HOCKEY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20279, 23 August 1937, Page 11

HOCKEY.

WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND. VICTORIAN TEAM BEATEN. United Pre** Assn. Eler. Tel. Copv'MfflH MELBOURNE. August 22. By adopting a policy of continuous attack, the New Zealand hockey team defeated Victoria by 3 goals lo 0. Victoria was forced to make a last-minute change in its team when ' Ryan, the vlce-captaln. was unable lo ‘ play on account of Illness. Just after the opening of .the second half | the New Zealand contain, Mahoney, j was injured in a violu.it collision. He left the field and was replaced by Pountne'y. Brilliant clearing by the Victorian goal-keeper, Darvell. frustrated many New Zealand scoring attempts In the first half, by the end of which the j New Zealanders were combining j splendidly and allowing more speed. : There was no score at the interval. J Early in the second spell M. G. : Brown, leading the New Zealand at- | tack, brought the ball cleverly down- j field and from a scramble In front of ' the goal smartly netted. From then j on the New Zealanders were too ; pacy for the Victorians. Duflleld soon notching the second goal. The New , Zealand goal-keeper. Sin 11 lie, brilll- , antly saved after a determined Vic- • torlun attack. With strong combined pluy, New Zealand took llie play to Victorian territory, where, with a brilliant shot. 'Houghton added the : third goal. Maintaining a strong de- ; fence, Victoria prevented further ' scoring. The New Zealand team was;— SmllJie, Clark, Mahoney. Burtt, Robertson. Loader. R. Brown. M. Brown, Duflleld, Houghton and Mont e 1 Hi. The New Zealand hockey team lias now played 19 matches of its Aus- i tralian tour. It has won 15 (includ- • lug the only tost match), lost 3, and 1 „ drawn 1. Goals: For. 89; against, j" The final game will be against a j metropolitan side at Sydney next i Thursday, and Iho team will leave Tor 1 Wellington by the Wanganclla on Sat- j \ | in-day. 1