# 第8章：球员与传奇

曲棍球 · 第8章：球员与传奇 · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/zh/field-hockey/interesting-facts/chapter-8-players-legends/)

A hockey-playing murder suspect, a royal mystery, a hijacked hostess and the people behind the sport.

## 8.81 The Suspect at Blackheath

A hockey player from Blackheath became one of the prime suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders.

### 测试 1: Montague Druitt

- The evidence against him is largely circumstantial. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He stayed until his death. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He later qualified as a barrister in 1885 as well. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It was a private boarding school of about 40 boys. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It was officially ruled a suicide; he had been in the water for a month or more. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He was an Assistant Chief Constable, and the memo came out only in the 1960s. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He was a keen all-round sportsman of a very Victorian kind. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 31 August 1888, November 1888, 31 December 1888, July 1889. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1881, 1885, 1894. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It was the stick game's oldest and most stubborn club. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Montague Druitt: Blackheath Hockey Club's Ripper?' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.82 The Prince Who Played

Was the mystery member elected to Teddington in 1880 really a prince?

### 测试 1: Prince Albert Victor and Teddington

- He was the eldest son of the future Edward VII. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Teddington's ground lay in Bushy Park, just opposite. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Museum research shows the surname is very rare. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He was on HMS Bacchante from 1879 to 1882. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Trinity College also helped found the Hockey Association in 1886. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It came during the great 'Asiatic flu' pandemic. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- These claims have largely been dismissed. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1864, 1880, 1883, 1886. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1819, 1841, 1864, 1865. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He and his brother were both on board, so a hockey club membership seems unlikely. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'A Right Royal Mystery! Prince Albert Victor and Teddington Hockey Club' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.83 The Hunt for Harvey Wood

England's goalkeeper at the 1908 Olympics had been credited under the wrong man's name.

### 测试 1: Harvey Wood

- Sports historians had credited Harvey Jesse Wood of Beverley. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- The Olympic team sheets show 'H.I. Wood'. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- A magazine article from the time gives a Staffordshire birthplace. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- His grandfather George founded it, and his father ran P&S Wood Ltd. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- They came in the home internationals and at the 1908 Olympics. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He later worked as a bookkeeper in Bath. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Yet 1908 newspapers wrote H.I. Wood about four times as often as H.J. Wood. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1908, 1912, 1916, 1963. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He spent two seasons in the 2nd XI before taking over the first-team goal. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He apparently never played for England again after that year. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Correcting Hockey History: the Hunt for Harvey Wood' and 'Harvey Wood: England's Mysterious Giant Goalkeeper' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.84 Spooner the Publican

A coalminer's son who kept goal for England thirteen years apart.

### 测试 1: Garnet Valentine Spooner

- He had begun as a coalminer, and moved up at Darfield Main Colliery. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He kept the Strafford Arms near Barnsley. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Teammates were mostly university men or from the military. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- The Great War came between, and he also spent time in Canada. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- A red-rose cloth badge was sewn onto it. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He married there, and returned to serve in France. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He then ran an off-licence in Dodworth on returning home. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 3-1, 4-0, 7-0, 11-2. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1907, 1911, the First World War, 1924. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- A newspaper cartoon also gave him a very enlarged head. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Garnet Valentine Spooner: he's a keeper!' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.85 The Hostess and the Hijack

A former junior hockey captain was on a British Airways plane that was hijacked in 1975.

### 测试 1: Barbara Brindley's hijack

- They won 5-1 that November. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She was held in the cabin during the crisis. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- The plane had been on its way from Manchester to London. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- The hijacker thought he had reached France. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- He held out for eight hours. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- A gun and a grenade, both fake. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It was a generous reward for an unusual day at work. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It lasted eight hours from start to finish. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 5-1, 8, 100. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It lies north of London, and the hijacker thought he was somewhere else. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Hockey-playing hostess held hostage in hijack!' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.86 Nova Peris

From Olympic hockey gold to Commonwealth sprint gold, and on to the Senate.

### 测试 1: Nova Peris

- They were Australia's women's team, and they won gold. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- It made her the first Aboriginal Olympic gold medallist. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- She took up sprinting and later reached an Olympic semi-final in it. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- They came in Kuala Lumpur, the same Games as hockey's debut. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- She is the only Australian to have won in two different sports at that level. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- She represented the Northern Territory. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- She came into parliament with a long record of public life. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- 1996, 1998, 2013. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- 1996, 1998, 2000, where she reached the semi-finals. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)
- Few athletes change sports and keep on winning. (来源: Australian Olympic Committee, 'Nova Peris' (olympics.com.au); National Museum of Australia, 'Nova Peris'; Sport Australia Hall of Fame; Statues for Equality)

## 8.87 Hockey and the Great War

Medallists of 1908 who fought and died, and a charity match in comic costume.

### 测试 1: Hockey and the First World War

- He was 31 and serving with the Royal Field Artillery. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- He had won a bronze medal. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- Shoveller went on to win a second Olympic gold in 1920. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- Robinson died of his wounds at home in 1916. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- The 143 is the count for all nations. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- The players wore comic costumes for the occasion. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- It cared for disabled sailors and soldiers in Richmond. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- 1916, 1917, 1918. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- 1908, the First World War, 1920. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')
- A big boot would have raised the penalty corner count, the article jokes. (来源: Team GB, 'Remembering the Olympic heroes of the First World War'; The Hockey Museum, on Lt Charles Arthur Campbell and 'Christ's Hospital School's Jovial World War 1 Charity Match'; Imperial War Museum, 'Ivan Laing')

## 8.88 Twickenham, 1951

Hockey at the home of English rugby, and the £900 bill that disappeared.

### 测试 1: Twickenham, 1951

- The Hockey Association wanted to show off the game. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It had not been used for hockey before. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- That was far more than the Hockey Association's yearly subscription income. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It noted the 'usual charges' would be waived given the heavy costs. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She later became Mrs Macklin. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Alistair Smallwood had played at Twickenham in the 1920s. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- They fell to Belgium and Holland, before a 5-0 win. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 12, 14 and 15 May 1951. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 3-2, 5-0, 6-1. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Crowds fell below 1,500 in the poor weather of the last two days. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'The Festival of Britain's Grand International Hockey Tournament 1951' and 'A Biography of Janet Macklin' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.89 Super Mums

Hockey mothers who came back to play for England, from 1973 to today.

### 测试 1: Super mums

- She had become a regular England defender in 1967. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She was back playing for England in 1973. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She already had a six-month-old daughter, Lucy. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She had returned after having a second daughter, Emily. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It was a fine career for someone who started so late. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- It marked an England return after a long gap. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- Her son Josh was born in April 2023. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1967, 1972, in the modern era. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- 1964, 1967, 1972, 1974. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))
- She had played for England for the first time in 1972. (来源: The Hockey Museum, 'Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport' (hockeymuseum.org))

## 8.90 Sreejesh's Number 16

India retired a shirt number for a goalkeeper, but not for all teams.

### 测试 1: PR Sreejesh's number 16

- The goalkeeper had just won his second Olympic bronze medal. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- It remains in use at the junior level. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- He can now groom the next keeper to wear the number. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- He retired straight after the bronze medal match. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- A bouquet and a memento came with it. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- It was used for that celebration of his career. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- He is the federation's secretary general. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- 2012年、2016年、2020年、2024年。 (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- All within a few days of each other. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)
- He comes from the south-western tip of India, a long way from hockey's Punjab heartland. (来源: The Week, 'Hockey India retires P.R. Sreejesh's No. 16 jersey', 14 August 2024; Asian Hockey Federation, 'Hockey India felicitates God of Modern Indian Hockey'; The Bridge; Outlook India)

来源: Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the FIH and its continental federations, national associations, The Hockey Museum, the Olympic Channel and Olympedia, Guinness World Records, clubs' and makers' own histories, museums and named reputable media.

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