New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
POLO.
AN INTERESTING SCRATCH" GAME IooKrn
FOR AT cEDARHURsT TO-DAY


FOR AT CEDARHURsT TO-DAY
There being no association match game On m.
cards at Cedarhurst to-day several OF the nlavars
now gathered at the Rocsaway Hunt Club for ~.
Cedarhurst tourney. have agreed 10 try ,hs,,
strength In a private match this afternoon vh,ch
from the makeup OF the tean1s will surely nrovs
interesting. II indeed it not wax thrilling he
fore the final period closes These private matche,
off days between scratch teams frequently prov.
better adapted for the study OF the tactics OF ex
perts than the regularly advertised games I,
private young players apt TO perform WITH
more abandon than when under the eyes et snec
tators. and as. failing large audience the olds-
players are not likely to become overe,cl,sd
the methods OF every individual on a team can n.
critically noted
II the players line up to-day as agreed or
George ]. Gould. handicap 2 will play forward
with John E. Cowdin 9. at No. 2: J. ballet IT,.
at halfback, and p. F. Collier 3. at No. g. on one
team, their opponents being: No. !. W A. Hazard
4; No 2. F. > Savage. 4; No. 3. A. E Kennedy &:
back +. s. Conover 7. The former team playing
under an Aggregate handicap OF 1s goals gets an al
lowance OF 10 start with which with Mr.. Cowdin
the invncib!e. taking the place young Robert Col
ler has hitherto held. should make matters easy
for what as tsnfamount to a Lakewood team with
one Rockaway man on IT, The other team is pure
Rockaway. with the exception OF Albert Kennedy
who halls from the Philadelphia Country Club and
is a remarkably clever player. az reports games
In which he has played have shown
In other words. the game to-day will be trial
Of the Lakewoods against the Rockaways each
helped out by a lightning calculator. Cowdn being
as good at all round field play and brilliant driv-
Ing as any man that this country can put up and
Kennedy an artist whom the Philadelphia Country
Club depends upon largely for intricate shots and
goal making Having seen Conover play No
against Kennedy for the Alden Cup at Bala when
he
away l0la to "a and again watched Conover oper-
at back Wednesday last on the crack
Rockaway team that beaten by a quarter Of
a goal by the Meadow Brook champions IL will
be interesting to what extent George j
Gould who has never yet played against Conover
can ride him out Of the game. he has done
capital Rockaway back named Flinsch. and his
confrere. Albert Francke. and men just strong.
from several other clubs.
ballet against Kennedy In fresh company Will
be a pretty sight, and comparison Of their
eral methods will be much easier than the only
occasion these two have met before, namely,
for the Alden Cup. when Kennedy helped out
by Strawbrdge and Frank McFadden. and this
delegation was beaten by BALLET and the Lake
woods 1l1a 10 "a. Hazard has already played
against P. F. Collier and the Lakew ood contin.
gent for the Blizzard cups. when the Lakewoods
beat Hazards Rockaway men, 10 70 Az but on
that occasion H. B. Case. handicap man. ~as
at second position the Rockaway team where
as to-day Hazard will be more ably assisted By
F. D. Savage. who. it will be remembered played
him in the match against the Philadelphia Country
Club. which, game the latter won by score ot
l4% 9i5. Kennedy should. Of course. be Cowdin's
particular foil in this private match to-day. and
as these two men have not competed this season
lesson. The odds are on the Lakewood team. and
will be well worth niche in the Polo Associations
archives.