HOCKEY

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 4, 20 June 1929, Page 10

HOCKEY

HI£TT SENIOR £ v. WESLEY.

This game was played oir Hutt No. 1 ground on Saturday last. Play opened at ji very fast pace, Wesley pressing very hard after the opening bully. After -the'first quarter of an hour Wesley

opened..the scoring per medium or^ Phillpots who played a heady game on the wing for Wesley. This seemed to tako effect on the Hutt players who soon after carried play to the opposing circle where a breach enabled Hoare, with, a fast shot, to score, from a penalty corner. Half time sounded shortly after.

Play in the second spell was very even. Up and down play ensued for - several minutes, when a great combined effort by Wesley forwards enabled Bouse to score. This reverse soon took effect on Hptt forwards who carried play to the opposing circle wherp GwilHam with a good shot found the net. Play of a very fast nature followed, Wesley -taki^ /ball down field several times, only to be checked by "the Hutt backs who time and again saved the situation. Defence, however, was soon turned into attack and after some good passing tactics by Hutt forwards/Hoarse secuTed and scored a fine goal. After a further period of even play the final whistle sounded, the scores being Hutt 3, Wesley 2. •:.'•■! HU.TT SENIOR B v. V.M.C.A.' After a good fast game Hutt managed to defeat Y.M.G-.A by 2,goals to 1. The first; score came just before half time, when F. Stoupe took the ball into the circle and scored. Although Hutt spent a gpod portion of the game in Y.M. V twenty-five,' through lack of combination /and bad (shooting they could .put--in as many goals 'as they should have idone. The*- second half was not pcniich better than the first in the way of ", combination, but anothex score camti' to Hutt fxom : tlie" stick of H. Hodgkinson. Jusit, on; time Y,M. managed to get past the tyro full backs, A. Ross- and W. Be'nneit, who. both played ' a sterling game blocking many dashes from the Y.M. forwards/ and scored their one goal. THIRD GRADE. v In the , Third Grade Hutt were defeated by Varsity B -by 4 goals to 1. .■'■.■■■ Jdicrioß, y ■■- •_ ■■" . ' ~ On Saturday last* the junior :'fA 3 lost by three clear goala to Karori 6: Karori No. sin a patchy game. Th reds started with nine men and wer one goal down ere they had completec their team after 10-minutes ' play. second goal was' very disappointing t( Hutt in that the full back -slipped oi t»he soft grou:rid i 'otherwise dangei , would have been" averted. '.Half 'time .sounded with the store-Earorj 2, Hutt 0. In- the second half Hutt -.showed slightly improved : .f oran but .could.; not penetrate the opposing1 d«fence. ■'~. K^,t xori added .another goal to complete the scoring. 'Earori 3, Hutft 0: -The Hutt goal-keeper shows, Promise pf developing into a safe [''■ cUsiddian,./ The left half would do better if-he would tackle this man and feed his forwards. The game, was very clean and enjoyable. ... ' , ;.. .' ■■- r POSITION OF TEAMS. . ' The1 following tables show the positions of the teams at the end of the first round:—- ''■':' Senior A. P W D L > A Pt yarsity A 6 5 1 0 21 11. 11 Karori 7 4 2 1 23 13 10 Hutt V 7 4 "l-2>2a 18 9 Wellington 7 4 1 2 28 14 9 V.M.C.A 7 2 3 2 18 18 7 Wesley 72 1 4 22 24 5 .Varsity B & 114 11 26 3 Petone 7 « 0 7 4 23 Q Senior B. Hutt 7 5 1 1 12 9 11/ Karori s 7 5 0 2,21. 12 10 Huia ■ •> ■ '7 4 a. 1 17 11 10 Petone 7 £ 0 3 11 15 8 Wesley > , 7 4,0 3 21 20 8 .Varsity 7 2 0 5 *22: 22 4 Y.M.G.A. -7 115 10 25 3 Training Gpllege 7 1. 0 '6: 8 11 2 ~ .-• s Junior Grade -.'... :b ..'w; 1... D' m*. Hutt B 6 6 0 0 12 v Wellington B 6 4 1 1 9 .Wellington A 6 3 2 1 7 University 5 3 2 0 6 Huia B 51..';, 2 ; i 2 6 Karoxi .',_ 5 2 2. /%, 5 , Petoiie- '"■:5- '■'"< i": -2 ,2 4 . Huia A• ; ■' j> 2 "3 > O 4 Hutt A -_l 5' 1 3 1 3 Wesley' '■'''■'' 6 0 '3 - 3 3 YvM.C:A ' 6 05 1 . ...1.