SOUGH GROUNDS SPOIL GOOD HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 7

SOUGH GROUNDS SPOIL GOOD HOCKEY

PLAY AT REMUERA

ARETA’S hard battle

L |T -i-lE good hockey was seen "at Remuera on Saturday. The , n unds were rough and play mostly ragged and errat.c as a eo A M cred"ta e fcle display was given JVarsity in its contest with Vi-hany. The forward line, esE PP||y was seen to advantage in p *f' k The Areta-St. Luke's conwas more evenly contested, l hVw.v. r ‘ standard ° f hockey revealed. The following table shows the po sltions of the senior teams: Goals

Mount Eden . •* * “ u ARETA DEFEATS ST. LUKE’S The Areta-St. Luke’s fixture promised a hard battle and so it turned v After a gruelling struggle Areta Merced with colours hoisted, having i Mht off a 3—o win. The game ..evenly contested throughout and score is not a fair indication of Se general run of play. Up and down Ih. field Luke’s men were the equal 7 their opponents, but the reds’ van ucked the ability to finish off in the -Trie Tom Giles on the right wing ; h6 outstanding forward, hut of his excellent centring shots were spoiled by the other units of The line; who frequently failed to trap h. circle. Bay, centre-forward, was “useful man in carrying play to Striking distance of the rival net, but hr aDDeared to experience difficulty in setting past Davis. Areta’s crack fullhack The other components of the front line were responsible for mediocre exhibitions. Steele Foreman and Robertson constituted’a half line which knew its business and which bore a large share of Areta’s attack. Both full-backs, Mills and Williams, performed creditablv in the face of a strong opposition. Greta's front line was in the height of form and turned its scronig chances to good account. Jack Carter. Hayson and Nick Carter wielded businesslike sticks, while Ashley gave liberal support from the half division. Davis did the big share of the full-back work and seemed confident in spite of the treacherous state of the turf. VARSITY TROUNCES EPIPHANY A disappointing match was witnessed when Varsity seniors overwhelmed Epiphany by the figure of 7—o and. as the score indicates, the game was quite one-sided and proved uninteresting. The students’ forward line assumed control of matters from the commencement and had Epiphany’s backs nonplussed by clever passing and sound circle work. Rankin. Epiphany’s goalie, was frequently called upon to stop the students’ persistent shooting; in fact, it was due entirely to his vigorous kicking that the score fell short of double figures. It was one of Epiphany’s off days, characteristic of fLn inconsistent team. The five forwards seemed unable to unite in passing movements and although some good individual play was exhibited by Merry weather. Law and K. Mills, the van failed to act in unison. Varsity’s half line, with Radcliffe and Dr. Leonard prominent, gave the Epiphany forwards no chance to become dangerous, for when a breakaway looked promising it was nullified before it reached Hume and Brown at full-back. This happened time and again, so that Varsity’s backs had a comparatively dull time, while its forwards made merry at Epiphany’s expense. Phillpott, Seelen and Greenbank were the most conspicuous of Varsity’s forwards. Hamilton also secured a goal and might have got more had he made the most of numerous opportunities. SOMERVILLE OVERWHELMS MT. EDEN Sickness accounted for several regular members in both the Mount Eden and Somerville teams. Eden fielded two players short in its contest with the latter team. The match proved to be a procession of goals for Somerville, and for the greater part of the game Somerville made the pace. Neither side gave any outstanding displays of hockey, and the stickwork generally was ragged. Eden's outstanding player was undoubtedly Kelly in the backs, whose hard and calculated hitting time after time accounted for a timely save. The front line was seen in several promising movements which generally failed in the circle through erratic stickwork and lack of combination. Somerville missed several of its regular members, but had the advantage in combinaiton, and the individual Play of several of its players was creditable. Lee and E. Watts, in the front line, were among the outstanding players. SOMERVILLE COLTS DISPOSE OF VARSITY COLTS This fixture was an exhibition of second-rate hockey and scrappy play nearly devoid of combination on both sides. The run of the game was even ftp and down the field, but Somerville displayed more accurate work in the circle and achieved its win for that reason Varsity’s half line was the seat of its strength, and good work ''as done by the backs. Spencer, Bowell and Hay gave the best exhibition of a ragged forward line. Chiphn, of Somerville, was sound between the posts, and Gardiner did the big share of the full-back department. The white’s forwards failed to combine for some reason and relied upon individual Play. The closing score of 2—l in favour of Somerville was a reasonable indication of the course of the. match.

p. w. L. D. F. 11 14 14 5 1 3 3 4 3 A. 3 7 1 2 11 8 6 18 Pts. 6 4 4 3 2 Areta • ■ • ' % Somerville- . . | University . - - lining Cin! I lomervile Colts 2 ssrv i Vniverslty C.. 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1