HOCKEY,

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 1, 29 May 1930, Page 3

HOCKEY,

HOTT VAKLEY HOCSKEY CLUB

(By "Observant." -

SENIOR "A"

Tho ganio between Hutt and KaTori ! played at Ivarori No. 8 "last Saturday rosuLted in a win for Karori by one. goal to nil. The game, was fast and open from' Start to. iiniah, tho lint I men showing ,v decided improvement all round from the form on the nyo previous Saturdays' gamers. -On the play of, both team* throughout the -game, in tho opinion of -f' 1 Observant " it.should have resulted in a draw, no store, but for the apparent biased ruling' of: the luft'eroc in awarding a penalty bully, to Karori towards the close of the ga 111,0, against I Hiitfc'ji full back who naturally lmd no clianco against Kai-pri's dleyor forward,, Huitt bhei-eby lost the game from a] goal scored from a penalty bully. In.j "Observant's" opinion the Wellington Hockey Association should take more , notice of tho ruling- of referees as instances exactly the sunuo as this have occurred in matches in whicJa Hutt have been concerned for t-he last two' seasons past apparently biased ruling of both teams concerned are seemingly un-/i-ware,, If the Hockey Associat^uwant keeip iiitei'^t from wayerii^ in. liocA|V ih: general they sliouia' sec'Wia^ insu«h as this do not repTir.: May>; H)o somo of the-referees wanFtegracliiig;; if so, the lower gradies would not be so stron.ilous. ■SENIOR "B" (A Tteaiu); ■ The Senior B (A team) met Varsity B on the local Eocreation Grouml last Sato-Tday in very cold weather. In the .early stages it appeared as? if 'the students with the strong sout-herly wind behind tihem, would give tiie, river-siders a strenuous time, but after ..about, ten minutes' play Hutt took command and it vr&s not 'long before" the. forv^arJs caTried play to Varsity's itwcuty-five, wfcere Stioupe passed to rieet who returned it to the -eiyc-le for Stoupc to act. Htrtlt 1, Varsity 0. _ Hutt ; were now keeping play in Varsity's territory and from a forward movement MattSetwa, wrtfti a long drive, sent the iball to tho opposite wing. Pleat accepted and beat the goalie. Hutt 2, Varsity 0. The local forwards were combining -well and from tne edge of the circle put in a hard high shot. Hutt 3, Varsity 0. Before 'the spell Judd also found the net

and t/he'.■lia-lf' tinie score was *Hutt^ 4, •Varsity 0.1, On -resuming there was a period of evenj[iiay. Then Varsity took charge for a while and. from a scranaible in front of the g.oal, opened their account. Hutt i, Varsity 1. Hutt- now bad the students, penned in, but their defence was stro-iig -and it was some time before Judd found an- opening and shot .hard. * Hutt 5, Varsity 1. The visitors brokivaway and from a corner shot a good, goa'k Hutt 5, Varsity 2. On the call of time Atkins added another and' the game ended Hutt G, Varsity 2" Mi*. . Keys ably controlled the gam*. 'The- forwards combined well and it was hard to <pick out the most prominent. The -h'aJves worked Jmrd, but the baek> ;nid goalie appeared to J be cold. P<?rhap», for that reason, they -can be ex&used for coming, up to half way. They .-hould rememibcr, however, >that in.the event of a. suddcu break-away by their opponents, playing too far up. may have disastrous efCocts. .1 UNIOR& v. VARSITY A. ' Playing at Petono Recreation Ground Hutt Juniors lost to Varsity A to the score ol" 4r —2. H. Bennet scored the two goals for Hutt. The Hutt forwards «combined. far bctteT than they have done in previous games, but the back division let the forwards down -occasionally. Tiho game was of a rat&ier scrappy aature. Mr. C. Harvey was the rei'eiee. ' } ■ ; 'i OTHER GAMES. ■ Hutt lost .to Wpsley 4 — 2, B<-nioT B (B Team) a bye. "GSTOTES. Tlio hympathy of th-e local club is extended to our club mate Hector Slater, and the'family of the. larte Mr. W, Slater, in their recent loss. The club was represented at the funeral of t«he late Mr. Slater by th club eapain,t Mr. A. J. Boss. ■ .. At the' management -committee meeting last .week it was decided to enffcer four teams in the Feilding Five-a-side Tourney oh 3rd^ June. , Final arrangements for the trip ane to be made this week and members w^ll be notified by the week-end.

Messrs E, M^Leod; A. J. Boss and A. O: Wright were elected an Emergency Selection! Committee., Players are asked to* watch. the windows of Messrs King and 3Sdgar Smith for notices re training, etc. .

Tom D&wsotl ia unable to take the field iMs season owing io injuries..;He has consented to coach the Thirds. Ate

there any more ex-players who could spare the time to «oach one of t»he oither teams? Tfaeir services would be much appreciated.

The Wellington Reiferees' are soliciting qwries bearing on the "Rules of Hockey from all' players. Questions shou'lcl be addressed'to W.H.BA., Box '1272, G.P.6. Wellington, and answers will appear in the slafily, press. ADVICE. TO -PLAYERS, •**■ • ■ .■ - - Don't talk wiile the game is in. progress. There has been far too mucih talking already this season. Captains picasc note.. . J Don't appeal; the discreet and reasonable is the pero-rgktive of your «aptain. Don't cease playing until the whistle blows; there is suoJi a -thing as an adyantago nule. It is your job to play and the xeferee's to umpire. i>on't stop playing *when the JbaJii is on the line; the wlioilie of the line is par* of the field of play. "■ . ; Don't oibstruct, and d-ont use youT person or sti«k in such a way as to j cause an obstruction. Play t>he ball, not the man. It is tlhe break of the ofbstruction rule tha.t promotes all th-e bad feeling and causes most of tlie dangerous play, tharf; every season 'creeps in and in the .case of strong rivals rears its sinister head, marring, what' should be a good game. . .