HOCKEY

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1932, Page 4

HOCKEY

THE WESTLAND COMPETITIONS. POSITION OF THE TEAMS. The position of .the teams. ? in -. the ladies’ hockey competition is as follows: . ’

HOKITIKA I>E> EAT KOKATAHL ;.v ",11‘Vj i -.jV fly. .. ' o A . • Showing much'improved form, atahi met Hokitika .atf'Cass Square yestmlay afternoon when an mtereistmg, open matc-ii epsujyd.. There *tyas no . score at half tirtio’’ but in thef second.. sjpel‘l, the hoine’ teiiin using its’d.©:;- ■ perience toaidvuutagpi /netted;’. ; Skoals, by J."E. Colleit/(£) } , . and M. Hughes. • A feature ,of ' the • match wr« tne excellent defensive ti’o^k.. „... of the Kokatahi 'team.' Rev;,. Hailwood was referee.' ' ?v' ; MAWHERA DEFEAT ROVER 1 ■ GREYMOUTHi July 13;. These .two teams hut on Victoria Lark yesterday afta'noon. 'Die . ground was in good order and overhead coo-........ ditions were fine although a, cold east-, erly wind blowing dbwnfieljd; made jt t:r ,£ unpleasant for ipectatorh' VC,”. Mawhera. won the toes and.hadVthV - advantage ' df 'wind in ’ the.. ; ; I'firat • spell. Thfc £aite was of .a T*ry rugged .. ,C; .• nature, but failed to come up.to Vex* v. , {) pectatl ons although., there, were, •_ some ' V , / patches. of really brilliant hockey, The outstanding players for ■' • were N. and Mi Furness, . C.. Hanram, J.; Smith, M. Little''arid 0. Ferguson, "■■. and for Rovers, R. and 0. Stapleton, i-JV'C' R. Ward and Mrs Butland.' Rovers opened early "■ and had , , Mawbera on the defensive V /.'Mrs But- ' land being prominent; for tlic Hokitika , team, and Mj Furness doing good de- . , Pensive work. Mrs Butland went through and notched a nice goat. Rover .1, ‘Mawbera- niI.CCCC . Mawbera rai led after this reverse and after penning RoVers in their ‘ own. ; territory for some tiine j. 'Sm:th. ' ; ed the scores; ;N<>"fu’ ihfT score. took' V placid until after Half-time, 'and".ploy. \/ was very even with It. Stapleton,/M. Little, and J Smith playipgC solid, ..." games . ■ ■ •. -v.,:"-- .. .•••.' The second ha’f Vopeni d more.. briL .. , liantly and both sides in ’turn wej 4l called upon to withstand good forward rushes. Eventually H. .‘Ciifrie ,broke -through and centred for H;- Nelson :tb : : ; notch Mawhera’s second \ goal. J. Smith and M. Little ,star£adi.i another movement .and Royers’” cede a corner whieH 'IS. cm ..to ;N. Furness who scored'. : :Mawhera 3, Rover 1. M&wbra were now getting slightly the hettby'of the game although R. Morgan .and O.vStapJetipn upset many of their attacks. R. Ward -4jL in a great ; solo effort tbok phis' • ; tup- v PBj Mawherii *B circle bii-t. wag'ne»£support- : .V:» * ed and from a corner hit 0. Ferguson .... sent'fT. McGrath,. M. ,Littje,»i^d, [ ;J, - Smith away a.hd a snappy " paisihg . .movement .was. witnessed,. J;„ Smith pns*ed to M. Little, who oheated thp defence by returning the pass for .T. ' Smith to secure; her second,: .g0a1.... Rovers then rallied and swept ; down . with a fast forward rush which car- , . ; ‘ tied all before it..' : Mrs McKane made . .; . a great: save off the, first shot but BT. Ridland sent in the sc"<md one too fast and secured . a goal. Rovers 2. ; / . Mawhera 4. Full time was cniHi-d shortly after, with Rioters attacking. Messrs Stap’eton and W. O’Brien were capable referees. > i ,

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