HOCKEY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4979, 26 May 1926, Page 3

HOCKEY.

GAME ON THE PLAINS. NGATEA DEFEATS PAEROA. The Ngatea ladies’ 1 hockey team played its second match of'the season on Saturday last, defeating the P.aeroa, team by three goals to niL Willingness on.the part, of both teamjs was one of the chief characteristics of the play. Ngatea’s ’form showed considerable improvement and better combination, and less aimless hitting of the ball contributed largely to its success. The Paeroa team put up. a strong defence, and much good tackling was done. There its: still a tendency on the pa-rt of players to bunch together, resulting in. useless muddling. When the ball was in the circle not nearly enough attempt was made by the attacking team to force it through the goal. Valuable opportunities .to score'were thus lost The Paeroa .team lost many advantages by far too frequent breaches of the stick rule.. ' The teams were as 'follows: — Paeroa. —L. McKee, HL Shand, N. Finnic, G. Finnie, V. Shdnd, B. Gibb, F. Shaw, C. Swann, N. Morland, M. Tierney, P. Treanor. ‘ Ngatea.—M. Quintal), D. Wade, E. Wheeler, G. Quintali, H. Costello, M. Miller, D.'Miller, P. Hayward, G. McKerchar, L.' Birkenhead, Mrs Bertelisen. - Gcals were scored by D. Miller, E. Wheeler, and G. Quintali. ■Mr W. B. Gillespie was referee.

CLUB AT KEREPEEHI. The decision to form a ladies’ hockey club a.t Kerepeehi 'was made at a, meeting of those interested on Tuesday, 18th inst., Mr C. Bcg-well presiding. It is anticipated that there will be sufficient members to enable the club to have two teams. Mr. J. H. Nicholson was; appointed president of the club, Mr T. Morrison chairman of committee, Mns W. Kidd deputy-chairman, and Miss Dixon secretary'and'treasurer. The mepibership fee. was fixed at 2s 6cl. The matter: of securing a, suitable playing field was left, in the hands df Messrs Morrison, Boswell; and HerkL

PAEROA V. WAIHI. The following members of the Pa<eroa Ladies’ Hockey Club have been selected to play an inter-club match with Waihi, at Waihi, pin Saturday next : Misses N. Finnife, P. Treynor, H. Shand, G. Finnie, V, Shand, F. Shaw, B. Bunting, L. McKee, F. Cajseby, A. Morland, C. Swann. Emergencies : Forwards, Misses B. Gibb and N. Morland; backs, Misses V. Raffill and J. Holes. Cars will leave Messrs Brocket and Shand’s at 1 p.m. sharp.