HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 2

HOCKEY.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. ' UNITED TEAM DEFEATED. Thb first matches of the Wellington Hbckoj Association's championships Wcro commenced on Saturday afternoon under perfect weather.conditions. Good, form was displayed in moB(' .-; of the gnihes, 'arid some of them proved verj interesting.. Tho surpriso of tho day' <i7&s tha• ;defoat.of United by Y.M.C.A.; the winners of "■'. 'nine. championships do ■ not give promise of achieving distinction this year. As to Satur- ' day's conditions taken all round there,was nothing not'ablo, except that the grounds wore a littlo slippcfy from' Friday's rain. ' Thb results Trtft as'follow:— - . ''.'.. VIVIAN (4) r.VICTOBIA'COLLEGE (3). Tho match.between Vivian and Victoria College on N0.,2 ground, Day's Bay, proved fast and interesting. •'• The' first,advantage fell to .. , tho latter team, but they .were not able to '.: sustain it. Vivian presently, dovoloped a vigoiv '": ous attack,, alid.n- neat. attempt at gbal was • • made, Trcadivcll, the College goa\kcepcr, savihft;. . by a flying shot, Playbecame streiiuoUß, but-,.: the first spell was' hixlf over when Donovan (Vivian) washable to scoriHiio" fostilt of a '~ passing rush—the ball glancing 'off' Treadwell's , ■-' stick. Vivian iliade a, second ', score■ as tho to- v shit of a brilliant niece-of work oh the part of Orr, who passed'to Collins, the latter sending the ball just under tho rail. A moment • later,) College put 6a a pretty rush,, and quickly. grit into their opponent's circle, ;C. Htrack registering a goal after some good 'passing..'. Vivian's third chanco canto soon, ■Thompson :'.•, oleverly eluding the defenders, and finding his. ■• way between the posts. The second■ spell had' only-.procoeded , a few hiinutos/ when-a com* '.'-' blncd'rush bn-tho left.wing enabled Oram .to ' 'gbt bettfeoh the posts, making' the scores-S to 2.v College again threatened .danger,, but it .was ,:■' averted, and, from the rush up-field, Collun'■; ■ sue'eeded. in : hotting , Vivian's; fourth g0a1.:.. Shortly afterwards, Beero (College) took tho ball. from.a scramble, and 1 Scored. The Vic* .;' torß had the advantage'of oombinatjohi -Mr* R.. L.' Jones'rofereoQ. ■-. . '■;-... . . ,' ' '. WESLEY (5) v. . : .v : .the-Watch.'.of/ the day .'took' place between' ■ Wesley aiid ■ Karori' oh' ■ No. '1 _ : ground,' Day'* ■ Day; thb bbhtest proving exceptionally fast.and;r, keen. ■ Fromifhe'start, Wesley set the pace,'.; and'' only a few minutes elapsed before they notched' " : their first,score).Keays-Shooting' 1 home '. frbniJv good piece of passing.. .It -Was■'not long, before :- tlio Blues again'scored. Dixon thifi,.tifflobeing,.'.'' tlio: agont. . KaTdri; were kept on the defensi™'.'■ V for awhile, and Birch book pbssßssion''fr'om a / pass on the right, and shot throrigh/.making ,' the Score 3 ,to niL Several attempts at; goal. wero madb during the latter end pf this spellni" but oho .was ruled' bff-sidb, and another just missed the.;post... Tho triumph bf. the Blues over.thb Blaoks''continued in tho second-half, : . Smith being successful in Taisiag the total to ' : i. Here, .Karbri' putAoh, a Bpurt, and put the . enemy on the defensive. Gendall pissed (prickly to Murphy, who frfts'enabled to score.KorotiY ■ first goal., -The attack.Was maintained'\joll, V and G. Davies recorded a further goal; Making tho. total i '■' to 2."y'Still ahbtbtfe, was: added by ; , Fulton, and thb duel: then-becairio keen'oi 1 ... Tha,'-S advantage remained 'with- Karbri for a whilei'. ;•' but suddenly' tho ; Blues took possession',,.and Birch 6'coreil—sto 3. Karotl, agaih became ag> ; : gfessive, and,, after some fast play, Davies and . . Fulton equalised.the total. ■.'■ Interest inbreascdjC ,>. and, ' just •as ''-'Mr.. Sbttthwick■■ called ■ time.''. ■■ Davies-shot through,'but;tho 6Coro was no/' allowed—a draw resulting.. e ■ . '; . ' v- ; T.MiC,A'.v i : (3| v; UNITED (1).>,;. '■ •.'...,"' Not'a great, atnbliiit;of sbienco wusehown " in. this game,: though, there were tiomo'fine.:.', flashes of, individual: play, and, taken altogether, it was a "famous victory^. for Y.M.O. A. iPlay' opened witli : Y.M.C.Ai; attacking 6trohgiy, ' andj! after' sbmb Strenuous work in front ;of . the goal, Sims managed to glide the ball into ; . the net. : Kesilming. piny, Uhitt'd showed- to . hotter advantage;,£ut,Y.M.C.A. wore not,to bo v.; denied,.and, hfter: some elbver ,work, between",/ ■• Eoader. (diitsidc-left). and tho Brothers. PaHon, '; A. Pnrton notched the secchd goal for. Y.M.C.A. '■'■• , -At thiß stage. Loader - was playing, a fast, and."'■ , reliable game, .'butpading. his opponents'-tinte v and again., .When, tlio .YiM,CiA< maohinery wnß- -. again sot fli motion thcro was a repetition of olover.play between, the brothers Patron, which -~. suited in.E: Pnrton pjnoing a vofyneat shot '•■• intn the net. i Tho whistlo then, blew for halftime. :, Comihcncing tho scbond spell .United developed a rather.' etubbbrh, defence, Hick-'-. son saving;, manjr, times with''well-placod hard drives., Then Unitcd'attackcdy ojid with Smythe •in the ,v.ih,- r'usKed' down the'.' 1 field;-'- .' Tho- ■■ Y.M.C.A. goalkeeper saved ;■ but United camo ' from a difficult.anglo,.Mills brought tho scoro to 3. to 1. -From this on, play was Willing enough, and) though Y.M.CiAI attacked hard, brilliant work by. tho United.goalkeeper nhd'Hickson averted, danger on each occasion. Timo' was.called :with Y.M.C.A'. attacking, but still meeting with a ,Trojan-liko defencOi Tho . Ilov. A. Dewdney was the referee.:- '. 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■ : WELLINGTON. (2)) v. THfIRNDON;(O).,;, : ;;- :! . Thorndon wore mostly tho'defensive ■■ '.'■•.' in.their match .against oh' No/,3 .''. ground, Day's Bay, ■". . Stilly' play was fastV'and '■' not .without..interest■ t Once they were able to '•♦ invade the .'Wellington ..circle, but could' ddi,; nothing when they got there. '.' Wellington re- '■'; filmed to the attack,'ahd'Toylor.shot.through. Open play followed during tlio latter the '■■'. first'epell, and in: the early portion: of the second. The Only -.other score in : the . niatch was'tuado.by Walton (Wellingtoti)r-'tno result of following: op the goalkeeper's return. Wellington thus, Won. by % to nil. .Mr. Pope ";:■. referecd. ■'; •':>. ''■;"-, .-. "'.'■.'.■'. .■'■'' - , -JUNIOrt GAMES./ :' The match College'A and ' Wellington was. played oii .JColburiio-'.'paii, ;■. which,, thoughj.at,- present rathor -soft, ; gives . promise" of 'becoming ono of the best hockey grounda in' Wellington. - College won the toss, ■"■'. and,'after a vofy-lceeh and interesting gamo. proved victorious by * goals to, 2. At tho end - of the fiil|t"' spell,'•■ tlid score stood at I—o, in .favour of! College, mbst of the scoring, beingdona in fie second spell. The Wellington forwards .bfijught off some, rather good passing rushesj ( ;'rtua, , on';"/ several" . occasions, cauu) . very tear.'scoring. Thb; Oollego 'team has■'•■•' not N yet.''■ \ regained, { . last , 'season's * form, .-..-■. but hf.s; nbvertholessi. ; some cicellent material. For the winners,,Ptttevson' (2), 'MabDougall, and . ;Brodle .were',.' the scorers, - while. MacDougnll ■■ scored;, for .the'; Ibsers.': Mr. :Brittain Was the referee; '.•'•. J;/.-"Vv- .. ..-;■ ; l :;.;. ■ ;-. ;... '■Metropolitan''defeated Victoria College 'B at Day's Bay bySao'l.-: Hall (3), Wrigley (1), : and Burbush (1)' scored, for the victors, while ■ ' Bigg (2), M'Allistor (1), and.Smith (1) scored "■', for tho . vantjuished. : Thb'.reforeo: was Mr. Hollis. '":'/'-■-■;'.."'■.' ■ "i- ■ '';■ ..•■'• Vivian defeated Y.M.CiA, by i'to 4j tjebred hy Beckett (2), Ckappell (2), .and Forbes (l), for the .winners, and Cable, Brown, and Altkon, ■', for the losers. Mr. Wheatloy rofbrecd. -. '. : Government Lifo. defaulted to St, Patrick'* •• College. '.:.- ■'.■' ,-;■ '.':...'■■-' ;- ; .' ~-;■'■ '/ ''■.-,;.'.' THJRD CLASS. ..: Wellington, were defeated] by Victoria College'.-' by 11 to nil, the losers playing, three men short Mr. Turner, was: referee. ■' '■,!'"■'.-" Victoria Collego defeated Gregg's by G to 1 Mr. A. Porter refofeod..,' a : The Government 'Life' defaulted 'tb Metro-',.. ; politan.. ':'• ' ■ •■'■'• -''■'. ■.'.-.'■. St. Patrick's Collego Old Boys defeated. Wes-.. ley by.2 goals to nil. Tho gains Was fast and interesting, tho latter club showing- a great y 'improvement on:lost year's form. The "ganio was, however, won 'fairly easily, Gallagher and Miller putting in somo fiuo work for tho' victors. ' " Metropolitan played a gamo with a Thorndon junior team, defeating them by 3 coals. \ia nil (all being shot by Guise), after a fast and ':■ interesting gamo. Mr. P. Kennedy was referee. • LADIES' MATCHES,': ' u : . A teanv from: thb Victoria Collego. Club played a practice game with tho, Celtio B team, and worn by. 2 goals to,nil. Piny was very even in the .first spell, but, later on, Collego infused more dash into their work, and outplayed, their opponents. Miss Ham scored'' both goals for. tho College. Mr. ]?. ,E.„Kelly '•' referecd. '.' Y