HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2156, 23 May 1914, Page 12

HOCKEY.

[By Spectator;!

CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER. I I" n d ft Msg2 § 3 J p. ;S p P IB O O Metropolitan ..... 2 2 0 0 7 2 4 United 1 1\ 0 0 9 6 2 University , 2 1 1 0 8 S 2 Karori .'. 2 1 1 0 8 10 2 ■■Wellington 2 1/10 2 2 2 Jnsnranco 10 10 0 10 M.Y.M.I 2 0 2 0 3 U 0 A Dark Hotse. A glance at the championship ladder gives a fair indication of the respective merits of tho seven contesting teams in the contest. Perhaps tho only dark horse m the whole field is United. That team had a preliminary canter last Saturday, but tho opposing team, M.Y.M.1,, is an inexperienced, and hitherto .untried colt,' also ns being badly managed, United simply romped home. , Their "go" with University to-day should; however, give, a fair: indication of United's staying pow-ors. The game should bo a most interftsting one, the nto.ro so because, of the fact that University gave y-evideuco lastSaturday of greatly improved form, University has roplatted a weak link in tho vanguard by H©stielc, and on Satttri day, this player gave a very creditable display indeed. Gash w* Chivalry. "Quito ail Interesting little discussion took place during tho Wellington Association's meeting last week, when the Ladies' Association made Application for the use of grounds at Karori. Park ■ "<3\\ |1» snma terms as last year." Now, the lady applicants have not as 1 vet handed over last year's rent fcr "the same grounds, and, consequently, it is not to be wondered at tfeit the association'sohairrtian (Mr. Cathie) sternly waved aside all thoughts of chivalry 1 and, steeling himself in the endeavour ! by gating at tho nono too fitm financial : foundation of the moil's association, said: "No, wo' must make- some, stipulation ■ so that last year's Hfrea ; fs . aro paid 1 along with this year's In this ; J view he was seconded by M.jf, Jackson.

Then it was that Sir. Ben.iie.tt arose and made a stirring appears tor the ladies. They had had big diffieullids to facs at tho latter end of last season, and had coilsequcft% been unable to pay the rent, Of- course 5Jr. Bennett's appeal was couched in more stirring words than these, but it wrvald he too long to reprint hero. Anyhow, quite a number of tho listening eommittceinen were evidently moved bv it. But 'Sir. Cathio still looted yei-y stern, and still maintained that the., ladies should inaiia.se their affairs bettor than thjis._ Besides, ho added, the men's association had their own matters to le.ok after, and had no money to spare-. Sir. Bennett's words had taken root, huweve-r, and,•■watered by the rains of chivalry, ftey germinated into a decision to grant tlio . ]adios| request. . There-, wers ottly two .dissen&nts. Mr. Cathk then said somibing aho'tit /'too • many Indies' men on tho men's asso*eiation." Auckland Active. Again* 'Delegates from the Alnnioipal Beforees' Association throtig.hßut the Dominion aro to moot & -conference, hero on Julio 12, when tho question of re--I'oTnifhg _ tho N.£. Hockey .Referees' Association will be oofislstered. Tho cob-, : fersneo has been mooted by the Audi- : land Ucferoes' Assdci-atfen, tlvjj. Queen City hockev people aro obviously going to shake things up this season. ' Unfortunately they wore unsuccessful as originator*; to shift the hockey headffuar--Icrs from Cliristehureh to WolJhistan, but this is not gerag fe provo'nt them from poking wp tho referees' imadrjimtters in Chrfsrtchurch with a vimy to awakening theai from their SBim-drowsy condition. It is confidently anticipated in Auckland that as the" rosiNt of this coivfereuof>, the referees' will be shifted to 'Auckland. "Wellington vottW bo the ideal centre," states at' Miokhmd pnrior, "but it is understood that some drffeultv would be etfrtßr'!nmwd in pitting tho necessary officials in that city." Now, how do local "eiithuiasts" take that? shonhl be no difficult* at, nil in l putting officials if_ thf ''oHfir' brethren" of tlio game, 'in this city would only bo a little mora enthusiastic. Yet the stigmn cast 011 us Ivv the northern napw is nuito in eisler, as witltess the difficulty "Weriencvd. here: in petting referees. Th'«re-i , . , 5 just a siiffi* fiient number at present ta- go round., Maro Afeou.t' Hofißoy Bcadnuartors. That Auckland is still ■ feeling ' soro over the tursing-dotyii 'of tlio proposed change of l.ieatf'iuflrtej's is evidtitii from tho lengthy articles appearing Tn the nortliorn papers on the matter, during the past few weeks. Tlio following extract sneaks volumes ;— . "A. tittle further side-light has bean thrown "on tha doings of sows of the delegates id She an Mtal mcetmg_ of the [No* Zealand fieckey As; ■• sociation in connoction with the .motion to change? the headnnarterS from Chrisfcctareli to- Wellington. The local has Itoen advised by the Thames, Taranaki, Hnwke's Bay, and Otago Associ.n. tions that they ail instrueiwl thwr delegates to siivmnrt the motion for a. clumga. Had the delegates voted according to tlio wishes of their ■associations tho voting would havo been 12 each for and against tho change, and d-hn chairman would have bi"'-n called upon fsr a casting vote, This would s«em to indicate, that certain doWates must havo takvjn. it upon tbe'i'selve? tf> vote contrary to histnwtimi.s. T\ye council is a council -of tho ■vs.fimts aßili-. a ted aftsoeisttinns. and'pit'of i.ndividinls. Each aAsoo'ntion is ro* presented bv delV'Ta.tes, or accftta. who. sfirictly «'wakitia, havo . iso in'dividijalitv. They ar» tie mofli'hoieePß of their nssocktionsand to vote niraii'vst, the- inpfefwtvons of their ftsS!ici"ttons vrmM ha presnmfttien oft their part."

Tito Poor Lat'les. The Indies arc baring a. nflier liod time this, season, but mostlv on account of tl>r> weather'. A helativ] start n-o.s mnde three weeks a-s?n under Mirthin.*? bur. favewahlp fionrlitlonF.. Xnt a whit dishenrtnnpd. a brave notice mi si window oin.Snt.firrbv last proriaivned the fce.t tli«t' "ladles* games wonbl" Ho plowed." Thulenieath was ;. notice nfetins: that Rnffhy was riisttwiwid! The lnd.v»i. true to the summons, wik. tered in fill! fort* on the suddpii finals at Jvarori, hat. alas, the ihre.itpfijnnclouds overhead remained Tipnffeeted, and, moreover, were Liiickivnlroiis enough to withhold their ■water* fre'sht till the game hnd ftommoncwl, anil then followed th« tkdvi«re. Feminine! voices' were raised as if in protest, lint the. clouds only poured on, the icv wind vliwtled an »a?omp.ini't«?i''. and the drenched ladies eventually fied.