In a desultory tussle the United "Spartans" and the Police "Ionians" battled to a draw in a friendly Association hockey engagement held yesterday afternoon at the Race Course. The final score was two-all.
Play was way below the usual brand of hockey produced by either side and both elevens have been seen to much better advantage in the past, particularly the Police eleven who appeared to be taking things easily and playing an indifferent game, The Tonians were obviously the stronger side but refused to regard the game seriously while the Spartans though handicapped by several reserves tried hard continually. Taking the general trend of play into consideration, the eventual result of a draw was a very suitable one, The Police drew first blood when they surged right into the Spartans' circle before the latter had realized exactly what the situation was, and scored in the first minute, The Police would probably attribute this point to the success of their "Blitzkrieg" tactics, but Jacobs, the United goalkeeper, blamed the soiled condition of his pads. Neither side were able to score again during the first half and at the rest period the score stood 1-0 in favour of the Police, The Spartans' equalizing point came soon after the resumption of the game when Hans Bojesen followed up his drive to gather the ball off Weed's pads and score. P. Bojesen put the team in the lead when he registered fromashort corner. Play after this point was very even and for some time it appeared that the Spartans might be able to emerge victorious but a sudden burst into their circle by the Police saw their hopes die, as a hard drive from Mahan Singh shot past Jacobs to resound against the boards, Mrs. Pote-Hunt 121 Mrs. Boardman 5 378 1114/5 46 Miss Wootten 104 Miss Barrie 166 103 1/2 Mrs. Aeschbash 99)—99 Mrs. Laidlaw 4
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