The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
WESTMORELANDS
|. WIN POLO CUP
ON SOGGY field
Pine Tree Club Of Aiken Are
Beaten In Grueling Struggle
In Final Game, 634 to s.
EAST'S FOULS ARE COSTLY
Neck and Neck Fight Which Kept
Spectators on Edge Easily
Best Of Tourney.

1t took a handicap Of two goals and
at least one Of Harry Essts two fouls
to win the Post polo cup for the West
morelsnd team in yesterdays match with
the Pine Tree Club OF Aiken. The final
score, after eight periods Of as hard
playing as has been seen in the present
tournament, was s 3-4 to s. In favor Of
the Westmorelaud quartet.
In a soggy field. which the hoofs Of
the horses ploughed up within the first
two periods, so that a smooth rolling ball
was a virtual impossibility. a large
gallery witnessed series Of spectacular
racing plays. hard rides. and expert
horsemanship.
Frequently the ball had 70 be dug out
Of the turf with the end Of q maIlet. and
once the white sphere disappeared from
view altogether in the sogEy turf. But
both teams were mounted on fast, heavy
ponies a neck and neck fight kept the
spectators constantly on edge after the
Pine Trees Overcsme their handicap in
the second period Of play.
From then on IL was a see-ssw contest
which was not decided until after two
minutes OF play In the eighth period. J.
Smith. OF the Westmoreland team, shot
out Of the bunch with the ball and finally
passed the ball over 10 Julian Hun for
the winning goal despite the furious
efforts of Harry East 70 ride him OF
Huns final goal changed the score from
s to 81 against his side TO to S 81
in his favor. and the Pine Trees. fight
ing furiously, were unable 70 overcome
this lead in the remaining five minutes
Of play.
The spectacular feature OF the game
was the riding and playing OF Harry
East, wiry Englishnan, with five
goal tournament record. Mounted on A
large gray pony that played like a ma
chine. and apparently could turn on a
ten-cent piece, East showed emsrks bic
form in the first and fifth periods. and
throughout the game on his other three
mounts, he managed to mix up in every
lively scrimmage and generally emerged
nursing the ball into a good position for
a drive with the same easy assurance thst {
good hockey player shows in hs ndlinE
the puck. Easts only rival in the az
Eressive game was his fellow teammate,
O'Day, a diminutive CentaUT. with won
derful mounts and deadly accuracy and
range in handling the ball OF the nine
goals made by the Pine Tree Club. these
two-Esst and O'Day-made four each.
and Seward Cary the ninth.
On the Westmoreland side honors were
about even between +. II. Post and the
two Huns, with J Smith playing his
usual strong game back. After the FIRST
shock Of the East-O'Day combination
had been absorbed In the first and second
periods. the Westmorelsnd team was Al
greater pains to play its men and u
hold its opponents scoreless in the
fourth fifth and sixth periods. In the
seventh. however, O'Day tore loose twice
for goals.
After the last he'll the westmorsIs nj
team was presented with a handsome
trophy by Col. Treat and the individus
members with leather-Cased double Their
mos bottles.
The next tournament game will be or
I Tuesday at $50 p. m, when the Des
/ Beach Club will meet the Aiken Tigers
! There will be no game tomorrow.