By A Sports Correspondent
NEW DELHI: Bombay won the national hockey title when they overcame a strong Punjab XI in the National Hockey Championship to win the Rangaswamy Cup.
In the earlier rounds the previous champions had outclassed Maharashtra by a dozen goals to one. The Doordarshan it did not televise the games live. The highlights too were not shown. Hockey is generally regarded the national game in India and live telecasts would have gone a long way in promoting the game.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 11, 1989