Evening star., 1936-10-10

right inner, and Miss Isobel Denton,
halfback, have been at the hockey
camp at Mount Pocono, Pa. since the
end of August. They are in the line
up for today,s game in Washington.
Miss Dickinson is one of five members
of the 1886 all-England first eleven.
Miss Knott. Marjorie E. Collins, left
fullback; Kathleen Harrison, goal
keeper. and Edith M, Higgins. right
wing. are the others. The remaining
members Of the squad, all high-rank-
ing players, but not national eleven
choices of this year, are Phyllis Carle-
bach. right half Christian Goodman,
center forward; Joan Law. wing;
Margaret j. Lodge. left or center half;
Margaret Macintosh, left inner. and
Rosemary Marriott. Phyllis Bryant,
noted umpire, is here as manager.
With the team, and even better
known in America than many of its
members. are England's six delegates
to the conference. Miss H. H. Light,
president of the All-England Women's
Hockey Association; Miss w. A. Bau-
mann, secretary. and Miss H.
Bothamley, treasurer.
Field hockey is unique, Its devotees
say. in that it is game played not
only in nearly every country of the
world. but by both men and women.
Unofficial international matches have
been arranged between neighboring
countries for years. As far as the
United States is concerned, the first
offcial games took place in 1921, when
team from England came over and
gave skillful demonstration of indi-
| vidual technique and co-ordinated
team play. At that time the visitors
not only exhibited, but coached. and
we're largely responsible for giving
American hockey new impetus.
In 1924 the first American team
went overseas and played a series of
matches in the British Isles. Against
the best English hockey the American
players of that time were helpless. but
they gained experience. Between 1924
and 1888 touring teams from England.
Ireland and Scotland came to the
United States to play against local
associations. In the meantime the
international federation had been
formed. and in 1888 held its first
tournament in conjunction with its
triennial conference in Copenhagen,
where it was voted to meet this year
in America.
IN THE meantime interest in inter-
sectional competition has been
spreading rapidly in the United
States. according to Miss Pearson.
Having originated first along the At.
lantic Seaboard local organizations
are now moving South, Virginia hav-
ing joined the Southeast section of
the organization this year.
Spectators at the National CATHEDRAL
School hockey field this afternoon.
and those at the matches to be held
at the Philadelphia Cricket Club,
Chestnut Hills. Philadelphia, later In
the month. will be watching the most
educated hockey sticks in women's
hands today. Twenty-four interna-
tional matches will be played In IL
days.
The visitors will compete all the
way from Los Angeles to Boston In
both pre-conference and post-confer-
ence games before returning home,
the game today being one of the
earliest on the schedule.
Twenty-six members of the English
and Welsh women's field hockey teams
arrived in New York last Monday on
the Queen Mary. the English girls
leaving at once for Baltimore, where
they played Wednesday. From Wash
ington they will go to Richmond and
Sweet Briar College in Virginia. to
play Wednesday and Friday OF next
week. On october 10 they will meet
the United States touring team n
Morristown, N. j.. and on November 3
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