REP. HOCKEY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 307, 22 August 1932, Page 6

REP. HOCKEY

DRAWN GAME ROTORUA AND HAMILTON EACH SCORE ONE GOAL FAST, OPEN PLAY After a fast, open game the Rotorua women's hockey team drew with ' the Hamilton representatives at Hamilton on Saturday, each side scoring ' one goal." i Although the game generally was . fairly even throughout, the Rotorua : players held a slight territorial ad- jj vantage, but were upset hy the home j side's tactics in playing three backs ( and no goalkeeper. Also nrany long j j passes sent from left to right were ; missed hy the right wing, G. Swintori, who was out of position on many oceasions. R. Ipu in the right half position was another weak link and ! failed to lceep her place. J No Score at Half-time '' After play of an exciting nathre, ! in which good defence was shown by both sets of backs, halftime was called with no score having been registered. In the second half strenuous play was the order and eventually Hamilton broke through the defence ' for L. Hepburn to put in a hard shot which gave J. Tanner in goal for Roi torua no chance of saving. Spurred on by this reverse Rotorua settled down on attack and on many oceasions were unlueky not to score. Hamilton also had their turn on attack, "but E. Mitchell and K. Tekura were safe as fullbacks, and J. : Tanner cleared her goal on several oceasions in a capable manner. j Rotorua Scores j With the advantage in Hamilton's : favour the game was in the dying stages when E. Mitchell by clever i stickwork, took the ball from her own ' half into the Hamilton eirele and I eluding the backs equalled for Rotorua. With only two minutes to go each side strove to gain the advantage, but the defence was sound and [ a good game ended in a draw. | Hamilton 1, Rotorua 1. The best players for Rotorua were Mattie Mitchell, M. Werahiko and T. Manarapa in the forwards, and T. Mitchell, E. Mitchell and K. Tekura in the backs. J. Chaytor was not as sound as usual and T. Wharekura did not display the finish which generally marks her play. ! L. Hepburn, V. Newall and A. Dempster were the best of the Waikato team.