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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review October 1911

[introduction]

Although this season we cannot claim to be the premier team of the city, yet we can claim to hold a position never before held by a College senior team, that is, runners up. After a series of well-contested games we were beaten by Karori for the Senior Cup—Congratulations, Karori. The standard of College hockey has been well up to previous years. This is shown by the fact that five of our players gained representative honours—G. Strack, C. Strack, A. Salek. P. Burbidge, and F. Kibblewhite, and Wellington must in part thank us for their continued hold of the Challenge Shield.

A match was arranged with the Auckland University, but unfortunately had to be abandoned, owing to several players being unable to get away.

It is with the deepest regret that we have to record the death of Mr. J. H. Griffiths, who for years manfully upheld the reputation of College, both on and off the hockey field.

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Senior Hockey Team, 1911.

Senior Hockey Team, 1911.

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The junior teams possess some promising players, some embryo reps. D. Bowler and R. Reed, were picked for the junior representatives. The Junior A's prospects of winning the Junior Cup at one stage looked very rosy, but the vacation and other extraneous influences interfered, and College ended third.

Though no cups adorn our walls as the spoils of the 1911 season, we have had a pleasant season, and still enjoy the reputation of playing a solid, clean game. We have made many friends, and we hope no enemies.

Two teams have been entered for the seven-a-side competition, and are both in leading positions.

The following is an account of the various matches played since the last publication of the Spike.

v. Karori. Drawn 1 to 1. Strenuous game. Gaze and Kibble-white played well. Bad ground. G. Strack received a nasty hit on the nose, while Horsley retired with a broken thumb. Game finished in semi-darkness. Fitt scored.

v. United. Won by 2 to nil. Took life easy. An enjoyable game. United had a chance of beating us, but didn't.

v. Wellington. Won by 4 to nil. Slowest game so far. Should have won by 10 to nil, but took things easy. Fitt did some good work in the circle. G. Strack, C. Strack, Rigg. and Fitt scored.

v. Wesley. Won by 3 to 2. Just did it. Played in the vacation. Team included four emergencies and several "has beens." Taylor, despite long trousers, did well. Reed's good shooting brought in two goals. G. Strack shot the other.

v. Karori. Lost 1 to nil. Great game. Maori backs played brilliantly. Reed was very solid at full back. Game lost by bad shooting. Good-bye, Cup!

v. Y.M.C.A. Won by 4 to 2. Uninteresting except for Salek's persistent but vain attempts to score. Having exceeded King Bruce's number be, too, gave in. Fitt (2). C. Strack and G. Strack scored.

Games played, 10; Won, 7; drawn, 2; lost, 1; goals for, 25; goals against, 9.

College hold the record for fewest goals scored against them.