HOCKEY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 July 1911, Page 3

HOCKEY.

I'IXTCHKS KOK SKCOXD liorxn. JiiK' 2(i. L'vin v. lidvei's. at Levin'; Gi;-ki v. llah.-i. at (Maki ; 'I'o 111)r<) a bye. August I- , . Raliui v. Levin, at Levin: To IToro v. Or.aki. at Ot.-iki : ■R.DVoi's a bve. August { S. Miners v. Otalci. at I Otii.ki: To FToro v. Ra'.iui. ai~ Otaki; I Levin a bye. I August 10.■- -Hovers v. Te Horn, at j Mnnnkam ; Ot-iki v. Levin, at Levin ; j Raliui a l>ye. J I?O\TJ?S MADLY HKATKN. j T'ho socond round in (lie cbain- [ pionsbip for t!ie cup «:i- ---; played yesterday. HOVKKS (0) v. UAiiTI (I). i _ i Although tho game wi's supposed 'to .start nt 3 p.m., it ivas twenty ' minutes to four hefru , ; , - t-'i-: , teaii- , ; I lined up. From the bullv play ' ruled rqunl for the H ;•;-.+ fe.\v liiniI iilos. and tln-n the li .me ■!>;im's ri'.iht wiwi broke inrav and pas-cd aen s< li: , !-!. a corner iV.lMiiii: t;i Uov- , ws. T:iio ball an-nrately !:it. but Ro\ers, (in tw.) (HT.i-.ioMs. ini-s----e:l the ball \v\i'\\ in a giic'.i |iesition. an:! subsequently t!:e lie-,;:- deiVuc:was called upon ti! save. The ball was mot away liv '-'•ifirr. wh-.i ei.t the circle well down bui was pulled up in the visiters 2.">. lioth ieams l'epea.tedlv inis:-:e:l hitting t-h'-:. v ball, and up to this p:'ri:)d c.iniliiiiation had b"":i oviveme'y peov. Smart i-ot t'he ball away agni-ii. but jPriimle failed to come up to scraitch jal. thr criUnl m-.:n"nt. Vic lial! i returned to the Rovoi-s end. but the visitors Forwards made a dis.-'stra'us ' attempt to score, hitting without any apparent infeUi'jvnt off v t. T'hev pressed for some time, and Bull proved useful in a defence. At last i haccvhis f/ot the I»?i11 away, and I IViimb goi in a pretty run on |i'k> : left winir, beat in;.' sei-ernl opponents. i The effort proved I'nuitless as tOiere was no (;iiit> In !.:r.'k him up. .Roputa. «}iortlv afterwards returned the ball tonards Ihe visitors end, lint a rapid rush up by the R-nln'ii iVii'uards ga\-e Tfowe an anxious nnineiit. the !-;'.ll going outside ;ne:ir his c!'iai". v er" A. moment hiiter .•lie saved bv riHlnp". , ' o , it. and hitting I d(!.\ri lield, b:it R , vers for;wii'\s missed. A l'r?e kick for Rah- . ui in the ho:!i- -.v.-rt?rs proved of ■ !;■;:■ advantage. ;r.;:l u!er-:on relieved : ihe danger I.'" i;v;".<.'' aivay down field in an indiv:::i:'.! rush, but he I found no susv l " ,, ' , ' from his colleagues. The sv'.ie i.i'.nvi-r :i .'rain came ' r'ow.i at ;■ I'"- , ' pa:: , ai'.d got into J dangerous shooting proximity, 'bint his j forwards were yords behird. and at., the other end. Kmart saved and dr.ibbkvl the ball nicely r-mvn tin? field.. .Ropata put some nice wcd> in at inidlield, liittin.g with a vigour I that till'? wing forwa,r;'r, wniild have j done well to emuilate in front 'of goal. A few min:ite-; b'.'i'orc valf time Giif^l ,, !? k -, :)it! a hot goal for Raliui. i''i.ii the 'bully Rahui a.gain attack::!, mid Howe saved at a critical juncture. Both ends were subsequently visited in turn, and expovieneed narrow escapes, but ■ bad hitting spoiled all opportunities. Half time went with the sdoros — • RAHUI ( 1), ROVKHS (0). Oil resuming - , play continued of , a scrambling nature, no less than ! four homo men failing to hit the j b;dl in successioa. The visitors j wero having the better of'the ox- | ch "in'.res, and' Hwve cleared 'with a gocd save. A minute later Rallini i nrs , :! scoring by iiwlvrs. Tn mid•i"i'l ('(>|>pin p'iit a period to a rush ib. - Rsih'iii', and then tho ilKiiue team j m. "o a determined! effort to score, .Wiitfxi being conspicuous, but the I c'.'!:.y i proved , a.l)'ortiyo. A further J att. r:k wa so-nly relieved by a hit !-r.-:i!". and follou'iug this '..'hui lir > :• iava.-. and Griffiths completely de.j ici't J Bore "assing l.y «• i vihli ■ .•> iloft let in R-nwiri, Baecllius ! -.;-';orn.rily clearing. The pressure w • ■■ a'rain remewed, find Rawiriscore:l w !; ! iird gioa.l. A little later TayI 1 r i'DVhed a fourbh and final gtoal, i;; :y) '•' ?. visitoTs ran out win«ea - s a.s ■!' ■' rs! above. .";■ Rsmeua. refereed. I.EVTN (3) v. TE HORO (1).

.-'» i'.-.sb and exciting matoli was ■\v."h--(vs"''l between theso two teams ;-.b "M-iJinkau, some realty goodi work I)2.'iiit shown. At hair-time Levin w"• Iciding by 2 goals to nil. Tn •ii'ivi ''lalf Cartle Igoi somewiimt badly 'hurl, nil'll in the second hialf "Boss" AViliitchouse foynd.his chin .more"

' piia 1)1 o ih-a.il an opponent's stick, ami Ir> \\ms toinpfwarily hi id out. Mackenzie, Henderson, AYlviteihonse Hiiffli Hall wild Ciirxlc did .a lot of good work for tTio winners. Hall's driving piiopensitie.s infused into t.iio game plenty of life. .Vi.a:'lco>!ißio scored t'lio third goal. .Mr i ,, . I , earn ref creed. THE LADIES. OHAU (f>) v. LEVIN (0). LcA'in travelled to Ohau witlii a very indifferent tenm, most of the usual players preferring to stay at liiMiip. and make preparations for the id.nnre rather than uphold the honI our of t,!io local flub. At half- ; tinio Olian by '2 goals to nil, and in the- second; 'Ivalf they added four moro goals. Next Wedinesday, I when Levin meet, Hiii jUa.i, they J hope- to atone for yesterday's disas-