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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review October 1911

Men's Hockey Club

Men's Hockey Club.

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.

Junior A.

v. K.Y.M.I. Won by 9 to nil. Best game to date; forwards in good form, especially Rutherford who scored three goals. Reed (2), Griffiths (2). Francis and Inder also contributed.

v. Govt. Life. Lost by 3 to 2 Opened badly, and opponents notched three goals. Towards the end our forwards excelled themselves, but all in vain. Reed and Francis scored.

v. Metropolitan. Won by 5 to 2 Well contested game. Rutherford, Inder, Francis, Griffiths and Reed in turn beat the goal-keeper.

v. Y.M.C.A. Won by 2 to 1. Played in the vacation. Every page 70 one had the tired feeling. Eager and McDowall were responsible for the score.

v. Wellington. Lost 1 to nil. A very hard fought game. Wellington forwards proved too tough a proposition.

v. United. Draw, 2 to 2. Best game of the season. All played well.

v. Wesley. Won by 9 to nil. Football score. Reed (2), Cleghorn (3), Griffiths (4), scored in arithmetical progression.

Junior B.

v. Greggs. Draw, 4 to 4. Fast, and at times furious. Morice, in goal, and Rigg were conspicuous by good play. while Delamore (2), Cleghorn and Dudson scored.

v. Hutt. Lost 4 to 3. Very poor hockey, not even a referee. Good work and two goals by Cleghorn. Delamore bagged the other.

v. St. Marks. Lost 9 to 1. Manuscript rather indistinct, except to say that Chapman scored and two players were non est.

v. Metropolitan. Lost 10 to 3. Played in mud, otherwise "bogged." Bell (2) and Rigg cast in their "mites."

v. K.Y.M.I. Lost by default. Apparently the second B do not believe in the saying, "'Tis better to have played and lost than never to have played at all."

v. Y.M.C.A. Won by 3 to 2. The tide has breed. Burgess at full was brilliant. Bell, Chapman and Tinuey, in the absence of a referee, scored.

III. A-Third Class.

v. St. Marks. Won by 6 to 3. Hard game. Forwards played a good game, also Gordon in the backs. Eagar (2), Kelly (3), Collins (1) were the busiest in St. Mark's circle,

v. Wellington. Won by 8 to 3. Glorious victory. Ground slippery. Grant rendered valuable services, likewise Mackersey, Hawkins and Burr, by contributing 5, 2, and 1 goals respectively.

v. Greggs. Won by 3 to 1. Took advantage of the want of a referee. Fine game by Tinney. Kelly, Mackersey and Eager were our scorers.

v. St. Marks. Lost by 2 to 0. Forwards played well while out of the circle. Backs didn't relish the slippery ground.

v. Greggs. Greggs evened up with us and we lost by 3 to 1. Bell was our sole scorer.

v. Hutt. Won by 1 to nil. Up to our old form again. Forwards needed practice in shooting. Kelly scored.

v. Wesley. Won by 13 to 1. Wesley had but eight men. Eagar (4), Kelly (3), Castle (3), Hawkins, Collins, Mackersey Were the worst offenders.

v. Wellington. Lost by 6 to 3. Hawkins. Nathan and another scored.

v. Govt. Life. Lost by 10 to nil. We had hopes, but eight men. One absentee deserted for football. Nobody scored.

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