Newspaper Article – No Surprises in Second Series of Club Games

Hockey

NO SURPRISES IN SECOND SERIES OF CLUB GAMES

Fine weather prevailed for the second series of games in intertown hockey on Saturday. Grounds in Napier were fast but the condition of the grounds in Hastings was not conducive to good hockey. There were no major upsets in either the senior grades.

Pirates, who played with only seven men, held Karori almost up to full time. Players who stood out in this game were W. Taylor and Shipman for Pirates and C. Cassin for Karori.

Akina Rovers, who played in Napier, used the short crisp passes to their advantage in beating a strong Kiwi side. This game was perhaps the best of the season so far. Players worthy of mention were for Akina Rovers L. Totty for his outstanding display as fullback, B. Murdoch for his two smart goals through following up and N. Harris for his solid work in the halves. For Kiwi, V. McCutcheon was always a tower of strength to his side and J. McMahon was solid in his defence in the halves.

In the women’s section Matariki again proved too strong for the opposition, beating Kahuranaki by the good margin of four-nil.

In the game between Karori and Y.M.P. hockey was seen at its best, particularly in the Karori team whose combination proved superior to that of Y.M.P. One Karori player worth mentioning was N. Evans who played a grand forward game.

Positions of the senior teams are as follows:

MEN
Games   Points   Ch.
W.   D.   L.   For   Ag.   Pts.
Pirates   –   –   2   4   15   0
Karori   2   –   –   11   5   4
Kiwi   1   –   1   9   5   2
Akina Rovers   2   –   –   13   3   4
Huia    –   –   2   2   9   0
Ruru   1   –   1   4   6   2

WOMEN
Matariki   2   –   –   10   –   4   4
Karori   1   –   1   5   8   2
Huia   1   –   1   5   4   2
Y.M.P   1   –   1   4   6   2
Kahuranaki   –   –   2   0   7   0
Waimarama   1   –   1   5   4   2

Results in all grades are as follows: –

MEN
First Grade
In Hastings. – Karori 6 v. Pirates 3.
In Napier. – Akina Rovers 4 v. Kiwi 2: Ruru 2 v. Huia 1.
Second Grade
In Hastings. – Akina Rovers 4 v. Kahungunu 4: Wesley (Napier 7 v. Kahunranaki [Kahuranaki] 1.
In Napier. – Scinde 6 v. Taradale 3: Kiwi 10 v. Waimarama 3.
Third Grade
In Hastings. – Hastings High School 3 v. Pirates .0: Runanga beat Te Haroto by default.
In Napier. –  Napier High School beat Akina Rovers by default.
Fourth Grade
In Hastings. – Wesley (Hastings) 5 v. Akina Rovers 3.
In Napier. – Hastings High School 3 v. Napier High School 1.

WOMEN
First Grade
In Hastings. – Matariki 4 v. Kahuranaki 0: Huia 4 v. Waimarama 2: Karori 5 v. Y.M.P. 2.
Second Grade
In Hastings. – Runanga beat Te Awa by default.
In Napier. – Maraenui 1 v. Ruru 1 Napier 3 v. Kahungunu 1.
Third Grade
In Hastings. – Akina Rovers A 1 v. Te Haroto 0: Karori 6 v. Akina Rovers B 0.
In Napier. – Taradale beat Napier High School by default.