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Men's Hockey Club

Patron: G. F. Dixon, Esq.

President: Colonel R. St. John Beere.

Vice-Presidents: Hon. Mr. Justice Smith, Messrs. S. Castle, A. F. Cousins, C. H. Hain, S. Eichelbaum, V. R. Jacabson, J. L. McDuff, F. New B. Dixon, D. Beresford, S. Braithwaite.

Club Captain: Ivor Ting.

Hon. Secretary: N. W. Towns.

Hon. Treasurer: R. W. Stannard.

Committee: A. C. Ives, K. Kiddle, W. Osten, B. Nash.

With a membership of some seventy members the Men's Hockey Club has prospered this season. The Standard of play has shown a marked improvement on past war seasons and the club is one of the strongest and most united in the College. Six teams have been entered in the Wellington competition. A pleasing feature is the fielding for the first time of a "Social Team" in the second grade competition. This team, which might adequately be called an old-boys team, has sustained the interest of old members of the club and is proving an unqualified success and is incidentally winning its grade.

Inter-University Games: On the King's Birthday, Monday, June 4th, a team representing Victoria college and comprising of senior and junior players played Massey College at Palmerston North. The game resulted in a win for Massey by 5 goals 4. The game was very keenly contested and the spirit in which the game was played expressive of the fellowship between the two colleges was commented on by Professor Perrin at a dinner given in honour of our visit.

On Wednesday, August 15th, the Victoria Representative Team will travel to Dunedin to take part in the N.Z.U. Hockey Tournament, which has been this year incorporated in a general N.Z.U Winter Tournament.

Inter-Club Games:

Senior A.: The Senior A team has given a particularly good account of itself this season. It has scored 13 points so far out of a possible 20 and lies in second place next to the Karori Club. Team captain Win. Smiler has been the outstanding player for this season, and has represented the province on two occasions. He has led a particularly strong set of forwards, Moody, Phillips, Towns, Ting and Laurenson. Halves Nash, Broun, and MacLean have not always given enough support to their forwards, but are improving. Broun was selected to play for Wellington in the first representative game against Wairarapa and at times has shown some of the form which earnt him a place in the New Zealand Team in 1938. Full-backs Osten, Kiddle and Johnstone have given a good account of themselves. Kiddle in particular has played well this season and he also gained a place in the Wellington team to play Wairarapa. Goal-keeper Brian Bary has played a particularly fine game throughout the season. The team should give a good account of itself at Winter Tournament.

Senior B: The Senior B team has had a bad spin this season, mainly because it is used as a step-

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ping stone for the Senior A team and has consequently suffered many changes in personnel. It has produced some very good hockey players, although it has not done too well in its grade. Of the forwards, Denford, Allen, Jones and Liddell look promising, and backs Gajadhar, Metson and Church bear watching. Goalie Sonny Taylor has improved week by week. The team showed what it really could do by drawing with the leading team in the grade. Tech. Old Boys, but fell down against weaker tear

Second Grade A: This team has some very promising juniors who will be well fitted to take their place in senior grades next year. Lennon, Cryen, Silver, and Benjamin are all very likely forwards who should go a long way. Any. Sutherland and Eccles are promising backs, and Remmers in goal has shown up very well.

Second Grade B: The "Social Team," headed by veterans Arch. Ives, George Stacey, J. O'Callaghan and Arthur McIlraith, have given a great account, of themselves this year and are top of their grade George Stacey has been outstanding at centre-forward and must have a great goal-scoring average.

Third Grade A: Tony Munden has a good eleven here and the fact that the team is lying third in the grade does it credit. Throughout the season these boys have gradually improved their play and have worked out a good combination. Carran as centre-forward leads a string of very fast hardhitting forwards, Brown, Connolly, Joplin and Oliver, who give a good account of themselves when they reach the circle. Tony Munden at centre-half has also played well and kept the team together. Stannard and Sutton could give their forwards more support. Jack Burton has been the outstanding player for this team this season. Dearnley has improved greatly and so also has goalie Webster.

Third Grade B: This team had many setbacks at the beginning of the year through being short, but are now giving a very good account of themselves. Turner, Hanlon, Carran, Stewart and Pearce promise to go a long way Todd, Pearce and Hartley have also given good support. Milburn and Garrick work well together in the forwards. Halves Sutton and Harvey have shown a big improvement since the beginning of the season.