HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 850, 23 June 1910, Page 5

HOCKEY.

KARORI, '2; HTJI MAIA 0. The only game played yesterday under the auspices. of tho Wednesday Association, was that between the Karori and Hui Mai A teams, which met at Karori. The latter lowered tho colours of Hui Mai by two goals to nil. I In. the first spell the iHni Mai forwards .played below form. Clapshaw (Hui Mai) lost a certain goal by taking too long over his stroke, and allowing tho Karori full-back to hit tho ball over tho lino. Tho spell ended' without any score. In tho second spell, soon after the opening, Dunkley, •by a smart piece of following- up, scored a fine goal. Shortjy afterwards Booker finished up a good piece of passing by scoring the second goal for Karori. Tho Karori forwards neat tho Hui Mai forwards all through the game, through tho centre and the two inside men not giving their wing men a chance. Hui Mai, however, had the best of the back play. 1 ■ Dunkley, Cole, Gayford, Atkin, and the Spiers Brothers were the best players. on the Karori side, while for Hui Mai Hunter, Burke, Sherwood, Stevens, and Sherwood gavo good displays. Mr. Cusack was .referee. SATURDAY'S. SHIELD MATCH. Yesterday afternoon a match took place between the team chosen for Saturday to.play against Hawke's Bay and an eleven selected .from various clubs. The ground, No.. 2 Day's Bay, was slippery, but a good deal of solid work was in evidence during the- game. In tho absence of Jones, centre-forward, who ia indisposed, Mr. Walton, tho selector, acted as "bully." Tho representative teanr had tho best of tho game, tho score reading 4 —o. Mr. R. ■ L. Jones was referee. ENGLISH NOT COMING: OTHER DIFFICULTIES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Ghrlstchurch, June 22. At a meeting of the New Zealand Hockey Association to-night a letter was received from the secretary of the English Association in wliioh he stated that it would be impossible to send a representative team to New Zealand, as the expense would be too great, and the International Board did not favour such tours owing to the trouble caused (in the way of semi-professionalism) to other games by such trips. If somo private individual cared to take a team out that was another matter altogether, and all his* association would do would hs to see that a proper amateur status was observed. , The letter was. read, and, in tho course of a brief discussion, the remark regarding semi-professionalism was ridiculed, one member remarking that, tho only allowanco which members of other visiting : teams got was three shillings daily, which was insufficient grounds on which to base a charge of semi-pro-fessionalism. • ■ A letter was also received from'the secretary of the New South Wales Association, who wrote that there were difficulties in the way of sending an, Australian team to New Zealand as no Australian association' existed. The chairman suggested that the New Zealand Association might make ' an offer to assist a visiting team in the way of meeting expenses. Several members were, of opinion that the season was too far advanced for anything to bo done this year. It was decided to invito opinions from affiliated associations as to tho visit of an Australan team in 1911, amd to inquire what guarantees would bo given.