HOCKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 103, 17 September 1912, Page 5

HOCKEY.

SOUTH ISLAND v. NORTH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Ohristchurch, Yesterday. The first inter-Island match played by the lady hockey players ended in a win for the South Island by three goals to two. Miss Pearce (Canterbury) shot two goals, and Miss Aiken (Otago) one for the winners. Miss Perrett (Wanganui), who was the best forward on her side, scored twice for the North. It was a fast and exciting game ~ THE LADIES' TOURNAMENT. Ohristchurch, Last Night. The eighth and last day of the New Zealand ladies' hockey championship was again favored with splendid weather. The morning was given over to the inter-Island match, the first of its kind held in New Zealand, which was played at Sydenham Park. There was a good attendance, and the match aroused a great deal of interest. It was evenly contested in most of its stages. The [■southerners deserved to win, and they managed it : just on the call of time. There was not a great deal "of combination in either team, but the southerners were clever in the forwards, although they undid most of their work by hitting too hard, and in consequence the northern full-backs frere able to choose their hits and turn the defence into attack time after time. The winning forwards also were harassed by the stick | fielding of the Poverty Bay members of the northern team, who intercepted time after time. Miss Perrett, of Wanganui, was the best forward in the northern team, and Misses Kruse and M. Pearce, of Canterbury, shared the honors on their side. The defensive play of Misses Payton and Tinnev prevented several southern scores. For practically the whole 'of the spell the scores were twoall, and it was only when the southern forwards adopted dribbling tactics that they penetrated the defence, although the last goal was the sole effort of Miss M. Pearce. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WAIRARAPA AND HAWKE'S BAY DRAW. , - Ohristchurch, Last Night. The final of the tournament was played at Lancaster Park this afternoon in warm weather. A strong northwest wind was blowing down the ground. There was a large attendance of spectators. The teams were: Hawke's Ray: Gaol, Miss M. Morrison; full-backs, Misses J. Bunion and M. Burdon; halves, Misses Swaine, Humphries and G. Morrison; forwards, Miss Pitt, Miss Thompson, Mrs, Maddison, Miss Crawley and Miss Harrison. Wairarapa:' Goal, Miss Gallon; full-backs, Misses Humphries and Feast; halves, Misses Diggins, Terry and Sage; forwards, Misses Neilson, Hewson, O'Leary, Orr and Z. Humphries. There was a great disparity in size between the teams, Wairarapa being quite little girls, hardlv beyond the schoolgirl Btage. Hawke's Bav were far more stalwart and taller. The match was evenly contested, and no score was recorded, although Miss Neilson should have scored for Wairarapa on one occasion. Hawke's Bay played the more scientific hockey, but Wairarapa excelled in passing, intercepting and fast running along- j side the lines. Both circles were hotly attacked during the match, but the backs and goals managed to clear. As neither side scored, the cup will be held for six months each by Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. Canterbury A win the shield for runners-up. Most of the northern teams left to-night, and the remaining visiting teams will get away to-morrow.