HOCKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10649, 4 June 1912, Page 6

HOCKEY

McCRUER CUP" TOURNEY. cup goes .toTalmerston. An eleven-ai-side toir.rna.ment for the McGruer Oup, previously held by Excelsior, took place at .Lansdowne on Monday. A large crowd "Was present, and added interest was orttated by the appearance of teams from Wtellingtoh and (Palme rston. Eight team© took the field, and all the .games .were got off eatjsfactioriJy. Metropolitan (a Wellington team) wen, the "A" section, winning itjsl the pToliniMiary t\ncounters except that against Excelsior which Resulted in a draw. ( In the "B" section, St. Matthew's, P. and 1 (Palmerston), and Carterton tied with (a . win and two draws eaeih, and it was ' decided that as the time was limited the throe teams would toss up, iho winner to eonts&t the final. P. and 1. (Pahnorston) proved the tackiest, rand contrary to expectations took the field 1 and defected [Metropolitan by one goal. The game was not much in favour .of tho blacks', who were no.t seriously in trouble from sta*t to finish. llh'e winding goal was -diet by Crump, diptain oif the victorious team.

Messrs W. Horhblow,, G. Scrnngoour, A. Fisher and H. Eraser capably handled the games throughout the day. At the conclusion of .the tourney, , Mr Jas. Pry or presented the cup tti the winners, and in ai short speech eulogised the excellent qualities ctf the team, wlr.dh, he thought, would be -a great help .to local, pl'aye'ife. who wit-_ combination.- The; ca,ptam "isu-itaibiy .responded. 1 The .results. of the games were as follow "A" SECTION. Fcablierstoii defeated Carterton by 3 goal s to aiSl'. ' St. Matthew's drew with 'P. mid T. (Palmerston), one corn<cir hit eaoli. P. and T. (P.almerston) defeated Feathers ton by 3 goals to 1 'corner hit. St. Matthew's drew with .Caifcrion, neither team'soaring. Carterton drew w.itli P. land T. (Palmerston), neither team scoring. iSt. Matthew's defeated Feathorston by 1 goal and one corner hit to mil. P. -and T. (Mastertou) drew with Excejlsior, no score. Metropolitan defeated Karori 'by 3 goals to 1. Metropolitan defeated P. and T. ' (Masterton) iby cirie goal and one cornel 4 hit to nil. Excekio'r defeated .Karori iby 2 goals ton 1. Karori defeated nr. and T. CM-aistor-t'qn) by 1 goal and 1 corner hit to 1 goal. MetropdliHan drew with Excelsior, 2 goals each, j The positions oif the various teams iii! each section-'wre as follow: "A^GftiADE. St. Mattthew's > 4 points. Oa>rt.e.rton • 4 points. P. and 11.I 1 . .(Palmer.ston) . 4 pojnts. Featherstau 0 points. "B" GRADE. , Metrapdlitaai ,i 5 points. Excelsior 4 points. • Karori 2 points. P. and T. (Mas't'n) 1 point. POST OFFICE MATCH. PALMERSTON 2 v. MASTERTOiN 0. A good attendance.of the public was (present at L'aitiisdownie yesterday morning, to Avitn.c«s a hockey match between the Mastc-irton and 'Palmerston Posital Offices. The match was 6lean and fast, and was played with the best of good feeling. ' The Palmerston team), which has won. the championship for several seasons plast, and which this year is Tunning second, proved too great a .task for the local men, who were not at their best, their half line being very weak/. Oiii several occasions, however, the local men got going, and we® into their opponents' twenty-fives, .bait the Palmerston. team's defence proved impregnable. The blacks, had a number of c'orner hits awarded; but the Mastertbn .men 'did l not avail themselves of the opportunities, through their bad shooting. ,For Master ton .Loader, WyUie and Jiackson were always prominent in tQie forwards, iand Hanley was the outstanding (back. Goals were shot by Amos and 'Stanley if or Palmers'ton, wlho 'won the 'game by 2 .goals to nil. Messrs iG. Sorimgeoair and Eraser acted a.s referees. The Pialimwston team were the guests oif the local Olub at dinner at the Arcadia tea rooms.