The New York herald., 1922-09-19
Wild Polo Game Goes to
EaStc0tt BY a Single Goal
Overcome Handicap and Eliminate Orange County in
Lively Struggle at Baa-Sanford and Rumsey
Escape Injury in Hard Tumbles.

ssecial DispateA to THE NEw YoaK HEsALD'
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. is.-Earl W.
Hopping's Anglo-American Eastcott four
battcd their way into the international
polo final by wrestling victory from
Ayerill Harriman's Orange county team
in a gruelling uphill struggle at Bala
to-day by the scant margin OF one goal.
Eastcott overcame in a rush the four
goal handicap against them at the END
OF the third period and swept TO a well
earned triumph by the final score Of IL
goals to IL.
The fourth match OF the international
series brought forth the widest exhibit
tion Of horsemanship of the tournament.
Two of the Orange countians. In mad
attempts TO strike the flying ball, were
pitched from their horses and escaped
serious injury only by the grace OF a
kind Providence.
Leaning far from his saddle while at
tempting TO turn his mount and take a
crack at the ball at the Same time
young Laddy Sanford of the Orangemen
was flung headlong to the turf in the
opening period The animal was badly
scratched in the fall. but a groom
quickly brought Sonora, heroine OF
Philadelphia's most recent horse steal
ing case, and Sanford swung into his
saddle and back to the fray without
mark.
Rumsey a few seconds after the start
Of the next period sent his mount TO
the boards with such force that horse
and rider.,catapulted over the white
topped rim into the cinders and dust
five feet from the outskirts of the crowd.
Rumsey and his charger arose at the
same instant, the horse waiting patiently
until he felt his riders foot in the
saddle, and off they went.
Winners to Meet Meadow Brook.
The nglo-Americans. by virtue of to-
days win. move into the final Saturday
against the winners of Wednesdays
duel between Devereux Milburn's Mea-
dow Brook team and tine pate blue and
white clad riders OF the Argentine.
Laddy Sanford and the veterans Hop
ping and Malcolm Stevenson OF the Sun
kist group shared high-scoring honors,
with four goals each. Major Vivian ~
Lockett. without whose magnificent de-
fensive play Eastcott never could have
Won, came to the front with three goals.
Sanford's goal in the third period was
the most picturesque of the tourney.
Picking up the ball close to the boards
at midfield. Laddy, in two wholesome
drives dropped 1t a few yards from the
goal line. Then, as Averill Hartman
plunged In pursuit and attempted to ride
off the young Eastcott forward, Sanfor
reined his horse to his launches, causing
tho animal to careen almost forty-five
degrees and then backhanded the sphere
through the goal posts with the speed Of
bullet.
The over anxiety of both teams In the
first period resulted in q number of
missed strokes and the chukka went
scoreless. Eastcott lost no time In the
next season. Play was not more than a
minute old when Hopping crashed a
drive along the boards and then missed
at midfield. Hurndall. at a dead gallop
picked up where Hopping left off and
drove a sizzlsr goalward, breaking his
mallet. The best he could then do was
to ride out Rumsey. which feat he per-
formed with Sclat and the Eastcott No,
2 belted one through.
Mike Stevenson, after the next throw
in, was fouled, and Major Lockett's ter
rifle punch from a free hit resulted In
the first goal from a foul during the
tournament. A long pass from Hurn-