HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 208, 24 August 1908, Page 3

HOCKEY.

I ••» -wAUCKLiiXD v. THAMES. By Telcgnipli.-_p r e ss Association Auckland, Saturday Niifh'f Auckland defeated Thames by s^ls I ioi the Acw Zealand Hockey Aisoci-.-on Saturday. The Auckland team K i,.-e wofi'f , B , tc ~1,,} - IUi,SOU - who w.,, „ ' d , by ] ," s sui'l'orU, notched four noals, whi,o Barry obtained thc other. | jln unprecedented amount of interest k S'l, n ;' ,1 ! 1,1, 'i B ' 1 ! 'i the WWlingtonw V hookey shield Illa u. h) U . h » 1 be played at Victoria Park on 511, Sqtembcr, and provided-the weather |,o "ne, a, record attendance for a hockev jntU-h in Xcw Zealand i 5 assured. tt ° 4 « retain

TARANAKI (4) v. HAWKE'S BAY (2i.

tlj^-n'l^'l'n^ 3 g lo, - iolls 'y fine anc l.nel-,,,, ~ V . ''•> representative Crowds 1 aye , d in ' the Kw '- ea ti"n HneU •"n featur d.iy afternoon last. Hockey ,„ Taranaki has not vet been it attendance ot spectators was smail ' intero?t ni " T'l U £ast a " d Bav t, ° throughout. The Hawkes \f\ team was not nearly as stromr V< •ip.iinst laninaki a few. weeks a«o -mil

5/ c p^\rs^r^ U ed some good individual players, and a little more fainiliaritv «-in. h Und study of the rSS^^ 11 ' 80 - "hem 1 a Mod' d fof ° I °, t ; k '?' isls - "'ere was Tunnnki' , , - SOl °r p!a y OJI holh sides, ■uianakis dashing forward Fa-an bvmi Perhaps the greatest ollendei fhi if ffil, WM l St Joh » Harris C als„' „t

iTlrs, to liai Img, well known ,„ New Plv to do their scoring, but he con'tinu I'' I 'overran the ball. Starting 1 f™,: pe 1 a goa behind, they seemed iiS Will™ t ""f n, . o '' e , l 0 Slli, ttky and uison, the team's best "shots'' but th e ir 6 hootin S wasnotuptoSu S u S' "^. m T ° r 'heir attempts went

„;„ "'"""« was almost as unfortunate, Sargent, Nicoil, and Janus Hams contmually getting within shootj ig distance and missing the mouth of tlw goal Once in particular Jficoll had j." easy shot, but he aimed at the pa'e goalposts-and got there, They we e very unfortunate in losing the services ot lagan early m the second spell, owinto lus receiving a hard-driven ball just Wow the knee. He changed places with Anderson at goal, but his attempt to play with -one W ami „ *,..; .., ..

a side-line enthusiast termed it, mu«t lave given excruciating pain, and he had to be taken off the lield. He returned gamely a little laterand limped through Uie rest of the game. Hawke's Bay attacked strongly iu the first ten minutes, but after that the game travelled rapidly end. to end, the home team bavin.* ratner the better of it. Taranaki dre.v first blood. U. Anderson centred, and Harris passed to Nicoll, who sent the ball on to Sargent, and he shot a clever goal. The visitors retaliated in verv lew minutes. Taking the ball from' almost m front of their own goal, Burnessand Wilson made a fine passing run, and placed a goal, the Taranaki goalkeeper displaying weak hesitancy Strenuous efforts were made by Harding, but Thomson marked him well though there was generally an absence of force in his smiting. In fact, it was very noticeable that the visitors were the more vigorous strikers and continually secured advantage by his. Howe'l. (goal) prevented a score bv Fagan bv stopping with the foot. Just afterwards l-'ugan caught a rising ball, and appeared to hold it in his hand, then dropped it and pjaced a goal. Half-time sounded

with the score in Tarauaki's favor, 2—l. Resuming, Hawke's Bay on several occasions got the ball' over the line, but not in the goal. A' "free" for a knockon by Avery was followed up by Shattky, Who shot a beautiful goal. 2—2. Now Sargent, Nicoll, and Jim Harris got in some fine work, and repeatedly seemed likely to add to the score, but Howell was'safe in goal, and Yearbury was also very sound in. defence. They were not to be denied, though, and a "solo" rush by Sargent after receiving a pass from Nicoll ended in Harris scoring. Burncss, Wilson, and Shattky changed the scene, Avery saving. Curtis centred a. long shot to Jim Harris, who was in a good position, but. he was recalled for "sticks." Shattky passed to Harding, who sprinted upheld, dribbling nicely, but Curtis charged him and saved. James Harris missed another

couple of shots in quick.- succession, but then the ball came to the other wins 'from Xi'eoll, and John Harris scored, making the score as it was when the game ended—TaranaUi 4 goals, llawke's Bay 2. The home team was rather weak in the halv-s and at goal, but otherwise there was little to find fault with. Sargent stood out as the finest and most dashing player on the. ground. James Harris, E. 'Avery, Curtis, and Nico'il also plaved good games. The visitors"' halfback line played well, but their work was often rcsultless, owing to' the imperfect shooting, flrange, Shirley. Spaekman, Yoarbury, and Lyons were their most servic\able men. Mr. W. Perham was an impartial referee. The visitors expressed a strong preference for the two referees system, it being quite impossible for one man to be in a position to see all the offside play.