HOCKEY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18725, 23 June 1926, Page 14

HOCKEY.

INDIAN ARMY V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. FINE DISPLAY BY VISITING CENTRE. The Indian Army team now touring the Dominion, met and easily defeated a South Canterbury eleven at Temuka yesterday by 14 goals to 2. The visitors gave ft clever and scientific exhibition, and the brilliant Dianchand was seen at his best. His clever control of stiok and .ball was the admiration of the spectators, and round after round of applause greeted the nippy centre forward as he wended his way towards the home circle by wonderful passing. Captain Belchamber also played one of his best games, and he and Dianchand showed remarkable combination. Captain Cox failed to score in the match, which is unusual, but the visitors' attack in the second half came from the right, where Sangara Singh gave a fine display of centring, true and fast. In the first spell Captain Alexander beat the opposing halves repeatedly, but in the second spell he had little of the play. Captain Alexander's intercepting and placing was a miracle of anticipation, and he made numerous openings for the forwards. The two backs, Dhian Sing and Faquir- Chand, defended well, but were beaten by good combination on several occasions. Ghulam Ali, the goalkeeper, was not up to the standard shown in the Otago or Canterbury matches, and was obviously off his game. In the local team, D. Turner, the goalkeeper, deserves great praise for the number of shots cleared. At one stage in the second spell he stopped six or seven shots in half as many minutes, and although fourteen goals were registered, it was due more to the weakne<r of the two backs, Gow and Goring, neither of whom was able to _ anticipate the movements of the Indian forwards, and rarely went in to assist the goalkeeper. Butterfleld was the best of the halves, but was spasmodic In the first spell he went well, and broke up many dangerous attacks, but In the early stages of the second half he was nowhere in the picture. Hughes and Goodman worked hard, but were not able to anticipate the moves of the visitors' forwards. In the home forward line, Ross put in some good runs, and was prominent on several occasions In leading a left wing attack. Rawßton, in centre, combined well, and was responsible for a good goal a few minutes before time. A. Stead, inside left, combined well with Ross, but had a hard man to pass in Dhian Singh. • Altogether the visiting team played with better combination and anticipation, and their positional play enabled them to receive the ball with more accuracy. Dianchand's play was uncanny on numerous occasions, both when it led to a score and at times when he played far position before passing. Time and again he beat opponent after opponent, finally to draw the goalkeeper and score with ease. SECOND-GRADE TRIAL. The following have heen' selected to play in a trial hookey match at Lancaster Pftife on Saturday next, at 1 pjn., for the selection of the second-grade representative team. A Team (White)—G-. Patterson, E. Hore, E. Davis (Trinity), J. Hartigan (Sydenham), J. Sutherland, K. Maynell, B J - Cockroft, P. Matthews, T. Howinson, B. Smith (Technical A), Peters ("Varsity A). B Team (Colours)—B. Ford (Varsity A), N Ecan, F. Fullwood (Wharenni), B\ Osane, Weils (Sydenham), J. Milne (Selwyn), Sutherland (Wesley), Sutherland, A. Gasson fTeohnical A), A. Graham, A. HerdmftD RwerVea-S. Crook (Technical), GourJay ("Varsity A), W. Patterson (Trimly).