The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-14
ARTILLERY TEAM
DEFEATS CAVALRY
Fort 0glethorpe Goes Down Before
Fort Riley in Army Polo
Tournament. :.
CHANDLER AND H0YLE
ARE STARS OF CONTEST
Kansas Quartet Has Walk-over in
Game with Georgia Players.
Score, II to / "a.

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Oglethorpe, Ga, which on "Wednesday
scored a victory over West Point, went
down to defeat before the crack Sixth
Field Artillery quartet from Fort Riley
Kans., the winner of the second game
of the series, in an elimination contest al
the army polo tournament yesterday
afternoon in Potomac Park. The score
was IL to tx.
The Fort Riley team. which is con-
sidered one of the best in the country
played an excellent game. Both the
team work and the individual playing
were the best that have been seen a,
the tournament The Eleventh Cavalry
scored only two goals. both or which
We're made by Second Lieut.. Clark r,
Chandler.
First Lieut.. Line E. ID. HoyIe. OF the
victors, was the stellar performer, max
ing five goals. Two fouls were charged
against him, however. First Lieut.. A.
L. p. Sands and First Lieut. Cortland
Parker also made excellent showrngs.
the former getting four goals, and the
latter three.
Lieut.. Hoyle Scores.
Early in the opening period the ball
was taken within a short distance OF
the Fort Riley goal The cavaIrymen
succeeded in taking 1t down toward their
posts, but the artiIIerymen rushed II
back, and II was not long before Lieut..
Hoyle scored. The second period was
halted a short time by the bandage
coming of one of the ponies ankle.
When play was resumed the ball was
driven directly in front OF the Fort
Oglethorpe goal but the Georgia officers
were robbed OF the seemingly inevitable
point by Lieut.. Beard knocking the
sphere away.
Early in the third period Lieut.. Hoyle
scored for the Sixth Artillery. No sooner
was the ball again put in play than the
Kansas officer rushed II the length Of
the field and made another goal. The
tall was knocked across the line by
Lieut.. Parker. Lieut.. Hoyle during the
scrimmage was pcnalized for a foul
Lieut. Sands ended the round by scoring.
In the fourth period Lieut.. Parker rode
after the ball while II was near the
side board and made a beautiful cut,
sending II directly toward the goal. In
fortunately for the Artillerymen the
ball was knocked away before a point
could be scored. Fort Riley again tried
for a goal and sent the ball rolling
straight in line between the posts.
But Lieut.. Kimball, Eleventh Cavalry.
rode up and by means OF a difficult back
stroke sent the sphere far down the
field. The Artillerymen recovered II, and
Hoyle, in one OF the prettiest plays of
the day, sent it easily between the posts,
following II all the way on his pony.
Hard Struggle for Ball.
In the fifth period the ball was driven
high into the air, landing In front of
the Fort Riley goal. After a fierce
struggle Hoyle sent the ball over the
line. The Cavalrymen then got posses
sion of the sphere, and carried Il almost
the length of the field. Capt. Langhorne
aiding materially. When il was close
tc the posts, Lieut.. Chandler scored,
making the first point for the losers.
Parker opened the sixth period by
scoring fot the victors. Lieut.. Hoyle
was again penalized for foul. Lieut..
Sands scored and Hoyle followed it up
by carrying the ball between the posts
for another point. In the seventh Pc
riod. after much seesawing back and
forth, Sands scored for the artillery
men. The ball was again taken near
the goal of the Fort Riley men, and
kimbal. of the losers, made a safety,
taking a quarter of a POINT from the
score of his side. In the last round the
cavalrymen tried to rally and for a few
minutes IT seemed that they would sue
coed. There was a hard tussle and
Lieut.. Chandler finally knocked the ball
over the line Parker then made a
quick goal for the artillerymen. Sands,
Of the winners, followed II up by max
ing the most spectacular play of the
day. He struck the ball for a long shot
and sent 1t squarely between the red
and white posts. Just bervre the bugIe
sounded for the end of the game he
made another long shot, fully as beau
tiful, but IL went about n foot outside
of the posts.
Attendance Is Large.
The officials were First Lieut. John
A. Crane and First Lieut.. Ralph McD
Pennell, goal keepers; Capt Beverly F.
Browne, score keeper; First Lieut..
Francis w. Honeycutt. assistant score
keeper: Capt. Frederick B. Hennessy
and Capt. Marlbo borough Churchill. time
keepers. and Col c. G. Treat. Third
Field Artillery, stationed at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, referee. The Fifteenth
Cavalry Band from Fort Myer furnish
ed the music.
The attendance was the largest Seen
at any OF the games Among those
present were Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
Chief of Staff. L. S. A, and Mrs. Wood
Gen. Crozier. Representative DalzeII
Representative Mann. Col. and Mrs,
Downey. Col. Thompson, Ordnance De-
partment U. S. A; Gen. Mills, head OF
the Army War College, and Mrs. Mills
Col. Garrard. commandant of Fort
Myer, and Miss Garrard, his daughter
The game Tomorrow afternoon at 4
q lock will be between the Fifth Field
Artillery. from Fort Sill. Okla, and the
Sixth Field Artillery, from Fort Riley
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