HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 8

HOCKEY.

c rWEDNESDAY MATCHES. PETONE V. IIUI MAI. Tivo second series oE ma.tc.lics .in., llio ! second round muler of' [ the Wellington Mid-wvek AssMciaUoD. whs, played at Karon Park yesterday aiternoon:. Tito grounds.. after the recent r'ai'R, were? iir a vcr-y bad state, while the play nil runr.d was a Ion;: way below standard. . In the first spoil of the same liiv- ' ■ fever u-- Pet-one .and' Hui Mai, Petono, from the luiUy-ofi',. carried pliiy mlo Hui' \!ni quarters and Cavel'i, within two minutes, had registered:'the first ijr.nT for P.etoH.e. For a,tune H;n Mai managed to keep Petono l'fom scmiiiK. Then tiie Pet one i'onvrtrds.i. playing, with fine rowhina'tioii. and dash, over-ran .their opponents and before hall-time was eall- . Ed hail a.dclei'r seven more goals. ' ■ was responsible .for thrfre., while Howes seen red three, awl. Heekei Aalii?.;.. Tlio spell ende'el in favour of I'efoiio .h\ S goals to nil. •• . ' In. the .seeolid spoil, piay - ,v as of a more, even character, ard Petpne, at . . tinies. were called on to defend. C'o.vell. nrVloti two more-goals and Howe oik 1 , IV.tone. evcntualiy wiiVnin)." by 11 goals to ml. ■■ .■><. . ■■ ■■■■■ lor the \nmiers Cnvell, Howe,, and Tapiin were fjood,- While/Bin''; liell and. 11 ill played ijfdmiftniijiiEiip' fo'u-.'itie-Mr. CufeheSv IVas- referee. iV'ramelersTv pakeha. 11l the iirj.r. spel Ramblers, playing against. Pakeha, opened by Mirldicton finding the net, and for ,'i}r tmic play «"3s qp -jiljd .■ftcjfi'' Pnfe'ha iiiiliat-- <■<! a forward rush, and carrying'.play ilito ' Ramblers' circle,' 'toiler ryeiiefi ftp. ■sijw<is-. :R ; aiirlilers . r.Uslfej:!, play .litside PakehttV twentiyrfivo lme-. and Chnpshaw (Pakolta\s goa 1-kv!>jp or), 'Jft" ■ s'optn'njj a hot one. received a nasty hit on the lte.ad and bad to retire-, gamblers kept up the attack and Heapliy drove the. ball into ihe.net, .Pokelia lor a time iiiyd Ramblers -oji the ■ ojcfcijee, but a breach of li'ie rules lost them any i.hanee of scoriui;. Johnson. for Ham- ' b'ers, notched a. t;oai just before halftime. 'In tlm second spelt play was very even,, ■Eve.nt.ij.afly Johnson (Ramblers), with. a nice pass, save Heaph.v ji ehrine-o which was tnaeie «oor!;u.se of. Shortly rtitenvards .aiiotjier p;.o'al lor Pnkeli;u e prinie eivd<)ci ivitii -j-rl/iy i'i inid-fclrl, jtaui!j!cirs'.'iSvoii: 'by '4- iionls tf) 2, Jedmson, Heapliy and GamblV, for winners, and Patret.. .Turner, aiiif Clnpshifty, tor tiro: losers, -were the most inoiiiitvciit pl,tye,rs. . Mr. Empson was referee.