HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 130, 5 June 1902, Page 2

HOCKEY.

Tkams eel'cted from the Haw*ra and New Plymouth Clubs mot on tin racocourse ou Tuesday and p'ayed a rnitch which, f- r a test ef condition of players Mand fvr its requirements of close com--9 pliince with ol" the scientific principles • of the sp.rt has cot b en befo.ie J at thii end <<f tin district. ' " Fi f ne"s" amongst she p'ayeri was ' not lacking, and the play was fist and ' furiou j , In kr.owlt dge of general hoc-' k<y tactics, however, tha visitors | 'showed greit mpaiiority, and they '| therefore deservedly won, though by '.the small maj rity of threa gcnls to ' I oh*, a trove wh'rli woll indic.itra tho i.f-tubbom ra'ii'e ■ f the match. If tho . p ay mus' b > particularised, the success ■ |of ths visitors was undoubtedly dua ,to the exce l-uft combination of ths-ir j f'jru.'i ds, splendidly led by P.att as oanfre ; that pl.yer accounting for two! ;g<-a's, and L. Elliott (wing) for the j third. In the home t«am, Avery, Dr. Fookes at d Shipt m in the forwards, ai.-d Bealp, Ambury, AirkiD, at d Day jas backs were conspicuous, the List jiiame'l player will earning the honour jof scoring the voly go,] f r his side. The game was very sati-factoiily controlled by Mr S. R nnell as refeiee. A lirge numb r <f the supports of both clubs weieprtsent, and from time i to lime loudly te»'?fied to tho keenness i of their inteies 1 . . The local club should find Tuesdav'n ] [match an excellent one from which 'o 1 draw hin's for imp ovement in thrir ( practices preliminnry to their mee f > with Wellington < n Mocdiy nex-. Atj i ofloit will pro l ably be made to s< cm e ] the liecr ation Givm ds for thsr d;.y. i