The New York herald., 1922-06-25
Greatest American Polo
Campaign Is on Its Way
Argentine and British Teams Will Add Interest to an
Already Promising Season-Many New
Combinations in the Field.
ny CAPT. II. d. HOLMES.

The polo season of 1922 will bring
new players and greater general interest
than any other in the history OF the
sport here. This statement does not ex-
cept the international years OF 1911.
1918 and 1914 for the reason that those
matches were a matter OF interest for a
shore time only and disrupted several
tournaments and teams for the greater
part of the season.
Not only will there be two foreign
aggregations contesting for new and old
polo honors throughout August and Sep
tember, but the United States Army Is
a serious contender for most of the i'm
portant trophies.
Very praiseworthy is the plan for
separating the individuals of Devereux
Milburn's team so that no combination
will be obviously supreme. At the pres
ent time IL Is expected that Mr.. Milburn
and Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. will be
Joined by Elliot c. Bacon and +. S. Won
Stade, while Louis Z. Stoddard and J..
Watson Webb will have the assistance
of r. Z. Strawbridge. Jr.. and Rodman
Wanamaker I'd.
substitute last year at birmingham I;
|
w. Averill Hartman.
Much Material mt Meadow Brook.
Other combinations that will enter the
various events in the next three months
will fiy the colors of Meadow Brook,
which is able to put ten teams in the
field Rockaway. Piping Rock. Philadel-
phia, Bryn Mawr, the Myopia and Ded-
ham clubs OF Boston, Point Judith. the
Rumson. Whippany River and Eaton
town club Of New Jersey. as well as the
Coopertown. Orange and Fauquier
county clubs.
These are only a few OF the polo
clubs throughout the states. but many
individuals will be seen on Eastern
fields from organizations in California,
Texas. Illinois, Ohio Hawaii and Chile.
The principal tournaments concerned
in the present article are: Meadow
Brook, June II 10 July s: Rockaway,
July to July II: Rumson, July Is TO
July 20: Point Judith. July 81 to August
IL: Thousand Islands. August i2 TO
August 26 and the open championship.
II. L. Herbert Memorial Cup and the
special International matches that will
begin at Rumson on August IS and finish
at Meadow Brook October Z. all the
teams going to Philadelphia for two
weeks the middle of this period.
The Meadow Brook. RockawAy and
Rumson tournaments will include I'm
their list of events some trophies that
have been played for annually for over
twenty years.
The Point Judith Club OF Narraxan-
sett Pier again will be the arena for the
| junior championship. an event confined
| TO teams whose aggregate handicap
does not exceed twenty goals. Under
| the management OF ]. G. Cooley there
Is every promise that this aged cham
| pionship will be a great success Mr..
| Cooley is expecting at least ten entries.
as teams are coming from Chicago.
Philadelphia, Boston. New York and
Dayton to compete against the United
States Army team which IL now under
going a special preparation on Ions
Island with View 70 winning this
honor. only second In importance %
! one other trophy offered for compcti-
| ton.
The Thousand Islands Polo Club "a
also assured OF n good season. A
Graham Miles's invitation 10 outside
clubs to send teams there already has
been accepted by Toronto and Montreal
organizations. which are entering three
teams. Including the home four there
will also be three American line ups IN
competition for the several cups.
SIX Weeks of Class.
For six weeks. commencing at ths
Rumson Country Clubs second tourna.
ment. lovers OF horsemanship ami dew.
otees OF polo will have the opportunity
of seeing as great an exhibition OF pole
as II is possible TO see In any part OF
the world.
Teams composed OF the best players
OF England. the Argentine and America
mounted on ponies impossible 10 better
and playing on fields that arc aimos,
faultless. promise 20 make q spectack
that thousands will make every effort
TO see. AS In past international games
people will journey from oil parts of
the States and enthusiasts from other
countries will be preesnt In considerable
numbers.
There will be the Argentine team In
action--a team that went TO England
this year admitting they sincerely con-
sidered themselves not strong enough
TO win important honors. but they de.
feated nearly every aggregation opposed
TO them, winning. among other cups
known TO poloists the world over. the
Harry Payne Whitney Cup and The
Roehampton Open Challenge Cup. That
they would have won the Ranelagh
Open Cup. too. II Ia generally admitted