Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-16
FORT RILEY POLO TEAM
Wins FIRST OF SERIES
Large and Fashionable AS
semblage at Exciting Game
at Potomac Park.

/ Before q fashionable assemblage, which
encircled the entire field. the mounted
service team from Fort Riley. Kan, yes
terday won the first polo match in the
army championship series from the 5'h
Field Artillery team from Fort Sill, Okla
i The game played on the bandstand
field in Potomac Park. The final score
at the end of the eight periods was 6ls
| to 41a in favor of the mounted service
| team.
| AS result of the match yesterday, the
mounted service team will play picked
| team from Washington and vicinity to-
| morrow afternoon at o'clock, and the
| loser of yesterdays match will play
| the Washington team Saturday afternoon.
The successful team in the series will
go TO Narragansett Pier next month to
represent the army in the open tourna-
ment there.
Until the fifth period in the game yes
terday the 5th Field Artillery team either
kept in the lead was tied with the
mounted service team, but after that,
through the brilliant paying Of Lieut..
Quekemeyer. captain of the Fort Riley
team, his four forged ahead
The playing of Lieut. Quekemeyer was
easily the feature of the match.
Fast Work in Last Period.
\ game which had been rather slow for
the first seven periods became terrifcally
fast in the last period when the Fort
Sill play fought desperately to over
come the lead of their opponents. Riding
their ponies courageously and seldom
missing shot, they kept the ball con-
stantly in Fort Riiey's territory. Five
times they narrowly missed scoring dur
ing this period.
1t was evident throughout the game
that the Fort Riley ponies were faster
than those OF their opponents The
mounted service school is the place where
officers are trained To ride. and the team
mao the pick OF AL the polo ponies of the
school This is said to have gwen them
a decided advantage over the other team
Lieut.. Quekemeyer Leads Score.
Lieut.. Quekemeyer scored five Of the
goals, and the others were widely distrib-
Gted among most of the other players.
The only two fouls registered in the
game were called in the fourth period,
when Lieut.. Wilson and Lieut. Penneli
were both penalized.
The game throughout was sing1larly
free from undue rouShness, although at
times the men played very hard Capt.
Churchill Of the 9TH Field Artillery was
the only player thrown, and he was not
injured.
The team which IS expected TO line up
against the mounted service school to
morrow is made Up of Capt. Mitchell,
No. i. Lieut.. Surreli, No. .; Col. Alien,
NO. ., ana Lieut.. Graham. back
Lineup of Teams.
The lineup of the game yesterday and
summary were as follows:
Mounted Service schooi-No. l..Lieut. Wilson:
No. 2, Lieut.. West; No. ). Lieut.. olekemeyer;
la. L. Loot Moose.
Fifth. Field ArtilleryNo. l. Capt. De. Ar
mand; NJ. =. Lieut. Fenueii No. B. Capt.
CHURCHILL; back, Lieut.. Grinwa.d.
FIRST PERIOD.
Goal. Player. Time. Team.
J. capt Churchill. 4:15. 9Th Field Artillery
SECOND PERIOD
= Lieut. oufkeIneyer. $40. Nj ted Service Sen.
THIRD PERIOD.
D. Lieut.. West. 200. Nj ted Service Sch
FOURTH PERIOD.
L. Lieut.. Quekeineyer- FL. NJ ted Service Sch.
- capt. tAIre all. AS. .5th Field Artillery
FIFTH PERIOD.
.. capt De Armand "a 10. 9th Field Artillery
= i-eht Qlekelney er. 80. Vi ted Service sch.
;. Lieut.. Moose- 20. NJ ted Service Ssh.
SIXTH PERIOD.
o. Lieut.. Quekenleyer. .2:ll. Nj ted Service Sch.
~. Lieut.. teuncil 400. 9th Field Artillery
SEVENTH PERIOD.
ii. Lieut.. Qnekemeyer. $50. Nj ted Service Sch.
EiGHTH PERIOD.
l. Lieut.. Pennell- o:;.5 18th Field Artillery
| l, Lieut.. Wilson, fourta period Mounted Serv
! Ice - ho"i; :, Lieut.. PeAueii. fourth periud.
I;elcree-Capt William Mitchell. Washington
! Post Team.
! ofileai scorer-Col. Mcmahon. general stafr.