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Teams:
| Irland |
Position |
England |
| Edward Holmes (Cliftonville) |
Tor |
Harvey Wood (Staffordshire) |
Walter Peterson
Henry Brown (Dublin University) |
Verteidigung |
Harry Freeman (Middlesex)
Louis Baillon (Northamptonshire) |
Henry Murphy (Three Rock Rovers)Walter Campbell (Dublin University)
William Graham (Monkstown) |
Mittelfeld |
John Yate Robinson (Oxford University)
Edgar Page (Staffordshire)
Alan Noble (Lancashire) |
Robert Kennedy (Banbridge)
Frank Robinson (Malone)
Edward Allman-Smith (Dublin Univ.)
Richard Gregg (Three Rock Rovers)
Charles Power (Three Rock Rovers) |
Angriff |
Percy Rees (Surrey)
Gerald Logan (Surrey)
Stanley Shoveller (Surrey)
Reggie Pridmore (Warwickshire)
Eric Green (Middlesex) |
Schiedsrichter: M. Baker und E. T. S. Wilson
Originaltext:
At a quarter to two of a brilliant afternoon, on October 31, some six thousand spectators gathered in the Stadium to watch the final of the Hockey competition between England and Ireland. The ground had
been well rolled, but had naturally suffered both from the constant use of the last few days and from the firework displays in the evenings, but in spite of this surprisingly few mistakes were made.
Ireland began in dashing fashion, and frequently looked dangerous, despite some splendid saving work by Noble. Five minutes passed by before England troubled their opposition for the first time, and then Logan shot wide from a good position. From the twenty-five yards' bully Shoveller worked out to the right before hitting up a centre, which Logan just pushed out of the reach of Holmes, and registered England’s first goal. An Irish attack was broken up by Page, and at the other end a promising position for England was spoiled through Shoveller being penalised for turning in the ball — well inside the circle, too. Thirteen minutes from the commencement Robinson checked the Irish left wing beautifully, and going on, the Oxonian passed to Rees, who centred accurately for Logan to beat Holmes with a superb oblique shot. Nine minutes later Logan passed inside to Shoveller, who cleverly touched the ball for Pridmore to go through and find Ireland’s net at close quarters, England leading at half-time by three goals to love.
England received a startling surprise in the first minute after changing ends. Freeman stopped a hit
by Gregg with his shins, from whence the ball rebounded into touch. The umpire gave a free hit, and Graham directed this so accurately that Robinson was enabled to score with a shot that gave Wood no chance whatever. Three minutes followed, and then Pridmore gave Shoveller a lovely pass. The Hampstead centre went through and shot at Holmes. Holmes saved, but failed to get the ball far enough away, and Logan nipped in smartly to increase England's advantage. Next came a wonderful goal by Pridmore at an apparently impossible angle, but by this time England had taken command of the game and won with eight goals to one.
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