New-York tribune., 1916-07-05
ROCKAWAY WINS
TWO In SERIES
FOR POLO CUPS
Crowd Thrilled as Pony
Bolts and Knocks
Out Workman.

Rockaway teams won both games
played 10 start the series for the In
dependence Day cups yesterday, at the
Rockaway Hunting Club. The mount
OF Jesse Metcslf. who played in the
second game. bolted with him of the
field, and the 1.-THE chestnut nag col
lided with Jose Palmicri. one Of the
group of turf Founders chatting on
the sidelines. waiting for their work TO
begin again at the termination Of the
period.
fhe horse hit him from behind. and
Palmieri collapsed in vision of sud
den death. He was knocked senseless.
but revived shortly. and il was found
he had escaped without anything worse
than a shaking up. To the hundreds
who saw the accident from the club
house porches. 1t looked as though the
Italian workman had been killed. Met
calf came into prominence again Just
as the game was ending. The score
was all square at nve goals at the end
Of the regular eight periods, and an
extra one had 10 be started. At the
throw-in Of the ball, Metcaf struck
it out toward the opponents goal. and
following along at a gallop Tor three
more hits he scored the winning goal
for the Rockaway Whites in hfty-fvc
seconds
The first game was won by the
Rockaway Blues, who received one goal
by handicap from the Coronado third
team by 10lz TO "a goals, while in the
second the Rockaway Whites conceded
one goal 70 the Whippany River team.
OF Morristown. y. j.. and won by six to
five goals in the extra period that fol-
lowed tie at 5-all. The schedule was
rearranged 20 permit the Hazard boys,
William A., jr., and w. T. p, finishing
early, as they had been called to duty
at the preparatory camp at Platts-
burg. The poloists became rockies"
at the last gong and raced Of in an
automobile to the station.
Hazard in Scoring Mood.
w A. Hazard, jr., made no less than
seven goals for the Blues, and he was
often aided by hit-ups from his broth
er's mallet Charles b. and Edgar
Leonard made their debut in tourna-
ment polo in this game, and did good
work, the former gaining three tallles.
For the Coronado outfit, T. $. Noss and
Lydig Hoyt were al the ends. but the
hard work of the game devolved upon
the two flying men, c. VI. Heckscher
and j l.. de Saulles, who between them
piled up five goals in good style. The
half-time score was 3i2 to Y in ia
vor of the Blues, Hazard jr.. and
Heckscher, each having been penalized
for foul gross
The New Jersey four were G. G.
Henry. l.. II, Ross, Monroe Robinson
and ". b. Boulton, jr., who filed the
positions as named, while J. p. Kane,
Seward Caly. jesse Metcalf and A. d. Y.
Pratt formed the line for the Whites.
The conditions Of the independence
Day cups provide that no member Of
team shall exceed two goals, and whes
this is considered it was very good
polo. The mounts were handy and
many of the combination plays well
carried oue-
At half time the score was TO 3
goals In favor of the Rockaway Whites,
but in the fifth and sixth periods both
Cary and Pratt made tallios. Try as
they might, neither team could gain a
goal in either the seventh or the eighth
period. H. the last the eight men
played with the dash OF high goal
teams, and the play was fast and ex-
citing. Whippany River kept the ball
for the greater part of the eighth
period, and FIVE times hit it over the
Rockaway goal line in tries for tallies.
Then the White carried the ball 10 the
New Jerseymcn's end, and had two tries
for goals that barely missed.
Ninth Period Is Short.
The ninth period did not last long,
for Metcalf caught the ball at the
throw-in and, racing away after 1t,
made goal in three more hits, all within
fftv-fve seconds. This afternoon the
Coronado First and Meadow Brook
teams viii meet in the fnal for the
Governors Cup.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME. INDEPENDENCE DAY CUPS.
iR0CKAWAY BLUES CORONADO Sd.
" E1sss5d E.5.'adi S s-GG GG Il yf:: ns:t,ci.i
: " Leonard % 81 l. de sauiles....0 o
Bsck-W. T. +. Haz- BacA-lydS hoyt $500
''u Total ...............l
Bluss-Goals earned. 10. by handicap. /, les
penalty foul hv Hazard. jr) 2 total. lO'1, 1oio-
ucttechsr g.. total "A Individual goals ls-fof
Bues. Hazard IT,. Z. c. Leonsrd. 3. i9r ooi9-
l. de- Onatiya Tmer-Abert Hunter
srcoVD GAME INDEPENDENCE DAY CUPS.
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