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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 10. 1969.

Strength

Strength

The strength of the V.U.W. Hockey Club is evident in all grades and particularly in Senior Reserve where the two Varsity teams are out to win the competition for the fifth time since 1964.

Pleas for a second University Senior team have for seasons been falling on the deaf ears of the Wellington Hockey Association, with the result that a number of talented hockey players—Geoff Kirkham, Bill Fenton, Alistair Botting, Dave Duggan, Bob Gray, Peter Morgan, Dave Coldham, Jim Pether and Philip Gibbons—to name but a few who have easily the ability to play Senior hockey, and who in many cases have, done so are languishing in an incentive —stunting, complacency—inducing mire of mediocrity.

Efforts to introduce a little enlightenment in the areas of decision-making this year by endeavouring to get Varsity "sympathisers" on the Hockey Association, have been greeted in some quarters with suspicion, even hostility. This has proved frustrating to say the least.

One of the social highlights for the Hockey Club will undoubtedly be the Annual Cabaret to be held in the Student Union Building on Saturday, 21 June.

The West German hockey coach Horst Wein, who was recently brought out to New Zealand for 6 weeks by the New Zealand Hockey Association and Rothmans, had some pertinent comments to make about hockey in New Zealand.

Mr Wein who played for West Germany for 8 years and coached the national team in 1966 and 1967 said that the standard of world hockey, Pakistan apart, had remained the same since about 1962.

"Surprise" tactics had begun to creep in only over the last three years and Pakistan was on top now because it was "thinking" more about the game.

Among reasons for New Zealand's relatively poor results in Mexico, were the interpretation of the left side tackle rule, and the fact that only three attacking forwards were used —"the other two were needed on defence".