The New York herald., 1922-07-16
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SlSlER, KENNETH WILLIAM
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ARMY TEAM WINS
HEMPSTEAD CUPS
Brilliant Hitting and Riding
Defeats Strong Meadow Brook
Polo Team 10 Goals to Z.
BY CAPT. H. H. HOLMES.

On the international field at the
Meadow Brook Club yesterday the
United States Army Polo team won the
final game for the Hampstead cups, de-
feating strong club side known as the
Ramblers.
Before a large crowd of Long Island
residents AMI pc.o enthusiasts the
soldiers. In a game in which neither sida
could claim any material lead until the
last chukker, won a polo victory that Is
their greatest triumph since they COM
menced the game twenty years ago.
From the time Jingle" Wilson scored
the opening goal in the first few seconds
Of play until almost the final bell it
was anybody's game. Up to the last
few minutes neither side could claim
q lead Of more than one goal. At half
time the score was four goals all. The
end of the sixth it was seven all. When
the anal chukker commenced the Army
was leading by the narrow margin of
eight goals to seven.
The excitement was intense when the
bell went for the opening of the last
period. Strawbridge knocked In and he
and Eastman carried the ball to Army
territory. but Board. obtaining posses
and offsidc hits. added one more goal to
the soldiers lead.
They continued to press, but Beard
missed an opportunity to score. Straw
bridge then relieved the situation by
passing to Eastman. who apparently
was crossed by an opponent when close
to the Army goal. Both sides were re-
ceiving much encouragement from the
side lines. with first one side and then
the other alternately acting on the Of
fensive. Strawbridge, as throughout the
entire game, was tried and tried again.
but although he kept turning defensive
position into an attacking one. Erwin
eventually added another goal to the
Army lead. In this final play.
nicwh happened few seconds be-
fore the finish of the match. Pat
ton and Beard forced the play from
near their own goal posts to the op-
posite end of the field. when Erwin,
going at top speed. shot at the Meadow
Brook goal. the ball hitting one Of the
posts, and then going through. to make
the Army the possessors Of the Hemp
stead Cups by 10 goals to Z.
In the earlier periods Bacon and Penn
Smith were very prominent for the
Ramblers. but the Army back. Major
Erwin, was always a very difficult prop
pass. Not only was his defense very
sound. but his extreme brilliancy in
meeting the ball and his devastating rid
ing and hitting when he got possession
was quite the feature of this game.
The Army team was very fortunate to
have so much strength at back. In ad-
dition to his very arduous duties. as
No 4, he managed to score a quartet
OF goals.
There is no question that the Army's
weakness 10 In front OF goal. In tho
first half they had at least half
dozen opportunities 10 score. but lacked
direction when attempting to hit the
ball between the posts.
With more accurate hitting at crucial
moments the team Is capable OF giving
their opponents n much moro decided
beating than In yesterdays game. The
Rambiers gained one Of their goals on
penalty hit taken by Strawbridge. An
other hit against the Army for an in
fraction Of the rules did not accomplish
anything.
In the sixth chukka both teams raced
up and down the length Of the field for
nearly three minutes after the bell
went to indicate the finish Of period,
when Penn Smith from q scrimnaGe
concluded the session by making goal.
In the seventh Strawbridge stopped the
ball high UP In the air as II was going
between his posts from u shot by Erwin.
II was q great game. with each player
on the top OF his form. Perhaps owing
to the pressure the opposing backs were
under and the successful manner In
which they met their difficulties these
PLAYERS were seen to moro advantage
than the rest, but from start TO finish
every player did his part to make this
the best game Of the season. The
lineup:
". s. Army. NJ. u. Ramblers.
Major 4, II. wilson I ......,..:T. Eastman
Major L. Beard. 1870. 2 ...... n! Penn Smith
Major q, S. Patton. .. ..........E. G. Bacon
Major W. W. Erwin Back. r. T. s'bridgs, Jr.
Summary: Goals scored by Army-wilson
t7), Beard % ana Erwin fll total. 10 goals.
Bacon Bacon q, and .strswbridss "a total. I
goals.