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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1904
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If ever you meet a College lad,
Wise or otherwise, good or bad,
Who does not hanker the ball to spank,
And win his way to senior rank,
And pile it on thick
With a Hockey stick,
All I can say is, that's a sign
He never would do for a hero of mine.
So for stout II A give three times three,
And don't forget that it draws on B.
—Adapted
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The Hockey Club still flourisheth. Students of all shapes and sizes are offering their services for next year, and it is expected that a fourth Team will be formed next season. II C or not II C, that is the question?
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The Season has been a successful one as far as matches go. The Senior Team won five of its matches, and against the best teams its fights were often of the closest and toughest. The victory of the redoubtable Karori team, whose van was led by one Putnam, was won only in the last few minutes, and generally the position of Victoria College as a first-class Senior Club has been consolidated.
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In other respects the Club can lay claim to even more than its usual success. The members throughout the Season have been most enthusiastic and the keenness of II B Team has been remarkable. It is not surprising that such giddy enthusiasts should resent the incursions of II A and refuse to be comforted by the thought that it is moulding the destinies of future generations. The advantages of a "sliding" system appear to II B to be more slippery than tangible, and though a cold outsider may see more of the other side of the question, the earnestness of the "spoilers" must command respect. This is how II B sums up the Season:
"The team met with considerable success in spite of the fact that it was seriously hampered by having its members drawn for the A Team. Certain members of the Club will have something to say ' at the next page 29
General Meeting as to the right of the A Team to take the best members of the B's and give in return it own cast-offs. There is a doubt at least as to whether such a course is just or even politic when both teams are competing in the same class."
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"It's a poor heart that never rejoices," and no one ever accused II B of a "poor heart." Gather round, ye giddy optimists! This is a II B version:
"The JIB Team has had more interesting games in the second and third rounds than at the beginning of the season. This is the result of the wise decision of the Association to weed out of the Championship such inferior teams as the Wellington, United and V.C. II A Teams, leaving only the Waiwetu, Thorndon, Y.M.C.A. and II B. Gower and Patterson for College have played the best games. Result—commandeered by the A Team."
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Hope has departed. A select band gathered round the Notice Board on Foundation Night and told him what they thought of him. He is off to Harvard, and the corridors echoed with "three times three."
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B. C. Smith played against Canterbury in the Representative Match.
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The First Eleven wishes to thank the ladies for the afternoon tea it so eagerly devoured. The members of the team think the Ladies' Hockey Club a great success and hope it will long survive.
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G. V. Bogle, R. St. J. Beere, and P. W. Robertson, are energetic coaches of various Ladies' Hockey Clubs. Hockey is a good game, and a fascinating, and devotion to so good a cause shows an heroic spirit worthy even of Victoria College.
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J. Bee, H. E. Anderson, and F. P. Kelly are expected to join the fighting line again next season.
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"Eichy's Smile" is said to permeate the photograph of Team IIB.
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- Team I (Senior) Matches played, 12: Won 5, Lost 7. Goals for 44, against 44.
- Team IIA (Junior). Matches played, 12: Won 4. Lost 8, Goals for 20, against 44.
- Team IIB (Junior). Matches played 9: Won 4, Lost 5; goals for 21. against 44.
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The following are the results of the Championship Matches counting from last number:—
Team i, Senior
Second Round
V.C. v. Wellington. Lost, 6—1. The brilliant play of the wellington forwards completely overcame our backs. O. Prouse scored.
V.C. v. Karori. Lost3—2. First spell ended 2-0 against College, but in the second half the College equalised matters and only lost the game in the last few minutes. Dixon and O. Prouse were the scorers.
V.C. v. Waiwetu. Won, 5—2. A very willing go. College played with more combination. Dixon (2), O. Prouse (2) and King scored.
V.C. v. Y.M.C.A.. Won, 10—0. Only one spell was played. Hope was absent from College Team and Y.M.C.A. mustered only seven.
V.C. v. Vivian. Lost, 4—3. The Vivians had greatly improved since we last met them, Carrad, Dawson, Morpeth and Egglington playing brilliant games for Vivian. King, G. Prouse and O. Prouse scored for College.
V.C. v. United. Lost, 9—1. United Shooting brilliant, not so uneven as Score indicates. United notched six goals in first spell, but College defence in second spell excellent. O. Prouse scored.
Team IIA
First round—continued
V.C. v. United. Lost, 8—0. The first and only match in which we failed to score. Over-eagerness lost us two easy chances.
V.C. v. Wellington B. Won, 3—1. de la Mare scored twice, one from a penalty bully. Willis hit a fine goal.
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V.C. v. Waiwetu. Won by default. In addition to a few Sheep only two of the countryites managed to find way.
V.C. v. Y.M.C.A. Not played
Second Round
V.C. v. Vivian. Lost, 5—1. A very fast game. Patterson scored; hector and Grundy also played well.
V.C. v. Wellington B. Lost, 2—1. Bee scored. Back defence very weak.
V.C. v. Wellington A. Lost, 6—1. At the very jump a rush by Matthews, de la Mare, and Patterson, ended in the latter scoring.
V.C. v. Karori. Lost, 4—1. Bee scored. All the forwards worked hard and among the backs Furby and Clouston Were prominent.
Team IIB
First Round.
V.C. v. United. Lost, 8—0. V.C. two players short.
V.C. v. Karori. Lost, 9—1.
V.C. v. Vivian. Lost, 8—1.
V.C. v. Thorndon. Won, 4—3.
Second Round.
V.C. v. Waiwetu. Lost, 5—0.
V.C. v. Y.M.C.A. Won, 7—1.
V.C. v. Thorndon. Won, 3—2.
Third Round.
V.C. v. Y.M.C.A. Won, 5—3.
V.C. v. Thorndon. Lost, 5—0.
"Here's the challenge, read it: I warrant there's vinegar and pepper in't."
—Twelfth Night.
The long-separated rival teams—the drawer and the drawee-IIA and IIB met at the close of the season to pay off old scores. A's were one man short and one of B's best forwards was "engaged." A keen fast game ended: IIB—,3 IIA—1; Wilde, Brailsford and Mackenzie scoring for the B's and Matthews for the A's. No score in second spell. At an indignation meeting held on the boat by IIA it was decided to issue a second challenge to the victors.
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Hockey First Eleven, 1904—Men's