KEEN REP. HOCKEY MATCHES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20009, 7 August 1939, Page 11

KEEN REP. HOCKEY MATCHES

CARROLL SHIELD

RETAINED IN GISBORNE STRONG NAPIER BID GOALIE SAVES GAME GOOD FORWARD DISPLAY Poverty Bay .. 3 goals Napier .... 1 Pover'y Bay retained the Lady Carrol) Shield against a strong Napier team, before a big crowd on the Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. The home side deserved its win, but the visitors were unfortunate in having to go home without the trophy, for they had equally as much of the game as Poverty Bay and proved more dangerous in the circle. It was the Poverty Bay goalkeeper. Mrs. M. Tupara, who eventually saved the game. The pace was fast throughout, Napier having the distinct advantage in the opening stages, but Poverty Bay recovered well to dominate play during the remainder of the first spell, the interval arriving with the home team leading by two goals to nil Poverty Bay continued to hold the upper hand in the early stages of the second spell, but thereafter Napier had the holders defending right up to the time that the bell sounded for the close of play. Poverty Bay owed their win to an. excellent forward line and a solid goalkeeper. The team took some time to settle down, but after that the forwards and the halves played well together, the halves keeping well up behind the forwards, who were kept on attack almost continually during the latter half of the first spell. Poverty Bay Players Miss Wyllie, centre half, though disappointing at the start, recovered well later, while Miss Rich, left half, fully justified her inclusion in the team, playing one of her best games to date. Miss Single also justified her selection for the forward line, always keeping position well and being quick to seize an opportunity. Mrs. Neilson made several good openings on the left wing, and Mrs. Nicol played with her usual dash at centre, until an injury caused her retirement shortly after half-time. The full-backs were not up to form, and left too big a gap between themselves and their halves when on attack. Mrs.’ Tupara, in goal, was not called upon very frequently to defend her goal after the first 10 minutes until near the close of the game,

when she stopped .shot after shot in a workmanlike and confident manner, coming to the rescue at a time when Napier had the home defence sorely bustled. The Napier Team Napier had a nicely-balanced team, with the halves and full-backs probably the strongest portions of the side. Mrs. Algie, a former Poverty Bay representative, played well up to her old form at full-back. Miss M. Simonsen, centre half, and Miss J. Campbell, right half, both gave impressive performances, although the former, a strong hitter, was sometimes apt to put too much weight behind her strokes.

The forward line worked very well together towards the close, with Misses Waller and McPherson, io-side right and centre respectively, doing the best work.

Napier’s Early Attacks

Napier put the pace on from the start, and on two occasions came near to scoring. It took Poverty Bay several minutes to settle down, but at last they invaded the Napier end-with a sustained attack, which, however, seldom became dangerous, until Mrs. Tuhoe repelled a Napier attempt to break away, sending Mrs. Neilscn down the left wing. A long centre saw Mrs. Nicol dive in to beat the goalkeeper and open the scores. Poverty Bay continued to attack, and after a few exciting bustles in the goal mouth Miss Rum sent the ball across to Miss Single, who tapped passed the goalie to put Poverty Bay two up.

During the remaining two minutes before the interval, the home team continued to press, and the Napier goalkeeper had to save twice before the bell went.

Shortly after the resumption Mrs. Nicol retired with a cut lip, which required stitches. She was replaced by Mrs. Le Bas. Poverty Bay went to the attack immediately, and after Mrs. Le Bas led a rush to the Napiei circle the ball came back to Miss Wyllie, who tapped forward to Miss Ruru, the latter sending in a hot shot from the circle edge, the ball going into the corner of the net

Napier retaliated immediately afterwards, Misses N. Stockman and N. Simonsen getting away down the left flank, the former sending the ball on to the goalie’s pads, then catching the rebound to find the net. —-Poverty Bay 3, Napier 1. The visitors continued to press, and on two occasions the ball went inches outside the upright. From then on until the final bell Napier peppered the Poverty Bay goal, and but for Mrs. Tupara’s splendid gonlkeeping the visitors would have pulled the game out of the fire in the last few minutes, but there was no further score, and the match ended: Poverty Bay 3, Napier 1. Messrs. L. Scott and S. McKenzie were the umpires.