HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 276, 16 August 1920, Page 8

HOCKEY

AUCKLAND RKTAJK NEW ZEALAND SHIELD. By Teleeraph-VrosK Association. '_ • Auckland, August 15. Tho match for the New Zealand Hockey Shield, between Auckland (the holders) and Manawatu, resulted in a' win for Auckland by 5 goals to nil. The holders set the pace for the greater part of tho came, Manawatu showing up best in tho latter part of the Becond spoil. Perrin, the Manawatu full-back, was the best individual player ;n the Kiound. The ccorers were: Gricc !3), ijparlts and Alexander. ! . LOCAL COMPETITIONS. Following . are the results cf local matches, played oh Saturday;— . Senior. Ramblers (12) beat Wellington (0). Scorers: Heaphy (5), Smith (3), Loader ' (2), Frederick (2). United (3) beat Wakatu (2). (Scorers: for United-L. Boyd (3). For Wakatu: btratton (2). Huia (6) beat St. Augustine's (4). Scorers: Huia—Hailwood (2), Little.iohn . (2), Adams, Key 6. For St.. Augustine's: Marsw'^\ t , cl ?? son ' A ' Webley, ficotl. ilutt Valley (0) beat Karori (2). Scorers: For Hutt-B-. Lusty (6), Clout For Karori: Watchman, Lewer. Junior. I,eat . Y ' M,C,A " ■ (0),- Scorers: Hawker, Guy, Sutton. Karori (2) drew with University. A (2). hcorers: For Karori—Watters,. Hemsley. For University: Miles (2), Wellington.beat Hutt Valley by default, Wesley A beat University. 13 by default. i i r i C . °f, " le senior competition tended to clear tho atmosphere somewhat 80 far as the championship is ; concerned. Wellington, generally counted, as a strons eleven, Eiiccurobed/jto Itamblers by the cricket score of 12(feoals to' nil. This putß Wellington definitely out of the running. Wakatu suffered defeat at the hands of united, and this may ; ho. said to have made »jakatu's chanccs of achieving championship honours very remote. They nro now three points behind .Ramblers,'and two points behind United. Tlie meeting of United and Ramblers-will decide the cham--pionsnip, and this game is looked forward to with interest by hockey cnthusiaet-a. Further down tho ladder. St. Augustine's and Huia provided a-a interesting and even pa me, victory finally resting with IJuia. Hutt Val'ey had no difficulty in vanquishing Karori. * REPRESENTATIVE TR(AL MATCH. . On Saturday nest the'following will take part m a trial game for the Bdection of-playeVs to represent Wellington in the Shield match:-Colours:- Goal, Moore (Karon) i fnll-backß, Paget (Kamblers), An(Wellington; halves, Martin ~M ' ?r ei ro r (Ramblers), Handbook (Hutt valley); forwards* Vredericks (Ramblers, D. Hood (Wakatu), Heaphy (Hainhlers), L. Boyd (United), Emery (United): ■ Whites: Goal, Hunter (United); full-: backs, Sherwood 'Wakatu), Harris (Wa- ; tutu);, halves, Trilford (Central), lioyd (United), Surgetjor (Wellington); forwards, Watchman (Karori), Johns (Wellington), Ptratton (Wakatu), Smith (Ramblers), Loader (Ramblers). Emergencies: Backs, Martin >St. Augustine's), Kenn ("Varsity)' forwnrdß, Champnesa (Wellington); Catliro (Central), It. Lusty (Hutt Valley). CANTERBURV REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. By Tolegranh—Press Association. Cliristchurchi August 14. The following hockey teams have been selected to represent Canterbury in the forthcoming southern and northern tourß: First Grade-Goal, H. Snooks; three-quar-ters,. P. Martin, P.. Berry; halves, J. Pascoo, S. Ma'nder, B. Morris, P. Bepie; forSards. R. Sheriffs. S. Bell, H. Bell, W. Bell, . Tlirop''(captain). Second Grade—Goal, Drayton; three-quar-ters, Grose, Gay; halvoß, Pearce, Cmnmings (captain), Turnpenny; forwards, Richmond, Holland, Hill, French, O'nudley.

The teams will leave Cliristchurch on August 26, and play South Canterbury at Timaru on the aamc afternoon, and Otago at Dunedin on August 28. The First Grade rcprcßentalives will leave CI ristchurcli on Sertvmber 1, and will play Auckland at Auckland for' the challenge Shield on September 4.

CANTERBTOY-OTAGO LADIES' MATCH. By TeleKrapli—Press Association

Dunedin, August 14. The Canterbury ladieß' hockey team defeated the Otago representatives by 3 goals to nil at the Caledonian Grn.nds to-day. All the goalß were 'tcored ty Canterbury's ccutrc-forward 'Miss Larr). The visitors -were considerably heavier and more experienced than tho local team, whose backs,' however./ showed thewi-elves very' Bound on dcfencc.