Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-08
ENGLISH EXTENDED
BY QUAKER GIRLS
Despite 1873 Score, Invading
Hockey Team Is Forced
to Play Hard
AMERICANS ARE PRAISED

"For the first time since We have
have been over in this country we had
to work to win a match"
Such was the sentiment Of Miss G. J.
| GaSkcll, captain Of the All England
hockey team, charactcrizlng the play Of
| the Philadelphia girls in the first of n
| three game series played at the Merton
Cricket Club yesterday afternoon.
The invading players won, Of course.
The final figures. 1913. are by no
means imposing from the American
| standpoint. but yet il was the best
match given the English team in this
country.
why in the second period" Miss
| GaSkcll continued. "thr ball was as
much In our territory MS in yours. Your
girls simply astounded us with their
ferocious attack. And, also, | mi ght
remark that it was the first time that
! our, defense line had had aNy work
to do
You know, in previous games played
IN America. VIC have had no difficulty
whatsoever in scoring. Today. however,
1t was different We never were sure
OF our shots. 1t used to be that all
we would have to do was stand by the
opposing teams goal and take n shot
today. as ] have said already, 1t was
different.
AS a summary Of the match. about
the best thing that can say is it was
jolly well played game"
Mint, Victory
Yesterdays game marked the first
time that an American team scored
more than one goal on the invaders
since their coming TO this side Of the
Atlantic. The team has played nine
games, and in that time had Tailed lll
| points 70 for their opponenSs.
The Philadelphia team showed
wonderful fighting spirit in the last
part of tho opening period, and it was
then that Miss Gertrude Hearne, center
forward and captain, got her two
| markers. She received the ball both
| times on beautiful passes from Miss
| Anne Townsend. The latter, by the
way, tailed the first goal early in the
| period She ran half the length of
| the field with the ball. drew Miss Clay,
the English goalkeeper, out of position,
| and made fancy shot.
Miss Lidderdale. the visitors star,
and Mrs. Stewart shared honors for the
British aggregation. Each had fvc
! goals to her credit. Miss Amos scored
three, while Miss Clark and Miss Price
had one each.
Miss "Gcrtic" Hearne, the diminu-
tive captain, had something to say
about her team. as did the British
leader. She gave vent to this little
! praise:
I'VE played a wonderful game, |
| think. And wasn't Anne Townsend
great? Why I have never seen her
! play with such dash. If she keeps It
up, suppose the English team Will be
| Offering her contract.
| Miss Townsend was modest, and re-
! fused to say anything.
Miss Morgan Optimistic
Miss Mary Morgan. one Of the best
known experts of the game in this sec
! tiOn of the country, said:
IF our team play improves at the
! present rate when the British come
over here next year. if they do, we will
! be able to give them one hard battle
| Pardon me. l didn't mean TO say one
battle, but any number OF them. Our
girls are improving steadily, under the
! eyes of their coaches, and pretty soon
We'll have a crack a jack teHm-onc
| that won't BE- 80 easy to beat.
The English girls have three NOR"
! games to play in America. They play
at the Cricket Club today and tomorrow
will be seen in Baltimore. After the
game in Maryland, the team Will take II
rest, and thea the final game Of the
tour will be staged at the Merton
Cricket Club Saturday.