ICE SKATING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 9 April 1930, Page 7

ICE SKATING

REVIVAL IN ENGLAND (From Our Own Correspondent) 1 —' — it LONDON, 20th February. There has been much more facility in the past for skating on the Continent than in England, but the pastime has been brought within the reach of everyone in this country by the opening of new rinks, which are springing up like mushrooms. The revival in ice skating is general throughout the country, so that those directly interested in the development of the sport predict' that within tho next few years every town in England of any size will have its own ice-drome. The recent vdsit of the Canadian championship team, following their 6-1-triumph over Germany at the Berlin Sports Palace, saw a crowded "house" at Brighton, when a team known as "the Canadas' overwhelmed an English team made up of players from the "London Lions, Cambridge, and the Services, by 11 goals to 1. Icehockey is undoubtedly the fastest game in the world, and the demonstration of its finer arts given by our Canadian visitors has set the seal on its development in England. The spread of indoor ice-skating is one of the wonders of this winter, and there is not nearly enough floor space to cope with the new sport that conquers the English climate by providing ice at all seasons of the year. This may be rectified within the next twelve months, but whether the new craze will live long enough to compete seriously with dancing remains to be seen. Much depends ori the cost of outfit and upkeep, which at present is somewhat prohibitive to the average dancing enthusiast.