OLD RIVALS IN HOCKEY MER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 43, 13 May 1927, Page 12

OLD RIVALS IN HOCKEY MER

SOMERVILLE V. aret PROSPECTS FOR TO-Hlot.,

Better hockey should be the Auckland Association contests to he played off to-morrow —that is, if D i av .. "Xuprofited by the team work eiS. 8 *"' since the season opened and r * 6otv better knowledge of each other*® pay more attention to the finer J* of the game. r Mt: Judging by the arrangementsafternoon several keenly X, r: matches should he fought. men’s senior contests will lose 0 tain amount of attention bv ~.1 ? that what promises to be the n ' team. Somerville, is matched a® a team of lesser merit. Certainly “L ever, supporters can rely nrs?*play. n Fourth grade matches have w postponed and. owing to the vacations, no secondary school will be played on May 14 and 21** THE BIG MATCH The main event will be the fin between Somerville and Areta -n played on No. 1 ground at 315 Both sides have fallen a victim i» If vious matches—Somerville to L’ci*' sity, and Areta to Mount Eden T has therefore leeway to make mas neither intends to repeat the’ I a hard-fought battle is assured n its improved showing last S&tow Areta should prove a tough nroiw tion to the whites. The black sh-v have a brilliant van and if the v* line lends support anything may pen to Somerville. There is notii wrong with Areta’s backs, and D,S can be relied upon to puzzle jy Watt’s dashin gfrontal attack. 1 things being considered a fiery cot test may he expected when •- opposite colours clash. On Wesley’s sorry performance hr week and on Varsity's masterful - signs augur ill for the green jersey. True, Lucas and Sparling were absefrom the Wesley ranks, but their at pearance to-morrow will not swing: pendulum unless the halves’ play is revolutionised. St. Luke’s should do well againMount Eden at 2 p.m. but with the lei of Carston its van must lose same 0! its sting. Carston will probably be unable to turn out again this seasot Lamont has received elevation fromtb junior level and will substitute the injured man. If Mount Eden can fieM a team such as met Areta on the opening day the game should be a spin:exhibition of clean hockey. TO-MORROW’S TEAMS The teams for to-morrow’s matches are as follow: Senior A Somerville.—B. Cooper, H. Robert W. Gardner, G. Cole, W. Haggett, E. Rogers, B. Watts, R. Seccombe, L Watts, C. Watts, A. Rogers. St. Luke’s. —Hanna, A. Williajrs. Mills, Lamont, W. J. Williams, Rober:son. Hookham, Bay, J. Gibbs, T. Giles, Craig. Mount Eden.—Vail, Surman. Anderson, Hedges, Toovey, Drought. Perman, Fletcher, Ke'.ly, Pestles, Janser. Areta. —D. Wilkie, C. Davis, SL Archer, C. Ashley, R. Savage, C. Smallwood. G. Rykers, W. Hayson, J. Carter, P. Anthony, R. Carter. University.—L. Cranwell, K. Durning, K. Leonaord, D. Neely, E. Morrison, N. Whitelaw, N. Colbeck. W. Mo Nickle. J. Mclntosh, E. Hope-Johnstr. M. Mawson. Reserve: C. Donaldson. University.—Steen, Brown, Hume Barrett, Radcliffe. Leonard, Burton, Hamilton. _ Seelen, Miller, T. Hay. Wesley.—Lucas, Sparling, Nicholso: Goodwin, Flood, Burton, Watun, Frater, Wiseman, Oldham, Hailwxc. Senior B Somerville Colts.—N. Chipiin, B. Harris, B. Gutry, R. Munro, G. Gutry. > Hunter, G. Peace, C. Preston, W. Greg son, K. Lee, C. Sawyers. Epiphany.—H. Rankin, J. Mills, w Hutchinson, L. Winks, L. Mills, P. Lye, K. Mills, D. A. Meiryweather, L. Allan E. Hewitt, G. Tapp. University Colts.—Leonard (2), North. Good enough, Thom pson, Joll, Spencer, Taylor, Bowell, Noakes, Burton. Second Grade St. Luke's.—Highfield. H. Williams. H Burnett, W. Burnett, Coutts, Donaldson Potter, Ogilvie, Robertson, Brown, Datville. Reserve: Kent. . Waitemata. Cooper, Gurney, .v Roberts, Worthingtc-n, Mailman, Liu*. Cliffe, O. Patten, C. Patten, Whitbur. King. Reserve: Luxton. . Otahuhu.—E. Wilson, W. Everitt, A. Rivers, W. Nield, R. Saul, A. Morgan - Gardiner, E. Mingins, P. Jenkins, r. oa - diner, W. Gardiner, W. Speedy. t Areta.—R. Ninkie, D. Hay. J. OnnWTG. Wells, A. Hughes, S. Ninkie. B. oa ■; ner. H. Warren, A. Dunn, E. Feachej. Holden, A. Skilton. „„ . , Mount Eden.—Brown, C. Hirst. A Horspool, H. Hirst, Jenkins, Taytor, [' Horspool, Cochrane, Cole, Cohen, u• • Reserves: Chiswell, Mclver. ~ University.—M. Macky, H. wftt 1 Thorp, B. Hitchings, E. Clarke, M. Gam, N. Rapson, M. Jackson. •• Brooke, N. Copeland, J. Shaw. Reser^

E. Edson, T. Porker. . p Epiphany.—R. Dickens, E. »«*«. ■; W. Moore, A. Blanchfield, f- . Greaves, T. Bruce, K. Morton. L. "‘“L J. Ellison, Stephenson, Taw. A. FjejJJ.. University A.—Brodie, Friar-Ra ' Gillespie, Franklin, Cox. Palmer, ■- Watson, Markham, Dobson, L-evie • University Colts.—Wilson, Storry, Bestic, Adams, Milne. k** Beeche, Linton, Pattison. Alexander.

Third Grade Somerville—E. Butler. R. Hunttf Wight. A. Wells, X. Skinner, J- L D. Maxwell, G. McX*ab, C. Edwards, Edwards, J. Taylor.