HOCKEY.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1925, Page 1

HOCKEY.

UY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN.j COPYRIGHT. GISBORNE. Sept. 1. j The Xcw Zealand ladies’ hockey tournament "as continued to-day ill tine weather, the results being as 10l- , lows: A Section -Kuuhino beat Knst Coast li\ six goals to one. Poverty Hay A drew with Eastern, one goal all. B Section— Wellington beat Poverty Hay B by lour goals to one. Hawke’s Bay drew with Southland, one goal all. Ruahiue are the winners of A Section. Hawke’s linv and Southland tied toi supremacy in the 11. Section. The Section winners are set down to play on Thursday and the iiual will take place on Friday. CHRISTCHURCH Sept. 1. Wellington makes pcriodieal complaints regarding the administration of hockev matters. “It is finite a usual tiling" declared .Mr AY. IT. Down (Secretary of the New Zealand Hockey Association) when interviewed regardinti dissatisfaction amongst members oi the Wellington Association and their agitation to have the headquarters shifted to AVellington. AYitb reference to complaints concerning the recent tour of the Austi.ilian team Air Down pointed out that a letter had been received from the manager of the team, in which he stated that the organisation of the Xew Zealand Hoc-key Association was perfect. “It is not right to say that we do not support the smaller Asoeiations,” said. Air Down. “We sent the Australian team to Westport and Geraldine, places where overseas teams representing any other branch of sport had never been previously, and as far as for getting the Australians over here, we acted our own initiative. It is ridiculous f, <av that we were prodded into it. He also stated that arrangements were now being made for a visit from a British Army team in India, and also for a visit from an English representative team. These complaints were the results of sheer jealousy on Wellington's part, he concluded.