Evening star., 1922-06-25

Fitzpatrick's suggestion is one that
should receive the heartiest commen-
dation from all who are interested in
the gridiron game. 1t would solve
once and for all one of the greatest
problems that the great autumn sport
faces. Here is a crowd of men, ac-
customed to handling one of the most
intricate and devious sports extant
most of whom would be eager to take
up foot ball and serve as field judges,
linesmen, umpires and referees, not
as a week end ayocation, but. as a
profession.
Would Be Free From Taint.
They would be controlled by CEN
trail body, would not be at the mercy
of vengeful coaches who did not hap
pen to like one of their decisions, ana
not being college men, would not be
open to charges of favoritism or OF
bowling to undue influences.
Inefficient officiating is the bane OF
modern foot ball. Can any one doubt
the improvement in the atmosphere
OF this sport were highly quail
fed men, specially trained for their
work, to take the places of the offl-
cials who nowadays serve simply
with the idea of picking up an extra
S25 or $100 and give little or no
their important work? And it is i'm
portant work, when one considers
that the skilled coaching of an entire
season and the hopes and fears OF
large bodies of alumni and under
graduates are in their hands.
This is a matter to which the rules
committee, the central board of Off
cials. or whoever has authority,
should give immediate attention. OR
il action was refused in these quar-
ters, then the colleges themselVes-
who. after all, are the ones most
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own accord take such action as would
bring about a working plan looking
toward the adoption Of Fitzpatrick S
suggestion.
Report from California that the
Duke Of Westminster had purchased
a string of polo ponies for use by
the British international polo team
when 1t next fnvades the United
States has been confirmed by the
Horse Association of America
The association takes occasion to
call attention to the fact, that at the
present time the United States is pro-
ducing the worlds best polo mounts.
In this connection 1t VIII be recalled
that in the last International match
Hurlingham the star horse of the two
games was the American-bred pony
Belle of All, by Star Shoot.
There is no question at all that the
breeding of polo ponies. has every
promise of growing into a consider
able industry in this country. Much
impetus In this tendency has been ap-
piled by the federal remount service,
which Is distributing stations to give
economic assistance to farmers and
stock breeders in districts where polo
ponies can be bred cheaply.
The plains os Texas furnish unusual
grounds for this industry, and Cali
fornia and Colorado are among other
states tha- are taking a great deal of
interest ~ the production Of ponies
for polo.
There is no question that polo is
growing throughout the country.
Every Army post in the United States
is now playing the game, so are
country clubs far and wide, and the
colleges are falling in line. The
Country Club of Buffalo recently put
forty-six stalls in shape for polo
ponies and is planning to build more.
Holes in one occur infrequently in
this country, but when we search for
some golfer who, through seauentiai
achievements in this respect. has
seemed to take the performance out
of the bull luck category and given