THE HOCKEY TEST.

Shannon News, 14 August 1923, Page 6

THE HOCKEY TEST.

WON BY NEW ZEALAND

(Received Sunday, 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 11. The New Zealand team defeated Australia by 2 goals to 1, in the only hockey test of the tour, after a closely contested fight with fluctuating fortunes up to the call of time. The match was staged as an early game vo the Chinese Soccer match, and was Played in the presence of thirty thousand people, the bulk of whom attended out of curiosity ' to see Chinese display. The urst half <>-

&&&»■■■ Happy Voyage by two lengths, then came The Triumph and Bonny Logan, evenly balanced, and -narked more ry individualism than combined movements. Watts opened for the visit - A scrum followed in front of th e upors but Saunders soon equalised. Australia again attacked after the bully, Craig and May forcing their way down the left boundary, Perrin, always alert, smartly extricated his side, and Speight, with a well-judged .shot, transferred play to the opposing goal area. The green and gold pack again got busy and Besley, after a fine save, initiated a combined movement which ended with Snooks getting mixed on the ground in the midst of several swinging clubs in an effort to save a goal. In the midst of bustling, one of the Australian forwards banged the ball into the diet, but the referee disallowed the goal. Play travelled up and down field rapidly, and after Australia had again nearly scored, Alexander sprinted down the right wing and centred, nearing the net. The ball was returned to Alexander, who put New Zealand ahead from then on till the end. New Zealand maintained the advantage, playing immeasurably superior hockey to that of Wednesday ag-ainst a side greatly strengthened by the inclusion of the Victorian representatives.