The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-12
FORT MYER POLO
PLAYERS BEATEN
Crack Sixth Field Artillery Team
from Fort Riley Captures the
Second Match of Scores.
TEAM WORK OF vICT0RS
CONSIDERED EXCELLENT
Secretary of War Stimson, Accom-
panied by Gen Crozier, Again
Present to Witness Fray.

Kans, scored a one-sided victory over
the Fort' Myer team at the second ses-
sion of the big army polo tournament held
yesterday afternoon in Potomac Park.
The score was 12ia to u.
The team work OF the winners, general
ly considered to be the best army team
sas officers worked together throughout
the contest, carrying the three-inch
sphere between the goal posts thirteen
times. The players sped over the field
in tandems, and whenever the advanced
man missed the little white ball, there
was always another artilleryman behind
to take a second chance at the sphere
The Fort Myer team was at the mercy
of the champions. The ball remained
nearly all the time in the Virginians' ter
ritory. Three fouls were charged against
the Fort Myer players. They were made
in the second. fourth. and sixth periods
The score of the team was consequently
~ until near the end Of the last period,
when the losers scored their only goal
1t was made by Second Lieut.. Stanley
NJ. Rurnbough. OF the Fifteenth Cavalry.
who was loudly cheered by the vast crowd
OF rooters for the Virginia team.
Attendance Much Larger.
The attendance was much larger than
On the opening day and a far greater
humber of reserved seats were provided.
The crowd OF army officers and polo
Gevotees was even more distinguished
than on Wednesday. Secretary of War
Stimson, accompanied by Gen. Crozier.
was again present TO witness the fray.
The west side of the polo grounds was
lined with spectators and nearly as many
occupied positions on the east. Music
was furnished by the United States
Engineer Band.
The Fort Riley players wore red and
white shirts, and the Virginia officers
we're clad in yellow and black. As soon
as the gong rang out and Col. Treat, the
umpire called play, the ball was driven
rapidly toward the goal of the artillery
men. First Lieut.. A l. 2. Sands, OF
the victors, in advance of the others,
struck at the sphere while IL was square
ly in front of the objective section of
the scoring line, but he missed. Six
times the ball was knocked outside OF
the goal posts.
The timer called to one of his assist
ants to pull the gong. The helper
yanked the cord, but he yanked too hard,
and the bell clapper turned upside down
and stuck fast. The players continued
to clash. While the timer shouted and
danced, trying to attract the attention
OF the umpire, the assistant and several
bystanders climbed on chairs and beat
the gong with hammers and polo mallets
sounding of the bell, Second Lieut..
Sonic A. Beard carried the ball across
the line for the first goal.
Make Easy GonIs.
In the second period. Sands and Par
ker made easy goals. In a hard tussIe
which followed, Parker lost hold of his
mallet in hitting at a ball. and it was
twirled high in the air. The player dis
mounted, recovered his stick, and soon
was in the midst of the struggle again.
One of the Fort Myer players became
confused in the third round, and carried
the ball far down the field toward his
opponents goal by mistake. The artIl-
lerymen took advantage OF the error and
scored a goal. Sands was charged by
the umpire with foul. Second Lieut..
Beard soon scored, and the gong sound
ed. The period was stopped by the
bandage coming from the foot OF Lieut..
Rumboughs pony.
First Lieut.. Victor S. Foster, of Fort
Myer, was penalized in The fourth period
for hitting while directly In front OF
charging opponent. Lieut. Parker then
scored. The period was stopped tempo
rarily by the reins OF Lieut.. Rumboughs
mount breaking. Hoyle led off the fifth
period by making quick goal. Parker
followed him closely with another. The
artiIlerymen drove the sphere against
the post. but a Fort Myer player
knocked II away before a goal could
be made. After the ringing OF the bell
Sands scored.
star Play in sixth.
The star play of the day was made
in the sixth period, when SANDS, unassIst-
ed, drove the ball from the middle or the
field over the line without a stop or the
slightest interference. Parker followed
up with another goal In the seventh
one point was made by Beard. In the
last period Fort Myers only goal was
scored.
Through much opposition and hammer
ing back and forth, the sphere was car
ried slowly the entire length of the field
on the eastern side by the losers. 1t
was knocked directly in front of the
goal Lieut.. Rumbough rode fast for it.
He reached with his right hand over
the left side OF his mount and hit the
ball between the posts from a most
difficult position. Just before the gong
sounded the final goal was scored for
the visitors by Parker.
Col. c. G. Treat, of the Third Field
Artillery, stationed at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, acted as umpire. The other
officials were Capt. George T. Lang
horne, score keeper; First Lieut.. Eben
Swift. jr., assistant score keeper: Lieut..
c.. P. Mills, Of the Eleventh Cavalry,
and Lieut.. r. H. Kimball, OF the Elev-
enth Cavalry, goal keepers. and Lieut..
Clark P. Chandler. of the Eleventh Cav
airy, timekeeper
Among The prominent persons present
were Secretary of War Stimson, Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff; Gen.
Albert I. Mills. head of the Army War
College; Mrs. Mills, Col. Girrard. COM
mandant of Fort Myer: Gen Edwards,
Ger Erasmus Weaver, chief of the
Co1s- Artillery: Gen. Crozier. Charles ].
s1.i, Maj Allen, of the Signal Corps:
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