1941: Hockey, Field

The schedules of field hockey players continued to be well filled in the competitions of both men's and women's teams. Besides the big men's games, played by teams from New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, the feature attraction was the game played by Olympic Team (1936) members against a team from the British airplane carrier Furious, in Baltimore, won by the Olympians. Sectional and National Tournaments were held among women's groups in colleges.

A new sectional association and a new local association were formed for women, the former taking the name of the Pacific Northwest Sectional F. H. A., including the Oregon and Western Washington Hockey Associations. The local organization bears the name of Tri-State, composed of clubs of long standing in Massachusetts, upper New York State and Rhode Island. The Tri-State Association was officially accepted as a member of the Northeast Sectional F. H. A. during the National Tournament at Wellesley. Twenty-two leading players of 1941 were chosen during the tournament by the U. S. F. H. A. committee, named as the 1941 All-American first and reserve teams, selecting players from all districts of the United States.

1940: Hockey, Field

For several years there has been a concerted effort made by the Field Hockey Association of America and the Federation International de Hockey to promote the sport along the lines of play exhibited by the men's teams that represented the United States in the Olympic Games. The sport, which is kept on a strictly amateur basis by the Association, is being played in a number of colleges, schools and men's clubs in the East.

The Women's National Field Hockey Association held its tournament in Williamsburg, Va., and selected two All-American teams. It was a coincidence that the first team was trounced by the second team. Most of the women players came from the Philadelphia area. The year was marked by the first appearance of players from the Pacific Coast. A girls' team toured the Middle West, Southwest and South, and at the conclusion of the games coached local groups in the fine points of the sport.

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.