Will Not Field Team if Grounds Unsatisfactory
Per Press Association. GISBORNE, Aug. 4. A definite stand against playing on unsatisfactory grounds is taken by the Manavadar Indian State hockey team, which already has five of its 16 players on the injured list, three suffering from severely strained muscles. The decision follows what is described as a terrible experience at Wairoa on Tuesday. The manager of the team, Professor Jagan Nath, said that the New Zealand Hockey Association had given him authority to cancel any match if the ground is unplayable. “If any ground is not in a fit condition,” he *nid, “we will not field a roam. We don’t intend taking any more risks. It i» unfair tc ask players to turn out under condition/ such as existed in Wairoa.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 183, 5 August 1938, Page 7
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