The New York herald., 1922-07-18
ARMY POLO FOUR
LOSES TO RAMBLERS
Meadow Brook Earns Right to
Play in Final for the
Club Cups.
by CAPT. H. II. HOLMES.


down to defeat yesterday AZ Meadow
Brook In the semi-final for the club
cups. by IL goals to 8. when opposed to
the Meadow Brook Ramblers.
Conceding start Of goals to the
soldiers, Belmont for the RambleFs,
commenced the scoring In the beginning
OF the game. Later on Beard for the
Army was extremely unlucky not to
score. the ball hitting the goal posts
and going behind.
After Wilson and Beard had saved
bad situa tion the soldiers carried the
ball up field but Brown hit wide Of
goal as the bell rang.
AS In Saturdays game. when the Army
won the Hampstead cups. Indifferent
stick work when In position to score
proved very costly to the soldiers. On
no less than twelve occasions. when the
ball was within easy shooting distance
and with no interference from an op-
ponent. lack of direction robbed the mill
tary side of II possible goals This is
only taking into consideration oppor-
tunities that would have resulted in
three out OF four Of these misses mate
rializing in most games of this deserip-
ton. The Ramblers were also far from
brilliant in shis particular as they missed
eight similar opportunities.
Major Erwins goal was threatened
repeatedly. but though this player was
not as brilliant as In last Saturdays
game, he proved himself to be consider
ably better than his handicap would
show.
Won Stade In Good Form.
In the second ehukker Major Wilson
scored and Won Stade commenced his
goal getting which amounted TO half the
tallies made by the Meadow Brook team.
Mounted on three of last years inter-
national ponies, he was conspicuousy
brilliant during the game.
A bad knock in the third session re-
suited in Belmont centering and Won
Stade scoring Major Brown broke UP
an offensive after the ball was thrown
in, but Belmont defeated it's object.
Then he and Won Stade duplicated their
earlier play, leaving the latter to score.
The score at the beginning Of the fourth
chukker was ALL
The Army got free hit in the fourth.
but Erwin missed the ball, Penn Smith
getting possession and driving up field.
Agan Won Stade took advantage of the
opportunity to tally.
Later Brown had to save close to the
goal posts and carried ball length of
Penalty hit saved by Strawbridge, but
Brown dribbled through opposition to-
score and Penn Smith added another
goal to his club side. giving Ramblers
lead of one goal at half time. Score
Army 6. Ramblers z.
Again, after Strawbridge had turned
an attack, Belmont and Won Stade, in
close partnership. succeeded in increas-
ing the Ramblers' lead. Toward the
end Of the period Beard. who had been
prominent in all the rallies. forced the
play to Meadow Brook territory, allow
ing Wilson to score. Toward the end
both Brown and Wilson missed their
attempts at goal
Another bad hit in by Irwin resulted
in Won Stade scoring In the sixth and
Penn Smith later made things worse
for the Army outlook, and the former
player was unlucky not to add to his
score WHEN he carried the ball with
near side strokes half the length OF the
field despite hard riding by opponents.
Army Presses Hard.
In the last part of the chukker. with
the Army continually pressing. Beard was
unlucky when Belmont hooked his stick
when scoring looked possible.
In the seventh Wilson'S fine shot at
goal was stopped by Strawbrdge almost
between goalposts, while in the last
session the Array looked dangerous for
a long time before Beard scored. Fine
defense by Strawbridge only temporarily
saved this last effort Of the soldiers.
During the last minute the Army
again took the offensive, but the Ram
bier back hit up the field for Penn
Smith to score.
The lineup:
Meadow Blk Ram. y. $: Army:
r. Penn Smith. -. ! Major a. II. Wilson
RAYMOND Belmont -. Major l.. Beard
r. s. Won Stade. .... 3 Major l.. Brown
II. f. s'bridse, Jr. Back. Major w. w. Erwin
Summary Meadow Brook Ramblers-Goals
scored by Penn Smith 90. belmont %. Won
Stado (6) and Strawbridge ID. total IL
goala United States Army-Coals ALLOWED
by handicap (3), scored by Wilson 90.
beard (o) and Brown ID; total. goals.
Referee--D. Milbudn.
To-day the other semi-final for the
Meadow Brook cups will be played on
the club grounds at 5:15 between the
Orange county team and Whippany
River Freebooters.