1910 Inter-State Series

The 1910 Inter-State Series Final was the second Inter-State Series ice hockey championship in Australia and for the first time was held in the Sydney Glaciarium.
==The series==
The inter-state ice hockey championship was held between a state representative team from Victoria and from New South Wales. This tournament was a best-of-3 format and saw Victoria win the series 3 games to 0. The first winner of 2 games in the series was often quoted in newspapers as "securing / winning the 'rubber " , which is terminology used in the game of Rubber Bridge where in a best of 3 competition a rubber is awarded to the team that first wins 2 games of the 3. The game itself was played in two halves of 10min each with a break in between.
;Game one
23 July 1910 was the first game of the series and was held at the Sydney Glaciarium in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Victora defeated the New South Wales team by a score of 4-2 with goals being scored by Victorians Andrew Reid (who had 2 goals), Robert Jackson and Dudley Woods. Scoring for New South Wales was done by Jack Pike and Les Turnbull.
;Game two
Wednesday 27 July 1910 proved to be a difficult day for New South Wales as Victoria overwhelmed them by a score of 12-0.
;Game three
The evening of Friday 29 July 1910 marked the third straight win for Victoria with a convincing 8-0 victory over New South Wales. The goals were scored by Henry "Hal" Newman Reid Jr. , who had five goals and his brother Andrew Reid with three goals.
Game-by-game 	Game-by-game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Scoring Summary 	Location
1 	July 23 	Victoria 	4-2 	New South Wales 	VIC - A. Reid (2), Jackson, Woods NSW - Pike, Turnbull	Sydney Glaciarium
2 	July 	Victoria 	12-0 	New South Wales 	 	Sydney Glaciarium
3 	July 29 	Victoria 	8-0 	New South Wales 	VIC - H. Reid (5), A. Reid (3) 	Sydney Glaciarium
Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0 	Victoria win best-of-three series 3 games to 0
== Teams ==
===Victoria===
The Victoria team was made from the following players
* E. C. Walker (Captain)
* Andrew Reid (Vice Captain)
* J. Blair
* Robert Jackson
* Dudley Woods
* Cyril Macgillicuddy (Goaltender)
Emergency list
* Henry "Hal" Newman Reid Jr.
* E. Menzies 
* S. Keast
Manager
* R. Whiteford
===New South Wales===
The New South Wales team was made from the following players
* Les Turnbull (Captain) (forward)
* Jack Pike (forward)
* Arthur Cuthbertson (forward)
* Cyril Lane (Back)
* Dunbar Poole (Vice Captain) (back)
* Graham (Goaltender)
Emergency list
* Rowe
* Bray
* Knowles
* Swannel
* Allport
* Fowler
==Player Statistics==
===Scoring Leaders===
The following players led the interstate championship for points.
Player	Team 	 	 	 	
 	Victoria 	3	5	0	5
 	Victoria 	3	4	0	4
 	Victoria 	3	1	0	1
 	Victoria 	3	1	0	1
 	New South Wales	3	1	0	1
 	New South Wales	3	1	0	1
 	Victoria 	3	0	0	0
 	New South Wales	3	0	0	0
 	New South Wales	3	0	0	0
 	New South Wales	3	0	0	0
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders led the interstate championship for goals against average.
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Victoria 	3	3	0	2 	2	0.67
 	New South Wales	3	1	3	24	0	8.00
==Contemporary accounts==
===1st match===
"New South Wales and Victorian hockey players met on the ice at the Glaciarium on Saturday night in the first of three interstate matches. There was a large and enthusiastic attendance, and the sport provided was excellent. Honours went to Victoria, who were successful by 4 goals to 2. Goal throwers for the winning team were A Reid (2), R Jackson, and D Woods, and for the home team Pike and Turnbull."
-Sydney Morning Herald, July 25, 1910
===Final match===
"The third and final interstate hockey-on-the-ice match played at the Sydney Glaciarium Friday Night, resulted in New South Wales being beaten for the third time, Voctira scoring 8 goals to nil by the home team. Mr Hal Reid took five goals and Mr Andrew Reid 3 goals."
-The Argus, Melbourne, August 2, 1910
==References==
*The Argus newspaper
*Sydney Morning Herald newspaper
*Ice Legends Australia
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