HOCKEY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1938, Page 3

HOCKEY

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATIONS NO MEN'S GAMES ON SATURDAY There was no senior or junior men’s hockey in Masterton on Saturday. The match between Bush and Wairarapa at Eketahuna was postponed, while the junior competition for the Cole Burgess Cup was cancelled. SENIOR WOMEN KIA TOA CHALLENGE CUP Two matches for the Kia Toa cup were played at Lansdowne on Saturday when Excelsior met College, and Kiwi met Kia Ora. Considering the averse weather conditions it was surprising that the Wairarapa Women’s Hockey Association did not cancel all games. The grounds were in a very bad state for play. Despite the fact that little rain fell during the games; good hockey was out of the question. Added to this, most of the teams played short, a lot of the interest in the competition now being lost. Results: — SENIOR WOMEN Excelsior 6, College 1. Kiwi 2, Kia Ora 1. JUNIOR MORRIS CUP Excelsior 6, Kia Ora 0. SHIELD GAME WELLINGTON BEATEN (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, September 11. In a fast, exciting hockey contest, Auckland retained the challenge shield yesterday, beating Wellington by 6 goals to 2. X , Goals were scored for Auckland by Roughton (2), Watson (2), Wyatt and Rowe, and for Wellington by Browne and Edwards. PHILPOTT CUP MASTERTON BEATEN WELLINGTON, This Day. Wellington won the annual tournament for the Philpott Cup by beating Masterton 6-3 at Karori Park on Saturday afternoon. The cup was presented some years ago by a former Wellington and New Zealand hockey representative and a former member of the Wellington Wesley Hockey Club, Mr R. Philpott, and his father, for competition between, all the Wesley hockey clubs in New Zealand. Wellington and Masterton were the only challengers as the Wanganui, Christchurch, New Plymouth and Auckland teams were unable to come to Wellington for the contest. The New Plymouth team won the cup last year, but had to forfeit the right to it as they were unable to take part on Saturday. The ground was very slippery and players had considerable difficulty in maintaining their balance, a factor which tended to slow up play. Wellington had the better of the first spell, but in the second play evened considerably and toward the end of the game only the effective work of the young Wellington goal-keeper, E. Dray, kept Masterton from scoring. The scoring was opened by the Masterton right wing, C. L. Churchill, after about 20 minutes of up and down play. Wellington replied five minutes later, S. Arthur, at left wing, netting, and for some time play was concentrated around the Masterton goal. Following a breach the Wellington centre-for-ward, R. Wintie, shot in from a penalty bully and netted again a few minutes later with a fast one that gave the goalkeeper little chance. Shortly after the resumption Arthur made an excellent run through to score his second goal for Wellington. C. H. Skuse, the Masterton left half, replied with a good shot from a melee in the Wellington circle. This was followed by a run by S. Brown, right inside,, who took the ball from about half-way to score Wellington’s fifth goal. Fortunes fluctuated for some time until R. A. Steer, at centre-forward, scored Masterton’s third goal. The visitors pressed hard, and were unlucky not to score again. After a period of strenuous defence Wellington rallied and took the ball to the other end of the field, where a good pass to H. Bunckenburg, who was moved from full-back to inside left at half-time, enabled him to score a splendid goal. Messrs D. R. Hogan and S. T. Taylor were the umpires.

NORDEN CUP WON BY NELSON WANGANUI. September 11. The enterprising Nelson hockey team, which flew to Wanganui yestei-

day, was successful in its quest for the Norden Cup, beating Wanganui by three goals to one. The challengers played as a team, particularly in the second spell, displaying bright hockey. At half-time the score was one—nil in favour of Nelson. Wanganui had successfully defended the U r °phy three times this season; they beat Bush 7-2, Waipa 3-2, and Feilding 8-2.