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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review, June 1921

[Review of the women's hockey club]

During the hockey season last year the College team was defeated but once—after a very enjoyable game against Rambler's A, winners of the Championship Cup. This left us "runners-up" so at present we are holding the Runner's Up Cup.

This year at the annual general meeting of the Club, it was decided after much discussion to enter, for Championship matches, one senior team and, in addition, one junior team, the aims being to encourage more interest in hockey generally and to give practice to the Juniors so that they might fill places in the team vacated by Seniors not returning to College after this year.

At the opening matches both teams were very much out of practice, and there was very little combination in the play. However, after two or three matches when we began to understand each other's play, the improvement was distinctly noticeable. We had decided this year that a coach would be most helpful to the Club, so Mr. Kean very kindly consented to give an occasional black-board lecture, and, whenever possible, a little helpful advice on the field. The latter we have been very thankful for, but we regret that up to the present we have been unable to have a black-board lecture.

Karori Park is still the centre of our interest on Saturday afternoons and so far, all our matches—save one which the Juniors played at Petone—have been played there. The Juniors were very pleased to find new grounds at Petone more suitable in every way for hockey, for now should one forget to ask the lorry to call and take them back to the station, there is no need to run through the main street from the racecourse to catch the early train with the everlasting fear of arriving at the station in time to find that it is already a little nearer Wellington.

The Senior team are still supporters of green jumpers and skirts and gold ties, while the Juniors have as their uniform green jumpers over navy drill tunics. Next year we hope that the uniforms of both teams will be the same, or that we shall be able to enter two Senior teams.

Our results for this year's matches are:—