HOCKEY MANAGEMENT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20040, 12 September 1939, Page 10

HOCKEY MANAGEMENT

CHAMPIONSHIPS CLOSED BILCLIFFE CUP GAME TOWN V. COUNTRY TEAMS The management committee of the Poverty Bay Hockey Association last night declared the competitions matches closed, awarding the men’s championship to Y.M.C.A., and the women’s to Hinenui.

As a compliment to the splendid record achieved by the Muriwai team in tlie men's B grade, it was decided to play it against the Y.M.C.A. team in the A grade, the match to have no bearing on the championship, which already was awarded to Y.M.C.A. It was agreed that the match for the Bilelifi'e Cup between town and country women’s teams should be played on Saturday, while a further fixture would be a game between men’s teams representing the married and single players. ' Bilelifi'e Cup Teams

Teams selected for the Bilclifie Cup match were as follows:

Town,_ red tunics, white blouse.— Goal, Miss Sim, Awapuni; backs, Miss T Lloyd, Y.M.P., and Miss Blanc, Kia Toa; halves, Miss M. Wilson, Awapuni, Mrs. D. Pocock, Kia Toa, Miss E. Rich, Kia Toa: forwards. Mrs. Nieoi, Old Girls, Miss D. Single, Kia Toa, Mrs. Le Bas, Kia Toa, Miss T. Swan, Y.M.P., Mrs. Neiison, Kin Ton; reserves, forward, Mrs. A. Wilson, Awapuni), Miss J. Oreig. Oid Girls; back, Miss Q. Monica, Old Girls; manager, Mr. H. K. Swan. Country team, Hinenui Club colours. —Goal. Mrs. Tupara, Waituhi; backs, Miss Wyllie. and Mrs. Tuhoe: halves, Mrs. Raihania, Misses M. Tuhoe and C. Kara; forwards, Mrs. Tangohau, Miss M. Graham, Mrs. Watcne. Misses Rum and Te Ilau; reserves, Miss M. Wilson, Hinenui, and Miss Brown, Hinenui; manager, Mr. E. Tuhoe. Fixtures For Saturday

The games set down for Saturday were as follows:—

Men. —Married v. Single, No. 2 ground, 2 p.m.; Muriwai v. Y.M.C.A. A. No. 1. 2 p.m.

Women.--Town v. Country, No. 1, 3 p.rn.

A game between Kia Toa and a Napier team was approved for April

Those present at the meeting last, night were:—Mr. IT. Le Bas, chairman. Mrs. R. Watts, Messrs. B. Crosby, G. Graham, 11. K. Swan. W. P. Tamihana, D. Thomas, G. Slade, and G. File.