THE HOCKEY FIELD

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2212, 27 July 1914, Page 9

THE HOCKEY FIELD

TRIAL MATCH AND SELECTORS PREPARING FOR ENGLISH INVADERS * All hockey matches were postponed on Saturday, with the exception of the ladies' trial match—A versus B—which was played at Karori. While- the- uncertain weather led to the postponement of all other fixtures it was thought that the playing of the ladies' game was a 'matter of urgency in view of the local ladies' ■ match against the visiting English ladies' hockey team next Saturday. The ground on which the trial game was played at Karori was in fair condition considering tho heavy rain that fell earlier in the day. Naturally the A team won all. the way through the game. Their opponents, however, were in nowise disgraced. Early in the game tho A team was attacking, but it was some timo before Miss Dobblyn secured the first goal. The vanguard trioMisses Dobbyn, Pickering and M'Donnell— soon had tho ball again hovering round tho B goal and the former added another score. The B team made ■im. attempt at retaliation which attempt, however, only, led to Miss Dobbyn securing still another goal for her side.,- Miss M'Donnell was instrumental in getting tho next goal for the A "team and she centred to Miss Carrick who made no mistake Bv halftime the A team had secured still another goal, per medium of Miss.Dobbyn. The B team made a more determined stand in the second half of the game and managed to limit, their opponents' total to only two more points, tor which Misses Pickering and Carrick • were responsible. .',"■! ■ Messrs. J W.'Gcndall and 0. P. MKenma r«ferc>l the contest. Representatives Selected. The selector (Air. A. \V. Manning) has chosou the following representative eleven to meet tho English ladies' team ou Saturday:— ' Goal, Miss 0. Roudly (Rambler); right full-back, Miss D. Tinney (Rambler) ; loft. full-back, Miss M. Neumann (University); right half, Miss H.I Laurenson YGirls' College); centre half, Miss C. Terry (Rambler); left half, Miss N. Brown (Siren); forwards, outside right, Miss M. M'Donnell tSiron); inside right, Miss J. Dobbyn (University); bully, Miss M. Carrick (University) ; inside left, Miss K. Pickering (Rambler); outside left, Miss N. Lang (Rambler). Emergencies: Baok, Miss I. Uren (St. Augustine); half, Miss L. Morgan (Girls' College). WELCOME TO THE VISITORS. A Ministerial welcome ha 6 been arranged by Mr. T. M. Wilf'ord, M.P. '(president of the New Zealand Ladies' Hockey Association) for tho English .ladies' hockey team. The Right Hon. the Prhuo Minister has consented to receive tho team at Parliament House -at noon on Wednesday. Their Excellencies tho Earl and Colin-, toss of Liverpool have had an iuvitation extended to them to bo pibnent at the ladies game on Saturday and a reply has been received from Her Excellency to the effect that she will bo pleasod to witness the match. WHITE HORSE CUP. TOWN V. COUNTRY. (By Telejrrauli;- -Press Association.) ', ' : "L' ■■-'■ ■: Auckland, July 26.' '■ The Auckland representative hookey team defeated the combined ; country •team by-four goals to one. The day was very'bad, and-in consequence the display of hockey was below the standard: Parts of the ground were covered in water, and rain and hail fell during the progress of the game. Auckland's goals were scored by Mahoney, Moginie, Whittaker, and Jacobsen, and the Coungoal by Morrison.' "' This match.ended the country-week programme. Five sub-associations' teams competed for tho White Horse Cup, which w ; as retained by the holders (Wha-. ngarei), • after four days' play. Tho •other competing associations were Rodney, Waipa, Rotorua, and Cambridge. All other hockey matches arranged for Saturday wore postponed on account of. tho state of thu grounds. -