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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Everyone, Mea Culpa ! I am sorry -- in my haste to compile the list, I forgot my very close friend whom I played with for Bombay in the Jr. Nationals, Indian Airlines and in the Patiala and Banglore NIS camps right-inner Merwyn Fernandes. Merwyn wth his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. His father uncle Joe Fernandes was also an exceptional mid-fielder. They both played for Machine Prototype Factory (MPF) Ambernath (a Services outfit) while I was playing for Indian Airlines in Bombay in the late 70s and then Merwyn came over to Indian Airlines and his name became synonymous wth the India and Indian Airlines teams of late. Merwyn is from Parra, Goa and has been resident in Bombay (Santa Cruz / Bandra) for the last few years. My coach Balbir Singh Sr. also reminded me that left winger Lawrie Fernandes from the 1948 team was also excluded from the list. He was a versatile winger - could also play right winger according to Leo Pinto. His daughter Lorraine also played hockey for India in recent years. Dilbahra Singh another hockey record-keeper in the UK also told reminded me that Sikhs and Goans made up a majority of the Kenya and Uganda national teams in the last century ! It is interesting to note that both Vece Paes (Velim) and Rui Saldhana (Saligao) leared and played hockey in their youth in Africa, they both played high school/college-level hockey together in Bangalore in the late 60s/early70s and in the 1972 Olympics they were both center halves for India and England respectively. Two Goans played their hockey together but ended up representing Two countries in the Olympics ! (Maybe because one guy was from Salcete and the other guy was from Bardez....) Best Regards, Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, ex Velim, Goa now INDIAN Harbour Beach, Florida From: "Balbir Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Goan Hockey Greats Dear Carmo, Good research. Congrats. Some Goan players whom I remember are already in the names mentioned in this writeup. What about Lorry Fernandes ? And my friend Claudius is not a Goan. Goans have contributed a lot to Indian Hockey. With best wishes. Balbir. From: "CARMO DCRUZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet@goanet.org Subject: Goan Hockey Greats Jason, As a hockey goal-keeper and a record-keeper of Goan Hockey feats (I had to do this to keep up my Goenkar Podhi and Patrade - Pride and Prejudice that is - against my East Indian and Mangalorean buddies), I think I may be able to help you out as most of the guys on the list were either my contemporaries or those of my cousin John Correia........ Best Regards, Sr. Carmo D'Cruz INDIAN Harbour Beach, Florida