The New York herald., 1922-07-23
AMERICA TO HAVE
four GREAT Teams
Will Bear Yankee Standard
Against Foreign Invaders
at Rumson.
HOPPING HEADED BACK
Man Who Went Abroad With
Our Challengers to Play
With Britons.
HOPPING HEADED BACK
BY CAPT. H. H. HOLMES.

coming series of international polo
events that will take place at the
Rumson, Philadelphia and Meadow
Brook Country clubs is already caus-
ing much interest. Former contests
of this description have had crowds Of
10000 and more ito witness them.
There Is no reason to doubt that at
least as many people will gather to
see many of the games that will be
played at these clubs in August and
September.
There will be. including all the men,
bers Of Devereux Miiburn's interna-
tional team. no less than four Ameri-
can sides composed of the sixteen best
players in the United States. In ad-
dition there will be a semi English
four made up and captained by Earl
w. Hopping, who is to-day handi-
capped at the maximum of ten goals
in England. where he has been playing
the last two seasons. This player, we'll
known on American polo fields, has
with his team won a considerable
number Of polo trophies in Spain. Bel
gium and France. -
His forwards will be Stephen Sanford.
owner Of Sergeant Murphy, fourth in
this years Grand National Steeplechase
at Liverpool and winner Of the Scottish
Grand National few weeks later. and
Major F. B. Hurndal Of the Fourteenth
Hussars. also at the top OF the handi-
cap list Hopping will play No. and
have for his back Major Vivian N.
Lockett of the Seventeenth Lancers~and
captain. OF Englands team last year at
Hurlingham. On two occasions previous
to this he had represented his country
in similar contests. This is q fine team.
with an aggregate handicap Of thirty
goals.
Ireland to Send Four.
Probably one Of the most popular
teams to be seen in action will be that
composed of players representing IRE
land. The complete lineup has not been
received as yet by the Polo Association,
but it will include Capt Linsard Could
ing. honorable secretary Of the All Ire
land Polo Club. Dublin. and skipper of
the team. besides ]. A. B. Trench. an
other high Handicapped son OF the Irish
Free State
Both these players last year in Lon
don were members OF the Irish team
that defeated a thirty goal side repre-
senting England in the annual ireland
versus England match. Capt. Qoulding.
realizing the necessity Of bringing an
exceedingly strong team. Is attempting
to improve upon the lineup that was SO
successful against England. Their ponies
are leaving London on the steamship
Missouri OF the Atlantic Transport Line.
sailing about the end Of this month, and
Capt. Goulding cabled that he expects
cap Of thirty goals. leaving q few days
later for the States.
The seventh team will be the repre-
sentatives OF the Argentine Polo Teder-
alton, and no side has ever visited this
country with such story Of successes
as its players have gained for IT during
the present polo season in London.
Argentinians' Fine Record.
Visiting England early last sprinp
with two teams the Argentine f,rst side
defeated every aggregation opposed II.
winning practically all the important
events at Hurlingham. RanelaEh and
Roehampton, the three polo clubs in
London. Recently in order to save their
ponies for the American tour they have
refrained from working their best
mounts and the players themselves have
been split up into various combinations,
resulting In few minor losing games.
However. the fact is that both in Eng
land and America 1t Is firmly believed
that there Is only one team in the
world that can lower its coiors, ana
that one Mr.. Milburn's side. consisting
of himself. j. Watson Webb, T. Hitch |
cock Jr.. and L. z. Stoddard. -
The offer to play this match. the out. |
come OF which would not affect the well |
known International cup. must come
from MT Milburn. as for obvious
reasons the Argentine skipper could not |
suggest the contest which would in
disputably settle the question OF which |
country at the present time has the |
greatest polo four In the world.
Mounted on ponies that are admitted |
in England to be superior to those used |
by any other team and carrying an az |
gregate handicap OF 80 goals, which is |
considered abroad to be- Mt least four
less than they arc 1ustifiably entitled
to be penalised for their extraordinary |
performances. II will. indeed, be task
for any OF the present combinations
opposed to them to defeat them.
Most OF the events Win be played |
under the handicap and the following
Is the lineup. with handicaps OF the
seven teams. so that It may be seen at
glance how many goals each team |
will give or receive:
MEADOW BROOK lsHELB'RNE HOUSE. |
Hep. Hep |
r. 8. Won Stade.. el L. u. Stoddnrd. 10 |
7. HitchcocR 10 J. watson webb. 10
ID. Milburn ......10 RE E.straw awbridge.Jr.. Q |
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Total goals. ......3f Total goals. ..ss
ORANGE co. MEADOW BROOK b.
-, Hcp Hep.
q. G, Rumsey. 81 Raymond Belmont. 8 |
NJ. Stevenson. oil. G. Cooley. |
NJ. Belmont ....... 5F r. Roe ............ |
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Total goals. 49,. .25T Total goals. 22
THE ARGENTINE
EAsTcorr. POLO FEpERATIoN.
Hep. Hep,
&. Sanford ........ AZ. Miles .......... q |
Major T,B. .Harndaii 81 :. Nelson .........
Major v. N Lockett Q L. Lacey ..........io
Total goals. 80 Total goals. 30
5he Irish team will be twenty y-eight
or thirty goals.
II youth must be served then the Wis
itors from the Argentine seem to have
every reason To coute mpIate with eoua-