HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1432, 6 May 1912, Page 3

HOCKEY.

SENIOR RESULTS. Karori (4) v. Victoria College (0). United (2) v. WelNnnton (2). Wesley (3) v. Government Life (1). KARORI-COLLEGE, The Karori and College teams met on No. It ground, J)ny's Bay, when it rcisi ding-dong contest t'oofc place. Although piny was a little scrappy lit times, the Same was strenuous and fast throughout, ami College were decidedly unlucky in not finding the net on mure than one occasion. Hie Karori forwards, however, showed plenty of pace, ami their fast following up might well be emulated by otiier teams.

Suoji after the "bully-oft" College ruMietl down to the circic, ami ill-luck alone prevented n score. J'iny soon shifted to College quarter*, L. Diivies giving the ball to leader, from whom it went to Davips, who made no mistake. I—o. Still the Week forwards pressed on; then the College forwards took a hand, the Strack brothers beingprominent in a warm scramble in the Karori circle, but no goal resulted. Immediately after Loader shot the- ball centre-wards, and a passing bout resulted in Mackillop registering Karon's second goal. Yet again the . Black forwards swept down, and Loader smartly whipped the- ball between the posts. Karori 3; Collego 0. The next good piece of play came from G. Strack, who managed by clever stick play to elude everybody but the goalkeeper, who nullified his work. Half time came with Karori 3 points to the good. , • On resuming the Biacks were at it once again, and in the College circle, but Loader failed to goal: Then the College had a turn, but by slipping at the critical moment a Collego forward lost a certain goal. College failed to make use of several corners, and a good rush was backed by L. Davie-s, who played a fine defensive game throughout. Play then shifted C'ollegewards, and from a free-hit uaudo Campbell notched Karon's fourth goal, this being their final effort. lor College, the two Straeks were always prominent, and Burbidge (half) also played well. On the Karori side the brothers Davies were always to the fore, as also were Canipbell, Loader, and Partou. Mr. M. Luckie was the referee.

UNITED-WELLINGTON. These two teams faced each other at Karon Park, and the result jast about indicates the state of the game, although Wellington were unlucky in not scoring oftener in the second half. An outstanding leature of the play was the inability of both sets of forwards to shoot goo l<. iimo after time they swept down into the scoring zone with fruitless effort-;. Why dou t forwards practice goal shooting'? Ino lirst spell was evenly contested. Tue {rail travelled about, but lo no purpose, ("'st Wellington would swarm down, and .M hldoivney would send them back. Then the lieds would take a hand, and put in plenty of hard work, but all to no purpose. And so the first spell was contested without score. The. second half opened with more determination, and at last Bovd scored for tnited with a iiard shot, this acted as a doso of physic to Wellington, and they nut more "ginger" into their play, but the defence of Thompson (C'nited's'lelt-hali) stopped their progress. Then Collins, the ifeds right-winger, followed up a Jon" hit, and Jlorneth bungling, enabled him to find the net the result of following up. Imited 2; Wellington 6. With ten minutes to go, Jlbrpeth doffed his pads and left the goal. His presence ,i it' 6 D orn ' ard s acted as a tonic n"! 1 , t, %? 1 " os i ltt f ic!wl «•'«> vim and toi M hwnn sent a shot that beat Dwrer I here werei now only a few minutes to co, and Xmitcd was one in the lead. Wei-lin-tons spirited play showed itself, and just on time, the evergreen Jlorpeth sent Tn a n B ° a i Y h >cl> mnde the game a draw. Jn the Ked ranks Tlwmpsan and SI'El. dmvney caught the eye most, whilst Beid ffi Tl" S r° n u n F M - wi "i? w ) Played well. Mi. il. J. Hunter was (lie referee.

WESLEY-GOVERNMENT L)FE. Wesley and Government Life lined ~p on iNo 1 ground, Day's liay, and after a WiriJed contest Westey.proved victorious 0} ■> to 1. Ibis is Government Life's second senior gnine, and if thev keep or training, success will come th'eir wnv 1 hough the match is their second defeat tins season, they "must remember tiio ok! saying, ' Tis an honour to win, but mi disgrace to lose.' Lively play opened m proceec ings, and Government Life found themselves defending. Faiivel (Wesley) shot the ball to Smith, who registered ; goal. Wesley kept up tho attack, but good play by Birch counted for naught owing to faulty passing. Then Fauvel (who played well right through) secured tho ball, and after some tricky work ob tamed Wesley's second goal. This spirited Government Lifo on, and they entered the scoring arena, only to find "that Hatch (tho goalkeeper) was a good man between the sticks. Again asserting themselves, Wesley combined well, aud half-time sounded with a debit balance, of two goals against tho Government Life. Willing was the play in the second half, and Life' worked hard and vigorously, but Wesley came at it again, mid Fauvel registered his second goal, making the tally three. Then tho Government employees went at it again, and at last Caldicut sent in a goal. From then onwards there was no further score, leaving Wosley, 3; Government Life, I. Mr. J. \\\ Geudall was referee.

JUNIORS. St. Mark's vanquished Government Life by G goals to 2. Wilson (2), Read (2), Hutson and Ferguson (1 each) shooting for the winners, and Hamilton and Prain for the losers. Mr. Jluldoon was referee. Victoria College overwhelmed K.Y.M.I. B team by. 11 to nil, tho gamt being onesided. Griffiths (i), Dβ la Mare » and Foden (2 each), Cl«ghorn, Wilson, and Castle (1 each) shot for the College. Mr. M'Kcnzie was referee. United, who won the competition last year, won by 5 goals to 4 against Hutt Valley, after a close go. Victoria College B did not emulate their A team's performance, for St. Augustine's whipped them to the tune of 8 goals to nil. Wellington's combination proved too good for K.Y.M.I. A team, whom they defeated by i goals to 2. Vincent (2), Haigh (1) and Pratt (1) goaled for the winners, whilst Ayson and Jl'Leod each secured a goal for K.Y.M.I. Mr. J. C. Cusack was tho referee. Gregg's proved too good for Metropolitan, whom they vanquished by 2 goals to nil. h Playing at Karori, the Blacks defeated Wesley by 5 goals to 1, and judging by their form so far they should annex the junior championship. Legge, Parton, and Brooker(S) scored for Karon, and Sanson for Wesley. Jveiteon, Spiers, and Brooker played well for Kaiori. Alan and Struck played best for Wesley.

THIRD CLASS. Military training has interfered with the third grade players, consequently the teams have been unabid to show much form. At Day's Bay, Wellington succumbed to St. Marks by 2 goals to nil. Gregg's and Kilbirnie Anglican drow with each other, two goals each being the tally. LADIES' HOCKEY. Playing at Karori, Ramblers were too good for the College Old Girls A toani, and decisively beat them by 7 goals to nil. The College girls did not show their last season's form, whereas their opponents played first-class hockey. .Miss Bolton (4 gojUs), and Hiss Harris (3 goals) shot for the winners. If the College girls want to win matches, they must practise more than they have been doing. Mr. C. Smith was the refero*. Herewhiui defeated College Old Girls B team by 2 goals to nil, although thero was nothing very meritorious about the play. _ It was just a scramble from start to finish. Miss Cheyno was responsible for both goals. Ramblers B , went down to Petone", being beaten by 3 goals. St. Augustine's succumbed to Svrens, (rlio defeated them by 3 goals to ml. Girls' College gaiiK'd a victory over iVliiiio by i goals to I.