Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
. Fauquier County Team BestS
Fort Myer Players.
LIEUT.. HAMMOND IS HURT
Carried Off Field Unconscious After
Horse Falls on Him.
FIRST POTOMAC DRIVE GAME
Mallets Broken, Riders ENDORSED in
Exciting Contests-Gallery Shows
Great Interest.

BY a score of to 31a. in most eXcit-
ing contest the Fauquier county polo
team defeated the artillery and cavalry
team from Fort Niger yesterday afternoon
on the Potomac drive field. In the tenth
period, a few minutes before the end OF
the game Lieut. John S. Hammond
horse fell and rolled on him. and the ar
tilIery. officer was carried unconscious of
the field. He regained consciousness after
a few minutes and declared that he
wanted to finish the game. He was
taken to his home and late yesterday
evening was reported as resting quiet
w." The doctor believes that he will be
all right In a short time, unless he is in
jured internally.
Contest on Potomac Drive.
1t was the first polo game that has
ever been played on Potomac drive. and
was witnessed by large and enthusiastic
crowd of spectators. The field was liter
ally surrounded by automobiles, car
riages. mounted artillerymen, cavalrymen
and other horsemen. and pedestrians.
There was a large delegation from Fort
Myer. and an even greater one from V1r-
ginia, each cheering enthusiastically
every time a good play was made by
their favorites. Many of the spectators
had never seen a polo game before, but
the remarks they made indicated that
within a few minutes they had all be-
come enthusiastic polo fans "It beats
foot ball. Il would rather watch this
game than see the Nationals win.' 1T
no game for mollycoddles," were few
Of the comments made as the ponies
dashed from one end of the field to the
other There was plenty of excitement
all through the contest, and at times
spirit ran high between the two teams.
Malets were broken: riders were I'M
of nt1lC
were frequent. For a time during the
ninth period the players got SO excited
that the Virginia team ran the ball the
entire length of the field into their own
goal. and unintentionally scored point
for the soldiers.
Treat a Star.
Mai. Charles G. Treat Sd Field Artillery,
captain Of the Fort Myer team, played a
wonderful game throughout and won
much applause even from those who were
roofing for Virginia. Time and again he
saved the day when the Virginians. with
their faster horses, had left all the other
soldiers in the rear: and in the last period,
after his best player, Lieut.. Hammond,
had been carried off the field and only a
few minutes remained to play, he made
a goal for Fort Myer and brought the
total score up to within half point of
Virginia.
jured. he was the only army officer who
played throughout the entire game with
out alternating.
John Butler Swan, captain Of the Fau-
quier county team. also played an ex-
cellent game and was ably supported by
William Skinker. who did most of the
scoring for the Virginians. Other men,
bers Of the team from Warrenton were
Cortland Smith, Charming Wiley and Will
liam Wilbur. Wiley and Wilbur alter
Resides Treat
the army team was composed Of Lieut..
John s.. Hammond. Sd Field Artillery;
Lieut.. Alexander of the Engineer Corps,
Lieut.. Adna r. Chaffee and Lieut.. w. l..
Capt. Frederick B. Hennessy Of the Sd
Field Artillery.
Lieut.. Benjamin Lear. 18th Cavalry, was
referee; Mr.. H. G. Groome Of Warrenton,
scorekeeper, and Maj. Frederick 8. FOltZ,
18th Cavalry. was timekeeper. The sig
nal at the beginning and end of each
period was given by a bugler from the
18th Cavalry. While the game was in
progress the 18th Cavalry Band, mounted,
played the liveliest kinds of airs. which
added to the gayety Of the afternoon.
Game Starts.
Promptly at $3.50 the game started At
ter a few dashes back and forth over
the field the army team sent the ball fly
ing through Virginia's goal and ire
mendous cheer arose from the Fort
Niger contingent, who began to feel that
their team would get even for the recent
>defeat 1t suffered at Warrenton, when
the officers were beaten by score of 51a
to 3$.
In the second period Skinker scored for
the Fauquer county team. and when the
bugler blew attention as signal for the
end of the period the score stood
all. In the third period Skinker and Ham
mond scored for their respective teams,