HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 2

HOCKEY.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. : r UNITED DEFEATS Y.M.C.A. (.Under • dull. weather conditions, tlie soeond round of the championship hockey ma'tchoa , was commenced on Saturday afternoon. Tho rp6ults wer.i) as folJoiv:— / . UNITED (2) V. Y.M.C.A. (l). : Tlie match of tho day was 1 the contest bo. : twecn United and Y.M.C.A. on No. 1 ground Day's Bay, which resultod in i mn for thov former by 2 goals to 1. > tt waa quickly seen that tho same would bo /vkn 4 K, •' tho-' Yellows 1 (Y.M.C.A.) gained tho advantage, and came nrar to scoring, a corner, being conceded, from' which .United promptly extricatcd themselves, i tvj l ,UA; attac * was H ' ell maintained, and tho Beds Wore compelled to'.'give corners. It was on theso occasions that their fine work camo to their rescuo. From one of these bouts, Elliott and Organ sccured possession, and • . tho fatter scored'tho first goal, ton minute] haying olapsed from the commencement. After a few moments of even play, tho Yellows instituted a pretty attack, but: Carde's shot-'atv Mai missed. Y.M.C.A. kept up a good attack, King making , sevcra l good*'. saves. ■ Loador j (i.flt.G.A.) earned the ball . well down, but ' • Ilickson. hit behind. The next moment. United ,attacked, and, from a corner, hit, Mills made n. pretty shot at goal,; which was well stopped, last, even play. onsuod, until'Y.M.C.A. - • ned tho ball down field, and Cardo took a shot :; bu J Dwyer, in goal,' proved . his reliability, making.anoxcelleHt save; Theattack was maintained, but no*scoro resulted, tho - half-timo standing at: . United L Y.M.C.A. nil. , ... -. Upon resuming. United attacked, but a poor snot.by/Smythe possible cost a goal. A oril- : liant 'combined passing rush was . instituted , among the Y.M.C.A. forwards, but a; shot at ... goal missed.- Within five minutes' play Organ : spewed, possession; and passed: far across the hold to Smytho, cn the left wing, who ecorod easily, Colley, in goal,' making no . effort to 6avo. 2—o. Organ, headed'a solid rush, and camo'very near to scorings excellent defenstvo work 'alone being Y;M.C.A.'s salvation. - Tho . latter, assumed the aggressive, trnd a score was ■; provented by King. Y.M.C.A. attacked vigorously. for'a long spoil, but inability to, shoot - straight when in, tho-circle,'ConpW-with tho • , keen defensive work' of the United back diviT . sion, . left the score unaffected. . Elliott thca •came on with a rush,, bet the shot struck- tha goalkeeper. Mills, on. United's ;'right wing, . 7.1 had a shot at gp&l, but the ball /wentbehind. Then Y.M.C.A. came on with a. combined rush, and from a good pass, a forward shot in. Dwyer speculated and failed to mako a clean hit, with the rosnlt that v Carde hit in, tho . soore standing at United 2,. Y.ILCJU r I, with three minutes to go. The excitement then bocame very great, the Yellows straining every nerve to make a draw of it, and, it must ba admitted, that probably only the darkness ' provented this.' After tie last goal, the Yellow forwards had three shots at goal, one of " ". them missing by about' a hair's breadth. Tho 1 ■ losors woro undoubtedly a better team, on tho day'splay, and with a little better luck would ' ; have won. Mr.-G. Carver controlled tho game. ' •KA3IORI (3) Y. WESLEY (0). An interesting contest took:, place between Knrori and Wosley on No.'2 : Bay. : Both teams were in good form, Wesley, in particular,, showing a deeidM improvement , on tho previous .Saturday's play. 'Karori as-: ; sullied the'Aggrossive from the bully,-and first . v. bloodi was .drawn.for tho Blacks by G. Dav- • ies, who , gave a- splendid exhibition of stick play,throughout the game. This was'tho . only \scoroV in- ■ tho -first' hxlf.- On re- ' suming, Wesley attacked vigorously -:iu their opponents' territory, but their attempts Were 1 .nullified';by, inelficient ishoetiag. : Davies ro». peated his l previous performance, making. tho " ■tally 2—o. Karori's third goal was notched ,by Campbell. Mr. .H. C.'Morpeth, was, tho ' . 'referee. .■ ■ t : ■■~ ■ .WELLINGTON,(4) VJ THORNDON (1): ,; '' , It oannot. be said that much interest con-, tred in tho match ' between i Wellington and Thorndon, 1 but the latter put up a,very credit- '-■■ able display, poor shooting preventing' a higher; scoro on thoir, part. The game was . played,on* No. 5 ground, which was nothing .' but mud, so good hockoy was out of the oneslion. For tho winners, Patterson' (2), Walton v and D. Beere .scored; .while- MTarlano regis-; tered Thorndo"n!6''EbaliMT Mr. i- ■'■ •' ■ ' -t'i I'/ ; , VICTOEIA COLLEGte (5) V. VIVIAN (o).'' " Victoria Collcgo, who have mad«.such-a v r6-/-recovery sinoe the earlier stages of the season,.; placed another-deoisrve win to ? thoir, crcdit on Saturday, when : they doftatod . Vivian on No. .3 gTouna.' by the 'good margin of. 5-goals to nil.- The victors hf.d practically i the best of_ it throughout the game, the losers .'not;being- in such form'as when thy played .•■ United on the previous Saturday. The boot- ■ ' ers woro Strack, Bogle, Monaghon, and 1 11, - Beere (2).: Tho referee was Mr. Southwick. ■: JUNIOR. • St. Patrick's College Old Boys and • Wesley . - drow, Victoria College B. defeated Petono by 5 to i.. , „■ / Government Lifo won from Vivian by 7 to L r : . Metropolitan defopted Karori .by 5 to 2. . Thorndon . defaulted to , Victoria Collego A\ -" r Wellington defeated. Y.M.C.A. by 2 to L ' United defeated Gregg's by 4 to 3. - ' : v.. THIHD CLASS.' "■ ' . Metropolitan : defeated Gregg's. ' Wdllington defeated St.. Patrick's College by 3 to 2. ; Government Lifo: beat Wosiev by 8 to o.' ' ' ' ' Potono defeated Victoria College B by ( '6 to L • REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. :.The Management Committoo of tho Wellinf.' tonr Hockey Association lias forwardod.a letter ■: ' to the Horowhcnua Association, suggesting - a game at' Wellington on July 24; It is desired to play the Canterbury Association' at \Christohurch on August 7. In wgard to Auckland, a : ; visit'is ! expected 1 from' the "northerners on August 14. ' After that,. M'anganui is oxpoctcd, but that. association, wants a guarantee, which 1 cannot I» conceded. ( Therefore, no, date has : yet;been: fixed."The \Vairarapa;A6Sociation is, '■■■ being' visited by Taranaki, ; but nothing 5 has ' been ,done, regarding a match .with Wellington. ■~ ! ln' reference to the shield,, the local aesocia- - tion has asked Auckland.,to play a match on a,. Monday,'but this was refused in a .letter, and", no •other was ; suggested. Wellingtoil thon offered any day this month, but the reply was that they would not put off their own fixtures, ' and they will not play Wellington until they return, from tho southern tonr. The local comt mittoe will hold a meeting with a view, of in- . yoking the : aid. of the New. Zealand Hookoy t '• Association in the matter, as Auckland's aotion is considered .unsportsmanlike, ; M It is ' probable that, in- consequenco of tho Canterbury, Hockey Association refusing to givo tho Auckland Association any guarantee, tho Auckland v. ■ Canterbury,'repreSontativo inatoh set-down for, decision at Christchu'rllh on; Aug. l ust-19/will bo abandoned,, and a match"-with . Southland at Invercargill substituted.. Southland has offorcd. the Aucklanders substaa- , tial financial assistance.' :, ' , LADIES' HOCKEY. Tho only senior ladies' match on Saturday was that between Potono and St. John's, the - former winning by 6 goals to 2. .-.Tho gamo oomwehoed with some very good" play on ooth siaes. Miss Bolton, after a very good piece of ■ work, seburcd the first'goal for Petonc. Shortly .' after this, Miss Brookcrband, of Petohe, scoi-eil another goal. At this period of the,game, St; John's set to work in a most determined way, . and in a very short spell Miss Paulmaiv by a ; brilliant: rush, scored the. first goal for St.* John's. Tho latter now seemed to gain confidonco. and for some time, kept the Potono backs very busy. During ono of St. John's rushes, the Petono goalkeeper kicked the ball in' qoal. ' Just before the close of. the-first • spell Miss Bolton' sefiurcd another goal, for: Petono. During, the second spell St. John's! wero called 1 npon 1 piany, times to defend th«ir goal, and Mis# Bolton scored two goals in'quick 6ucotssion, ' ■ ttiss";E. '-Fleet; adding another, Dnring. • the •-' natch Petono showed themselves to b» a t?am )f-good combination, Misses Bolton and Floot , ■ joiiig the most prominent pliyers. St. Jehu's, : ' ilthough defeated by a good mrrgin of peists, ilayeJ well, Misses Pauleian and PatUrsw he. ' ng tho best players for their side. Tk« former s a dashing pluyer, and h» practically the , nainstay, of her. tcim. Mr. C. A. Smith ro- , ereed. In the junior fixtures;, College Old Girl» d». . eatod Phyiical Training by 2 to nil. St. Mark's ■' ' ron from Hineraoa by sto nil, and St. John's - 1 defaulted to Hereawa. •• In tho ,tkird-cla«s games, Rosoneath and. !eltic v B drew, each scoring 2 goals. Normal : defeated Ramblers by 4 to 1. and, Nermsl B efaulted to" Celtic A. it Petone, Petew met' nd defeated Victeria Celkgo B by t goals to I. ' ■LI ■ ,i 11''"v. To tho,people of Australia wo would say iako a Laxo-Tonic Pill" onco a day;: : .They-arc cheap; and pure, and mild,'. \ , '1 , - Good for woman, man, and child— ; ■ ' v Those splendid little ,pills have como-lo star. ' - - Tixo-Tohio Pills. lOid." and la. 6il.' •- • 4-