GIRLS’ HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 135, 29 August 1927, Page 11

GIRLS’ HOCKEY

LITTLE GOOD PLAY COMBINATION WEAK As the season -advances, less and less attention seems to be paid to girls’ hockey. On Saturday there were only two senior games and the teams in one of these, in addition to having to accept a substitute referee, were allotted a ground little better than a quagmire. Play was fast and keenly contested but, apart from that, there is little left to comment upon. Combination generally was weak, and there was little outstanding individual stickwork. Especially was the this the case in the Somerville-Arawa contest. ARAWA DEFEATS SOMERVILLE The Arawa-Somerville contest was hockey, but certainly not hockey at its best. In fact, both teams have been seen to considerably better advantage at other times dLiring the season. There was practically no finished stickwork displayed at any part of the game, and futile and lazy hitting was prominent. In the front line this was particularly in evidence, and even when players got the leather, it was generally lost through careless and misdirected hitting. Time after time the ball would be sent right to tho feet of an opponent when there was every prospect of manoeuvring it right through. Miss Bestic played a fair game for Arawa, and Misses M. Bell and McCarthny at times were seen to advan-

tage for Somerville. The Arawa backs played a creditable game. Generally speaking, particularly in regard to Somerville, there was evidence of a lack of thought, and no attention was paid to the finer points of the game. EDEN DRAWS WITH Y.W.C.A. The Eden-Y.W.C.A. contest was little better than a scramble throughout. Play was ragged and patchy. In the circles there was little scientific hockey and bunching and wild hitting was featured. Both forward lines were seen in some fast downfield moves, but better combination could have been featured, and control was generally lost in the circle. There was no really outstanding play, most girls failing through faulty stickwork and misdirected hitting. Miss Walker was one of the fastest and headiest forwards on the field and at times displayed quite good work. Misses Lowe and Dawson, playing a different type of a game in the same line, featured hard hitting and proved battlers throughout. In the Y.W. team Miss Hubber stood out in the front line, but there was a lack of finish in .regard to her control of the ball. Misses Raisher, McLaughlan and Dickie handled keen sticks, though there was little play of an outstanding nature featured in their work. The Y.W.C.A. goalie was one of the surest players on the field. JUNIOR GRADE Wesley won by * default from Y.W.C.A. A. St. Cutlibert’s 1 (Miss Lewis) v. Mount Eden 1 (Miss Crosby).