COLLEGIATE HOCKEY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 9

COLLEGIATE HOCKEY

GISBORNE AGAIN BEATEN I GROUND A QUAGMIRE (Special to the Herald.) WANGANUI, this day. Playing on a ground that was a quagmire, the Gisborne High Sehoo: earn suffered its third successive defeat at the hands of Stratford Technical High School in the secondary school hockey tournament yesterday. Stratford won the previous tournament held two years ago. The score was four goals to nil. The Gisborne boys were at a disadvantage on the wet ground, and stick work was impossible. However, Pohatu, full-back, and P. Cassin, the goalkeeper, played wonderful games repeatedly stopping the big Stratford players. Gisborne have met now the three hardest teams, and more even games are expected in subsequent matches. This morning, Gisborne was scheduled to meet Wellington College and in the afternoon Wairarapa College.

TWO GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

INTERESTING CLASH (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. Sunny spring 'weather prevailed for the continuation of the New Zealand secondary hockey tournament yesterday. Although heavy rain the previous night made the ground sodden, and playing conditions were rough, generally play was fa at and spectacular. The chief interest of the day centred in the clash between Auckland Grammar and Mount Albert Grammar Schools, the game 'also counting as the knock-out in the Auckland third grade competition. :So evenly matched were the sides that the final score was two goals all, and in the play-off it was 10 minutes before Auckland Grammar were awarded the winning penalty. Other results were: Wellington College 2, Wangenui Technical College 0: Palmerston North (High School 4, ’Wairarapa College 1; 'Stratford Technical High School 4, Giflborne High School 0: Wellington College 1, Palmerston North High School 0; Wanganui Technical College 4, Wairarapa College 3.