Indiana daily times., 1920-06-18
Indianapolis Polo
Squad Ready to Cop
First Series Glory
Final Game With Ohio Team
TOni0rrOU-L0c0LS Win
Opener.

Members OF the INDIANAPOLIS Polo
clubs team are determined 10 make this
city's debut In the game a brilliant one
by scoring another victory over the Mi
ami Valley Hunt club team tomorrow.
Yesterdays match went TO the locals,
Si5 10 pa.
The teams will meet on the Speedway
roIo field tomorrow in the hnal contest
OF the series and the locals. enthused by
their frst victory. viii put up a great
hEht before they let the visitors from
Ohio get away with an even break.
The gaily clad players mounted on
their trim ponies yesterday were spurred
to DO their best by the large and appFe-
ciative gallery. which lined the sides Of
the field
SPORT MAKES
HIT HERE.
Indianapolis has had her first taste
Of this fascinating sport and appeared
TO relish II.
The classy exhibition Of the Indian
ap0ns aggregation is indicative OF the
fact that Indianapolis Is headed for a
high position In the world Of polo actiY-
ity.
Dayton's team playing was an out
standing feature Of the performance, but
they were ut disadvantage playing on
a strange field.
ON the other hand Il would have been
hard 10 beat the indianapolis team yes
terday. The players were on their toes
ready to take advantage OF the slightest
break of the game and although the
team play was weak in spots, the indi-
vidual work of the members Of the squad
was gratifying, and signifies that with
more practice they will form a combina-
tion that will cause trouble for all op-
ponents.
After playing alright in the opening
period. with neither side able 10 cage
a goal, George Miller, Indianapolis back
Travelled the ball nearly the length OF
the field by brilliant exhibition OF
riding and stick work and scored the
arst point of the game soon after the
tho second period
Robert Hassler scored a point for In
dianapolis In the second period when
be drove the ball through the posts
after 4 close-in scrimmage in front OF
the goal.
ANDREW PUTS
BALL THROUGH.
After George Miller had carried the
ball the length of the field. only to
lose 1t. Jess Andrew spurred into the
breach and raped the ball through the
posts for the hrst Of his three markers
Jess Andrew made the only tally in
the fourth period.
Dayton appeared on the scOreboard for
the first time when James Rice drove
one between the goal posts in the fifth
period. Robert TyndaIl added a point to
the indianapolis total when he scored
from scrimmage In front of the goal
The sixth period was replete with
thrills. Miller drove IN another goal
Dayton was penalized ne-quarter point
when Rice made a safety
Talbot Ngaye Dayton heart when he
made a goal. After the gong had
sounded. but with the ball still in play,
the horses of Miller and Tyndall collided
In midfeld and Tyndall was unhorsed.
His steed pranced over him but he was
not Injured. He sprang to his feet
ready to play. but Referee Tejan called
tie period ended.
Robert Bliss replaced Tyndall at the
start of the seventh period; Andrews
drove another, point through the goal
posts. Bliss made his presence known
with a goal shortly after the gong had
been rung.
E. J. German, who was injected into
the Dayton lineup, scored a goal In the
eighth and last period but Bliss came
back before time and made his second
mary:
indianapolis (s11). Dayton (2%).
Robert Hassler No. 1..H. H Darst
Jess c. Andrew. No. James Rice
Robert Tyndall. No. ,. 49,. Cola Gardner
George Miller. .. Back. w. S. Talbot
Score by periods:
EbSaltSnSnolis. bsytanI.... SS'5 \ 9 1E-$sR
ubstitutions-Robert Bliss for Tyn-
dali; E. j. German for Darst; Darst for
Rice. Goals-Miller. 2; Hassler, 1; An
drew. 3; Tyndall, /; Bliss, 2; Rice, ] ::
Talbot, /; German, !. Safeties-Rice, l..
Fouis-Hassler, ! Miller, 1. Referee
Fred Tejan dayton County club stables).