The New York herald., 1922-07-02
PLAYERS DUE FROM
MANY POLO CEN7ERS
Coming of British and Argen-
tinians Has Aroused In
terest Everywhere.
VETERAN STARS AND NEW
Pacific Coast Sending Player
of Great Promise-Cham-
pionship at Rumson.
BY CAPT. H. H. HOLMES.

Great enthusiasm is being shown
this season in polo. not only with re-
gard to the English and Argentine
teams coming over in an attempt to
lift such honored trophies as the open
championship and the H. l.. Herbert
memorial cup offered by the Rumson
Country Club in memory of the late
president of the Polo Association, but
In the Eastern tournaments that pre-
cee4 these events. More players will
he seen in action at all the clubs than
ever before and committees are al
ready puzzling how they can satisfy,
this influx of poloists.
Space will only permit review of
the more important American players
that are shipping ponies to the big
tournaments. First in Importance. of
course are the international players
OF 1921. There may be a few people
In this country who do not know
about them, but 1t is doubtful-any-
way. they, know all about them in
Englan1.
Devereux Milburn, every one will be
pleased to know. is as good as he ever
was. This great player will skipper a
team composed Of Tommy Hitchcock,
Jr, the sensational young player of the
last international games. and will
IN most of the games have the
assistance of F. s. Won Stade and Elliot
c. Bacon. For the purpose of equalizing
the teams Mr.. Milburn's old four will
be divided. Louis L. Stoddard. now
chairman of the Polo Association, and
J. Watson Webb. left handed hitter,
considered in England last year the
best player ever, sent there, will have
Robert Strawbridge, Jr., at back and
Rodman Wanamaker I'd. at two, If the
latters wrist, which was broken, will
allow him to play. Another team spon-
sored by w. Averill Hartman who is
now as well known on the polo field
as he Is in shipping circles. will have
q. Z. (PadD Rumsey, last years substi-
tute in London; Malcolm Stevenson and
Morgan Belmont.
j. G. COwdin Ont for Season.
Some more Meadow Brook players on
whom many games will pivot ere c.
Perry Beadleston. r. Ambrose Clark.
Fred Post. G.. NJ. Heckscher and r.
Penn Smith. Jr. Unfortunately J.
Cheever Cowdin. one of the highest
Handicapped players, will not be able
10 participate this year owing to an
accident in last years open champion
ship at Philadelphia, when his pony.
dropping dead. fell across Cowdin. caus-
ing compound fracture of the leg.
Unlike the old days. when the Rock
away Hunt Club We'd with Meadow
Brook. and such players as Foxhall
Keene and J. e. Cowdn carried it's
colors. this club now has few players
OF note. That 1t may once again be
able to give its old rival a keen game
is the wish of all. but The memorial
Ladies cup game, played fifteen years
ago. seems destined to be Rockaway's s
swan song.
This game, always green in the men,
ory of players and onlookers, was be-
tween Harry Whitney's Meadow Brook
team and Foxhall Keene's Roclsaway
four. The former was the big four
OF which Milburn is now the only active
one left; Larry Waterbury. who never
even gets up on a., pony now: his
brother Monte, loving and loyed but
now making new friends in some less
disturbed area. and Mr.. whitney who
really was responsible for making the
international cup international. Rock
away included Foxhall Keene, who
played for America against England at
Newport in 1886, horseman and player
of singular reputation in England and
America; j. e. (Johnne) Cowdin. one
of the American team that was defeated
In 1902: Dan Chauncey. whose brilliant
prospects were cut short by an early
death. and Rene La Montague. The
latter has been out of polo for many
seasons, but is now expressing a will
ingnesS to stage Comeback" This
great game was called owing to dark
ness and never was finished
The Whippany River Club have been
showing great activity for several sea-
sons. and now, in addition to their own
fields. have a working agreement with
Rockaway. whereby the players Of both
= clubs maintain and use the grounds at
this hunt club The more prominent
poloists Of Whppany are Robert A.
CGrannis. its delegate; DR.. j. ID. Rich
ards and George Sherman, who are
also all numbered among the very best
of the indoor players.
Another New Jersey club very much
in the limeight this season Is the Rum
son Country Club, which, unfortunately,
though possessing very excellent fields,
lacks many players of caiiber. However.
w. Strctter Jones and J. Ford johnson
ere building up an organization that will
eventually give results.
Army Polo Improves.
The most encouraging fature the last
three seasons Is the Improvement in
army polo. From about 1902, when the
officers practically commenced the game,
chiefly at Forts Leavcnworth and Riley.
very little advance was made until after
the war, when II was recognized that the
game was great aid to horsemanshp
by the War Department. With this en-
coura cement. rs representatives pro-
gresscd rapidly. and to-day we see ar
Army team touted TO win important
cups and favorite for the junior cham
pionship at Nara gansett in August
There are nearly 500 players enrolled
from all branches of the service Some
that are now playing at Meadow Brook
and others that will figure later on are
IieHL-.r,ol. Lewis Brown. Jr.. West
Point; Mejor G.. S. Patten. Third Cav
airy: Major A. II. (Jingle) Wilson. cav
airy: Major l.. A. Beard. commanding
remount service at Front Royal, Va. !;
Major W. w. Erwin, Cavalry School,
Fort Riley. Kansas Major Emil Engel
and Major ]. II. Quckmeyer. aid to Gen.
parahing and Lieut.. c. c. Jadwin, head
suaarters staff.
The steady Improvement In the quail
ity of their polo ponies and their stick
work, with the adoption of more intelli-
gent defensive tactics. portends that
with continued encouragement the Army,
as IN England will eventually become
the backbone OF polo In America.
Philadelphia Is The home OF many fine
players. by whose aid the Country Club
and Bryn Nawr have figured prom,-
r.