HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 2

HOCKEY.

UNITED WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP, " INTEnESTING ' GAMES. :

Tho' Wellington Hockey Association's Senior. Championship is now virtually over. United have defeated Y.M.C.A.', Karori, and' Victoria Col- . lego in succession, and no one is left to disputo their claim to tho championship, which tlioy have iron for about ten years. The match with Victoria College were very exciting, and it on« stage it looked as if tie latter \ were going to win. .'L'ho detailed results aw ' as follow.— ■ !■' , '....■. '■■." UNITED (5) V. VICTORIA COLLEGE (4), "United and Victoria College met on No. l.v ground, which was very slippery. The Greene (College) attacked vigorously from tho bullyoff, but, after'& few'minutes, Ashbolt saved by '.'■ α-hit to Smythe, who easily triumphed over Burhid«e t right-half, &nd passed to Hollis, who scored a pretty goal.. College returned to tlw Attack, and Boglo quickly equalised. ' 1-1. The Rede (United) then assumed tho aggressive, and the play became exceedingly fast. ' After Organ had misssd tho' post, Becro and Smith, tho right-inside, initiated a pretty rush, but C. Struck was penalised for off-side. Play alternated for a while, and then Elliott put in some pretty play; arid went right into tho goal' without hitting tho' ball. Elliott and Hollifl then exhibited some pretty , combined, play, > Coombcs's activity alone preventinj? a score. Within a couple of minutes-of half-time, El-. liott took possession and-carried the ball'.right, .through; and scored easily. 2—l. Eight on, top of this Elliott-and Smytho carried the ball, up-field, and Hollis took, a '6hot, wbich v . hit the rail'and fell just over the line.' 3—l.' ' On.the resumption of play, United attack, vigor- ■ ouslv. Ronaldson passed to Hollis, the latter , Bcorlng. : : 4—l. Fast, but oven, play ensued, for a speU, with tho advantage in favour of ; the Collegians. Bventualy Q. Straok passed to C. Strack, who scored. ' Dwycr attempted Ito lack; but missed.' t— 2. Collego maintained a determined attack,' and Smith sopred; 4h-3. A mbnieht later. Deere 'was enabled to equalise. : , i-4. Play was now carried to College tern* tory, and, from a scramble near the College ■■ goal, Organ scored. .5-4. Collego had cloarly the better of the, game at the latter end of v , it, but their shooting probably..cost them'., tho loss.' ■"■ '.Mr." K. C. Morpeth 'carried, the!.whistle. ■•' ■■' -.':. . ,■ : ! ; ■'■-, .-•"«■■-•■ :--.i .-.;.■.. '-.■'

;• : :• ■ WESLEY.ffI V. ; VIVIAN (1) ; On No.-3 ground, Wesley met and defeated. Vivian by "2 goals to V. This ground mj particularly muddy, arid it-was mclios tnicK: round oiie r of-the goals, rendering.' good play completely'-out'of the question. ; The victors had;the better of the game practically all through; only the bad shooting of the.Weeloy. forwards, preventing a higher score) The Wesley team showed jnore.combination, than their opponents, , .,'and should have won.by a greater margin. Their two .goals .were ;scorcd 'by Keys and: Birch respectively. '" . ■-:;..:';

;'■.■■, Y.M.C.A (4) V; WELLINGTON (0). >. ',•• /■/,;,.. Tho game between Y.M.C.A, 'and Wellington V was uninteresting, there .being-no doubt ; irom the beginning who would win. It must be saio, , "■ however, that-Wellington played a •better;game - ■ than they, havo'.done for some time. The backs , ■'. were jiuit* up .to the mark, but the forwards, _ who had some juniors in the.line,-were.lam«nt-:■....■;, ' ably weak' in. their opponents .circle.;. Many;. sroedopcmngG went beßeinß bec&uso; there was not a forward in the Wellington team who :.; . could , shoot hard and. accurately. 'The first spell was owned-'with a score by Wheatlo; .; within fiT« minutts of the "bally," and for the ' , greater part ■ Y.M.C.A. ' were Btfiiggling'.with :,, Wellinston'e backs, ameng" whom Harty.'and;,; Smythe were, the principals. Shuley .eared..vj a. hot'shot in good style, but, the - were not doing-what was wanted, and .not in-.;.. frequently members were noticeably out of.. ' . their place-s. .Eventually Loader, proving tro smart for a Wellington player, carried; the ball :; prettily past the half,, then evaded theJnU-.. ... back, and.finally deceived Shuley, a nice goal,'; resulting froni th» prettiest play in' the;.game.:;') The second : spell saw Wellington liven ;up. a -, ■•. - little; and. they managed'to got near, their op-: ..• poncnts' goali but -Parto'n,; Dawsoni, arid- Cp,, were not easily beaten, aiid Wellington ;wore ~, soon "pufaboat." Loader: then claimed sebr- ' ing honours again, and gave Y.M.C.A. a lend Of: ■ 3. At Smythe..; and; Harty,. were •,; playing wcll'-rndeed for ; tho losing./ Side; and 80 •• ' was Beer^jft< l Uieitoardg,;,butaheioWe i ro u£-■„,, able to Bfeve-1 fourtlv,goal,..whiph-- -Wheatley Mr. .Hicksbn waSTefefeo..,.;;::..!;—;__. , !

• : ; : V KAROR,I:(S)^Y.:THOR ; ND,p^.(o). v , i ;-.: ;,;:i . • A'-muddy Scramble ;and a very slow- one- ii ■" about , all that can be' said, of .the'game, be tween Karori and Thorudou. When tho ground,; ■'■; is more a bog. than: anything .else, and: has nou , been marked out pleasure is,/.not. great tol t citlier Atinnere . or'loßera. ' On. suoh . »,.,'. 'field players cannot 'be fairly, judged ~> and had ICarori, lost, ..one .would .not,., have been, greatly' surprised. .Tho first spoil was willing on Thoriidon'e part, and the* kept , ipluckily at work, 1 dcepito the fact that Wimb; ■,:■■ ■ Fulton, and Murphy Bcored tho .three goals against them in'tho spell.,' The second torn ."• '■'was slower, if ■ anything, than its predecessor, and only'two goals were scored, G. Daviescet- ;' ting both.-' Williams, in. goal for jTh'orndon, ' . 'was ■ kept busy,, and, ■ although five shots. beat .';■ "■■ him, he played a good game. Sloaae Bros, and Aitkin. played best fortho losers, and' Murphy, ; C. Campbell, Gohdall, and Willis 1 for tho ..win-..: ners. Karori played a man short. . Mr. Pofce was rcfereo. ',: , ', , ■■■.■';.:' '' .-JUNIOR MATCHES., . v ' ' " Metropolitan defeated. Government Life by - 2. goals to 1; Gregg's beat Vivian by . i, to 1; T.M.C.A. lost •to Petone,'.. the - . figures being 15 to 1; United* defeated St. Patrick's College Old Boys by 3. to 2; Victoria ... Colloge A. defeated Victoria College B by 5 <./ jto I. ; ,:■■ ..■■". . .-,; r- : ..; /; ':'•;"•.-■.. THIRD-CLASS. ; :;<,,;. Metropolitan defeated Victoria College B by ■ 7.goals to i; Gregg's won from Wesleyby'S toXi2i ; ■ ■■'.■ v,■ -. ■ ; ' :; - ■:/■:■■■' : ;..;.. LADIES' ASSOCIATION. , .3'? ■Senior.—Victoria.,College defeated St. JohtL'e.'' iby 5 goals to 'i. '. '■' < ';,' '.''•■ , : .'i-Vv'■■' . Junior.—Grogg's A won from St. Marks,by 2■.■■ to nil i St. John's A defeated Haereiaal by 4 to / li Victoria College beat Hiuemoa by 17 ; to nil; ■. College Old Girls defeated Hercawa by ; 1 to ; ". nil; and Victoria College B defeated ;Oiregg'|J. . B. by 4 to. nil. .. . ' .■ ' ■'■..'■.- '•' Third-class.—Eoseneath defeated Celtic A. by., 2 goals to nil; Kia Ora won from Celticß. , • by 1 to nili Normal defeated Kaiublers by:7\ to nil. ...■.-; -.'..■■ •. . ■ '■ ;,,.. ■■!•'.',' WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. r > . .. The soioctors (llcssrs. Cusack, Hunter,' ■': ahd Taj'ler) have chosen the. follnwins team' ■ ■ to play against. Wairarapa. at Mastcrtoii, : 6n ■' Thuisdayj August 5: —Goal, Arthur ■: (Hui Mai); full-baclu, M'D6well'(Petone), Mcarus , •. (Hui Mai); halves,. Camoron (Post and Tele-' graph), Clcmontson (Hui Mai), Brown (Artil- ■■• lery); forwards, Hansc (Pakcha), Janics (Ai-■ •;. tillery), Coojnor (Y.M.C.A;); Jones (Post and I:, Telegraph), Owens (Post and Telegraph). Mr. ' Hunter will'act as of the team. V,.''AUCKLAND, REPRESENTATIVES.TEAM. : V ■■■'■: (By. Tolceraph—Preoe ABSociatlon.).."'■' ,■ ■.-" ■■■'■■"■■-.;"• Auckland, August 1. : ; • Auckland will.be called upon. to.defend the ' New Zealand Hockey AEsdciatiou's cham-' pionship shield against , Taranaki next Shturday, and the association will bo ; represented ae ' follows i—Goal (Allon (Auck-; land): full-backs, ■ Sheriffs (United) and Speight (University)) half-backs, B.adham-.(5t..-' Georgo'e), Poi'ter (United), and Knvaiiajh ■-..-. (Auckland); forwards,■'. Oaeobsou 'OTnivcrsitj"). Barry (United), Mason .-, Mather' , (Auckland), and Murdoch. (Auckland). Of the :'■■. above-mentioned players, 'Allen, Speight, Jacobsen, and Mason oannot tour Eonth,-. , and-their-"--places will bp filled by Blqomfifld' (United), . Richards -(University), Prirrte (Grufton), sridYoung (Ponsonby). P. Lepin« (Auckland) and,;.' Sniytho (Albion) are also included in the toui> ing team.. ' ;' , ■':".■ J- '- .' •; ■:;-..,.. !'.

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