Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-09

crack tours of the British army,
which; throughout the history of the
sport in England. has been the back
bone of polo. but they did give hint
- to what might be expected in the
future
The team which probably will face
ne British soldiers this season. viz:
Maj. y. II. Wilson, Maj l.. A. Beard,
Lieut.. Col. Lewis Brown and Maj W.
w Erwin, should play real polo and
AcI success against the BritonS, with
their background of polo tradition
ana their personal proweSs. would be
u great deal to expect.
british Army FOurs Sturdy.
Nil that can be hoped for is
crrditable showing and the assurance
that with international polo estab-
'iah,l as between the two armies, the
american service game will develop
by leaps and bounds.
rs the case now stands, no British
International four can have any hope
against the best team that America
could put in the field for international
Army representatives in the lineup,
whereas our big four is completely
civilian and probably will be for some
years to come.
But the time will come, provided
the War Department is generous in
the matter of placing our officers in
position to obtain mounts of the
highest class. when our international
tary flavor
As the case stands, however. when
our polo prestige is at stake we call
upon DevereuS Milburn of OXFORD,
Harvard and Meadowbrook, probably
the greatest back in the world upon
Young Tommy Hitchcock, an oxford
student. who. as an American aviator,
was captured by the Germans and es-
-hitting left-hander and New
York business man, and finally upon
Louis E. Stoddard of New Haven, for
mer Yale foot ball player and veteran
internationalist.
Then as players who rate very close
to these internationalists there are
Malcolm Stevenson. Morgan Belmont,
r. S. Won Stade, young Robert Straw
bridge, F. H. Prince, J. c. Cooley. Hal
Phipps and his brother. Jay; Cheever
Cowdin and other civilians who play
the game up TO the hilt.
Hopping's Case Interesting.
AS contrasted with the unmilitary
aspect of our highest handicap teams
consider the Nottingham four which
will play here in September: Capt.
Frederick Z. Guest. Maj. F. W. Bar
rett-two soldiers-and Lord Rock
save (Marquis of Cholmondeley) and
Earl Hopping, civilians.
Hopping's case iS interesting. He
IS an American. a forward of caliber
which the writer always has believed
is not excelled in this country. He
went abroad two years ago as a sub
stitute or our International four. was
taken up in England and has played
fhere ever since, receiving recognition
which he never received in his own
fountry. Now he comesrhere as men,
Der of a team representing the oldest,
Greatest and most powerful polo or
gani2ation in the world.
In order that America may not have
too great an edge upon our visitors,
the famous Big Four has been broken
UP. Two Of them, Stoddard and Hitch
cock, will play upon a four bearing
the name of Shelburne, the other two
players being Stephen Sanford. who
developed his game abroad, and
Morgan Belmont powerful combi-
alton indeed.
The other two American internation-
aiists. Milburn and Watson Webb. Will
play upon the Meadow Brook four. the
other players being F. S. Won Stade and
Rodman Wanamaker.
Meadow Brooks Appear Best.
Still another American four, the
near -internationalists, viz, w. A. Har-
Stevenson and r E. Strawbridge, and
finally there will be the Flamingoes.
Jim Cooley, Harry East, Elliot c. Ba-
There will be matches at Philadelphia
September els. and matches at
Meadow Brook on the famed tnterna-
1ional field, September 1929.
Copyright, 1921