The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-16
POLO GAME WON
BY FORT RILEY
Mounted Service. School
Quartet Easily Scores
Over Artillery.
QUEKAlEYER Is THE STAR


Playing whiriwind polo, Lieut.. Duck
| meyer yesterday led the Mounted Servics
School quartet to a IL to 4 1-2 victor,
over the Fifth Field Artillery OUTFIT on
the polo field in Potomac Park, before
fair sized crowd.
This was the nrst game for the cham
pionship OF the army.
Tho Officers from Fort Riley. aided with
the better polo ponies. played rings
around the artiilerymen, until the fnai
period, when the Shamrocks had several
chances to win out. although two goals
In the rear. Five goals were missed by
the Fort Sill OUTFIT in less than I'VE min
utes. Had three Of these shots passed
between the posts. the wearers Of the
green would now be leading for the
Possession Of the army cup, donated by
Stephen Viele, the former star polo play
er of Fort Riley. Kans.
Honors 90 Quekmeyer.
OF the Mounted Service four, easily was
the star of the afternoons combat TAX
ing the lead throughout, the dashins
horseman time and again saved his team
from being scored upon. while he regis
tered nve Of the seven goals made by
the school lads.
The Canaries,- as the Mounted Service
team 10 christened, appeared to play to-
gether better than the Shamrocks. Two
of the latter outfit were seldom In the
scrimmase. while all the Canaries were
In the game all the time. It was up to
Lieut.. Pennell. however. TO save his
team from utter rout. Lieut.. Pennell
played a great game In the last period,
N0ffin1 tho IN vyiS = -
Of the Canaries' goal time and again. only
to have the shot missed by one Of his
team mates.
In the eighth period. Lieut.. Pennel
shot the ball homo for q goal after
Is seconds Of play. while in the NTH
period. Capt. De Almond made . goal
in less than half a minute from the
start of the period.
Capt. Churchill also played a good
game for the winners. scoring two
goals. and playing an aggressive game
The game yesterday was not a. fast |
Is those in the Army Tournament last |
rear. The ponies were tagged after a |
couple Of periods, and did not appear to |
AXE to the game as in the past In |
his respect the Mounted Service School |
cam had the best of the bout. as their |
'onies kept up better than the Sham
ocks
Tomorrow the Washington four. COM
,osed OF Capt Mitchell. No. 1: Lieut..
'urell. No. 2: Col. Allen. No. 3. and Lieut.
Graham. back. will play the Mounted
service School quartet. while Saturday
he Washington OUTFIT will battle with
he Fifth Fieh Artillery team The
combination will play in the
pen tournament to be held at Nara
'ansett Pier in August.
Only One Accident.
The contest tomorrow afternoon will II
tart promptly at 4 O'Clock. with Lieut..
luekmeyer. of the Mounted Service
cam. as the referee.
One slight accident marred the game
esterday. when Lieut.. Moose's mount
ell over the foul line board. necessitat-
1g change in ponies.
Following is the lineup and summary
( yesterdays battle:
LINE UP OF TEAMS.
Mounted Service school-No /. Lisut Wilson;
%. 2 Lieut.. West: No. ). Lieut.. Qusmeyer:
lck. Lieut.. Moose.
%; 2 Lieut.. Pennen: No J. CAPT Churchill:
lck, Lieut. Gunuald
SCORING.
FIRST PERIOD.
6.v<. Churchill. ..tiS Fifth Field I xisai.y
SECOND PERIOD.
Lisut Quemeyer. $50. Mounted Service School
THIRD PERIOD
Lieut- West Mounted Service School
FOURTH PERIOD.
Lieut.. Quekmeyef. ..3:r Mounted Service School
Capt Churchill Fifth Field Artillery
FIFTH PERIOD
Cart De Armand. %. Fifth Field ARTILLERY
Lieut.. 9uemeyer....3=I. Mounted service School
Lieut. Moose. Mounted Service School
SIXTH PERIOD
Lieut- Quekmeyer. Mounted Service School
Lieut. Pencil. ...-..4s56. FIFTH Field ARTILLERY
SEVENTH PERIOD.
Ldeut Quekmeyer. 05. Mounted Service School
EIGHTH PERIOD.
Lieut. Pencil -..-..o:J. .Fl1th Field Art11ay
FOULS
l. Lieut. Wilson, fourth period Mounted Service
hool 2 Lieut. Pennen, fourth period, Fifth Ffeld
,tillery
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