San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
ONE CONTEST
To OPEN POLO
MEET SUNDAY
Southwest Circuit Cup
Tournament Plans
Slightly Revised.
DIVISION VS.. FLIERS
Kelly Field Team Will Get
Is or II Goals by
Handicap.

The attempt Of the crack Second
Division polo team to overcome n
handicap of 10 or IA goals in an
eight-period match with the Kelly
Field four will be the only game Sun
day, opening day of the Southwest
circuit cup tournament. The contest
will take place on Hartford Field. on
the Austin road, beyond Fort Sam
Houston, starting at 3 o'clock. AT
first, it was planned to have two
tournament matches Sunday, but
these plans were changed.
The Second Division four that
starts the game Sunday will have Il
total handicap of 10 goGls-Lieut.
Guy Benson at No. l, six goals {;
Lieut.. L. Mckinley at No. 2, four !;
Lieut.. John Smith at No. 3, six, and
Lieut.. Col. c. X. Norton, back, three.
Kelly Field can muster but eight
goals at best and probably will start
team handicapped at only five or
six. The difference between the han
dicaps of the two teams will be the
obstacle the division must. overcome.
The likely Kelly Field lineup will
find Maj. L. NJ. Andrews, handicap
ped two, at No. 1; Maj c. j. Brown,
handicapped three. at No. 2; Lieuten-
ant Beverly. no handicap. at No. 3.
and Lieut.. Z. ID. Jones, Handicapped
one goal, playing back. Capt. i. f..
Boudirot. with two-goal handicap,
may get in the fray. Several Others
without handicaps are also available.
Lieut.. NJ. McD. Jones will referee.
All Games Are Free.
The public is invited to this game,
as well as all others in the tourna-
ment. No admission viii be charged
Seven teams are scheduled TO COM
pete for the Southwest circuit cup, q
trophy put up for sectional champion
ship competition by the United States
Polo Association. The local tourna-
ment is under the auspices of the
San Antonio Polo Club.
Monday, two teams drawing byes
in the first round. the Fourth Field
Artillery and the Twenty-third In
fantry, will meet at Harbord Field at
o'clock, preceded by match, to he
called an hour earlier, between De
troit and the Fourth Cavalry, winch
also drew Dyes in the first round.
The Detroit team in reality will be
an all-star freebooter aggregation,
with Carl and Earl Crawford of De-
troit, sgd Donaldson of Kyle. Tex,
and Lieutenant Mcclure Of the
Twelfth Field Artillery the mem
bers.
The Twelfth Field team defaulted
to the Eighth Corps Area Headquar.
tiers combination in the first round
and Headquarters will play Tuesday
against the San Antonio Polo Clubs
| team of civilian stars, who drew q
first-round bye. The Tuesday game
will be at Hartford Field at 3 O'Clock.
The other team in the tournament
is the Fifteenth Field Artillery,
which also drew a bye in the first
| round.
Park Field Too Soft.
It is probable that all the circuit
cup games will be played at Harbord
Field; some few may be played at
Treat Field. in the Cavalry Post. The
municipal field in Breckenridge Park
is entirely too soft after the rains of
last week.
Following the circuit cup tourna-
ment, scratch event. in which the
teams will play without handicaps,
will take place. First-round pairings
have been made for this tourney, but
no dates set.
The Second Division first plays
Kelly Field. Eighth Corps Area Head
quarters. meets the Fourth Cavalry.
the Fifteenth Artillery tackles the
Fourth Artillery. and the Twenty
third 1nfantrymen cross mallets with
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