LADIES' HOCKEY TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 303, 11 September 1918, Page 3

LADIES' HOCKEY TOURNEY

POVERTY BAY BEAT CANTERBURY. The New Zealand ladies' hockey tournament \yus concluded at Karon Bark yesterday, when Poverty Bay and Canterbury met. The victory went to Poverty Bay, the holders of the trophy. The Bay toam have vanquished nil opposition for several years, and yesterday's repetition of their past victories conies as a high tribute to tho good standard of ladies' hockey in the Gisborue district. The game was not by any means onesided, but Poverty Bay had a good deal the better of it, and it -,vas quite fitting that they should win. However, tho unlucky team in the tournament is Manawatu, who heat Poverty Bay on Saturday,'. outclassed Canterbury on Monday, and yet lost tho competition. The first spell was fairly evenly contested, but Poverty Bay all through showed signs of superiority. Tho game was very fast and moved freely from one end of the field to tho other.' When the change-over was taken no score had been registered. The second spell opened excitingly. Poverty Bay took chnrgo from a bullyoff, went right through the Canterbury team, and scored almost, immediately. Miss >was the scorer. Poverty Bay, 1; Oaaterbury, 0. The Kast Coasters kept the southerners defending, and after a period of good play by the forwards the defence was broken dowu, but a penalty bully was ordered close to the Canterbury goal. Miss Malcolm and the Canterbury goalkeeper took the bully. 'Miss Malcolm outplaved her opponent and tapped the hall into the net. Poverty Bay, 2; Canterbury, 0There was still time for Canterbury to win. but their chances looked poor till Poverty Bay's efforts began to slacken. Then the southerners^ attach cd determinedly, and from i mix-up in front of the Poverty Bay goal Miss Ritchie worked tho ball into tho net. There was no other scorn, though from this time on to the end Poverty Bay nttacked. So the final scoring readPoverty Bay, 2; Canterbury, 1.