HOCKEY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXX, Issue 20165, 20 July 1935, Page 22

HOCKEY

ALL INDIA COMPLAINT By Telegraph —Press Association AUCKLAND, July 19. A belief that the Indian hockey team’s tour of New Zealand was made unnecessarily strenuous is held by the co-manager, Mr G. Gupta, who said he did not know' of any other team which had had to undergo such a physical and mental strain. He contrasted their programme of 29 matches in 10 weeks with the All Blacks’ 28 matches in three months and 20 days. There would be 29 All Blacks, but the Indians numbered 16. The team had had to play three matches within a radius of 40 miles, at Hamilton, Morrinsville and Te Aroha. Surely it would have been possible to allow the team to stay at Hamilton as headquarters and send the teams from there instead of all having to go to the three places. Mr Gupta said he wished to correct a report emanating from Christchurch that the team had been indulging in too many extras at the expense of the Hockey Association. It was a stupid and irresponsible statement. The team had not exceeded its rights in any direction, but had willingly paid many expenses that should have been paid by the Hockey Association. Another point was that no member of the team drank liquor, but all the members drank a lot of milk. FINAL TEST TO-DAY 8y Telegraph —Press Association AUCKLAND, July 19. The New Zealand'hockey team for the final test to-morrow will be.— Moore, Ewan, Rogers, W. J. Bowden, McLeod, Speirs, M. Bowden, Bay, E. Watts, Turbitt and Wellborne. UNIVERSITY TEAM TO VISIT FIJI By Telegraph Pres- Association CHRISTCHURCH, July 19. The following New Zealand University hockey team has been selected to tour Fiji: Goalkeeper: L. R. Hercus (Otago). Full backs: R. D. McEwan (Victoria), S. McDonald (Canterbury). Half-backs: F. H. Stewart (Victoria), C. V. Walter (Canterbury), E. S. Hobson (Otago), F. L. Newcombe (Victoria) . Forwards: R. J. Walton (Otago), K. N. Struthers (Massey College), H. B. La wry (Massey College), E. R. Huston (Canterbury), A. C. Ford (Canterbury), L. B. Deney (Victoria). The team will sail by the Niagara on August 20, and will play five matches in Fiji. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY Timaru (v. Rata B, at Grantchester, 2.30 p.m.)—A. Coote, V. Woodhead, O. McMorran, E. O’Brien. C. McLennan, I. Else ~ M. Fitzgerald, E. White, D. Cowles, H. Begg, N. Garven, N. Robertson, E. Peterson, M. Robertson’ West End—D. Jack, O. Segar, > M. Hughes. P. Aldridge. M. Loper, G. Lozer, B. Loper, J. Drummond, M. Yeoman, M. Wills.