Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 7, No. 8. August 9, 1944

Stick Flingers

Stick Flingers

Women

Tournament.

As the hope of a full-scale Tournament has been abandoned because of the inability of Auckland and Otago to participate, the Senior A team will proceed to Canterbury to play a friendly match. Although Senior B were also invited, the invitation arrived too late to make reserves on the Ferry. This is unfortunate for them, as they were very enthusiastic.

Local.

In their grade Senior A should rank about fifth in the local competitions. They defeated Hutt United, but as they were playing one short while Hutt only fielded six players, it was a doubtful victory.

Against College O.G. the team played better hockey than the score indicated. Outstanding was the performance of Mina Baker in the goal.

Senior B were unlucky when they played Petone Tech., as the two teams were equal up to the last minute of play, when Tech. netted a neat shot, thus winning by one point. Although the ground was heavy and play was delayed thereby, the forwards were not snappy enough in the circle. Training College showed superiority in experience and finish when they met the B's last week. However, this team is composed of promising players, two prominent members of which are the left wing, M. Gully, and centre half, Margaret Ross.

The Intermediates are improving still and are showing the benefit of experience. They defeated College O.G. in this round, an improvement on last. Jean Priest plays a good half, and has a hit which is hard for the opponents to stop. Also improving are Colleen Murphy and Aileen Casey, who were beginners this season.

The Gym. Committee wishes to bring to the notice of sports clubs the fact that the Committee Room on the upstairs floor of the Gym. is unlocked and is available to any club for committee meetings. Also that the new forms which were bought last year are not improved by being left outside the Gym. in all weathers. In future stern measures will be taken and the particular club at fault will be, severely reprimanded. At all times is will be appreciated if the clubs could assist in keeping the upstairs balcony and lockers clean and [ unclear: lady].

Men

In what was, to date, undoubtedly the best senior match of the season. Varsity went down by 2—3 to Karori. At half-time the score was 1—1, the goal having been scored by Win Smiler after a neat back pass by Ivor Ting, Last Saturday with Nicholls, Smiler and Ting in the Wellington representative team, the seniors could manage only a draw against Huia, which means that Karori are now 3 points in the lead.

With Tournament arrangements finalised the team is: Higgs, Smiler, Towns, Ting, Nicholls, Oster, Gunn, Shilton, Barr, Kemble-Welch, Benge, Nash, Gajadhar. Owing to an injury received in the representative match, Ting is a very doubtful starter.

The Senior A B's were unfortunate in losing to Trentham Army 2—6 and Tech O.B. 2—4, while the second grade A's have drawn with Rongotai 2—2 and last week they lost to Warriors 1—3. The Third Grade A team has improved its position by two wins, one over the Third Grade B's, 5—1. This team is now third in the grade. Last week the Third Grade B's notched their second win of the season.