First Team

(Captain—Miss F. Smith)

V.C. v. Kiwi II. Drawn, 1—1. A satisfactory beginning. Neither side greatly troubled with combination. Climatic conditions—moist. Miss F. G. Roberts scored.

V.C. v. Aorangi II. Won, 3—2. College opened with a fine rush and scored two goals in rapid succession. By half-time Aorangis had equalised matters but a goal in the second spell saved the game. Miss G. F. Cooke and Miss F. G. Roberts scored for College.

V.C. v. Chilton House. Drawn, 1—1. A good game. Teams very even. Miss Cox scored.

V.C. v. Raukura. Lost, 8—0. Mud. College two short. Remainder excavated themselves at intervals and made gallant attempts to discover the ball. Team showed blissful absence of combination—and acclimatisation.

V.C. v. Ngatiawa. Won, 3—0. More mud. College Finked three times through the goal-posts, Miss Cox twice and Miss Hales once in charge of the ball. Miss McKellar, as full-back, played the best game on the field.

V.C. v. Kiwi II. Lost, 3—0. A fast up-and-down-the-field game. College made liberal use of the enemy's twenty-five, but failed to shoot goals.

V.C. v. Blenheim. Lost, 2—0. A very even game. No score till almost close of time when Blenheim rushed two goals in quick succession. College appreciably tired in second spell.

V.C. v. Petone. Lost, 3—2. A forcible encounter. College made a desperate stand against the wild charges of the Blue Brigade, but failed to put the final score. No Green (though sorely tempted) fled.

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As a result of the drawing for the Tournament matches the Victoria College infant found itself matched against the redoutable Cravens. The news, despite the indisputable humour of the situation, was received with mingled feelings — and expressions. Our most resolute optimists were forced to assume the role of Job's Comforters, and irreverent jesters grew positively unfeeling on the subject of prospective scores.

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The first spell ended with the score Craven College 1, Victoria College nil. The defensive work was the finest displayed by the "Greens" during the Season, and surprised us no less than "our supporters." This was mainly due to the brilliant play of the two full backs. Miss Cox from start to finish managed to cripple the rushes of the splendid left forwards of Craven College.

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Miss Rosa Isaacs, who was forced to retire from the Hockey field some weeks ago owing to the necessity for a throat operation, was succeeded by Miss McIntosh, the much-valued centre-half of the Seconds. Miss McIntosh has striven nobly in her new quarters for the glory of the "Greens," and her promotion has in many ways been a cheery source of pleasure to everyone. She modestly declares she's lucky so are we. Miss A. W. Griffiths, the energetic Skipper of the Seconds, also entered the ranks of the First Eleven as a Tournament representative and played a sound game in the halves against the Palmerston team.

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The close of another term finds us still in the position of debtors to the remaining College Hockeyites, but if soulful gratitude counts for anything we are prepared to liquidate claims to the full. That noble-mindedness which will move its owner to turn out to "give points" at 7 a.m.—frost included, or take up the whistle and cheerfully double a hard afternoon's work, is a distinct species of bravery it were hard to over-estimate.

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We have to notify another contribution (not a local one luckily) to outside Hockey forces. Miss E. M. B. Lynch, one of our "old" forwards, now disports on the flats of Napier as a Maroro full-back. We sincerely hope she will help to cover the Maroros with glory but must beg leave to pit the green and gold against the fiery splendour of the most attractive Maroroite on the field.

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V.C. v. Craven College (Tournament fixture). Lost, 4—0. Realisation better than anticipation. Our team, aided by the frantic "barracking" of the local Clubs, rose to the situation "manfully"— and died game.