NUTSHELL HOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 679, 3 June 1929, Page 7

NUTSHELL HOCKEY

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY GRAMMAR WINS CUP No fewer than 38 men’s hockey teams competed in the annual seven-a-side tournament conducted by the Auckland Hockey Association on Saturday. Many close games were seen in all grades from senior to fifth. Added interest was provided by a ; series of running events. The Trevor j Davies Cup for the club securing most I points for the day was carried off by th** Auckland Grammar School with 28 points. Mount Eden won the Ilavard Cup with points as runner-up. * Weather and ground conditions could not have been more suitable and fast matches were the result. Following were the results: SENIOR GRADE FIRST ROUND 1 Somerville B, 2 goals and 5 points, beat Mount Eden B, 2 goals. Somerville A. 4. Epiphany, 0. St. Luke’s, 2, University, l. SECOND ROUND Mount Eden, 4 points, St. Luke's, 2 points. Somerville A, 2 goals, Somerville B, 0. Final. —Somerville 1, Alt. Eden 0. SECOND GRADE FIRST ROUND Mount Eden A 1. Wesley B 0. papatoetoe 3, Mount Eden 0. University 3, Training College B 0. Somerville A 3, Training College A o. SECOND ROUND Somerville, 3 beat Epiphany by default. St. Luke’s, I goal and 1 penalty corner, Wesley, 1 goal. Somervile A, 1, Varsity, 0. THIRD ROUND St. Luke’s. 3, Somerville B, 0. Mount Eden, 1, Somerville A, 0. FINAL St. Luke’s 1, Mount Eden 0. .Mount Eden protested because St. Luke's played a man not qualified for the competition and their protest was upheld. THIRD GRADE FIRST ROUND Auckland Grammar A, 3, Somerville, U Varsity, 1; Auckland Grammar B, 0. SECOND ROUND Auckland Grammar 2, Varsity 0. St. Luke's, 3, Otahuliu 0. FOURTH GRADE FIRST ROUND University. 1, Papatoetoe, 0. Mount Albert Grammar, 1, St. Luke’s, 0. SECOND ROUND Mount Albert Grammar, 2, Varsity, 1 goal and 3 points. Auckland Grammar, 1 goal and a penalty corner, Otahuhu, 1 goal. Finals —Auckland Grammar, 5 points, Varsity, 1 point. FIFTH GRADE FIRST ROUND Somerville 3, Auckland Grammar B 1. Auckland Grammar A 1, Alt. Albert Grammar B 0. Alt. Eden A 2, Alt. Albert Grammar A 0. SECOND ROUND Alount Eden A. 1, Alount Eden B, 0. Somerville, 1 penalty corner, Auckland Grammar A, 0. Finals—Alount Edeui, 5 points, Somerville, 4 points. ATHLETIC EVENTS Tlie results of the sports events were tin follow: IOOYds Senior (Cremorne Cup).— First heat: Chappell (Wesley), 1: Welbourne (Alount Eden), 2; Edwards (Somerville), 3. Second beat: Jones (Alount Eden). 1; H. Broun (St. Luke's), 2; Williams (St. Luke’s), 3. Third heat: E. Watts (Somerville), 1; Gardiner (Otahuhu), 2; L. Jenkins (Alount Eden), 3. Final: E. Watts, 1; Jones and Gardiner, dead heat, 2. IOOYds (Junior).—Roberts (Grammar), 1; Smitherman (Grammar), 2; fraser (Grammar), 3.. Relay Race, 600Yds.—Somerville, 1; St. Luke's, 2; Grammar, 3* JNIYERSITY TEAM ON TOUR CAMBRIDGE DEFEATED BY 3—l (From Our Own Correspondent) CAMBRIDGE, Today. Good combination and a sound knowledge of the game enabled the visiting Auckland University hockey team to defeat Cambridge by three ioals to’nil on Saturday afternoon. The iome team put up a good tight, its defence being conspicuous and its forw irds, when they were able to get away together, acquitting themselves well. j lor the University team Ross scored i two goals and MeikJejohn one. In the j evening the visitors were entertained at. a dinner at which Air. F. Lye, AI.P., presided anti yesterday they visited various parts of the district. Today they are playing a match at Alorrinsville. KEEN HOCKEY BY GIRLS SOMERVILLE AND ARAWA DRAW The two women's games of hockey at Remuera on Saturday afternoon were evenly contested, the SomervilleArawa match ending in a draw, two kll, and the Wesley-Y.M.C.A. game in a win for the former by three goals to one. A willing, hard fought game was

played by the Somerville and Arawa teams in their match. Although Somerville was playing without its crack centre forward, Miss Hill the team showed that when it was called up , on , could give a solid and billing exhibition of stick-work The Somerville forwards were'icClined to be ragged in the first half. 25fL, Passing was clumsy, but all through they showed a doggedness in attack, which had Arawa seriously embarrassed at times. Many times Somerville or Arawa to scoring, but only the solid defence on each side managed to clear the danger. With 10 minutes to go before half-time, the Arawa forwards penetrated a hitherto faultloss defence and Miss Cochran opened up the account. .. " ?’. en 1,10 same was begun again the Somerville forwards, who had intereepted a pass, slipped down the field >' ith the ball, and Miss Francis evened up the total. A feature of the game at this stage was the splendid defence of the Somerville backs, Airs t ooper and Miss Bell. Time and time again tliesp two backs cleared the danger when things looked black for their side. Arawa pressed the Somerville defence. and the forwards were in Somerville’s twenty-five a good 10 minutes before Aliss Cochran netted her second goal, and placed her side , lu J again. Alore misfortune befell Somerville shortly after, when Miss Harris was injured and had to leave the field. In spito of this fact Somerville kept pegging away, and at times the forwards got away very neatly, but owing to over-anxiousness the passes were always muffled. At this stage Arawa was beginning t" lose all power of combining and w 9king together, and taking advantage of this Somerville pressed hard, Aliss Francis netting a picturesque goal. AYith the honours even both teams strove hard to gain the lead, and some very bright hockey was seen. The final whistle blew sl> tlv after with the scores two all. Air. A. Howard controlled the game. FINCH ROSEBOWL PIRONGIA BEATS TE AWAMUTU (From Our Own Correspondent) TE AWAMUTU, Today. The Pirongia women’s team, playing at Te Awamutu on Saturday for the Finch Kose Bowl, defeated the Te Awamutu women by seven goals to three. Miss It. Macky scored four goals for Pirongia, Miss E. Macky one and Miss P. Siffiet two. For Te Awamutu Miss M. Craig-, Miss E. Clarke and Miss W. Wallace scored. Mr. C. J. Spiers refereed. WESLEY’S EASY WIN

Flaying against Y.W.C.A. on Saturday Wesley had an easy win by three goals to one. Play in the first half was fairly steady and fast, AYesley attacking for the greater part of the time. The team was playing uphill and against the sun, so that the forwards were unable to put sufficient dash into their work to get the ball into the net, though they kept it fairly consistently in the Y.W.C.A. circle. In the second half Y.W.C.A. began to show its strength, attacking briskly and cleverly, but the slope of the ground and the light were now against its forwards, and they only succeeded in scoring once. Wesley’s backs, during this period, worked well, and fire to be complimented on their sturdy defence. Toward the end of the game, when the score was two-one in Wesley’s favour, tho AYesley forwards came to light again. A really beautiful piece of passing brought tho ball right down the field, it was shot neatly into the net and only an accidental off-side prevented the goal from being allowed. Just before time, after a scuffle in the mouth of the Y.W.C.A. goal, Aliss L. Thomas, who had been playing an excellent game all through, scored for the second time.

BOXERS FIT TONIGHT’S BIG BOUTS DOUBLE-HEADED PROGRAMME The double-event programme arranged by the Northern Boxing Association for tonight should attract local followers of the sport. It is some time since two professional bouts were staged in this city, and again it is quite a time since the lighter classes were so well catered for; but even so, the little fellows engaged are hard punchers. Plenty of interest attaches to both the .Hatton-Boyle contest and the Taylor-Hurne bout. In his gymnasium work Hatton has been showing fine form. He is in the best of condition for the bout. His defeat by Leckio lias not done him any harm and he can be relied upon for a good showing. Some who have seen Boyle in his workouts have said that Hatton would win. On the other hand, some who have seen him fight in Alelbourne say he will knock the Aucklander out. If Boyle lives up to his Australian reputation as a crowd-pleaser the fight should be thrilling. He is quite confident about the result. The Taylor-ITurne bout promises to be a display of real scientific boxing, both principals having won New Zealand amateur titles and in addition trophies for science. Hurne's friends say that he is too clever for the Aucklander. but Taylor is also a very clever fighter, and, in addition, he carries a knock-out punch, which he demonstrated when he knocked out Larsen in this city some time ago. The New Zealand Boxing Council has decided that the winner may be named the bantam-weight champion of New Zealand, a title which is at present vacant, although the bout is not officially for the title. Tho amateur bouts are among the best offering. The heavy-weights, AlcCarthney and Frear. are both wellknown to the public, the former being the Auckland champion and Frear the New Zealand University champion. The clever bantam-weight Bob Purdie will also do battle with Keenan, a. younger brother of Jack Keenan, of Auckland boxing history.