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Beighton Cup is a field hockey tournament. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick [1] Instituted in 1895, it is organised by Bengal Hockey Association and is usually held on the Mohun Bagan ground on the Maidan in Kolkata (earlier called Calcutta) in India. Auto racing First real autorace, from Paris to Bordeaux. Baseball Veteran player Mohun Bagan Ground is first ground of the Mohun Bagan Club was inside the famous marble palace owned by Kirti Mitra of the Mitra family known as Mohun Bagan Villa For other uses see Maidan The Maidan (literally open field is the largest urban park in Kolkata in the Indian India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country [2] The Beighton Cup was presented by T. D. Beighton, Legal Remembrancer of the Government of Bengal, and was run initially by the Indian Football Association. See also Football in India The Calcutta Hockey League took off in 1905. [3]

British officers popularised the game amongst soldiers in India; hockey, as an organised sport, originated in Kolkata. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The Anglo-Indian clubs of the time, most significantly, the Calcutta Naval Volunteers Club, now the Calcutta Rangers Club deserve a big share of the credit. Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry and the term is sometimes used in the West. Not only did Rangers Club win the Beighton Cup nine times, including in its inaugural year, it was directly responsible for two of the country's Olympic gold medals. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games When the Indian Olympic Committee did not have the funds to send the Indian team in 1932 and 1936, it was the generosity of the Rangers Club, rich with funds from its four-times-a-year sweepstakes, that ensured that the team set sail for Los Angeles and Berlin. [3]

Some credit for popularising the game in India goes to the Irish Christian Brothers. The Congregation of Christian Brothers (officially in Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum) is a world-wide community of religious brothers within Many of them were so skillful that they would have walked into the Indian team had it not been for their vocation. However, they passed on their skills to the boys who studied in the many schools that they ran, up in the hills and on the plains. St. James' School won the Beighton Cup way back in 1900. Other meanings see Saint James School St James' School, Kolkata India, is a well known CNI school and one of the oldest and most [3] In the 1940s and 1950s, Bengal had strong teams in Kolkata such as Customs and Port Commissioners, and Bengal-Nagpur Railway in Kharagpur. Kharagpur (KGP (খড়্গপুর is an industrial town in India. It went on to win the 1952 national hockey championship held in Kolkata, defeating Punjab. [4]

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Dhyan Chand remembers

In his autobiography Goal!, the legendray Dhyan Chand remembers his Beighton Cup debut. Major Dhyan Chand Singh ( August 29, 1905 &ndash December 3, 1979) was a former Indian hockey player He says, “In my opinion it is perhaps the best organised hockey event in the country. Kolkata is indeed lucky that it has at least three or four first class hockey grounds on the maidan, and this is a great advantage to run a tournament on schedule. Instituted in 1895, this tournament has had a non-stop run. World Wars I and II did not affect the tournament. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Threats of Japanese bombs and actual bombings in Kolkata while the hockey season was on also did not prevent the tournament from being held. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku That being said, it is sad to think that the tournament had to yield to the communal frenzy which gripped the nation in 1946-47. ”[5]

He further says, “If anybody asked me which was the best match that I played in, I will unhesitatingly say that it was the 1933 Beighton Cup final between Calcutta Customs and Jhansi Heroes. Calcutta Customs was a great side those days; they had Shaukat Ali, Asad Ali, Claude Deefholts, Seaman, Mohsin, and many others who were then in the first flight of Indian hockey. I had a very young side. Besides my brother Roop Singh, and Ismail, who played for the Great Indian Peninsular Railway in Mumbai, I had no other really great player in the team. But I had a team which was determined to do or die. It was a great match, full of thrills, and it was just opportunism that gave us the victory. Customs were pressing hard and our goal was at their mercy. Suddenly I broke through and from midfield gave a long through pass to Ismail, who ran with Jesse Owens' speed half the length of the ground. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete A misunderstanding occurred between the Customs left-half and the goalkeeper, and Ismail, taking every advantage of it, cut through and netted the only goal of the match. We felt very proud of our triumph. ”[5]

Hockey in Kolkata

Apart from the Beighton Cup, Kolkata had many firsts in hockey to its credit. The first hockey association in India was formed in 1908 — the Bengal Hockey Association. The first national hockey championship of India was held in 1928. It was called the inter-provincials, with 5 provinces of undivided India participating. The first Indian Olympic team for the Amsterdam Games was selected in Kolkata after the 1928 nationals. For the women's team see India women's national field hockey team The Indian hockey team is the national men's team representing The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 [6]

Barry O'Brien gives a vivid description of the game in Calcutta in olden days. Crowds of up to 10,000 were common at a top game. The ladies with their parasols, the men with their Panama hats and solar topees, graced the occasion. A Panama hat or just Panama is a traditional brimmed Hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla straw plant ( The pith helmet (also known as the sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight Helmet made of A band played at half-time and good-natured barracking and much laughter could be heard. When Claudius took the ball from off his goal-line, they would comment, Eh-ta Claudius or shout, Hail Claudius, as if saluting a Roman Senator. Leslie Walter Claudius (born March 25 1927) was an Indian Field hockey player of Anglo-Indian descent [3]

Twenty-seven Olympic gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal ~ that is what Bengal's hockey can boast of. However, all that is past history and Kolkata no more boats of a hockey Olympian. [7] Despite its pioneering role in the history of Indian hockey, Kolkata is the only major metropolis in India without an artificial turf. [6] “How can you hope to produce international class players if you cannot give the players astroturf to play on?” asks Gurbux Singh, secretary of the Bengal Hockey Association. Gurbux ("Gurbaksh" Singh (born February 11, 1936) is a former Field hockey player from India who was a member of the India [7] Leslie Claudius agreed that the absence of astroturf is responsible for this decline, but added: “Ours was a different era. Leslie Walter Claudius (born March 25 1927) was an Indian Field hockey player of Anglo-Indian descent We were successful, so the enthusiasm for the game was naturally high. How can you have that today? Even the educational institutions are not interested in hockey nowadays. But you can’t blame them. Young people don't find hockey exciting enough. Maybe if we can give them astroturf, the fast surface can lure them back into the game. ”[7]

Big names

Leslie Claudius was the biggest name in Kolkata hockey — he played for Customs in Kolkata, and won 4 Olympic medals from 1948-1960 (3 gold, 1 silver). Leslie Walter Claudius (born March 25 1927) was an Indian Field hockey player of Anglo-Indian descent [3]

Trevor Vanderputt, a former Rangers captain and Bengal selector, went on to become the Director of Coaching in Australia; Pat Jansen, an inside-left with a deadly reverse flick, played for India in the 1948 Olympics, before he immigrated to Australia. There was the brilliant BNR trio of Carl Tapsell, Dicky Carr and Joe Gallibardy, all great Olympians. While Carr dazzled with his stickwork, Gallibardy and Tapsell were penalty-corner pioneers – Gallibardy being the first player ever to push the ball in rather than hit it, and Tapsell the first penalty-corner goal-scoring specialist in the game. Gallibardy, who immigrated to Spain, lived with the regret of missing out on another gold in 1948 when at his peak. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [3]

There was the outstanding Keshav Dutt at centre-half, also a classy badminton player. Keshav Chandra Dutt (born December 29, 1925) was a famous Indian field hockey player Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court 1968 captain Gurbux Singh, an Aligarh University blue, has served the game for close to five decades. Gurbux ("Gurbaksh" Singh (born February 11, 1936) is a former Field hockey player from India who was a member of the India In spite of an in-form Vece Paes, the hugely gifted Ashok Kumar and the legendary Aussie Ric Charlesworth, on the field Gurbux was everyone's choice for Man of the Match; and he was 40 at the time. Vece Paes was a former Indian hockey midfielder and representing the Indian team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, that won the bronze medal Sanjay Ashok Kumar ( Hindi: अशोक कुमार Urdu: اَشوک کُمار ( October 13, 1911 &ndash December 10, [3] Garney Nyss, who according to Dhyan Chand was a player from heaven, could well have made it to four Olympics. He didn't make it to even one - twice thanks to the second World War, once due to an injury, and once courtesy Pankaj Gupta. Pankaj Gupta ( 1899 - March 5 1971) was one of the earliest Indian sports administrators involved in football, hockey While Nyss never forgave Gupta for keeping him out of the team, there were many who called Gupta “Mr Hockey”. A man who loved life and a drop of whisky, he gave his life for the game, as a manager, administrator and even a referee. [3]

Recent results

Year Winners Runners-up
2007[1] Indian Airlines Border Security Force, Jalandhar
2006[8] Punjab & Sind Bank Border Security Force, Jalandhar
2005[9] Border Security Force, Jalandhar Army XI
2004[10] Punjab & Sind Bank Army XI
2003[11] Border Security Force, Jalandhar Indian Oil Corporation
2002[12] Punjab Police Central Reserve Police Force
2001[13] Central Industrial Security Force, Chandigarh Border Security Force, Jalandhar

References

  1. ^ a b Indian Airlines lift Beighton Cup. Sport. The Hindu, 11 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  2. ^ Beighton Cup. bharatiyahockey. org. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h O’Brien, Barry. All hail hockey on history high. Eye on Calcutta. The Telegraph, 4 December 2004. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  4. ^ Hockey in Bengal. bharatiyahockey. org. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  5. ^ a b The Beighton Cup. bharatiyahockey. org. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  6. ^ a b Hockey in Kolkata. bharatiyahockey. org. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  7. ^ a b c Bandopadhya, Pratik. Needed: a fresh approach. Sport. The Statesman 24 April 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  8. ^ PSB lifts Beighton Cup. Sport. The Hindu, 11 April 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  9. ^ Border Security Force lifts Beighton Cup. Sport. The Hindu, 14 April 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  10. ^ PSB is champion. Sport. The Hindu, 12 April 2004. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  11. ^ BSF douses IOC’s hopes. Sport. The Hindu, 3 April 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  12. ^ Punjab Police Regains Beighton Cup. Sport. The Hindu, 5 April 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  13. ^ CISF clinches maiden Beighton Cup. Sport. The Hindu, 10 April 2001. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
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