Hockey

Tuesday of study week saw teams from the two hockey clubs clash at Karori Park. From the start the team in skirts showed themselves master tacticians. When some of their players were late to arrive they borrowed Peter Leslie and Trev Turner and inspired the latter to open the scoring. Sobered at stalwarts such as these being putty in the hands of the opponents, the men's team swung into attack but found that even if full-backs Agnes Lovell and Lois Holland were eluded, it was a good shot indeed that beat goalie Adrianne Oderkerk. Scores mounted, however with Bas Syminton, Trev Mowbray and Harry Wakelin executing tricky shots from the horizontal, after subtle tackles from halves Jenny Stewart and Ruth Oderkerk. On the wing Ed Hayward could make little pace against the efforts of Barbara Hill and Gill Lesher, who often switched play to their own forwards. Here the Young twins, Janet and Bice, were to the fore, assisted by Susan Barr and Mary Tolhurst in a spate of scoring which brought goals to seven, they threatened to lead, till Bas and Trev Turner cracked on the pace and increased the score to 10. Clever combination gave full-back David Jarvis no chance and Nev Fursdon and Noel Underhill soon found it safer to step aside from the rushes by the women players, though, in fairness, much of their skill and concentration was devoted to a liberal interpretation of the advantage rule during their terms as referee. The men's team has expressed its thanks to the women's club, with a hope that the next game will be equally enjoyable.