The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Yale

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERAID.
New HAVEN, Conn.,. Dec. 23.-John
T. Blossom. graduate director of athlet-
les at Yale is going on speaking tour
during the Christmas recess and during
talks. which call for his appearance in
several States. he will give the alumni a
closeup OF athletic activities at the uni
yersity.
Since the defeat of this years foot
ball team at the hands of Iowa. Princeton
and Harvard. alumni in the Middle West
and in fact in other parts. of the country
have been asking themselves and others
the oft, repeated question: What is
the matter with Yale?" Blossom is going
TO tell them that nothing Is the matter
with Yale. In reaching that conclusion
he will review the wide field OF athletics
embracing the work of every organiza-
ton from the gym team to the football
eleven. ~
1t is quite certain that ne VIII give
hearty endorsement 10 the football ad-
ministration, from Tad Jones down 10
Sid Coe. Doubtless he will face bar
rage of questions as to why Yale failed
to win one Of the four big games on
the 1929 schedule and doubtless he Will
have plenty of ammunition to fire back
This will be Blossoms first speaking
tour since he assumed the position OF
graduate director in October. The as
sgnment is a big one, but the young boss
Of athletic affairs at Yale. will, In the
opinion OF all Yale men, cover 1t well
With him as a companion speaker. VIII
be Minott A. Osborne, secretary OF the
alumni advisory board. Their engage
ments include the following dates: De-
cember 2S. Chicago; 29, st. Paul; Janu-
ary q Denver. 4 /; Kansas City. 6; Mil
waukee.
Joe Wood, assistant baseball coach.
will come TO New Haven soon after the
holidays, to help whip Captain Mike
Eddy'sfteam INTO shape. Indoor work
in the cage viii begin early IN February.
Yale hopes to repeat this year in beat
ing Harvard and Princeton for the Big
Three championship.
With impressive victories over the
Eastern States Riding Club. the Sec
ond Troop of Philadelphia and the team
from the Virginia Military Institute
during the last week. the Yale polo
team has Jumped to the front, ana to-
day ranks as one of the best indoor
trios playing the game. Under the
guidance of Major r. L. D. Hoyle, who
is In command of the Yale r. o. T. G..
unit at the university. this years tean
should be far and away ahead of any
thing Yale has turned out In the polo
line since the sport was started here
The r. O. T. G. Is beginning itst third
year at polo and the prospects Of annex
ing a championship are conceded ex-
ceedingiy bright. Yale's ambition this
season is TO beat Princeton, the best the
colleges can produce on ponies. Yale
believes that this may happen as the
Blues victory over the Philadelphia
team followed soon ON the heels OF the
Quakers over Princeton by score OF
3 to !. t t
Interest in pQloset Yale dates from the
time that Louis L. Stoddard. interna-
tional polo player of this city and the
chairnSn of the football committee,
gathered a string of ponies in Texas
and had them brought here soon after
the end of the war The War Depart
ment, desirous of developing the sport
and encourage r. o. I. G. men 10 take
up the game. took over the ponies from
Texas as Government mounts and they
have been the property of the War De-
partment ever since. Visiting teams, OF
course. are mounted on these Govern.
ment ponies. and they are good ones.
In the opinion of the War Department.
polo develops good horsemanship skill
and daring, qualities most. desirable In
the military game. The fact that the
Government supports the mounts and
furnishes tho equipment makes Il pos.
sible for university men to take up the
game at very >little expense. Indoor
polo is the recent development of the
outdoor game and is becoming very
popular throughout the United States.
Riding clubs everywhere are taking up
the sport. as IL requires but small play
ing space and fewer ponies than the out
door game
The sport in this country is controlled
by the Indoor Polo Association, with
headquarters In New York city. Here
are the officers OF the associations
President. George c. Sherman. 1ls West
Thlrty-second street; vice-presidens. r..
A. Grannis. $40 Madison avenue; secre-
tary, Charles Long. so Church street
and treasurer. a. w. Kinney, u West
Sixty-sixth street.
The executive committee consists OF
Mr.. Grannis. chairman: Mr.. Sherman
and Major r.. r. ID. Hoyle of this city {;
Capt. George Mathews, Jr., Of East
Forty-ifth street. New York Major a
II. Wilson OF West Point. and John c
You'd. 217 Havemeycr street. Brooklyn
AS usual. the annual tournament OF
the association and the intercollegiate
tournament will be held in one OF the
armorles in New &ork during the two
weeks beginning with the first Saturday
in March. There will also be a tourna.
ment in Philadelphia in February, and
"a National Guard event In Brook
lyn later in the season. Both France and
England have taken up the game this
year. and the Indoor Association has
invited teams from both of these coun-
tries TO play In the annual tournament
In New York.