The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
SQUADRON AS TEAM
TAKES CLOSE GAME
Piping Rock Wanderers Play
Hard, but Are Beaten by
81 Of a Point.
RESULT 4 BIG SURPRISE

~ A'' ~NAhAi ll'' ~ u htA - :
NJ a goal Squadron A polo team defeated
Piping Rock Wanderers yesterday al
Van Cortlardt Park In tho hnia for
he Squadron A cups. The score was
80. - 3 goals.
The result was a surprise. even TO
the mos: enthusiasts followers OF the
cavalrymsn. as las; Thursday the Wan
derers had easily defeated the Whip
pany Whips, II. Eas. making ten OF
the twelve earned goals, and II was
thought 10y many that the soldiers would
re even easier prey FOR the Locust
Valley team thar the Morr!stown quar-
tel had been.
The squadron received six goals by
handicap and earned ne. this advan-
taCe being too great for the Wanderers
to overcome. H.. East made i've OF the
six points gathered in by the losers.
The cavalry team kept the opposing No.
. we'll boxed up AID he did not have
the opportunities to display t7e brilliant
work he exhibited on Thursday.
The vic;ors gave the best exhibition
of polo they have shown during tic
tournament. Every man played at the
top Of his game and numerous times dis
pay Ell Une Team NDlf. lhtll ttAtii-
siVe work was of a high order. Wu,le
they were unable to score themselves,
the ykep; their opponents from tails .ng,
, end IL was these tactics watch won the
game for them.
That the game was Hotly contested Is
shown By the fact that throughout the
! eigh; periods only seven goals were
4 scored by the two sides. A. half time
, the score stood . TO 90. goals, II. NJ
Earle having twice been penalized 10:
7 crossing. Soon after tae opening OF TIA
, match George II. Glider. VINO was play
Ing No . for the squadron, was thrown
from his mount, While he was not
seriously hurt, IL took = vcral minutes
before he was able to get into the game
again and the accident, although slight
interfered with his playing Throughout
the remainder OF the match.
The ~squadron's only earned goal came
in the second period and was the result
Of some fine team work Oh the par, OF
Johnson and Holt. which enabled W u
BOulton 10 score. II. East scored the
Wanderers first goal In the opening
period after nearly seven minutes ~ tbs
hardest kind of polo.
O'Day ntIlbuted another In the sec,
: ond Chukker. Rut these two points Onl,
gave the Wanderers one and one-ha.
goals. as H. NJ. Earle was penallzed a
half for crossing VI. T., Holt,
The play at times was lightning fast
the ball travelling from one end Of th'
field to the other with great rapidity
The players did not spare their mounts
and they came off the field wrinRing wet
The only point made in the third perioC
was contributed by H.. East. who fast
ened on the ball In midreld and viii
four well directed trokes sent II iowa r,
the Squadron's goal: East raced afte
the ball and although II hit the uprigh
he was On It in time 10 give the gent,
tap which sent Il through,
As the crowd saw how well the Squad
ron team was holding it's opponents III
enthusiasm increased and every goo
play was loudly cheered. Both goal
were frequently in danger in the fourtl
and nth periods. yet neither side wa
able TO tally. with only two minute
left In the sixth chukker East made hi
fourth goal, Tke seventh was scorcless
although the teams played 80 second
overtime.
The score stood 6% to 3 when tho las
period opened. once more East cam'
into the limelight, lie brought tn
crowd to its feet cheering by his bril-
liant dribbling, and after two minute
Of play scored for the Wanderers. Tn
Squadron team was mulcted half a goa
when j. +. Johnson crossed kirlin
TIL, Wanderers No. 2 seemed to re
double his efforts in tho last few min
utcs of the game and he played bril-
liantly. Although tho Squadron player
who were on the defensive tried to blocl
him he outmanGuvred them and mad
the final tally OF the match. soon afte
East's goal time was called. III. II. Hol
was penalized half n point In one OF tn
last plays of the match, which brough
the %Suuadron's score down to 5& goal
against 3 by It's opponents.
After the game the cup n individual
trophies were presented to the player
by Mrs, Oliver b.. Bridgmsn. wife OF 20
Bridgman of Squadron A. The sum
mary;
SQUADRON A.. WANDERERS.
Pos Hap. Pos, Hcl
No. ii. T.. johnson, ONO. John ODsy...
No. .-ucO. X. Glider mo. I'll. East ".....,
10, /, IN = !. H Soai: ! S Sscl III T. Earle re,
i Total .,""""""".
s IEi q A-By earned goals. /; by hand
wwHHndercrs%By' earned goals, q; los! By per
ally, ! net score, 8 Squadron A-Individui
goai-w B Boulion.. Penaliiss-Gildcr, :,
J y. Johnson, u: II. Y. Holt, " Pipin
Rock Notwithstanding goals-East, :
o'Day, PenalIiss-H, NJ, Earle, |. Referee
Everett era " ford,
PORTSMOUTH Va. Sept. ii,--Port,
mouth defeated Rocky Mount In IN
pcs t-season series for the championshi