HOCKEY

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1932, Page 5

HOCKEY

BROOK’S CUP RETAINED VBY HOKITIKA TEAM,

The hockey ' match Aon Gass Square on Saturday;, af terna§ns teams representing -Wesley £ Ladies ’ 'Hockey Club of and Hokitika Ladies’ Hockey Club -htt'jr&ieted much interest, and resulted in a win for Hokitika by four goals to nil.’ . The play was fast throughout, first' half-Hokitika •scored a goal aboiit half way through. TiSere -had’ b^uiitp 'and doim with the advantage in favour of the home team when Miss Hall came with a fast run' up tliecentrb of the ' field to miss the goal by a- foot, after. having.beaten the opposition. Soon after.- ftorti another melee in . the .circle tihe- same player shot a fine goal. Wesley livened up and Hokitika were busily defending for some time, onlysturdy , defence holding off the visitors; ' - Their play shifted to. the other end Miss Dowell narrowly missed scoring, ’half time coming with Hokitika' leading by 1 to 0. . ‘ .

In the second half Hokitika surpass- j ed themselves and gave a great ex- • j hibition, showing far more combination Soon after the Hall »bot her second goal, this ' ball traveling down’ rapidly and at once found the .< net. The play went -up ! and down the * field but all .attack's • were>se»t Ei»ck b? again attacked and lifto {Mist Hugbet, then Miss Dowell I found the net. . Play continued to be fast, but- v Hokitika held the advantage to the end, and won by the substantial score ,of , 4 goals to. fiiL Messrs Hailwood and Mitchell (Westport) were referees. . ' ':i t THE DOMINION TOURNAMENT. ■ c ■ 1 -••l , f WEST v COAST A, TEAM bHOSEN. The. following : will". rjEspresent the j West Coast A hockey team at the : dominion tournament to be .held at , . Dunedin,,. commeheing next' Fridayj A. Stapleton; Mrs Eager) B.: Johnson, B Milligan, R. Htqpletonj .0., Staple- ■.. i ton, H. Ridlind, • Mrs i ; Qurfie; N. McGrath, M. Little, L. Mpnk, D. Mar- , , shall, ji Wells, T. Ridland: ’ , ; j - Tte team leaveg by fhe train on Wed- 1 I nesday afternoon.':?;' • ■ NEW ZEALAND V. VICTORIA. I ;• j 1 -, ", . • A DRAWN MATCH RESULTS. j (Australian Prut Association.) " MELB.OtJR.JfIr: Aug. 20. - -.• For the hockey match,- New Zealand v. Victoria to-day, the, teams were New Zealand:' Forwards, D. : Reid, P. Athony, M. Bay, T; I. Burbitt, F.Welboume 5 .- halves, P. Joblin, H. Munfo, J. RogerfS backs, P. Spiers, T.-Ewani goalie, 0. Moore. . • -v : . Victoria 1 Forwards, 'A. JfctcMWfc0, Tbwaites, A, Roberta, H. Coley Ki MMilier 5 halves, H. Boileu, I. Van. nsche, K, Elderi back*, W. Brown, K. McGregor; goalie, R. Hardie. The game-was a draw, two all. The scores were:' For'Victoria, Cole and Thwaites; for' N.Z., Anthony and Bny, The best players in the New Zealand team were Ewan, Spiers and Bay, and v in the Victorian team, Elder, Vanasche, Brown and McGregbjp,; . ty. From= the start, it was evident' that in the Victorians, the New Zealanders , V had strong opposition, and it was only v; | the splendid'defence of the New Zealanders that saved them from defeat. The New Zealand' manager stated : V after the game that it was.the best contested gameof the tour j' and he praised the standard. Victorian players The game was witnessed ,by an excellent. delightful, - weather. *• v - ‘v . . ’