The New York herald., 1921-02-20
EASTERN POLO MEN
WIN IN CALIFORNIA
E. w. Hopping of Interna-
tional Team Among the
Players on the Coast.
by III. II. HOLMES.

ny h Ii. hOLMES.
California is fortunate enough TO
have seven or more teams representing
various polo clubs that can be relied
upon to play In the tournaments at Del
Monte. Midwick and elsewhere. This
season two visiting teams from the
East have added a great deal OF in
terest to the tournaments
Julius Fleischmann. a good sports
man and lover of the game, whether
he wins or loses. has for his lineup
B. X. Gatins OF Meadow Brook. handi-
capped at four goals. but worth six Earl
W. Hopping of the Bryn Mawr Polo
Club. Philadelphia, handicapped at eight
goals and one OF the International team
TO be taken to England to represent
America, and Gerald Dempsey OF the
Dedham Polo Club. Boston. a coming
player very much underhandicapped at
one goal. Mr.. F1eisdhmann shipped
25 and Mr.. Dempsey five first class
ponies to mount the team.
The other visiting aggregation Is
mounted by G. G.. Moore, who partici-
pated in various tournaments on Long
Island in 1919 and 1920. He again has
w. Tevis four goals. and f. ]. Boeseke,
four goals, and the invaluable assistance
OF Col. Fl. B. Nutting, an old English
player handicapped at six goals.
Local teams that are clashing with
the visitors are Major G. Colin Ross.
four. from Coronado. Santa Barbara
aggregation, three teams from the Mid
wick Country Club near Pasadena, a
soldiers quartet from the Preside of
Monterey. Hugh Drury's team repre-
senting Del Monte. and a San Mateo
four.
This insures plenty of competition in
the various tournaments until April is,
the end Of the season.
At the opening polo event at Del
Monte it was very apparent that the
fields played as well as they looked.
The night before senior event be-
tween San Mateo and Del Monte it
rained continuously, but a few hours
sun previous to the game put the field
into perfect playing condition. and the
two full sized match fields are this sea-
son as good as any in the country.
Two matches played at this opening
tournament are worthy of special notice.
The first one was between the army
team from Monterey and a Del Monte
four. The latter tried to give the SOL
diers goals handicap but failed, the
final score being goals to in favor of
the army. The soldiers, though out
mounted. showed better stick work than
their opponents and played very clean
polo throughout. Their keenness and
ability certainly deserves more encour-
agement from the War Department
The match between San Mateo and
Del Monte was an exhibition of very
fast polo seldom seen even in the East.
With the exception of the international
trial games and a few of the champion
ship matches no better polo is seen any
where. The lineup for this game was
SAN MATEO. DEL MONTE
a. = Punt; ps,;,.. i;i,,.'.'''' Feiton @ Elkins.....
Col. II. B. Nuttings. Q Carlton CART Burke. /
Total ............16 Total ..... 16
San Mateo took the lead in the
seventh chukker, but were finally de-
feated by 10 goals to T. Both teams
played brilliantly, but n slight advan-
tage in ponies enabled Del Monte to
win the game.
Mr.. Perkins. from Cleveland. is. OBJ
viously underhandlcapped. his riding
and stick work emitting him to carry
another two goals Col. Nutting, an
other brilliant exponent. put up a
splendid game to save the day. Mr..
Drury. well known in England, Long
places where first class polo is played.
is still a wonderful player and un-
doubtedly was the mainstay OF the Del
Monte team. Though surviving the
strain Of over thirty years of polo. he
played without the slightest sign OF
letting up through eight hard fought
periods Carlton Burke, who has
played at Meadow Brook for several
seasons, was in good form. and these
players were given great assistance by
their forwards. Messrs. Elkins and
Pedley.
Regarding the polo outlook, most en-
couraging reports come from some of
the clubs. more especially Midwick
where there are three complete teams
and several beginners, and San Mateo.
with about twenty players. This means
much for polo, especially when the
dark clouds of bewildering finance roll
away. The clubs have three or more
playing fields each and all in fine
shape and apparently immune to the
vagaries OF the weather. though Cali
fornia Is fortunately the possessor OF
a wonderful climate and bad weather
is n condition that need not be serl-
ously taken into consideration.