In spite of this wordy war, there seems to be no falling off in the popularity of the National League competition, and indeed public interest is held to have justified the recent formation of the Comercial League.
BBrigadier-General Critchley the well-known promoter thinks that ice-hockey has to rely on boosting and ihe importation of overseas stars to keep it going. To give the sport some stability, he and other promoters are anxious to organize a constant supply of English-born and English-trained players.
"The officials of Harringay Arena Kaye already made a start in this direction. They have worked out a scheme to give every youngster in their district a chance to play ice-hockey. There would be a vast new Open-aim rink reserved for young boys—not a new arena but simply an open-air training rink, preferably on waste ground.
Harringay hope that the idea will Be {aken up in other districts. In any case, each of their players is to have a class of twenty-four boys, and will be responsible for their training and tuition.
One reason for thinking that this scheme may prove successful else-"where, lies in the continued rapid expansion of the Supporters' Clubs. "Wembley Ice Hockey and skating club has now more than 20,000 members, a figure which is excelled by only one or two Speedway Supporters' clubs.—Reuters Sports Service.
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