LADIES' HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2269, 1 October 1914, Page 8

LADIES' HOCKEY

! ENGLISH TEAM DEFEATS NEW ZEALAND

! FIRST TEST MATCH. : -f ' like three thousand people : '-were proseut at the Basin Reseryo yes- . terday afternoon to "witness-the-first ;.:y/:-Vtest; match the :En'glish Ladies' I;H6pkey.*tea'm ' and tlio New Zealand .-.-a ladies' team. :The game was cha'racter-ij?v-;;:!v;ised.;by fast play'throughout, and "had ;a' strong element of excitement on ac- - e°VUit the manner in, r which the scores' see-sawed up and down, first in {favour;of one .'side and then the.other, led at half-time by, three goals but- the New Zealand team evened, scores within a few ; minutes of ;;'4-j'; of play, and then creat;bj.~ leading, 4—3. ; :^J-;/-tTHc(\scores'?were -. again level at 4 all. Zealand.next led, s—4,.and then minutes to tie call of easy at-5 all. With- -. .' in' a minute of time, England scored ;^r^^the : : .'winning goal.. The •• New , Zealand' much greater dash the. visitors, hut; the latter were 'superior: in combination -and--retained |ss?s 'j '/ tliat .conihinatidn 'right;. to- the end of • .-.the- game.- r - . teams, jyere as follow :t— Enghnd—Goal, Mi s S L "Wether,ill; MiJiv>?.ftll:J)i4sks,i'Mißses'G-r.Sinith 'and K. t'Xv 1 ■-i'Tukp i -half-backs, Misses' Hodge, C. i.-vh.-.-Gatev,''• and• M. Morgan;: forwards,, y: • ; i-'Misses 8.. i'like, -Lamblev, G. J. Gassy .. .'A.'.'.kell ' (6apt;), - M. -I. ■-Leacroft; and' V. y ■_ • .... .New Zealand: Goal; ' Miss Arthur (Tarairala): full-backs.' Misses; Bircliley (Mariawatu), .and D. Tmney (WeliitigSajv' 4 -torijilialfyjevcU s», M.-. Malebhii (Poverty . - Bay;, - Rnbbidge, captain £ (Smithland), and Swain '(Hawke's Bay); v-.v.; forwards,. Misses M.' M'Donnell (Wei-. (Canterbury), R.:'.MalBay)-- Pearce (Canter-. bury), and Neilson (Wairarapa). - 5-,',,-".Refereeo:- Messrs.' J-. C. Ousack.and' • V. Walton. v • ' '■!;!;'> -playing from the: south end, ■KSv'opwfed tho early.-:-.with a' goal ' : Y\; sflot by. ; Mjss'Gaskell..'The,New.Zealand team - replied .with a vigorous 1 ., attack, fe->'/. ;; Missv-M'Donnell taking the'ball down to the circle - passed to Miss Malcolm, 'who played. (Straight ..for.. goaK'A.Miss: kicked'out to save the; situa-, : ,;,fi6n for England,:,' only to 1 see;:-^Mfss. r ?ea -back;, between- tlie. making the scores' :; one all. A->, run;by -Miss-Pearce ended in'the :K ."ball - jjist;missing the. English- goal.' -The with Jiot attacks, and,'' ;/ aft-er- tlie Now Zealand goal-keeper 'had Wce?savod, : Miss '8.-Tuke got past the defence wi.th a .beautiful shot. 1 E'ng-■f-iland,--2; New Zealand, 1. Play had . set going again when the English • captain (Miss Qaskell): scored I . England,' 3.': New ZeaThe 'visitors then'kept ud '': loirg attack,- but towards the end of th' i .-. Zealand oarried play into their- opponents' territory, and. Miss :V ; :.made two ; good but -unsue;,V;V -shots ,at^^goal. ■ ithin a mmuto. of tho resumption , pf I>la\, .Miss.Xeilson secured a,-splendid '^%' the;home team, making tlie scores England, 3, New Zealand, '2. ,Tisr(pi« wereinow being.hard-press- : ' -ed,; .and. were maintaining-, a'capital 3e#i.2'|ene»- Againsfc' vigoroas' attacks. • At last I'vKttt'lW 8 -' «6jlson, who was playing a' bril->y.r,"/]-pliant gani6• for "New Zealand, manoeuball into the circle,, an dafter rt b "ef, exchange, Miss Kru'se scored. • J > England,•• 3; New Zealand; 3;- Further good work, by Misses Neilson, Pearce, and It. Malcolm resluted in the lastj. . .. named scoring and placing the home v. ' New Zealand, 4: - , 3.-- After a fast and vigorous New Zealand, the Englishf i Jwss' Morgan,. took the: ball up to ■'' :-Jul - c ??i- ns ' ?^ ea - where. Miss Leacroft obtained /a' goal, and evened the scores, - fouryiJl. Ne.v.Zealand now set a warm -pace,-and were/shooting for goal again ... .and again. On p one .ooaasion, the visi-' *°ff .6 0a .lkeepe.- came out to meet the ball, and arrived just on time to see , , Miss Pearce send it between the posts. ■ New Zealand, 5j England, 4. It was • ' V tns English - captain' who equalised the .scopes a . few minutes later, and made :v. --;.i @® e . ' ®H. In the last 10 minutes v; V ' the English combination seemed to be "• a triumphing over the brilliancy of tho % ' New Zealaiiders, but 110 score came until just before the call of time,-'and then the goal allowed by Mr. Walton appeared to be a doubtful ono. Miss . Hodge (English half) hit hard from -- ; mid-field, and the ball was stopped by ■' . the New Zealand goalkeeper- (Miss . Arthur), but appeared'to land plainly in the. goal. An English forward then ■ struck it to the- net, a goal was called, , «md'the game ended with the scores . ■■ ■ reading— • England 6 v ■ -New Zealand. 5 - • WEDNESDAY "SMOKER." - : : _ The . annual'smoke concert of tho WelImgton Wednesday Hockey, Association . . Was held m Hall's Rooms, Cuba Street, - last night.' Mr. C. J. Pfaff presided. ~J -here: were among those, present: : . ; Messrs. J. C. Cusack and: A. A. Ben- . Rett. During an interval -in the func- .- ; tion, Mr. 0. J. Pfaff-presented the'winhers,of the association competition, the 'Petono team, with the-Hold .Cup (pre- - . Bonted by ;Mr7 : Empson),- and' the run- , »iers-up'.' Hereawa, 'with the' Jubilee Cup (presented .by Mr. Pfaff). Medals were-l-'-y ' Blso;.presented to'-the following: Messrs. Clementson, -Ellison, Pullyn, Caterer, Kchauer, r aird "Kucli.- These players .' were members .of. the Hereawa team in the; .six-gjsjdg \touruey., .; By winning. . this tourney the Hereawa.team secured ■ the'.O'Kane banner for twelve months. *. .- The usiial toasts were honoured. A p. most enjoyable musical programme, iii- . . ' .'tery)ersed : the toast list. . /