INDIAN HOCKEY VICTORY

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 17 June 1935, Page 3

INDIAN HOCKEY VICTORY

DEFEAT OF SOUTHLAND SIDE

THIRTEEN GOALS TO ONE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Juno 16

Victory by the Indian hockey team over Southland by 13 goals to 1 on Saturday was achieved more bv mach-ine-like precision than by individual brilliance. A crowd of .1000 watched exciting hockey played in fine, cold weather on a heavily tinted ground. Upholding their reputation for amazing hall-control and perfect co-ordina-tion the Indians pierced the plucky defence time and again once they had become acclimatised to the ground eon ditions that deadened their brilliance. There was wild excitement among the crowd when Southland attacked and Hughes scored in the first three minutes. After a melee -in the goalmouth Wells evened the scores, but

it was solid struggling lor 20 minutes before tho Indians began to show thenreal form. The score was G to 3 at 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. Rup Singh and Dhynn Chand were the principal scorers in tho second half. Scorers for India were Wells (3), Rup Singh (1), Chand (3). Shahbudinn (2) and Fernandez. The outstanding Indians were Rup Singh, Shahbudinn and Wells, Chand showing his best form in keen play in the last part of the game. Southland played well, Taylor being solid ’n "-onl. Hughes was excellent in the forwards and Dakin at centre.