HOCKEY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1281, 6 August 1914, Page 3

HOCKEY.

HOROWHENUA v. WELLINGTON.

After a very strenuous and even game Wellington won by 3 —2. The score was 2 all to within 3 minutes of time, when a Wellington forward sent in a beautiful angle shot that won the match. The feature of the game was the play of Kehu and Winiata, the two Otaki forwards, who each scored a goal. Foxton’s four representatives acquitted themselves well especially Bryant who had the hardest of hard luck in not scoring on at least two occasions. WHARANGI v. SCHOOL. Although the fixtures for the Gillespie Cup were postponed yesterday, the W!n:.v;gi team gathered in lull force under the expectation that they were to play. As they had gone to the trouble of bringing players from Levin and Ohau, the School decided at the last minute to play. The Maori damsels were out to win this time, and great was their jubilation when one of their fleetfooted players —minus boots and stockings : —broke through the School defence and scored (r—-0). Some good battling then took place, the visiting members of the Wharangi team in particular being conspicuous for good play. After a fine bit of combined work, Amy Powell found the net for school. At half time the score was unaltered (1 all). In the second half the school made things lively, and the bigger girls were outclassed. Amy Powell scored again, and a short while afterwards Stella Barber beat the, goalkeeper with a good shot. The Yellows could not break through the defence. Winnie Walls, as usua[, was doing great work for her side on the right wing. Towards the end of the spell, a large Maori player deliberately obstructed Stella Barber in the circle, and from the resultant penalty bully Stella had no difficulty in scoring. The game ended 4 —l in favour of School. Mr Parlane refereed.

The following interpretations of rules (to be unitorm throughout New Zealand) have been received by the local Referees’ Association from the New Zealand Association ;

Rule xi.—A player should be penalised for off side only when he participates in the game, or in any way interferes with an opponent .or the ball. There is no penalty for a player being in an off-side position unless an opponent or the ball is interfered with.

Rule 9. —As soon as the ball is touched by the stick ot a player participating in a bully, the ball is in general play. Therefore, players are then permitted to rush in, the three yards rule ceasing as soon as the bully-off is completed.

The la,vs of the game as controlled by the All-England Lacies’ Hockey Association say, “There shall be no hooking of or striking at sticks.’’ This rule was therefore enforced in the ManawatuEngland ladies match yesterday, and the usual hooking of sticks will be penalised as obstruction.