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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, June 1928
Hockey Club Notes
Hockey Club Notes
Owing to a very considerable increase in membership the club was able to enter five teams in the following grades: — Senior A, Senior B, two junior teams and a third. The competition for places has been very keen in all teams, and the strength of the club may be gauged from the fact that, at the time of writing, the Varsity teams head the list in the Senior A, the Senior B, and the Junior grades.
A further indication of the general enthusiasm this year is found in good attendances at the weekly practices, which have been instituted this year.
Grade Matches.
Senior A.
Competition for places in this team was exceptionally keen and the selection was very difficult. The team was strengthened by the return of N. J. Lewis and K. C. James, and the acquisition of "Pip" France, who last year played for Training College.
v. Y.M.C.A.—Won 3—1. The scorers were: Sykes, Lewis and McLeod.
v. Petone—Won 7—3. Scorers: Sykes (2), Simpson (2), Lewis, McLeod and Fraser.
v. Wesley—Drawn—2 all.
v. Karori—Won 2—1.
Varsity Tournament.
It was with great hopes that we entered into the tournament for the Seddon Stock, which was held in Wellington on the 1st and 2nd of June. We were unfortunate in being without the services of Lewis and MacArthur. The weather was not at all kind and the grounds were muddy and rough. Victoria team: French, James, Massey, Robinson, McLeod, Francis, Paul, Sykes, Simpson, Fraser, Priestley.
On Friday, Otago University played Canterbury College and defeated the Maroons fairly easily, while Victoria managed to secure a victory by a margin of our goals from Auckland, after being one goal down for three quarters of the game. Scorers for us were Priestley (2), Simpson (2), and Sykes.
On Saturday Auckland met and defeated Canterbury by 2 to 1. after a very even game.
In the final, Otago defeated Victoria by three goals to two in a game which in spite of the condition of the ground, was fast and closely contested. On the day Otago thoroughly deserved their win, and we extend to them our heartiest congratulations. Watson (2) and Eason scored for Otago, while Simpson and Sykes scored for Victoria.
This was followed in the evening by a dinner at Barrett's, from which the party moved on to Fuller's.
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On Monday, June 4th, a N.Z. University team defeated Wellington representatives by 2 goals to 1. The game though ragged at first, improved greatly as it proceeded, and in the second spell, the Varsity team gave a great display.
We wish to congratulate Simpson, Massey and Fraser on gaining places in the New Zealand team.
Junior A.
This team is almost as strong in comparison, as the Senior A and Senior B teams. Strengthened by the inclusion of several of last year's Senior B players and with some new blood, the team is perhaps the strongest junior team ever fielded by the club.
Results—
v. Karori—Lost 1—4.
v. Huia—Drawn 2—2.
v. Wellington—Won 4—0.
v. Petone—Won 3—1.
v. Hutt—Won 7—2.
Third Grade.
The third grade team this year, with one or two exceptions, consists of young .and totally inexperienced players, whose knowledge, or rather, ignorance of the game, was very much in evidence during the first two or three matches. However, we have some very promising players in our team and are improving in form very rapidly.
The results of our matches to date are as follows:—
v. Huia—Lost 5—1.
v. Wellington—Lost 5—0.
v. Hutt—Lost 6—0.
v. Karori—Lost 3—0.
v. Wesley A—Lost 2—0.
Women's Hockey Club.
The Club has started this season with a larger number of members than usual and they hope for better success than they attained last year. Considerable difficulty is experienced in obtaining any team practice. The few members who are able to attend practices on Tuesdays at four, have welcomed the players from Training College, who have been able to join them at this hour.