The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
MIAMI SCENE OF
SPORT CARNIVAL
International Meet With Cuba
This Week Includes Golf
and Polo.

speoiol Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 4.-OrGanization OF
the teams that will defend the United
States in the international games to be
held in Miami Beach. February to IL.
has brought forth an array Of athletes
from the topmost notches of all sport
ing lines. Nationally known stars win
compete with the best that Cuba has
produced. The majority of them are
now daily practicng for the events. be-
ing residents of Miami Beach during the
winter.
Jesse Guilford. national amateur golf
champion, probably will head the list of
stars. L. A. Young Detroit manufac-
turer: julius Fleischmann, millionaire
New Yorker. and Harry East. former
jockey. all experts. will have mounts in
the polo matches. Norman Ross. fancy
swimmer will do some of the stroking.
The lineups. however, have not yet been
announced.
The first of the Cuban American
games was held here last year and
proved such an attraction that an
nyunccment was made recently that the
Havana Polo and Riding Club and tie
Flamingo Polo Club Of Miami Beach
had arranged for series to extend over
three years. Last year the Cubans came
over in the Cuban guliboat Hautey, the
Presidents ship. Their stay was the
occasion of brilliant international social
affairs which created wide attention.
Play for the three years will be for
cup to be known as the Cuban American
(sirt1 70 ha arIa IN ha Wi of a
greatest number of points in all the
contests during that time. Selection of
this cup Is to be made by Carl G. Fisher
OF the Flamingo Polo Club. and men,
Der of the Havana Club.
Included in the program are sports
that are popular in this section during
this period of the year. There will be
polo. aquatic sports. tennis, golf. bas-
ketball, chess, fencing and other exhi-
billions. Individual prizes also will be
awarded winners. The American con-
testants in these games must qualify by
being residents of Miami Beach. Miami
or suburbs or members OF clubs here.
The Cubans are required to be residents
OF Havana. Marianoa or suburbs. The
agreement includes two series of events
each year. one to be held on Miami
Beach and one at Havana. In regard to
the contest in each series the agreement
reads: r
"rhere shall be games Of basketball,
the winning team in each game to score
10 points toward the Cuban-American
cup. The tennis matches shall be as fol-
lows Mems doubles, mems singles and
ladies' singles. The winners in each
match shall score 10 points. The golf
events arc as follows: Mems four
somes, eighteen holes; mems twosomes.
thirty-six holes: ladies' foursomes, eigh-
teen holes. The winners score 10 points.
''The swimming and diving events :
Ninety-yard dash. fancy diving, $50 yard
swim, plunge for distance, forty-five
yard back stroke. four man relay SWIM
$50 yards. Points shall be awarded as
follows: First place. 21a /: second place.
i q: third place, u. including all but
the relay in which the winning team
will be awarded IN points"
The winners in the other events will
be given 10 points each. The above
named sports, ii Is specified constitute
the minimum and 1t Is urged that more
be added each year. The officials for
the meetings are named by the home
club. 80
Many Government officials, notables
and prominent people OF the island res
public are planning to accompany their
team 20 Miami this year. A twenty-five
piece banG will also be a member OF
the delegation. The return games are
scheduled to start in Havana February
20, continuing until February "a.