HOCKEY NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17864, 4 June 1926, Page 10

HOCKEY NOTES.

A POSSIBLE TEAM TO PLAY INDIAN SIDE. A trial match was played at llagley Park yesterday morning between teams selected from the twenty-two players in training. It was a pity that no arrangements had been made regarding colours, as it was impossible for the referees to give correct decisions •• in cases of off-side. Amongst the spectators at the trial I.noticed Mr and Mrs L. 11. Norton, of Auckland, who are keen hockey' enthusiasts. Mr Norton is a recognised authority upon the rules of the game. The selectors’ task in selecting the Canterbury team is no sinecure, and so many' attempts have been made to pick the correct team that a mere scribe must feel dubious about attempting the feat. However, here it is for what it is worth:—Goal. 11. Snooks; backs. M.•■'Macdonald and A. Mahoney; halves, B. Hore, D. Ward, B. Rogers; forwards, P. Quartermain, L. Coffey, S. Bell, W. Bell and R. Sherriffs. :: 4 he team will he selected on Monday', and will be available for publication in Tuesday’s papers. One pleasing feature of the selection is the keenness shown by those selected, as all the teams have been training hard for the past three weeks.

The Indian team will arrive in Christchurch on Thursday next, and the Indians will be billeted in the King Edward Barracks. The British officers will be accommodated elsewhere. , Accounts to hand show that the Indian team had a wonderful win at Wanganui, and played with machinelike combination. In one instance, eight of the visiting team took part in a forward movement ending in a score, and not a single Wanganui player touched the ball. The Wanganui papers paid a great compliment to the Indians upon their appearance on the field, and eulogised their smart, soldierly' carriage. It was quite evident that they' were general favourites. Yesterday the visiting team play'ed Wellington at the Basin Reserve before a record attendance of 13,000, and added to their list of victories by eight goals to three. To-morrow the Indian team will play' Nelson at Nelson. The Ladies’ Hockey Association held a very successful six-a-side tourney at Hagley Park yesterday, when there was a muster of thirty-eight teams all tokl. The weather and ground conditions were excellent, and some admirable games were witnessed. The final match between Ashburton and Rangiora was clean and fast, and the girls play'ed wonderfully fine hockey, Rangiora winning by two goals to one. Among the keenest spectators were Mrs C. A. Leslie (nee Myrtle Pearce) and her sisters; Mrs Leslie will be remembered as one of Canterbury’s star forwards for many y'ears. She also played in the test match against the English ladies in 190 S.