HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 283, 19 August 1918, Page 3

HOCKEY

LADIES' ASSOCIATION,

In view of tho coming tournament two trial hockey games voro played on Saturday. J. lie game-between tho A and JJ teams was very fn<-.l and interestingthere was miho pretty stick play, but vRi-y poor combiimtifln, and Ihb gamo eiidix! in .i draw, ranli sirlf< iscnring ouo goal iji the first spell—.Miss llostick for tho B's ami Mis* Luiig for tho A'n. ]n tho second spell the play showed an improvement, both eides putting un a good defonce. Tho gtinio nnded without any further score. Mir. Joues was referee.' Tho game between the C iind"D teams wns all in favour of the C'r>, who won by live goals to nil. Thn scorei-B wore Misses Pickering (3), Gore (2). Mr. Dongall hnd uhargo of the gnmo. Junior!), Y.W.C.A. defeated To Aro School by two goals to one. The scorors were—For Y.W.C.A., Misses Henley and Campbell; for School, Mi&s M'lCinuoa . MEN'S ASSOCIATION. • The men's cunpetitions advinced auother stage en Saturday, when Trentham A met mid ware defeated by Ramblers by two goals to nil. The' win places : Ramblers equal with Trsntham-A, each having scored 20 point* for the championship. The following; are the results:— Trentham A v. H«m biers.'—'from the bully-off'play was very fast, both sides playing with good combination, the p&Ming by the forwards being'above i\v: standard. Trentham did a lot of aliad-im;, having seve.ral shots at goal, < n two occasions missing by inches. Komblers by hard play forced tho game, l>olll. ,1 hnrd drive tho ball struck the post, and Wheai-lcy-following up last drove tho hall into Hip net. Tho spell ended without any further,score. In the second spell both ■ sides were playing for all they wea-e worth, and the play was very fast. Halfway through the spell Tait, for "Ramblers, added another goal. At tho call of time Ramblers had a lead of two goals to nil. Messrs. Edwards and Joues were referees.

T.JI.C.A. A v. Karori.-Y.M.C.A. had all the best of the game in the first epell. W. Muir scored for Y.J.1.C.A., and "in the second spell Hogan (Y.M.C.A.) (2), Smith (Karoi-i) were the scorers, Y.M.C.A. winning by three goals to 0110. Mr. N. Selig was referee. Featherston v. Base Records.—Featherston had an easy win over Records by seven goals to nil. The scorers were Salefc (3), Esan (2), Shepherd (1). M'Caw (1). Mr. F. Spiers was refe.-ae. Y.M.C.A. B v. Trentham 8.-Y.M.C.A. easily defeated Trenthnm by nine goals to nil, scoring six goals in the first spell and three in the second Tho scorers were: Cousins (4), Tandy (3), Pearce and Adams. Mr. Wheatley had charge of the game. Y.M.C.A. C won by defaalt from Pay Department.