Fielding their best team, the Greens defeated a trial side selected by the Shanghai Ladies Hockey Association in the first of a series of interport trials on the Race Course yesterday afternoon by 4-1.
The Greens made a slow start in which they allowed Miss I. Ornberger to draw first blood as a result of a fine solo effort in which the scorer carried the ball through and lodged e ball in the corner of the goal Miss D. Eardley equalized and the two teams battled to a tie at half-time.
Upon the resumption the Greens settled down and frequently outplayed the opponents. Miss N. Kelly tallied the next goal with a hard shot just inside the circle. Miss M. Sheridan followed suit in the middle of the period.
The trial side tried desperately to catch up. J. Picozzi made a few fine dashes on the right flank but each time the Greens cleared One minute before the end Miss Sheridan stretched the lead to 4-1 as she scored on a cross shot.
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