The New York herald., 1922-09-07
Argentine in Polo Final;;
Defeats SheIburne, 1875
South Americans Thrill Crowd by Showing in National
Open Polo Play at Rumson-Meet Orange
County Meadow Brook Survivor for Title

Special Dispatch 10 TINE NEW YORK HERALD.
RUMsoN. N. j., Sept. 6.-One place in
the final bracket of national open polo
championship competition at the Rumson
Country Club was filled to-day through
the victory of the Argentine Federation
over the Shelburne four by score Of
IL goals to 6. Tomorrow the Orange
county and Meadow Brook quartet will
fight II out in the lower half semi-flnal.
and the winner of this match will be
sent against the South Americans Satur-
day in the telltale contest.
When Orange County. defeated the
Argentine team last week 13 goals to 10
In handicap match for the Herbert cup
those who do not follow polo closely
labeled the conquerors of all Europe an
overrated team. All such ideas were
dissipated to-day when each member
of the South American quartet proved
himself skillfVl with the mallet daring
In the saddle and able to stroke the ball
when in any position on the field.
The reputation of Luis l.. Lacey was
more than sustained. Lacey gave
marvellous exhibition of polo to-day. He
proved wonderful defensive player and
on the aggressive was all over the field.
taking part m every play when the ball
came his way. In these gallops. often
far down the field. he never forgot mis-
defense of goal He watched the ball as
hawk would watch it's prey, and, in
addition to riding off the opposing
player, he was always In position to
smash when the ball was travelling goal
ward.
Like the star player he is, Lacey did
not sacrifice team play in order to score
himself, although on three occasions he
carried the ball up field away from the
Shelburne players and could do little
else but score, so that his mallet work
accredited for three of the goals given
His team.
The play of the Argentine four to-
day was revelation to polo experts
their mounts fairly burned up the turf
and in their gallops from goal to goal
we're frequently several strides ahead of
the Shelburne players. John Miles. at
No. 1. proved himself reliable forward
player He got out in front and scored
the first goal for Argentine in minutes
25 seconds.
1t was great day for South America,
for during the first four chukkers they
outrode and outplayed the Shelburne
team in every department of the game.
In fact. IL 1t had not been for young
Strawbridge, who tailed in the second
chukker. the American four would have
been scoreless in the first half of the
match
The score tailed by the youngster
from Philadelphia was the only one in
that chukker. but In the third the
Argentine team gave its ponies their
heads and they reeled off three goals in
quick succession, D. Miles driving the
first two. one In thirty and the other in
fifty five seconds.
Just as that chulxker closed Lacey in
one of his long gallops carried the ball
nearly the length of the field and
scored the fifth goal for his team. Aided
by Jack Nelson he swelled the score by
another goal in the fifth chukker and
then he passed the ball up to Nelson
aiding the latter to score. The match
was now half over and the score was
to / in favor of Argentine.
From the fifth chukker to the end of
the match Shelburne made marvellous
effort to snatch victory from defeat.
They played the victors even in the fifth
chulkker. each scoring two goals. Webb
and Stoddard did brilliant mallet work.
making the tallies for Shelburne. John
and David Miles provided the honors
from Argentine.
In the sixth chukker Raymond Bel
mont scored two goals for Shelburne
and by the combined efforts of his team
mates prevented Argentine from getting
the ball over the American goal line.
The seventh chukker produced some
OF the fastest polo in the memory OF
many critics present Lacey scored for
Argentina on miss by Belmont. then,
with a lapse OF only forty-seven sec
onds. Miles scored for South America.