The New York herald., 1922-09-04
MS FNDOM ANTICIPATES SURPRISE DAVIS CUP PLAY TO-DAY
FOREIGN POLOISTS
AFTER TITLE CUP
British, Irish and Argentine
Teams in Fine Trim for Ma
tional Tourney at Rumson.

spcciot Dispatch 70 THE NEw Yorg HERsts
RuMsoN, =. j.. Sept. 3.-For the first
time IN the history Of polo in this
country three foreign teams nave entered
10 play for the championship Of Amer
lea. II is the open tourney for national
honors. This event Is for the Joseph
b. Thomas cup and Is open 70 the world.
Ii was won last year on the Philadel
phia Country Club field by the Great
Neck team. composed OF Louis +. Stod-
dard. Rodnian WanamaKer I'd. J. Wat
son Webb and Robert Il. Strawbridge.
Jr. They defeated the Rockaway Fox
Hunting Club team--Morgan Belmont.
Thomas Hitchcock. Jr., Benjamin h.
Gat.ns and J. cheever Cowdin---ln the
finaf match. goals to s.
Tomorrow tourney begins with
teams from England, Ireland and South
America eager to take this trophy home.
There are no handicaps. Each match
is from scratch. In the draw Argentine
Federation secured o bye.
There viii be two games tomorrow
III the morning at IL o'clock the Fla
mingo quartet. which was the real
stumbling block last week to all the
teams 1t met has been drawn against
Shelburne. Play is scheduled to start
al III o'clock. In the afternoon at four
Orange County will cross mallets with
All Ireland. Both matches will be
played on the main club house Held
unless weather conditions ordain other
wise All the box reservations and seats
on the huge club stand have been soil
and public box reservations have been
preempted.
With the Argentine and Irish ponies
In better trim. the matches which start
tomorrow should be productive of some
remarkable polo Jack" Nelson, of the
South American team. said their mounts
became quickly acclimated in England
hnt here they seem to be off their feed
They have not been given much hard
work during the last week. Losing the
first game of the match. they have had
plainly OF time for exercise gallops as
appetizers and will be fit by Wednesday
when Argentine win play the winner of
tomorrow mornings contest.
In yesterdays four chuklker exhibition
with the Shelburne team All-Ireland
showed great Improvement in hitting and
following the ball On Tuesday last
shelburne beat the Irish players, 6 to 5.
allowing them their handicap, while yes
terday while on the fiat II was to =
at the end Of four schu,.aers, with Shell
burne on the long end.
Earl w. Hopping has his Eastcott
team in fine fettie. Although beaten by
the margin OF solitary goal in six
chuklSers by the South American team
on Friday, they proved to be HANDY
four. Major +. B. Hurndall. who moved
up to number . in place of Mr. Hopping,
proved greaterS all-around \strength In
fhat position. His riding oft. excellent
malet work and accurate drives was a
real feature OF the match. "Laddy'
Sanford. usually consistent number /.
was erratic in spots. He. however. bal
anccd his mistakes with splendid dives
for goal when the scores counted.
The climate here has slowed the play
of Major Vivian w. I.ockett. whose name
has been synonymous Of skillful inter
national polo, lie has never been
Milburn or a Lacey at back, but he tas
always been a consistent player and a
brilliant rider. His riding off and all
round work in the saddle has always
been the feature of previous English
teams play. Clear. snappy weather may
work wonders with Major Lockett's work
in the coming games.