The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
ARTILLERY POLO
Team DEFEATED
Fort Myer Four Loses to Ag-
gregation Of Capital
Horsemen.
FINAL SCORE Is I TO IL
Col. Gage, of the British, Embassy,
Plays Brilliantly, Scoring
=. Four Goals.
FINAL SCORE IS I TO ~

= The Artillery polo team of Fort Myer
suffered defeat at the hands Of team
composed of members of the British En-
bassy and Washington horsemen yester-
day afternoon on Potomac Field. The
score was to 81.
The match was arranged as a consola-
ton meeting between the two teams
which have been eliminated from the
championship series being played be-
tween two Washington teams and two
Fort Myer teams The Artillery team
was defeated last week by the Cavalry
team of Fort Myer, while their oppo-
nents met defeat at the hands OF an
other picked Washington squad. Next
week. probably tomorrow, the last and
deciding match Of the championship Sc
ries, will be played by Washington
team and the Fort Myer Cavalrymen. the
winner to receive the handsome cup prof.
ferred by Charles Mum.
Although the weather was beautiful,
only a comparatively small number OF
people witnessed the contest Fashion is
expected to turn out in full force for the
championship contest however.
Col NJ. F. Gage. of the British EN-
bassy, and Col. II. T. Allen, L. S. A,
shone particularly in the match for the
Col Allen, .. The other was scored by
T. NJ Wilson For the losers Lieut. B
w. Simpson and Lieut. D. o. Olmstea6
each scored a goal Lieut.. Simpson was
the cause Of IA of coal being subtract
ed from the score of his team, he having
made a safety" for which his team
was penalized.
While at times exciting, the match, on
the whole. was a walkover for the
Washingtonians, whose opponents scored
only in the first and sixth periods.
q
ing period by Col. Gage, who drove the
ball through the posts from a difficult
angle after it had been driven down
the field by he and his teammates. fol-
lowing a furious battle around the CEN
ter.
The next score, made a few minutes
later. was Lieut.. Simpson. who made a
beautiful drive through the Artillery
mems goal. At this time appearances
were that the teams were evenly
matched. and that there would be sim
fight before the match could be decided
A few minutes later this belief was dis
PEELED. for the Washingtonians rapidly
scored three additional goals, making
the score at the end of the first period
to l. Three of these goals were scored
by Col Gage and one by Mr.. Wilson.
Lernre Plays Brilliantly.
The second period was devoid of inter
est although at several times there
were hot fights around the goal posts
of either team. In one of these battles.
which was in close proximity to the
goal of the Artillerymen. the crowd
arose to its feet as Lieut.. Simpson
dashed at the ball. 1t looked as If
he would surely score a goal. but
member of the Washington team col
Iided with the ArtiIleryman as he
swung at the pellet. causing his horse
to rear. He missed the goal, driving
the ball across his own goal line for A
safety. which caused the score Of his
team to be reduced IA point.
The next scoring occurred in the third
Period. when Col Gage added further to
his laurels and one point to the score
Of his team. There was no scoring in
the fourth and fifth periods. the score at
the beginning of the sixth and last
period, being to 81 In the last session
Col. Allen made two goals for the victors.
while Lieut.. Olmstead added one to the
score Of the soldiery. The Artillerymen
missed several chances to score in the
sixth period
Hugh Legare. for the winners. dis
tinguished himself by particularly daring
riding and beautiful drives.
Five men were played by the winners.
changes in the personnel of the team
being made several times between peri
DDS. Lieut. p. F. Graham referred the
first half and Lieut.. Surles acted in this
capacity during the second half Capt.
G. W. kirkpatrick was time and score
keeper.
The teams were composed of Col NJ. F.
Gage. military attache, and T NJ. Will
son. OF the embassy: Hugh Legare. Capt.
Mitchell and Col. Allen, for Washing
ton, and Lieuts. r. w. Simpson. D. o.
Olmstead, E. Greble, jr., and r. c. Bur-
Lesson. for the Fort Myer Artillerymen.