HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 72, 12 August 1912, Page 5

HOCKEY.

WELLINGTON (8) v. TARANAKI (2). By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. About five hundred spectators wit« nessed the hockey match, Wellington t. Taranaki, played at Day's Bay-yester-day. Taranaki straight away pressed hard, but Dwyer saved the situation with a well-judged kick. Out of a scramble on the twenty-five line, Lightfoot broke away, and a score all but resulted. McEldowney hit hard, however, and sent the ball across the half line. Here Loader secured, and as he was playing ia great form he,, with the assistance oi Davies, soon had the ball in the circle. Curtis and Thomson were very sound at full-back, and they saved. Play of a somewhat even nature followed, and J. Harris (bully for the visitors) shone out in some pretty combined movements. Then Loader secured on the wind again, and he soon had the forwards moving like machinery. Reed was pulled up for off-side plav, but the subsequent hit . went to C. Strack. Struck ran into thecircle, beating his men right and left, and at an almost impossible angle he scored. Wellington 1, Taranaki It. This score was an incentive to Taranaki to wake up. They won the bully easily, and awa-y went the forwards into the circle. McEldowney missed badly, and Priest, taking his time, scored with a beautiful shot. Wellington 1, Taranaki 1. Wellingt )n returned to the attack, and were somewhat more vigorous tham before. Taranaki were surprising the spectators by their play, but it was becoming evident that they had made the pace too fast to begin with, and this was telling on them. Wellington, on the other hand, improved as the game progressed. They scored, too, in quick succession. 4 First of all the forwards broke away, and 1 Loader poked the ball between the posts. No sooner had the bully been taken than Wellington were again dn the circle, and Loader again scored, repeating the performance a few minutes later. Davies was the next to score, which he did from a centre by G. Strack and a little later 0. Strack himself was successful. Wellington 6, Taranaki 1. There was now an acceptable spell in the scoring, and Taranaki went sa far as to attack. The weakness of McEldowney was again evident, and Harty was not brilliant. On resumption Taranaki again elected to make the pace, but could not score, Campbell being Vjery safe. Wellington rallied, atd G. Davies scored with a fine shot. Wellington 7, Taranaki 1. With Wellington pressing hard again, Taranaki became demoralised. G. Davies missed three easy shots into an empty goal. Loader, however, had better luck, and scored. Wellington 8, Taranaki 1. Play up and down the field followed, mostly uninteresting and straggling, except for occasional brilliant efforts on both sides. Wellington gave the opinion that they were a satisfied team, which had done enough; therefore, they did not take much heed of the cry "Make things lively, Wellington!" Taranaki, on the other ■ hand, played right out, bustling all over the field with a determination worthy of the desired result. Taranaki, playing plnckily, were eventually rewarded, Harris sending in a flying shot over Dwyer's head. Wellington 8, Taranaki 2. The remainder of the spell was fast enough to please anybody. Taranaki attacked very hard, but had to be satisfied with the score as stated above.

WELLINGTON GAMES. Wellington, Last Night, Tn the junior game Wellington beat Wairarapa by 3 goals to nil. The th'ird-elass game, Wellington against Wairarapa Junior B team, was won 'by Wellington by 3 goals to 2. REFORM (5) v. WHAKATIKA (1) Tn the semi-final, played at Inglewood on Saturday between the Reform and Whakatika ladies' liockey clubs, Reform were successful by 5 goals to 1. Misses Quinn (2) and Cleaven (3) scored for the winners, and Miss McEven lor the Whakitika. Miss Elsou gave complete satisfaction as referee. The final-match, between Reform and Kapoiiga, the winner of the Southern Division, will probably hi; played at ITawera on August 2i.