HOCKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10619, 26 April 1912, Page 5

HOCKEY

A .match in which a considerable amount of interest was displayed, was played at Laiisdowne yesterday afternoon, when '.Posit and, telegraph played tlhe Excelsiors. TSiat both "teams had done a good deal of train--1 ring since the previous rak was J .by ftthe ipaee that was get and maintained firfom .the beginning to tlfS" end, of tJie igamiei Some excellent 'htockey. w*as displayed by both side.>, tbait tthe superior combination of the" ; K' and T.' forwards tb-lid •• its.. tafe • in". •>' itihe end 1 , and".although the Excelsior- ■ Ibacks puti iup a'great figjhfc/ itiiey; could' ■ of Loader, Bsschards aiidjackeon, who ■% ehowecf. great form. 'Several (opportunities of scoring were ilfc«t by both sides by faul% iri.titiii g, ilrat 'the score's are a fair indiclatifon of the game, which ended iin> favour of P. andCT. by goals to 3. For ilhe. winners, Itpadei* (2) and iR. Ev- 'Williams (2) were fbe scorers, whiil'e- J. Rue .(2)' a.iid A. Williams (1) scored fbr Excelsior. For P. and, T., Wyß'ie,.. Burrows, and. Oltok played well at ba-ck, and • A. • Williams and J. Rue ■ piLayed a good 1 forward game for Excelfsiore, whdib AV. Williams and G. Thyiine showed good Jiocfcey ini the back division. ; -Mr'- 5 ; F.. Rosson . gave every :satkfaeta&n nis | referee.' ... ;; ,