Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-09
n HOLD NATIONAL
HOCKEY TOURNEY
Women Of America viii Compete
usrs for Highest Honors
During Thanksgiving Week
70 PICK ALL.PHILA. TEAM

ror the first time since women : fielt
S..tsv was introduced to the United
s..t.. some two decatles~or more ago
: national tournament will be held to
.....r,,ne the hest tean in the country.
Who ;deo Of this nation wide com
...;tion wos evolved by the Executive
emmittee OF the newly formed United
Ss"1ss National Field Hockey Associa
s,"n ~ which Mrs. Edward Is. krumb'
Sso. S If Chestnut Hill. H. president.
Wrs Krumbhaar and her assoctates.
.,nect TO make field hockey the national
ssine for girls Of this country: both IN
Il. snrIne and fall. being to the rising
s"ucrction u of femininity whnt baseball
srJ football nre to the youthful males.
Hockey. as now played. under rules
Arawn nm by the British physical direc::
Sors. as n result Of their many years
sxnerience with the game. i idea! Tor
10Th girls and women. according to Miss
Conste1ce Appleby. physical director mt
Hryn AIawr College and the first hockey
booster to land on our shores.
This was some twenty odd years ago,
and Il was not very smooth smiling at
Srst: but Miss Applcby persisted. and
now has the satisfaction Of seeing thu
same played at virtually every girls
school and college in the Fast.
For many years efforts have been
made to bring Bryn Mawr. Wellesley
and yassnr together in friendly cOmpe.
fitior, Just rs Yale. Princeton and Hnr.
ward meet IN all branches of sport. But
faculty opposition has prevented until
this year.
Plan Open Tourney
But during THANKSGIVING week there
Will be held Mt the Philadelphia Cricket
Club a competition open 10 any team
in the country that thinks It has a
chance for victory. Assurances have
been received that entries will be OH
band from Wellesley and vassar. while
Bryn Mawr, according to Miss Appleby.
viii be very much on the job. However.
Che college teams will not be entered
o. such. but merely as individual tenm.S.
II Is also expected that Boston, New
York and possibly even Chicago will
send elevens picked from the best play
era in these respective cities. while IN
Philadelphia team is already in
process Of formation.
The task of selecting an All.Phila.
delphla eleven has been wished on Il
committee composed Of Miss Armfield and
Miss Fast. English hockey experts who
came over this fall to coach some Of the
local club teams and try to raise the
standard Of play in this country; Miss
Hazel Coffin, of the Germantown
Cricket Club: Miss Mclean. of River
ton; Miss Maris. Of the Philadelphia
Echools' Hockey League. and Miss
Read, Of the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
A series Of trial matches will be held
at the st. Martins Club Mt frequent
intervals. The first of these tests was
staged yesterday, and there was n fair
sized turnout. some twenty five girls
and young women being on hand.
Two teams were picked at random
end sent against each other, while fro.
Quent substitutions were made 80 tha.
all present were enabled to show their
wares.
There are some excellent players in
the Schools League and it would not be
surprising If two or three Of them
made the All. Philadelphia team, though
they will have to hit and hold n speedy
pace to bent out the stars who com.
posed the eleven that went to England
two years ago and fought under the
Quaker City colors against the eleven
British invaders last fall.
Miss Townsend on Team
Miss Anne Townsend, who formerly
played for the Merton Cricket Club. but
"a now one Of the mainstays of the
kiverton Country Clubs eleven in the
lnterclub League, Is practically assured
o. place. She has been the captain and
center forward Of the All. Philadelphia
team for the last two years, and IL
about the best wielder Of the crooked
mailet ever developed in this district.
Mrs. e. G. MADEIRA, who before her
marriage was Miss Sarah Nelson md
corking good tennis player as well a.
classy hockey star. IL one OF the best
{oai tenders In this district, while Miss
McAliister, whose combination play
with Miss Townsend has made River.
son into championship contender this
year. also cannot be overlooked
= Then there is Miss Hearns, n former
Btyn Mawr star: Miss Mary Nor.
esh, another lnmlnary developed by
Miss Applcby at Bryn Mnwr. Miss
Charlotte and Miss Elizabeth Chcston.
eaaughtcrs of DR.. and Mrs. Rodcliffe |
Eheston. Of Chestnut Hill. who ore
entlreiy too good to be left on ths !
s.de lines. and host of Others. nil
experienced and well yersed in the finer
POINTS of tn" game. whom it is dif.
up. Wv '''''' ''"e'
@ Practically all the teams in the
Scnool lenguc have had the benefit OF
,hHt ,htHert coaching by English instructors
my ..s tall' however, and some of thc
s's,s Ivy, have made amazing rapid progress
1als .'l league is composed of Miss Ir.
Wa.s WWIns the Mary Logan, Springside
T. Mts. ilaskins School. at Merton:
Trsenas. Select and the Germnntown
,tt'ehas ~ School. The latter tenn AVON
~, Ge championship of the leurue bv
sn ".a"kihR the Irwin Schools eleven IN
m,.ah M interesting and bitterly contcstaI
'aeEsh Msh yesterday afternoon. '''e"
.ne intcrclub League geason ts No,
~. ~" Set' but judging by the results ~" so
Sse,,.oa .as race will narrow down to " '"
nS;s nSSsc argument between tn" % pht,nJo,a Nd
HS'a X. ~. Gr'rkct Club and Riyer%ton % for
N, tin. ute "i held so long by the St. Mar.
s.ad. .si g'r,A that the other tennis IN. "ar. "nr
.,.aea ~ the honor to them INN in ndvonoo o"n
h 'a aus eesoted thci ir energies to firhtin,
81 * 'sv su, 70 sec which eleven could "r"S
'a"her'up position. s"o