Karnataka XI, a worthy winner
What would have normally passed off as a routine fixture with the status of a top level league competition at Bangalore acquired the dimensions of a title fight in the MCC Scissors hockey tournament at Madras last fortnight. Starved of competitive hockey after the cancellation of the popular Murugappa Gold Cup tournament, enthusiasts in the city thronged in large numbers two see the two outfits from Bangalore, the Karnataka XI and the Madras Engineering Group, fighting the issue for the Challenge Cup.