HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 204, 24 May 1920, Page 6

HOCKEY

, $ <5 MEN'S SENIOR COMPETITION. The men's senior competitions were continued on Karori Park on Saturday under ideal conditions, and some interesting combination and also individual play vas seen. • ■ . • HQIA V. CENTRAL. On No. 1 eround. Karori Parlt, Huiii broko their duck and showed that thfy were up to senior standard. Prom tho bully-off. they attacked tha Central soal, but a eood save put them on the defenlive. After ecttinc: out o£ a corner they seemtsd to take the play.into their twn hands, and by their tjace and romhination kept Central thinking for nuite a time. Central, however, played a erand came, but tho li<rhter men wero too fast for them, Jußt, before the whistle blew for spell, after a brilliant rim by Hailwood. Carter and Kws, the laEt-namcd found tho net. Soon after the commencement of tho' second spell a combined attack of the iruia forwards found them attain in tho Central circle. Keys asain noltinp- tho ball. They attacked often after that, but lio further scow resulted, and Jluia, left tho field victor by 2 to nil.' WELLINGTON V. ST. AUGUSTINE. In this came tho Wellington team outclassed their opponents, and obtained an easy victory, St. Augustine, however, is ; a team of old players and latbr on in the season i may make a oeod showing. The scores were: Wellington 7, St. Aujustine 2. , RAMBLERS'V. UNIVERSITY.' Ramblers, nlaylm; University, scored an-' other deoisivo victory. Thoy had tho best of the came rieht from tho start. University, however, played a plucky losinc match. At tho close of the first spell tho scores wero: Ramblers 4, University 1. In tho next half ltamblerß added 3 :nore to their score, to' which University repliod with 1. The fin.il score was: Ramblers 7, University 2. UNITED V. HUTT. Another interesting ■ and hard-fouijht game was that played between United and Hutt. Both teamß played fast and hard, but the superior combination of United carried them through. Both these teamß will havie to bo reckoned -with in' the later staees of the competition, for they arc improving each Saturday. The final score was: United 2, Hutt 1. , WAKATU Y. KARORI. Wakatu do not teem to eain the easy victorlca that they expeotcd before tho opening o£ the competition. On Saturday • they had hard work to score a victory from Karori. which team ia certainly not up to its last year standard. The scoreswere: Wakatu 5, Karori 3.

At Hutt Park Wesley Rovers (4) defeated Jlutt Valley (2). Scorers for 'lie fornuT wore Johnston (2), Beechnall, Collins; and for Hutt, Knlcht and Jomicss. Mr. Judd was refeiWc. LADIES' GAMES. In the ladies' junior came. Miramar defeated Y.W.O.A. by one goal to nil. Miss Ij. Frulsh scored for Miramar. Mrs. Marshall was tho referee.