The Washington herald., 1922-06-26
TWO NATIONS PICK
TEAMS FOR POLO
TOURNlES IN U. S.
Catain Guest Heads Eng
lish Squad-Argentine
Outfit to Play.

america this summer for the cham
pionship at Rumson and tourna-
ments at Meadowbrook and Phil
adelphia. will be headed by Capt.
=. e. Guest, brother Of Lord VIM
borne. and will be a thirty-goaI
handicap team, composed of Lieut..
Col. N. s. Tomkinson. 1; Maj. @.
Phipps- s-Hornby. Q; Maj. r. w. Bar
rett. .; Capt. r. z. Guest. back.
OF these players there are two
former international players-Tom-
kinson and Barrett and Cant
Guest has previously played in a
Meadowbrook tournament here.
The inability ef Shs Earl Of Reek-
savage to bring his kam this fall
10 due to injuries. bat tie team Sc
iected to oppose the representative
American and Argentine teams in
these important events is thorough
" representative of the best In
English polo.
Plan for Matches.
The Rumson. Meadowbrook and
Philadelphia clubs are proceeding
actively with all OF the arrange
ments for the championship and
other events to take place from
August IS to October Z, and IL IN
expected that public interest will
bring out the largest attendance in
the history Of polo in this country:
not alone from the East, but IL 10
indicated that large excursion par
Ties VIII come from Detroit, Cleve-
land. and California and other
western and Southern sections
where the popularity of polo has
been growing by leaps and bounds.
The Argentine team, which has
had such wonderful success in
England. Is said to be one of the
surprises of the polo world, and
their riding and hitting in the va
rious English contests has been
phenomenal. They play more the
American style Of game than the Eng
lish. and their dash and gallon on
the Held Is reminiscent of some of
Americas best International teams.
Their back. l. l. Lacey, has proven
himself one OF the great stars of
polo. and is said to be as brilliant a
player as ever played the game
his handicap having been promptly
raised in, England to 10, thus rank
Ing him among the select circle of
the worlds greaotest players.
Many Teams to Play.
The Point Judith Polo Club at
Narragansett Pier, r. l., have tnyit-
ed ooth the English and Argentine
teams to come over early In August
and enjoy the benefit of two or
three weeks practice matches SO
that their form may be top" for
the later events at Rumson, Phila-
delphia and Meadowbrook. Defin-
lite advices as to this invitation are
expected within a few days by the
Polo Association. and IL is quite
probable that both the English and
Argentine teams will sail for this
country about the middle of July.
1t Is also practically certain that
the team. headed by Earl w. Hop
ping. a substitute American Inter-
national player OF 1921. and a ten
goal man. which has been playing
Roehampton and .Raneiagh. Eng
land. under the "Eastcott" color..
will come to Meadowbrook early in
August to participate in all of the
championship and fall events. The
Eastcott team Is composed of s.
Senford. an American, and a mem
Der of the Westchester Polo Club:
Lieut. Col. f. w. z. Palmos, a form
er English International player;
Earl W. Hopping. an American and
member of the Bryn Mswr Polo
Club. and A. Criser. a Belgian play
er. handicapped at goals. the team
having a total handicap of rs.
CALIFORNIA; to wait.
The entrance OF this allied COM
bination in play against Argentina,
England and America adds much to
the international flavor of the fall
events and greatly increases their
Importance. as the Eastcott team
worked its way through to the final
of the Roehampton Open Challenge
Cup and was then defeated by the
brilliant Argentine representatives
The games this fall will be both
handicap" and ION the fat" giving
all the teams opportunity to show
their merit; and the makeup of the
three American teams, who will
probably compete, Indicates that
the events will be fought out by
teams very closely matched as to
handicaps.
1t is announced that the Califor-
MIA team. which had hoped To par
ticipate In the events, will be un-
able TO come this year on account
of the condition OF their ponies, but
expect to participate in all the
Eastern events of Importance in
1929.
With the Argentine. English and
Eastcott teams competing with
those headed by Millburn. Stoddard
and Hartman for America. six
entries are assured. thus providing
lovers Of the sport and the public
generally with some Of the greatest
polo ever played In the history Of
the game.