HOCKEY

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 468, 25 May 1912, Page 5

HOCKEY

TE KUITI 2 v. TE AWAMUTU 1.

Te Kuiti ladies' hockey team journeyed to To Awn mult: on Thursday and played the local Indies' team, defeating them by 2 goals to 1. The game was keenly contested throughout and although To Awntmifu dif--piaycd more rombinaf ion, the individual play of the visiting girls, was too much for them, the. defence of Te Knit! being very sound. From the start. the visitor? at:) aeked and the loco! girli; were compelled to force several timet'. If Te Kuiti girls could show more combined pla.v, they have tbo material that, would take a power of beating anywhere in the Waikato. However, as this was the first match of the reason, they will no doubt en!t i vat e t his very essential point, in 'jockey before the season progresses* very much. .It. was very gratifying 1o see that, with, perhaps a couple of exceptions, each girl played better than on previous occasions. A couple of t.he girls, however, have a tendency to get offside. This habit, will have to In abated, because a groat advantage is often lost-through so offending. The > goals for Te Kuiti were slag, by j Misses Ellison and B. McPonald, and i Te Awannitu's only score was notched by Miss. Murtagh. Of a team that, most played sveii in it. would be safe to say that Misses McPonalri (21, Ellison and jM. tlayley were most conspicuous, and Misses Alexander arid Murtagh did good service for the home tearr:. Mr I'mpson cent rolled r | the game in a very impartial manner, giving the greatest, satisfaction to both sides. The Te Kuiti girls speak in glowing terms of the hospitality extended to them by the home club, and assures Te Awamutu n real good time when they find it convenient to piay a return match at Te Kuiti.