New-York tribune., 1922-09-07

Argentine's teamwork was mar
velous and beautiful thing to watch. )
They seemed to be equally adept in
svery formation they chose to adopt,
and each of them scored several times.
Their mallet work was extraordinarily
clever; they hit the bali as if they
hated it, or they nursed it along with
an uncannily sure touch, or they flched
it out from under the Shelburne sticks
as If the willow were iron and magnets
were their weapons or else they mixed
the three things up at will Scoffers
wso proclaimed after Saturday weeks
match, when Orange County beat the
visitors in the handicap event that the
South Americans had come to this
country from England with an inflated
reputation sang a different song when
to-day's game ended.
Though the Argentnos went on the
principle that the best defense is
good offense, they did not neglect more
positive measures. Each player
watched his man like a hawk, even
while conducting an attack. and the
efficiency with which David Miles
sewed up the veteran Watson Webb
was amazing, and only equalled by the
iron restraint that Lacey or ]. Miles,
at back, were able to put upon Stod-
dard. The result was that the
Argentinos literally smothered every
attempt of Shelburne's at organized at
tacking, no small feat when the latter's
two nternationalists are called ia
mind.
Shelburne's scores were all made
either when an individual player found
the ball wide and free, or else from
melee occurring near the Argentine
goal, except one. With this exception
noted, namely, fine run by Stoddard
and Belmont, Shelburne got no tallies
at all by the kind of co-ordnated
effort of which they had shown them
selves masters in earlier games.
Miles Brothers Excel
AS far as brillancy of play went all
the Argentinos shone more particu-
larly, perhaps, the Miles brothers,
Both of them were all over the field
and did many fine bits of riding off
wonderful games too These Argen-
tinos are superb horsemen, it should
be added, and are splendidly mounted
On the Shelburne side, Belmont and
Strawbridge played we'll above their
usual games. The latter especially
put up several great battles against
the Argentine forwards, but they were
too much for him. Belmont followed
the ball closely and rode hard, with
the result that he was several times
on hand for score.
Among the spectators of to-day's
match was Senior Felipe A. Espiel, Ar
gentinian Charge d'Affaires, who was
the guest of the Rumson Country Club.
The weather was very hot, but the
crowd was larger than usual, attracted
by the contenders' reputation.
Play commenced at 4:39. Argentine
took the offensive. After several runs
the length of the field J. Miles carried
it up, and though he lost it when
Strawbridge rode him off he scored
from the melee on neat backhand
on Shelburne, but Lacey failed, On the
knock-in Argentine nabbed the ball and
drove it through. Score: Argentine,
9; Shelburne, O.
An Argentine attack was broken up
by the combined efforts of Shelburne.
A little later the Americans worked the
ball down and scored from a melee!
Score: Argentine, e; Shelburne, /.
Team Play Leads to Score
Nelson and J.. Miles took the ball
away in the long formation as soon as
play began and ran it down, and D..
Miles, following, made an easy score.
Again the South Americans galloped
away with the ball, and again D. Miles
came through from the long formation
for score. Shelburne rallied and car
ried into Argentine territory, but the
attack was che :ked when Webh's pony
crossed her legs and fell. No harm
was done. Then the Argentines took
the BIT in their teeth, and Lacey tailed
afte fight in front of the Shelburne
goal. Score: Argentine, 8; Shelburne, l.
field melee from under shelburne's eG
nose, and ran it down far enough for
Lacey to come through In the clear and
score. Argentine kept the pace too hot