Newspaper Article – H.B. Team to meet Canterbury for N.Z. Shield

Hockey

H.B. TEAM TO MEET CANTERBURY FOR N.Z. SHIELD

The team has been selected to represent Hawke’s Bay against Canterbury in the challenge match for the New Zealand Challenge Shield to be played at Christchurch on July 14.

The players are as follows:-
Goal:   D. Tippett (Dannevirke).
Fullbacks:   L. Totty and R. Mawson (Akina Rovers).
Halves:   N. Harris, J. J. Bradshaw (Akina Rovers), L. Cassin (Karori).
Forwards:   L. Gibbs (Scinde). B. Murdoch (Akina Rovers), R. Nicol (Kiwi), J. Hardy (Pirates), J. Martin (Akina Rovers).
J. Hardy will be captain and R. Mawson, vice-captain.

Akina Rovers Retain Williams Cup and Assume Sole Leadership

Excellent grounds and fine weather conditions enabled players to give their best on Saturday in the intertown hockey competitions. There were no major surprises and small scores were evident in the senior division and tall scoring in the lower grades.

Akina Rovers were hard put to defeat Scinde who put up a splendid fight in what was also a Williams Cup challenge match. Akina Rovers retaining the cup by three goals to nil. Players who showed up in this game were, Akina Rovers, D. Spence and B. Murdoch, Scinde, P. Cassin and goalie.

Karori had an even tussle with Kiwi though Kiwi were perhaps unfortunate to lose. N. Dyer, goalie for Karori, proved a tower of strength to his team.

Pirates, playing good hockey, proved too strong for Ruru, winning by a comfortable margin.

Positions of the senior men’s teams for the club championship are now as follows:-
Games.   Goals.   Ch.
W.   L.   D.   For   Ag.   Pts.
Akina Rovers   8   –    –   54   5   16
Scinde   7   1   –   –   –   14
Karori   6   1   1   23   15   13
Kiwi   3   5   –   28   21   6
Pirates   2   4   2   20   44   6
Ruru   1   6   1   17   36   3

All senior women’s games were cancelled due to the Hastings representative team being at Gisborne for the Lady Carroll Shield tournament.

Results of Saturday’s club hockey games in Hastings and Napier are as follows:-

MEN

First grade. – At Hastings: Pirates 6 v. Ruru 3. At Napier: Akina Rover 3 v. Scinde 0: Karori 1 v. Kiwi 0.
Second grade. – At Hastings: Huia v. Akina Rovers 1: Wesley (Napier) v. Kahungunu 4. At Taradale: Taradale 5 v. Napier High School 2.
Third grade. – at Hastings: […] High School 3 v. Kiwi 2: Kahu[nungu] 3 v. Akina Rovers 1: Runang[a] […] Waimarama 1.
Fourth grade. – At Hastings: Akina Rovers 10 v. Napier High B. 0. At Napier: Napier High A 4 v Hastings High 3: Wesley (Hastings) 11 v. Kiwi 1.