WAIPA HOCKEY TEAM

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 103, 22 July 1927, Page 12

WAIPA HOCKEY TEAM

HONOURED WITH DINNER The president, Mr. W. J. Hebden, and vice-president. Mr. G. O. Jourdain, tendered a complimentary dinner to the Waipa hockey representatives, who have in the last four years on each occasion been successful in winning the White Horse Cup. The chairman explained that the had been arranged to celebrate Waipa’s fourth successive win, but it had developed into honouring all the old Waipa representatives, and the two Waipa boys, B. and L. Spiers, included in the New Zealand touring team to visit Australia. Mr. Jourdain proposed the toast of

Our Guests," and briefly tracj history of the Waipa Hockey 1™ tion. mentioning that it was May 30, 1913, and Mr. S. A Em”"* 05 keen and valuable devotee ofjSJo! l * was its first president That man held office until last vear the rep. team won the White u ■ Cup. w ith four wins and one or f 1925 it secured five wins and art,. ll in 1936 the third successive win * achieved, registering four wins ..J* 1 draw. The fourth win was rw£3.. > ac.uevcd The team, captained h?S ! \\ . Douglas, gained three win,' * r games being drawn. Mr. J.mrdai. _ ' gested that the Waipa AsSS,?* should send its ther afield to play for the Norden o a team could also, of course eotmS for the White Horse Cup. co ®P«t Other toasts were proposed and ~ sponded to and the gathering Ws ' had been of a very cordial closed with the singing of “Auldt. Syne” and good wishes for Len and Bert Spiers on their to^