The Bronze Boys of 1932

The Summer Olympic Games of 1932 were held in Los Angeles, California. The field hockey competition had only three teams, defending champion India, Japan, and the USA. India had a pair of brothers that were goal scoring machines. One was called The Wizard, perhaps the greatest field hockey player ever. The host Americans were making their first Olympic field hockey appearance and wanted to put on a good show with their new team. The team made their way west after try outs back east. The Indian team came east to again capture the gold medal. When the two teams met each other a record breaking performance occurred. The sport had never seen anything like it before at the Olympics.