ANOTHER CUP WON

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20741, 27 February 1939, Page 12

ANOTHER CUP WON

CAMBRIDGE POLO TEAM MATANGI LOSE RICKIT TROPHY BETTER FORM OF BOTH TEAMS Revealing much-improved form on the game at Cambirdge a fortnight ago, the Cambridge A polo team and ! the Matangi A quartet staged a close j tussle in the first match for the Rickit Cup at Claudelands on Saturday when ! the champion team of the Dominion, Cambridge A, were extended all the 1 way In adding another trophy to their j collection. After a good exhibition of j the game, Cambridge won the chal- i lenge by 3 goals to 2. A similar margin separated the Cambridge B team and the Morrinsvillc A j team in a challenge for the Cameron i Cup. which was retained by the Cam- j bridge club fielding their B combina- j lion. The Rickit Cup was presented to the J Matangi Polo Club by Mr Y. E. Rickit, of Cambridge, last week, and the j trophy has been offered for open : scratch competition in the Auckland j province. The contention that Ma- j tangi was an improving team again ! after a lapse following their supre- ' macy of the province three years ago j was borne out in the match, which revealed them in much better combination than earlier in the season. Selecting Provincial Side The ground made for faster polo and, with the Auckland provincial selectors, Messrs G. de Yere Chi tty, 11. W. Wilson and C. Polfs. watching form in order to select next week a team to represent the province in the Australasian Gold Cup contest at Feildins next month, the players of both teams took every opportunity of making the game a fast one. In contrast with the last meeting of the two teams, Matangi was superior over the latter stages of the game except in the ex- ] eellent flnaJ chukka. when the speed , was really on. In the first three c-hukkas the game appeared to be easily in favour of the Cambridge team. <K. Peake. highest handicapped player of the Dominion, was playing his usual sound game, while L. R. Kay revealed improvement on recent ability. Nolan accomplished a great deal of solid but not brilliant work in the number one position, while R. Pe-ake combined well with K. Peake and was seen in some excellent solo work. The Cambridge team’s possibilities of retaining the Dominion premiership in the Savile Cup contest at Fejlding next month improved after Saturday’s exhibition. Matangi’s Improvement The most noticeable feature of Matangi's game was the improved combination- Individual play was good

also, G. Peake being in fine fettle to play a more outstanding game than last fortnight. 11. Peake was very considerably improved, his hitting being better, while Hewlett gave further indications of his becoming a firstclass number one. Ranstead. while not as brilliant as on the last meeting of the two teams, showed his stroke play to be somewhat more accurate. Roth teams changed their usual combination. Matangi made several alterations in positions during the game in order to give more practice to the players while in the Cambridge combination I\. Peake played number three as he did last season with R. Peake number four. The Play Described The team*! In the Riritft Cup content were:—Cambridge A: R. Nolan. T.. R. Kay. K Peake. R. Peake. Matangi: C. O. Howlett. IT. Peake, j. r. Ranstead. G. Peake. Countering an early Matangi attack. Cambridge tallied to their opponents’ goal and. after a temporary rebuff. Kay shot the opening goal. Almost immediately R. | Peake galloped to the aggression again and : K. Peake came on to the ball to register j another a-oal for Cambridge, who were still . attacking at the end of the spell.—Cam- 1 bridge 2. Matangi o. r,. Peake made the | pace in Matangi's favour when Ranstead ! opened the second chukka by taking com- i mand. but a great shot from wide out ' rolled behind. Alder a temporary respite Cambridge were under pressure again when , Ranstead piloted the ball into an attacking j sector for a great final drive to fly wide ] of its objective. The chukka ended in i Cambridge’s favour. Characteristic brilliance was shown by K. Peake in the third chukka when he took ; the ball in control from a hit In from • behind and. while Nolan held open the j path, he gnaled after four terrific drives ; on the speedy Tradesman. Straight from ■ the resumption «»f play llowlett dashed in from a handy position to goal.—Cambridge j 3, Matangi 1. I llowlett and IT. Peake both took charge 1 or the control at thp outset of the fourth chukka and. with tricky clips, G. Peake came into the picturp to rail by inches to score. Matangi. despite the inferior speed or their ponies, held the Dominion champions splendidly and retained the upper hand during the rest or the chukka. i With Ranstead making the opening and 1 G Peake carrying on, Matangi had a great opportunity to srore early in the firth session and llowlett revived the thrust to fail by inches. Cambridge turned the tables with a strong attack but G. Peake, who was playing at the top of his Torm now. brought the willow back to Cambridge‘s p-oal and Howlet patted it home.— Cambridge a. Matangi ?. Matangi's determined bid over the concluding stages made interest intense for the final chukka. G. Peake took the play right to the Cambridge goal where K. Peake scooped the hall from dangpr twice before opening up the play Tor Nolan to attack. The challengers made the attack determined and twice Nolan just failed to goal. Matangi turned the tables again but R. Peake. Kay and K. Peake brought the play to Cambridge's favour again. It ' wv a pood chukka. Dill or action and the : t-ame ended with the score still Cambridge I 3, Matangi 2. Mr R. Ranstead was the referee. Cameron Cup Retained Although entrusting the R team to with stand a strong challenge for the Cameron Cup, Cambridge just revealed general superiority to retain the trophy against the Morrtnsville challenge. The teams were:— Cambridge r : r. Garland. R. Hannon. E. Anderson, N. Garland. Morrinsville \ J. Klaus, T. Mellow, T. Douglas, F. Klaus. Although Morrinsville opened the game with an attack. Cambridge gamed slightly the better of the first chukka which ended with R. Garland goaling Tor the cup holders. Anderson led Cambridge to t.he attack early in the second chukka and Hannon, with a great backhand, just failed to goal. Twice F. Klaus cleared and twice Anderson was mainly responsible for reviving the attack. Mellow brought relief before the chukka ended with Cambridge still one goal in. Early in the third chukka R. Garland opened thp attack again in Cambridge's favour and Anderson and Hannon took a

hand before N. Garland came into the combination to score with a pretty shot under tiie pony. The exchanges during the remainder of the chukka were fairly even. Morrinsville assumed the offensive in definite style at the opening of the fourth session when Mellow, who had made several bright openings, secured Morrinsville’s first points. The team had the advantage over Cambridge throughout the period. The next goal came to Cambridge in the fifth chukka when N. Garland carried Hie ball to the goal and. after Anderson and R. Garland had over-run the willow, Hannon gave it its final direction to goal.—'Cambridge 3, Morrinsville 1. The final chukka opened with J. Klaus and Mellow making the ball rattle in the direction or the Morrinsville goal. Douglas and Mellow' tried again. Finally the thrust became successful when Douglas carried the ball right to the goal to hit the post. Mellow' was in position and sent the ball home. The game ended with the score: Cambridge 3, Morrinsville 2. Mr N. M. Ferguson was the referee.

Married Women Teachers A decision to" join with other education boards in protesting against the amendment to the Education Act giving married women teachers equal rights for appointments was made at a meeting of the Southland Board recently. The motion emhodied a request that the former system, providing hoards with discretionary power in the appointment of married women teachers, be reverted to. Inferior Sun Glasses Strong criticism of tbe use of inferior sun glasses was expressed at Wellington recently at the annual conference of the New Zealand Institute or Opticians. Mr E. R. Boyd said a doctor sent him a patient who had been wearing a pair of cheap amber-tinted glasses and who was suffering acutely from eye disturbance, which could only have been caused by the use of glasses. Other members' emphasised the danger to sight caused by the use of moulded lenses in sun glasses. They suggested that only optically-ground lenses of neutral tints should be used.