MID-WEEK HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 5

MID-WEEK HOCKEY

WEDNESDAY MATCHES. Hereawa ; 5 Pakeha 1 Ramblers A V.. 3 Hui Mai 2 Petone .......... 11 Ramblers 0 The third series of matches in the second round of the competitions, under the: management of the Wednesday Hoekey Association, was played yesterday afternoon in good weather. All the grounds' were' in splendid: condition. Hie game between Petonc and Ramblers B took place on the suburban ground, and resulted in an easy win for Petone. Rl'Uroue, Kamblers' goalkeeper, had bad.luck, as .in'four of the goals scored the ball glanced off his pads. In .the 1 game Hereawa-Pakeha (the; latter play. ing- nine men), the former won after, a good contest.-', Ramblors A. defeated Hui Mai after a well-contested game., lIEREAWA V. PAKEHA. Hereawa broke away from the "bullyoff," but- the rush was stopped by'Paget at full-back, aiid Pakeha forwards then bustled play over- Hercawa's twenty-', tiye line. Pullen, with a hard drive, transferred, play into Pakeha's - circle, but offside play relieved the pressure for a few'minutes. . ' Hereawa kept up the. attack, only to loso the advantage by-off-side'"play. Pakeha,'s full-backs,' Paget and Lippett, played a great fiamo,' saving tiino: after,.time. From a' forward rush, . started •by Kuch, Schaueri getting into the circle, scored tile first goal for Hereawa: ' Tho re-; mainder of the spell was very even, both sides playing with great combination. . {■: In !the second spell, Pakeha's . forwards for a time had Hereawa on the defence, ;Sheeran, ;Gr'acie, v and Clapshaw playing well. ; Pullen, clearing,' gave Hereawa's : forwards a, chance, which was; acceptecl,; and Kuch" finished up by finding the'net; Shortly 'afterwards, Schauer ; again, /scored.-for Hereawa. This'tcam was now having' the best of the game, and Caterer .added another goal. .From a corner, hit Cole shot the. ball into tho net, but the goal was disallowed for standing' inside the circle when the'cornerbit.was.taken.' Caterer, i taking a pass from Tulford, and beating ;the ; baeks, added another goal. Pakeha, With a- forward rush, 'earned .play, right down the' field; Sheeran putting the iinisliing touch . to a fine piece of play by scoring.' Shortly afterwards the whistle' I sounded, Hereawa winning by 5 goals to 1. ~ ■'.■Mr.'Qusack-was referee. : . f ' RAMBLERS A.V, HUI MAI. ; After about - ten minutes the Ramblers, playihg against Hui Mai, broke away, and .took plav into .the circle, Hcapliy. scoring. .. s ; For'a'time,Hui Mai. kept . the -play over , the Half-way line,,, but eventually N. C Johnsen got, away, and a nice "bit of' passing finished'in Heaphy again Ending the net. Tho spell ended' with. Ramblers, loading .by two goals; : . ;; In spell.- Hui; Mai, play-' mg with better combination. soon had Ramblers on the defence, and Bice.receiving a pass front. Brooker, .. scored. The'; ganie' for ' a .Vtimi. was very ,even:-' From a'.-free-kick, ■ Rambler forwards;; fushed the ball into the circloj and from a'snramblk/Tteapliy 'notched bis third rroal. Hui Mai, now, putting more 11F<> into /.their'play, "had. '.Ramblers' neni>' , d down, and a centre was taken: bv Hill. wlin;found the net. • At. th" call .of time, plav was in lmd-flold. Ramblers won .by. 3 goals to 2, / . Mr. Burn.was-referee. PETONE V RAMBLERS B Petone had all the best of their game with Ramblers B. : From the bullv-ofl ■ they , rushed play into Ramblers! quarters., and ;two.;..minutes Lowry found the net. 'Cavell pddedtivo qoals ivithin ten minutes of the start of' the; gamo. : ' 51'.Ewaiii followed with another"', from a scramble m the circle: Just before ;half-tnne, Cavell again scored. . lii the second spell, Petone bad' things all their own way, and goals ivere'scored by Cavell (2), M'Ewan (2), and Howe (1), Petono thus winning by 11 to nil. ■- ■ Mr.- Empson was referee. MID-WEEK "REPS." . : SATURDAY V.- WEDNESDAY.

:* The' selectors of. the' Wednesday Asso-.. ciation have selected-; the.*following • two. teams ' to: meet the.. Saturday players next Wednesday, at Karori Park. The A" Toam will- meet- a team from /the, Boniors, while- tlio B Team will play a team-from the juniors:— ■ A Team.—Left-wing. Tap] in (Petone); inside}left, v'Cavell (l'etone); centre,' Sheeraii: (captain.. Petone); inside-right,' A'.'lflwan (Petoney; 'right-wing, Brooker' Ului Mai); left-half,. Pointon (Petone); centre-half, ~ ; Clementson - -(Hereawa); right-half. Ellison; (Hereawa); left-full-back, Dolling (Petone); right-full-back, Paget (Pakeba); goalkeeper, !' Caterer (Hereawa); '•-> B Toarn.-Left-winK, Howe (Petone); inside-left.' BrccV (Hui Mai): centre, Heapliy: (Ramblers, ' A);' 1 - Kunli (Hereawa); richt-wing, Bay .(Hui Mai); loft-half, Hartley (Petone); centre-half, Saunders'(Pakelia): righthalf. Trilford (Hereawa) ;• loft-full-back, (Javford. Hereawa); right-full-' back. Sherwood, (Plui;Mai); goalkeeper, M'Crone (Ramblers B). ■; Emergencies .for both teams;— Forwards: Turner (Pakelia). Scha l ier (Here.swaV N. JbhnsHu (Ramblers j\) ; backs: B. Thomnsoii (Pakeha), Neodhain, and Ebhett (Ramblers A). •. . • • - ' i ' .