HOCKEY

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1935, Page 6

HOCKEY

INDIANS V. SOUTHLAND.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

INVERCARGILL, June 15.

A victory b’ r tho Indian hockey team over Southland, by 13 goals to 1, this afternoon, was achieved more by machinelike precision than by individual brilliance.

A crowd of 5,000 watched an exciting hockey game, played in fine eold weather, on a heavily turfed ground. Upholding their reputation for amazing ball control and perfect co-ordina-tion, the visitors pierced a plucky defence time and again, onco they had become acclimatized to the ground conditions that deadened their brilliance. There was wild excitement among tho crowd when Southland attacked, and Hughes scored in the first three minutes after a melee in the goal mouth. Wells evened the score, but it was solid struggling for 20 minutes before the Indians began to show their real form. Tho scores were 6, to lat half time.

Hughes electrified the crowd by a brilliant solo rush early in the second spell, and Southland staged a hot attack. Shahbudinn then played a prominent part in the Indian attacks, and scored a goal. Rup Siijgh and Dyan Cha ml were the principal scorers in the second half. The scorers for India were: Wells (3), Rup Singh (4), Chand (3), Shahbudinn (2) and Fernandez (1). The outstanding Indians were Rup Singh, Shahbudinn and Wells, Chand showing his best form in keen pjay in the last part of the game. Southland played well, Taylor being solid in goal. Hughes was excellent in the forwards and Dakin at centre. * AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, June 15. Devonport Shield, third round: ’Grammar 1, Mt. Eden 1. University 2, Somerville 1. Representatives 7, St. Luke’s nil. Wesley 5, Papatoetoe 0.

Fourth Round: Grammar 0.8.. 6, Papatoetoe 1. University 1, Wesley 1. St. Luke’s 2 Mt. Eden 2. Representatives 4, Somerville 1.