HOCKEY

Southland Times, Issue 21098, 2 June 1930, Page 5

HOCKEY

FINE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SOME GOOD GAMES.

■ The grounds were in splendid condition on Saturday afternoon, when the Saturday competition, in both the men’s and ladies’ sections, was advanced a further step. The games played were somewhat one-sided, but that notwithstanding some good hockey was witnessed.

MEN’S SECTION

CIVIL SERVICE A DOWN COLLEGIATE

Collegiate A had, prior to Saturday, clung to the top rung of the ladder, and a close tussle was anticipated between Civil Service A. and the leading team. A surprise, however, was sprung, for the Collegiate men went down in defeat by nine goals to four. The game was fast and exciting throughout and a good tussle ensued. Collegiate are still a point ahead in the competition, but the position has now become more interesting. The teams were as follows:

Collegiate A: N. Poole; Ferguson, V. Poole; Ford, B. Bayne, D. Bayne; Shields, Stirling, Lindsay, Wren and Donaldson. Civil Service A: Rolf; Deacon, Surgenor; Hope, Richards, Macdonald; Blee, Smith, Spence, Roberts and Abernethy. Collegiate attacked at the outset, but Surgenor repulsed the bustling Lindsay and Stirling. Collegiate continued to press, but Surgenor and Deacon again gave relief. Roberts obtained possession and dashed away to pass to Abernethy on the wing, but B. Bayne proved the stumbling block. Shields, Stirling, Lindsay, Wren and Donaldson dashed back again in a dangerous passing rush and bustled the defence badly, but it stood up, to the 'test and Deacon ultimately let Blee away. He dashed along the centre to Spence and Roberts, but V. Poole and Ferguson proved the stumbling blocks. Shields showed up in a passing rush on the left wing and centred smartly to Lindsay, but Richards was particularly sound and gave no quarter. Blee and Roberts came away well in a good dribbling movement which took the ball right into Collegiate’s danger zone, where Ford temporarily diverted to see Blee’s shot just pass outside the posts. Richards was a tower of strength in the continued pressure the Reds were keeping up and he sent in to Spence, who shot. The forwards bustled in, but N. Poole coolly took strike and saved at a critical moment. Richards again secured to return to the circle and, from a melee in the goal-mouth, Blee scored. Civil Service A 1 v. Collegiate A 0. Abernethy frequently showed up on Service’s left wing, but was well watched by D. Bayne, who, as right half for Collegiate, was very sound. Smith came away well, but Ferguson conceded a corner. The Red vanguard continued to press, and, after a prolnged tussle in the circle, Spence scored a good goal. Civil Service A 2 v. Collegiate A 0. Service kept up a strenuous attack and again Spence bustled in shortly afterwards to score his second goal—Civil Service A 3 v. Collegiate A 0. Play now became very one-sided, Service maintaining the advantage right to halftime, when the score was 5-0 in favour of Service. In the second spell Collegiate went in for shorter passes, which aided their attack and they managed to gain four goals, as did Service, the game thus ending 9-4 in Service’s favour. The scorers for the winners were: Spence (2), Blee (2), Roberts (3), Richards (1) and Abernethy (1), while Stirling, Lindsay, Donaldson and Shields each scored for Collegiate A. Mr H. S. Cordery controlled the game. COLLEGIATE B v. HIGH SCHOOL B.

Notwithstanding Collegiate B defeated their younger opponents by 12 goals to 5, the game was more even than the scores indicate and a keen tussle took place. Collegiate were quickly on the attack, the forwards dashing down to School’s 25, but Lithgow, the full-back, cleared well to midfield. Play hovered in this part for a period until Gray sent the Collegiate forwards away again and Von Tunzleman bustled in to beat the goalie. Collegiate 1-0. Collegiate continued to press and pushed through the defences, Hopgood, with good stick work, dribbling to the circle, where he passed to Von Tunzleman, who scored a lucky goal. Collegiate 2-0. Stung by these reverses, School launched a spirited counter-attack which looked extremely dangerous until Hodgson, who was playing his usual good game, cleared to V. Poole, who dashed up the line in fine style. He centred smartly to Ingram, who, in turn, passed back again to Poole, who shot a good goal. Collegiate 3-0. Play zig-zagged up and downfield and was somewhat ragged until Hodgson again sent a hard shot up the wing to Ingram, who cut in cleverly and another goal was added to Collegiate’s total. Collegiate 4-0. School forwards retaliated in a dangerous dash downfield, but Hodgson proved the stumbling block. Collegiate’s vanguard then engineered a sparkling rush in which Hopgood, Poole, Von Tunzleman and Laytham were prominent. The ball reached the circle, where Laytham shot, but School’s goalie saved well. Hopgood, however, was handy, and he made no mistake with his shot. Collegiate 5-0. A moment later Hopgood, who was in good form, dashed away in a solo effort and passed to V. Poole when right in the goalmouth to see the last-named player score. Collegiate 6-0. Play was more even in the second stanza. School forwards took command soon after the bully and the ball went to the wing, who put in a determined run. He sent a good pass to Barham, who scored a good goal. Collegiate 6-1. School continued to obtain a fair share of the ball and a rush by Dakin, Kerr and Barham carried play to Collegiate’s 25, but Hodgson intercepting, cleared to Gray. The last-named player sent the ball to Laytham, who dashed downfield and eluded the School half-back division to pass to Von Tunzleman. The centre, well backed by Hopgood, entered School’s danger zone, and Poole, rushing in to join the attackers, scooped a nice goal. Collegiate 7-1. School were back again almost immediately and assailed Collegiate’s goalmouth, but a shot by Barham glanced off N. Poole’s leg. The resultant penalty gave School a chance, but, after a determined melee almost in the goalmouth, Gray cleared and carried play upfield to Von Tunzleman and Hopgood. Lithgow was playing soundly for School and he frustrated the onslaught, but V. Poole brought the ball, up the wing again to centre smartly to Hopgood. This player carried the attack to the centre and sent a hot shot through the goal. Collegiate 8-1. School forwards then assumed charge again and dashed into Collegiate’s circle. Hodgson cleared, but the boys were back at once and Dakin scored School’s second goal. Collegiate 8-2. Collegiate retaliated, but Hyndman gave “sticks” when in a dangerous position and School surged into their opponents’ territory. Finally Barham, gaining possession, made no mistake with his shot. Collegiate made a dash again, the forwards being prominent in a dangerous dribbling rush which took play to the circle. From a pass by Hopgood, V. Poole scored his third goal. Collegiate 9-3. Play .stayed in midfield for a short period until School’s wing sent a hard shot across to Dakin,- who eluded the defence and shot a good goal. Collegiate 9- Hopgood, Von Tunzleman and Laytham, with a clever exhibition of stick work, took the ball to School’s danger zone, where Von Tunzleman scored. Collegiate 10- Play was somewhat ragged at this stage, both teams showing the effects of the gruelling tussle, but there were flashes of sparkling hockey. Collegiate maintained the advantage to the finish, further goals being scored by Poole and Hopgood, while Dakin was responsible for another score for School. The game thus ended 12-5 in favour of Collegiate. The outstanding players for the winners were Von Tunzleman, Hopgood, Hodgson and Laytham, while Barham, Dakin and

Lithgow distinguished themselves for School. Mr H. S. Cordery refereed the game.

CIVIL SERVICE B v. HIGH SCHOOL A.

High School A were superior to Civil Service B in all departments and emerged victorious by eight goals to nil, four goals being- scored in the first half. The scorers were: Hughes (2), McKelvey (3) and Bissett (3).

TEAMS SELECTED FOR JUNE 3. The following teams have been chosen by the selectors for the various games on Queen’s Park on June 3:— Southland v. Otago B (10 a.m'.): Roff, Patton, Deacon, Macdonald, Fletcher, Hope, Shields, Stirling, von Tunzleman, Smith, Roberts. Emergencies: Hopgood, Hodgson. Wednesday Team v. Saturday Team (11.15 a.m.): McMahon, Boyes, Morrison, Robertson, Dawson, Elliott, Wilson, Graham, Mcßurnie, Johnstone, Currie. Saturday Team: V. Poole, Surgenor, Ferguson, Hamilton, B. Bayne, Richards, Donaldson, Spence, Lockhart, Wren, Abernethy. Emergencies: Forwards,. Lindsay, Mayston; halves, Fraser; backs, Taylor. Otago B v. Southland Boys’ High School, 2 p.m.

Otago A v. Rangatata, 3.15 p.m. Players must be on the ground a quarter of an hour before the games start. Billeting Players.

Some little difficulty is being experienced by r the Southland Men’s Hockey Association in arranging for billeting accommodation for the visiting Otago High School Old Boys who arrive in Invercargill this evening. Anyone who is prepared to take a player is requested to communicate with the association’s president, Mr J. A. Doig, the secretary. Mr D. S. Deacon (Middle School) or with Mr C. G. Boyd, c/o Thomson and Beattie, Ltd. The visitors will remain in this city only one night and it is hoped all billeting arrangements will be speedily finalized. MATCH ON JUNE 3. RANGATATA CLUB. The following team will represent Rangatata against Dunedin High School Old Boys on Tuesday, June 3: —H. Roberts, G. Butler, R. Sherriffs, 11. Blee, P. Howarth, B. Elliot, G. Woods, L. Boyer, J. Webster, J. Peters, F. Bishop; emergencies: Dawson, Mcßurnie, Wilson and Boyes. LADIES’ HOCKEY A HANDSOME VICTORY. Collegiate A proved too strong for High School A, who were defeated (though by no means disgraced) by 9 goals to 2. The Collegiate forwards were in good form, L. Baird being particularly aggressive. M. Belsham and E. Brundey fought valiantly for School but the defence behind them was not too sound. The half-time score was 4-1 in favour of Collegiate. For the winners, L. Baird scored eight goals and M. Dawson one while M. Belsham and E. Brumley were each responsible for School’s two goals. Mrs Murray controlled the game.

NORTHERN DISTRICT GAMES.

WAIKAIA (5) v. LUMSDEN (1).

Playing at Waikaia the Waikaia ladies’ hockey team defeated Lumsden by 5 goals to 1 after a very good game. Lumsden played very soundly until the interval after which they seemed to go to pieces. Mr T. Kennedy refereed. GOHE TOUBNAMENT INVERCARGILL TEAMS. The following players will represent the Union hockey team at Gore on June 3:— E. Hope, C. Sparks, M. Woods, J. Ronald, E. Woodhead, M. Clark, A. Conley. The following will represent the Collegiate Hockey Club at the Gore seven-a-side tournament on June 3. Weaver’s bus leaves H.B. corner at 9.45 a.m.:—Collegiate A: R. Burt, A. Latta, P .Guest, N. Thomas, C. Porter, L. Baird, K. Murray. Collegiate B: J. Burt, O. Stott, I. Burrell, H. Myers, I. Myers, M. Dawson, E. Smith. Emergencies: E. Winsloe, K. Breen, D. Gray, M. Troon. HOCKEY CABNIVAL LADIES’ ENTERPRISE. A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS. The One-Day Grand Carnival, organized by the Southland Ladies’ Hockey Association with a view to improving its financial position, held sway in the Popular Picture Palace vestibule from early morning until 11 p.m. on Saturday’ and met with a generous measure of support from the general public and members of kindred snorts.

The stalls were heavily laden with tempting gifts which speedily found ready demands,. while a public sale, organized by Mrs R. F. Greenwood, attracted a large number of buyers in the morning and the goods were quickly disposed of. Throughout the day sympathizers of the sport showed their appreciation of the efforts of the ladies by the manner in which they rolled up to the carnival and bought frr-iy. A number of novel entertainments provided fun and amusement for all and kept everyone in good humour. As a result of the effort, it is understood that a sum of approximately £5O will be available to stabalize the association’s financial position. This will now enable the association to liquidate its indebtedness to its creditors who have patiently waited until now when the ladies, by their combined efforts, find themselves in the happy position to start afresh with a clean slate. Such has been the success attained, that it is the intention of the committee to again hold an' evening carnival next Saturday night in order to raise a portion of the funds necessary for the K Cup tournament expenses.

The committee specially desire to record their thanks to the following for generous donations: Messrs Thomson and Beattie Ltd., Herbert, Haynes and Co., Ltd., J. D. Campbell, Matheson’s Ltd., McCurdy, G. H. Brown (chemist), Skenes Ltd., W. Stewart (chemist), G. I. Moffett (chemist), J. S. Baxter, Thomas Bros, (florists), Frobath, and Mackerras and Hazlett, Limited.

Messrs Dickey’s Limited kindly lent a large gramophone, which action was keenly appreciated for it added, in no small measure, to the success of the venture.

As all assisting worked strenuously in the effort, it is perhaps invidious to single out any particular helpers, but too much aporeciation cannot be conveyed by the committee to Mrs Greenwood and the Southland High School Girls’ who, under the supervision of Miss V. White, were at their post from the very opening to the closing. The following are the results of the guessing competitions: Casket of chocolates: Miss D. Maltby, Waikiwi; supper cloth, Miss A. I. Sutherland, c/o Mrs Sycamore, Clifton (2200 grains of rice—winning number being 2299) ; teddy bear, Miss I. Bell, c/o Couling’s, florist; 100 cigarettes, Mr J. Carmody, Government Buildings ; gold box chocolates, D. Harris, c/o Mackerras and Hazlett Ltd.; handkerchief sachet, Miss Addie Conley, Tweed street; ginger jar, W. R. Smith, 156 Herbert street. _ Any prizes unclaimed may be picked up at any time at Messrs A. and W. Hamilton’s Sports Depot, Esk street.