HOCKEY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2130, 12 July 1907, Page 2

HOCKEY.

YESTIfIJtDAY’S MATCHKS.

The hockey matches at Domain yesterday « <-**; ), "°' T Jlall West Eml v. Kia to v- City. Both .games» i‘ the a finish, lyi'Y ’ors eV en. Some firstT ,lU f 'm las shown in lioth games, d t tho combined play and civ . 1,1 . WAR an at>-

of a-high order. tin* iiold. which The Wost End and lvul Bi S3* » jTv£?

[i'Sv on to West K,id’s line si^-|™k9?S SSfe

tl u . uprights, hr in snug V :7 oven. Coming f 1 ATiller Witty, and Wooduaid cui S the ball along at a great.rate and Grant securing scored a fine goal. West End at tins rcvciso pull ,!d th f ®Tf»C en o samd‘ C ti.e a Wo,st End forwards eventually working their wav into Kia Kaha’s territory. After an interesting tussle Pine succeeded in finding the net, once more hung mg the scores on a lcvcl - A . “ a niece of play bv the speedv Km Kal a

Into dangerous proximity to the West Fed base, and breaking t’lrpugli ■ ■ttibborn defence Garrett ■real West End were not s—jshea ,' v itb a defeat, and attackecT witli m•r„r, their forwards, with a fine ino rush, carrving all before them. Bv good combined pin they succeeded in menacing the Kia Kaha s goal. Mid overcoming the fine defence of the Kia Kaha backs Pine scored his •/»cond goal amidst applause. The game was controlled in an able •»a uner bv Mr. Jus. Sadler, w o every satisfaction with tlu whistle: and Messrs. Webb and For-

looted as lino umpires. TE EATJ v. CITY. This Kamo was commenced pinictiiilly at 3 o’clock, and as the wieldeis of 'the cleft ash started operations it was seen that the spectators were in for a Rood time. Te Itau decided to le'cure . a victory, and City wery oquallv hent on winning. The backs of both teams were kept busy m stemming the fierce onslaughts which the racing forwards made on the. "■oals. A rush bv the Te Ean foiwards, in which Pine, Ellison, and Heke showed no prominently', was nullified bv the splendid defence set up by the City backs. Sargisson and

Doyle. J. Wilson, Armstrong, am Doyle in the forward division did some fine driving, and carried the sphere into Te Rail’s territory, where a powerful drive h” Brown sent the ball beyond the dirnger zone. Mutu was instrumental in transferring plav into City’s ouarters. where, after a brief struggle in the circle, Buslinell hit a goal. Citv livened up and strove hard to equalise the score, and after repeated efforts Wilson succeeded in guiding the globe m idle net. City continued to press their opponents, and a fine rush by Armstrong was frustrated by Hamilton driving the ball to the boundary.

Mutu was playing a °reat game for To Rau, and was well backed up bv FTeke Pine, and Bnslinell. Tlie Citv backs proved to be of the barndoor order, and despite the streniious efforts of the Te Pan vanguard no further score resulted. For City. Armstrong, Doyle, Wilson, Sargisson, and Martin played yell, and Brown, Mutu, Tanner. Heke. and Buslinell shone out most orominentlv for Te Bau. Mr. E. B. Pavitt made an efficient referee, and Messrs. Garrett and Davy held the line flags.

OTA’GO v. TARANAKI. Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night

The inter-provincial hockey match. Otago v. Taranaki to-day. resulted in a nr in for Otago by 5 goals to nil.