HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 1 June 1907, Page 6

HOCKEY.

-V«- I'lynmi.l. deserved their wm against liawcr.t (mi Wcdiic,dav. 'lhcy jjliijv.l very conlidently right" from ,;,",. bully, and the men seemed to know mid keep to their plate's better than in Hid Mrstllord match. Crawford, i u ,r oa i liud hut In tie to do, but kept in" his position well, which N saying u good deal considering he has a thankless' job and many temptations to come out. h Avery, left fulUback, played well." but sliould make more use of liis hands in HcMing the ball; Xicoll, right full-luck, lielded well and liii cleanly at times.biu often n\i-setl his hit by taking things too easily. JJealc, centre, stood out among the backs, playing very keenly and cleverly. E. Cutiiei'd and Ambury. wing-halves, were inclined to come too close in at first, but improved later, Cutfield's stick play in the latter portion of -the game being particularly prominent. The forwards all worked well, bin the wing men, Cathro and Cutfield, must held the ball better, and all would do well lo remember that no go.il is i-cofod until the ball l is over the goal line, ami they should play keenly until the whistle is blown for a score. .Mr Turner was a very good and impartial referee, erring slightly perhaps on the side of leniency. Little cm be said of the Haweva men individually. The forwards appeared a good lot of men, especially the wings, but they received very little support from the backs, who would take Hying hits instead of lidding the ball; the goalkeeper was perhaps Hie best of ,"lie backs.

Anderson, an ex-Aililington (('liri<tclmrch) plnyev, is settling here, iind should lie an acquisition fo tli:' chili Si'curiiijj his service-.