The New York herald., 1922-03-17
SS ARE ADVANCED
IN POLO RATINGS
Five Now Handicapped at Ten
Goals, Two at Nine, Three
at Eight.
ny SAMUEL j. BRoOKMAN.

II the revised handicap rating list
announced yesterday by the Polo Asso-
ciation Is any criterion the general cali
bcr Of play during the season of 1921
was we'll in advance of that OF the pre-
vious year. The ranking committee.
after studying reports OF delegates and
comparing the accomplishments of play
ers with their performances of the prior
season. have thought we'll enough of
thirty eight poloists to increase their
handicap rating goal or two. On the
other hand less than one-fifth that num-
Der. seven to be exact. have been given
lower rating this season than last. The
figures clearly show the best year of
progress since before the war.
Undoubtedly the invasion of England
by the American team and the latter's
success in bringing back the interna-
tional trophy had a great deal TO do
with arousing interest in polo compe-
tition In this country and in improving
the general caliber OF play. AS an
nounced several weeks ago at the an
nual meein OF the Polo Association.
Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. J. Watson Weob
and Louis f. Stoddard of the victorious
American team have been advanced to
ten goals and are now on a par with
squad Devereux Milburn. who has been
at ten goals for a long time. Harry
Payne Whitney, captain of the American
polo team Of 1913, although inactive for
several seasons, also retains ten goal
rating on the handicap list.
There are two players now who rate
at nine goals. One is Malcolm Steven
son. who has had that handicap for half
q dozen years or more, and the other is
Earl w Hopping, substitute on the
American team of last year. who has
just been advanced from eight goals. ].
Cheever Cowdin OF the Rockaway Hunt
ing Club also has moved up to the ranks
of international candidates. for he is
now rated at eight goals. on an equal
footing with c. c. Rumsey OF the
Meadow Brook Club, who was substi-
tute on the team that invaded England
last spring. and J. L. Cowdin. the Rock
away Hunting Club veteran.
No One Mt Goals.
Not single player now on the list
rates at seven goals, put there are eight
men at six goals. They are L. $. Won
Stade of the Aiken Polo Club, Fred Roe
of the Bryn Mawr Polo Club and Ben
jamin *. Gatins OF the Meadow Brook
Club, who have moved up from Ave
Mawr, who has come forward from four
goals, and Harry East, Camden; Robert
Bullock, Coronado ii. c. Phipps,
Meadow Brook, and Thomas A. Driscoll.
San Mateo who have retained last years
handicap.
All these players from ten goals down
to six inclusive represent the cream OF
polo players in America. Including the
members Of the Army Polo Association
there are nearly 1000 pooists listed In
this years handicaps. The majority as
usual are in the no goal or one goal
group.
The most prominent of those who
have had goal deducted from their
handicaps is Hugh Drury Of the Del
Monte Polo Club OF California. At seven
goals a year ago. Drury now rates at
six. None of the seven who have been
moved down a peg Is member OF a
local club. Meadow Brook Club OF
westbury, l.. J., recognized as the
strongest and most active organization
in the association, has the distinction
OF advancing seven players In handicap
rating this year. The revisions follow:
IIANDICAPS INCREASED.