1939: Hockey, Field

Field hockey is an international sport widely played in the British Colonies, Japan and the European countries, as well as the United States. Crack teams from India won the field hockey championships in the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932 and 1936. The proposed visit of the De Batavieran (all-star) team of Holland to the United States was cancelled because of the war in Europe. The Field Hockey Association of America, of which Henry K. Greer is president (he is also chairman of the Field Hockey Committee of the American Olympic Committee), announced a successful year for the sport, with the Westchester F. H. Club going through the season undefeated in matches played in the East.

It also flourishes as a women's sport, under the supervision of the U.S.F.H.A. The All-American women's team for 1939 was made up largely of Philadelphians, with seven members of the Middle Atlantic F. H. A. and four from other states. The New York F. H. A. won most of the games on its regular schedule.