HOCKEY

Evening Star, Issue 22953, 10 May 1938, Page 5

HOCKEY

INDIAN TEAM'S VISIT PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED (Pee United Pkess Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, May 9. The personnel of the Indian Hockey team which will arrive for a tour of New Zealand on June 8 has been announced by the New Zealand Hockey Association. The Nawab :of Mana-vadar-will be the captain of the team, and Professor Japan -Nath will 'be manager.. The other members of the team are:— Goalkeeper^—Ben Abraham. ■ Backs.—-Gurnaih Singh. Mohd' Hussain (vice-captain), and Fasat Yar Khan. Half-backs.—Tayah Khan (right half), Shah Noor (centre half), Lajpat Rai (left half), and A. Qavi, (left half). Forwards Shahabuddin , (right wing), Mohd Ahmed .Khan (inside right), Abdul. Latif (centre,,' forward), Sultan Khan (inside left), Suleman (left wing), Peter Fernandes (left wing).' ■’ ! Two other players have yet to be selected., The; party also will include a . private, secretary and two personal attendants, to His,'Highness the Nawab of Manavadar. OTAGO ASSOCIATION ’A* meeting of the executive of the Otago -.Hockey Association was held Ipist. evening,. Mr L. J. T. Ireland occupying the chair. Albany Club asked for permission to play senior and- junior games with the Oamaru Club at Dunedm on June-6.— Permission was .granted. It was • decided to alter the- second grade competition by combining two sections in one, the. matches so- far played to count, • and a -nest • draw to be made for the remainder of the round, . . . ,

Mr ;J. • P. Norrthey said; there had been some’ difficulty 'in finding umpires for - the 1 junior matches, ' and- he asked that an, endeavour be made to have these games started * sharp on time in order that the umpires, who had to play in- later gamejs, should have adequate time in which to change. He suggested that a time limit should be put oh the junior games, and l short time played if necessary to achieve the desired end.—The suggestion was adopted. Delegates reported on the clubs’ attitude towards the proposed insurance scheme for players, the majority expressing the opinion-that the scheme was not acceptable.—The proposal was dropped, and appreciation was expressed of the work done by Messrs T. H. Mulholland, E. D. Brown, and J. Harris in working out the scheme.