GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1940, Page 7

GREYTOWN

RED CROSS SOCIETY EXAMINATION RESULTS (“Times-Age” Special.) All the candidates who sat for the examination in hygiene and sanitation held at Greytown last week were successful, seven of them .passing with honours. The examiners, Mrs F. C. Bunny and Mr H. A. Truman, commented very favourably on the high standard of work. The successful candidates were: — Mesdames G. R. Jury and J. F. Thompson; Misses Harding, E. Gregor, B. Gregor, B. Shedden, B. Bennett, S, Keltic, M. Wood and J. Skeet. Several members of the Greytown Branch of the Red Cross Society have commenced doing their 60 hours of training at the Greytown Hospital. Personal Items. Mr Brian Skeet, who is at present in the Wellington Hospital, expects to return to Greytown in a few days. Whilst attending the Woodville races on Saturday, Mr R. D. Vance, of the Club Hotel, Greytown, was taken ill and had to leave the course. Mr V ance is to enter the Greytown Hospital today for treatment. Messrs L. Brabender and G. Barnard, of Wellington, were visitors to Greytown for the weekend. Golf. Owing to the bad weather conditions on Saturday the Greytown links were closed. Hockey Notes. The Scouts are to be complimented on their win against College Old Boys. Last time these two teams met the result was a draw with the advantage in favour of College Old Boys if any. If anything, the Scout team can be ranked as about the second best in the competition. They play a fairly consistent game throughout, and never know when they are beaten. The juniors against Dalefield were unfortunate or their score would have; been much larger in their favour. And yet it is a question whether bad circle work is the result of poor play or bad luck. When one looks over the team, one is struck by this fact that none of the forwards get the opportunity to attend practices each week. Without practice no team can hope to develop a combination —or even a degree of understanding. but as all these lads must work, no one can complain. The suggestion might be offered, however, that each of these forwards take up his stick each day and practice some ball control, reverse and flick-stroke work, and also some goal shooting at some improvised goal. Improvement was displayed by Bouzaid and McKenzie in ball control and hitting.

The ladies’ game between the Greytown and College teams was a dour struggle. Played on a ground which was very slow and heavy, the issue was in doubt till the end. If the College forwards could have shown the same forward combination as their opponents, they would have probably run out winners. But their efforts were too individual and not well enough backed up. For all that the Greytown defence was very determined. The College halves were better on defence than on attack. There were weaknesses in the Greytown play, which, though not serious, would create problems or lose scoring opportunities.