Indians Win Hockey With Late Rally

The tremendous pressure applied by the Indian Olympic hockey team in the last 10 minutes was more than the Nelson representative team could withstand and what appeared likely at one stage to be a win for Nelson was turned into a 4-2 defeat. Nelson played an inspired game to keep a slender lead until the dying stages when the slick stickwork and positional play of the Indians proved too much.

The Indian team appeared full of confidence before taking the field

The Nelson boys had a do-or-die expression. Back: Dave Saddleton, Peter Kettle, Ted Jackson, John Stirling, Noel File, Phil Strawbridge, Graham Strawbridge, Quinton Taylor (capt), Alan Lewis, Brian Cox (selector coach). Front: Ian Allport, Peter Wood, Roy Haswell, Alan Paris and Dick Bennett.

A hot attack on the Indian goal led by John Stirling seen here in conflict with the goalie, R. A. Christy and Prithipal Singh.

An Indian team member collects the pieces of Christy's stick broken in the melee at left.

Hero of the Nelson team was undoubtedly Alan Lewis, the goalie, whose brilliant keeping repulsed many Indian attacks and saved his side countless goals.

Stirling and Prithipal Singh clash again

Nelson goal coming up. A split second after this shot was taken the ball was deflected into the net to increase Nelson's score to 2-0 (the scorer was Paris, centre).

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The Nelson Photo News

No 48 : October 17, 1964

Indians Win Hockey With Late Rally