HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2145, 11 May 1914, Page 9

HOCKEY.

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOLfRNAMBNT LADIES' GAMES OPEN. Quito an interesting and busy time was put in by hockey players at Karori Park on Saturday! Main interest was centred in the seven-a-aide contest, and, out of the twcßty-one games played in it. thero wero quito a large iwinlKT of fast and exciting battles. Dafkness, hoivover, sot in before the competition could be brouylit to a closn, and one of tho semi-finals—University A v, Me- I tropolitan A—and tho final between thewinner in this gam© and Karori A still remain to be played. As the Jossr in finch match dropped out. it. naturally followed that both tho quality of the play and the interest of tho onlookers increased as the games advanced. Karori A came through .three rounds .with j flyinu; colours, and, in the semi-fiiml j with Metropolitan B. wosi bv 3 goals to nil. It is thought probable that, tho final, will bo contested between the Karnri A and Metropolitan A, ys>i ii is quite pas.siblo that University A may match vieto ry from tho latter. Altlsou!?h the cames wero decided on the scaled handicap system, it is not thought .that any tnam won on this advantage. "'l'ho following aro tho results of tSio various rounds:— RESULTS OF THE CONTESTS, FIRST BOUND. University. A beat I'irate' B by dofault. Mymi beat United E b,y default. :. St. Augustine A boat §t. Augustine 13 by 3 Koals to nil. Karori A boat Pirates A by 7 goalsto nil. . Insurance B beat University D by 8 goals to 1. Hutt Valley beat ■Wellington C by 1 goal to nil. Wellington B baai Karori B by 4 goals to nil. Metropolitan B beat United C by 3 goals to 1. Wellington A beat , Utiitaj B by 1 goal to 0. United A beat Metropolitan C by 12 to 0. Kilbirnie Anglican beat Wellington D by -1 goals to 0. Metropolitan A beat -Insurance) A by 4 coals to 1. Wesley beat United B, Insurance C beat Insnrnftni' B by default. SECOND. ROUND. Wellington A beat- Wellington B by 5 goals to 2. University A Iwttt M-Y.M.I, by 8 goals to 2. Metropolitan A best St. AugHstrae's , Aby 1 goal to 0. . Metropolitan B beat luturrui-ce P by 7 goals to 1. United A. boat Kilbindc Anglrean by 7 goals to 0. Karori A.beat Hutt Valley by 'i goals to 0. Insurance C heat.-AVeslo.v. THIRD BOUND. Karori A defeatoct Wellington A by 2 goals 'to 1. ■ University A beat Insurance C liy 5 go.ils to nil. Mnlropolitnii A.beat United A by 2 goals to 1. ■ . .. . ■ Metropolitan H,- a lye. SEMI-FIKALS. ■.Ivarori. A beat. Metropolitan B. by 3 goals to 0. . . i-V ■ ."■ University A v. Metropolitan A is ycit unplayed. : ■ ■ ' - LADIES' MATCH, IN DEPRESSING Tho weather was- aiiyt-liiiig but favourable for the opeiHH-g- β-f the Indies' seii* son. A b!eak_,i(3.vitberly, with tho bite of tho Antarctic ill it wept, Uie Ituids, while, to .make rfiaiters ivorsp, vaiji fell early in the afternoon. In view of this, it was doubtful whether a startwould bo made, but, shortly after SslS tho games wero comincuecd. Natural' I.V, there was notlsiisg to c-iithiisß over in tiie two senior games, cnnsiiieriitfc that they wero first-of-season f.y.ijp, and were played on sodden giwtinlsy iinds-r tho depressing . eoiitlitJons mentioned.. It must bo said, howovoi , , that there was plenty of nmst extraordjiiary hitting. Most of ths.pJayors woAmI with • a will, and if tbry did not hit the. ball j at times, thero wtis certainly the maximum of-forco in wießiny: the sticks. Ramblers A found no diSn-fiilty in ao counting for the Girls' College eleven,' whilo University created scnie surprise by defeating Syrens. RAMBLERS This game' resulted in the iricvitabte triumph of oxpericsiee orcr iitcspcrienco. The Girls' College eleven was composed for tho niost part of new players, and they were irrfatde to eppa with tho combined manoeuvres of Bambers, In the first spell t-he latter placed four goals to their credit—or, rather, three, as ono was scored per favour of the opposing goalkeeper. Misses Edwards, Simons, and Edwards were the- scor-ftrs. Tho College Girls were njaws' t>i\ their mettle in the second spell, and presented a rather strong defensive front to their opponents. ' RasiWo.rs, in fact, succeeded in annexing only ono gfsal during this spell, Miss Wig scoring,. The game, therefore, finished; Ramblers, o goals; College, nil, Mr. J. W. Gendall was the rofercre. UNIVERSm:—SYBENS. After an even ami mher uniut-erest-ing contest, University crfiatec! som« surprise by lowering the colcmrs of the miicli-talked-of Syrens to .tlie time of ■2 goals to 1. ' Of the two teams, however, Syrens shaped the better, and their defeat can perhaps he. attriluitable to a weak rearguard. The firstspell ended in Syrette' favour,' Miss- N. Brown scoring. ' University,' ho*'6vcr. attacked in the speand si»l!, and succeeded in annoxing two-.goals, Miss.es Dons and Carrick bo ing .responsible for these. Mr. C. P. Jf'Ttosie was' referee. JUNIOR MATCH. Technical College defoiitwl Eambkrs by two gonls to nil. ■University drfealefl Girls' College byone goal to nil. * ~