellington's end of theV#,?/ f '-paddock..- Hero Shell'centred'to Jacobs, who ~vv . e 4 . : another goal- to Canterbury's scorn. • y'. Canterbury 2, Wellington nil. From-the en- . suing bully the Wellington forwards made-a j desperate; dash, thoy lacked com-.'c.'V > bmatioii, ■ and missed several good 'chancon'' 5' j' of: scoring. -/A;-dash. by' tlie.Canterbury'for.warcls. was spoilt by/offsido play.' : ElliottV.s and: Willis were next' prominent,- carrying the ball ;to the-Canterbury circle, ; but hard hit- • t««ig spoilfc..a..cbanc6-. of scoring. "Sticks" . by . Campbell , set; Canterbury again on the. .;. .attack,; but . gSod ; work •• by, Elliott- V 4,: p ;saTCd.' ■ Hulbert .just' 'missed.'tho goal witlv *' .' '-I'-hot' shot. ." After give l -and • tako- play' a- y--V ■ -corner hit .to "Wellington failed'to make-any . alteration' in tlio_ scorc, and/half-time -was . : called with' play in Canterbury's' circle."A : Canterbury atiaced from..: tho. bully, : in', -the: second --half/; and Hulbert '■ ".ad- a - shot- atgoal,.' Sanders - hitting "/ Mw, ', . Wellington thenworked play ) "iack. to ; Cahterbu'ry territory, -but the visi- ... ■ terif-.broke away once'more; and a desperate , -jusli-n'as vstopped'. 'b}'Cathie. From a-fino... : . forward -rush by Wellington Willis centred;" ' ~ 'put;Elliott failed- to'-find ■ the net. Then ;■ .Cathie contred nicelyto''Willis,'who had a: '- - : - , sliot,;,tlie.goalkeeper just saying. . Wellington . •/'"'■ u continued the attack 'uhtii' Hulbert and- ' ~ ,-Jacpbij ;goi -through tho ruck; and hit well down.- tho -field. .'. A,..fine .race ensued .for .. . the ;ball, which just reached the circle. -Hu!--,' - bert, got - there first-, and quickly, transferred .- ..the-ball' into the net,-.adding another goalto Canterbury's score.- Canterbury-3, Wel--1 lingtoh -nil."' After the, bully broke .. s away,.- but tho .Wellington forwards carried ■ ■ i-i , jthe ball back to the Canterbury-circle, where ■ ! i jDavjcS just;missed , goal; ; • Both teams wero • npw ; ;- beginning to-show"signs of ; distress, - . ' >• - ■ the fast'.'play' on' .the-heavy ground greatly • .taxing the' condition of tho players. Daviea ; nice run to centre; and passed to" ..- pirkett] who hit for tho goal, Bellamy, sav- ■ r irig splendidly. " Wellington then missed' an : . easy; chance.A penalty bully did not assist -.Wellington;, materially, but-shortly after,... -. , .from/some scrambling play near the Canterbury goal,-: Elliott had a shot',' and at last ,:was ; successful ,in-, beating Bellamy, register-' ing;.a goal for., the home team.- Canterbury 3, Wellington 1. Canterbury then attackod. A dangerous rush by Willis was nicely, stop-, ped-by-Borden. Hulston worked the ball . jb'ack to Wellington. territory, but Welling- , ' .ton'were equal tothe occasion, Bowden . saving in-tho nick, of time. Campbell then . had ,an unsuccessful shot. Oram ; shifted thp 'scene of operations to Wollington's-circle, .. . '>'herp .Hickspn. saved, and got his side out,;, -■f'pf.-'-tifbuble':. by ja fine hit. A nice>rush .by y ' fllliott and -Darios, -and an unsuccessful shot y 'Siriytbo were the • ijaost. noteworthy con- ' 'cludiiig .inbidents. of a hard-fought tho: call;; of i time;: sounded with.. theV-final v .'s'coro.. :• . . . . ■ ;C.aiite'rbui-y 3 : - ri. iT^Velliligtqri I*: V*' ... ' 'KV 1 ' : ; Mr'.;C.",S;..Falconer.was. rcfefge'. '.WEDNESDAY ASSOCIMQN.>; ' ; ; Tho ; Wednesday AssociatioaT- fixtures, wore .f . ■;,continued yesterday afternoon'. The! following •; .. were tho results- ;. .'.'.Federal. A' defeated Bakeha B. ; ' '';'Attillbry.'defeated''Y;M:C.A..;ll. by 9 to 1. ■ The.,.ground .was water. Gowei- • (3), Brown (2),--Harvey, : Darroch; , and v' ,M"'Maholi .scpi-ed- for'the winners, and Fear- ■. • .fpr.!l;h6 losCrs:. ; Goodman refereed. .Y.JI.C.A. I defeated Federal B by 6 to 1.Craig (3), ' Coojidr ..(2); and Osborne scorod - ■ for.Y.M.C.Aiy and_'Johns.for Federal. There'-/ - Was no .seoreoihvt'hdifirst'.spellj- a.nd the game ■ was fairly even, but in the latter half,Y.M.C.A. itame to;:the.-:fore. -Mn- Partoa' was the. referee'^';. i The 'mrfteh Karori. was played on ■ tho -Earori" ground'■ yesterday, 'Pakeha wui- ' . nmg'9)y, 4'; goals'; to niil. The game' was very. ' ■ fas6yl;cphsidering.;.t-he -state .of . the ground. : • ! i'-akeha : pressed-most.-of;;tho;time,'their for- . wards,l showing ' i great . combination. Foi the winners - Fair, Mackay, Thomson .Simon, Wobb, and Ellison played well.. For Karori, ■ Bibot and- '-theKinside right'in the. for-.' wards, J and Atkuil and Spiers , in ;tho. ,i. Jjacks played Veil. . . ;' • LADpS' 'ASSOCIATION. : --Tho following; arp tho .fixtures for Satur- ' '. day) July;.lS.. • ''. ; V..- Senior.. • .... "r;;Wel.lihgton. .v, Petono^ground:-. St. ;fJohn..s..v, .Victoria College'will be played at edd of'rb.uhdf.Kiwi : a bye. 1 Junior. . . ; • -sSt: John's B. -- v. - ■ Eambler, on -Vivian- ■ gfflundj Girls'.' College; on Thorn- .. . . .. 'dori/gromid-;. - Gregg's v. -Hincmoa ; 'on Wei- ' liugton! ground; wesley .-'v. Victoria Collcgo B.', r bil ; St. ■ Patrick's - College ground; St. ; •John's A., v. Collego Old Girls,, on Wesley -ground J Victoria Collego A. v. Kiwi will bt - . plaj-ed at -.end ; ofr the-, round.-.«.. " ";. i ' .- --Rpseneath v.- Wesley,- on Day's Bay. -. ■; grouiul,; at'2;p.m. ; .Hinemoa v. llereawa,- on 1 Victoria-College ground,. 2 p.m.; Terrace A. r '"i 1 v«i "Rambler., ;ion- Associatipn-. ground; : at ,2 ■ / -p.mi.i-:Girls'-..College-v..' Gregg's, on Associa-'tion'-'-ground,-. at;3;:'p.m.; St. John's-v'.'En-.;' 'deavburers;-.on • Karori ground;• Kia Ora; v.';. Johusonville ground Victoria College a bye. : i'