The morning times., 1896-06-28
Fort Myer Officers Defeated in
the Opening Game.
CHEVY CHASE CLUB NEXT
Tournament with the Philadelphia
City Troop Opened Auspiciousiy at
Fort Myer esterday-Quakers Had
slightly the Hest of 1t as Regards
well1raIned Horses.

took place on the Fort Myer Plain. between
| the new hospital OF the Fort and A rlington.
Notwithstanding il handle ap Of five goals
the Philadelphia boys heat the Fort Myer
soldiers by score OF Ia "a
| IL was one oil the pret,iest and most ex-
citing game of this year. The contest. with
| the crack riders OF Philadelphia on one
| slue. and the wild. dashing tr. opers OF the
Sixth Cavalry ON the other. was fiied with
| hazardous events. which by lar outrank I'd
much condemned football.
| The officers at Fort Myer had provided
| te nts fer the ladies TO sit under ana view
| the contest, and at least hall an hour before
| the time set for the game the canvas GOV
| cred nearly Il hundred patrons. The Sixth
| Cavlry Band rendered popular selections
before, during aud after the game.
| Shortly before 4 80 two troops OF blank
| eted ponies were escorted on tine Held and
| lined up Just outside the whltewashed
| boards which marked d the boundaries OF the
plain. The mcst interesting animals among
| them were Lieut. Whites Beauty" Lieut..
| Shorts ''Ba be-" Lieut.: Hyer's Doctor, y
Lieut.. Rhodes' Sport" Mr. Rosengartea,s
Darling" "Uncas'' and IL, hawk"
When the ponies We're ranged alongside
IL was soon evident that inose OF the
Philadelphia team We're in the better shape.
| SOME PRETTY PONIES.
The Fort Myer animals were TOO fat and
did not appear as clean cut as the visit
| ing ponies. This was remarked upon by
one OF the officers before the game opened
| and IT. WAS more manifest when 1T begun.
| The victory of the Philadelphias may
| he ascribed TO good mana cement OF their
| horses. which seemed To obey the slightest
| Injunction of the riders. 1t was ~ the
| Opportune times that the animals would
| display the better training and without
| any trouble wheel around and carry the
| PLAYER after the bail. II was here that
| the Fort Myer boys were lacking. They
! were Just as gOo0 nitters of the ball. but
| they could not get at it.. When they did
| hit they would send the sphere into their OPP
pOncnt's territory easily. but Just Ike
| creased lightning would some Phila'lel-
| phIan ne arer il and succeed in returning
! the move.
| At the sound OF the bugle the two teams
| lined up in the middle OF the field Iustas in
| game Of football. At either end were
two goal posts with white flags flying from
| the top.
| white pants and white shirts with yeli w
| bands across their chests. and the Phla-
| deiphias wore orange shirts with pants
| Both teams had On white caps.
| M David Porter of the Chevy Chase Polo
| Club was referee. When the trumpet bic W
| rnc second time he threw upon the ground
| hetween the two lines hnrd wooden white
| bail, about the size Of a baseball The as
| suciatoD regulations called for one little
| larger than that used yesterday, at least a
| quarter of an inch larger. but the game
| progressed without protest. Fer the visitors
| Groome PLAYED what is known in football
| parlIncc fullback, while for the Fort
| Myer boys that position WAS covered al
| tcIDa'ely by Lieuts. Rhodes and White
THE FIRST GOAL.
The ball was thrown in exactly at 4:52.
and five minutes later Groome drove It
| through Fort Myers goal. After rest
| or four minutes the teams again lined up
| and at Sol the bail was In play. -Four
] minutes elapsed and Groone again placed
the hall between his opponents poles.
| Turing the rest or the period the TWO
teams cha sed the sphere from one end to
the other in vain endea vors TO get II Ie-
| Philadelphia end of the field Lent. Rhodes
| was disIuounted. his white spotted horse
dasiing down the field. Roscngarten rode
rrni over Rhodes. but the latter was upon
| after his horse by the time the referee
| called time. The pay ycrs continued their
efforts until $40, when the iirst rer:od
! was called.
| Arrangements had been made at the
| beginning OF the game for handicap or
| the Philadelphia men. Rosengarten, who
| is consderei IL crack player, was handi-
| capped two goals, and McFadden, Grooif~.
| and Clyde. each one. making total
handicap of five goals TO the credit of the
| Fort Myer boys. The score stood mt the
| end or the first period TO in favor u
the local team.
RosenCarten had just begun to warm up
| to the work and in the second period dis
| tinguished himself by his wild aud Indian
! like riding.
! No man on the field could equal him in
this feat. and he had the particular an-
I
wore no cap, aud the ladies' were very
| much interested in the wild rider. who with
| a Conimanche yell would sweep down the
! field. his horse straining every muscle anu
| the rider lying almost straight upon the
J animals back.
| Roseng arten made the first goal for
| phiildelphia in the second Ieriod and IL
took but one minute for him 10 do il. The
: Quaker City boys played In great style
! and after ag ain lining up, Mcf addeh
| registered a goal i'll half minute.
to allow the little things to rest II was
| during the second pericd that llentenan'
Shcrt was hit in the head with a polo stIek
and had to retire from the game: The
! F,rt Myer boys had the ball wlih'n "a
foo, or two of Philadelphia's goal ana
the crowd began cheering when the game
suddeniy stopped. as they thought. because
a roal had been made by the local team.
LIEUTENANT SHORT HURT.
They We're surprised to see Lieutenant
Short disn,ount and assisted to the lines,
| where he was met by Post Surgeon Arthur,
| who decided the young man shouid not
| contiuue in the game.
| Iienteuaut Stout Superseded Short aud
| before the period was out the soldiers
succeeded in making safety oehind theii
| own goal. -.
DurinC the latter part OF this period
! the Fort Mycr boys recovered themSelve'
and made several good tries for goal nu.
while they succeeded ~ putting o,I IL I't i
seemed impossible for them to place /
netWeen the posts. Three times it lOoket
ms though they had made goal, but eacf
time the referee decided that IT had gone
lust outside the post. Ihe secohu peript
ended with the score four and three-quarter
| to four, still IN favor OF the soldier boys
| After good rest between the period the
| MIA y.rs apeared on the field with ires!
| norscs anu for a few minutes the Two con
| testing parties suged back ana fortn
neither able to get the bail over the 'Ie
By a good stroke Rosengarten go, VI;
| ball and with little or no opposltlon wehl
| down the line, driving with long sweeping
| strokes the white object, until ii registered
a tally for the visitors.
| GrOolne again distinguished hlInseH %
| placIuy the ball between the soldier boy
posts III the short tine ol nan ninu'e
Then there was more fighting and stunburl
CoutcstiDg Of the ground. Lieut.. Whlle
FOR The soldiers, did excellent work. an,
| Innr,. than once nearly landed the pnlnt. Du
failed when, by good dribeliDg, the Phlia
jelnhia secured the ball. Rosengdrtef
again got start apu talieu the Ids
goal for his side. -.
II Iacxrd nut a minute and half OF tht
conclusion of the last period. but the boy
went at it again and Lieut.. snort WE
| had been allowed to resume ms pia''
in The gIme. made a goal Tor tne DuSs u
I,.ue. The following Is the score: ,,
Phladeiphia-joais earned. aiiowe'
nv iaudicap. q; lost by penalties, o. 10
~ FORT Mver-GoaIs earned. L: allowed
hy handicap. D; lost by penalties n
fetal. 8 81. :.
Tie Official timekeeper was -; MI r ..
Iinp;ncott of the Philadelphia city IIooi
MIR w Hlnckle Smith Of Phladelphla wa
official scorer. ,>.-,. r.,
Among the visitors from the Quaker CT
were Nr. l.. W. Wiils-Martin. Mr.. Roher
Gicndenn'l q. Mr.: Mercer Biddie ana III