San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-10
DETROIT FOUR
BEATS LOCALS
FOR POL0CUP
Freebooter Team Wins Ex-
citing Final Contest
Sunday.
DECIDED At FAC END
Earl Crawford's Goal in
Last Period Beats
San Antonio.
DECIDED At FAC END

The Detroit Frecbooters are The
holders OF the Southwest circuit poo
cup "a the result of an exciting g.
to-J victory over the San Antonio
field at breckenridge Park Sunday
afternoon. The result was in doubt
until Earl Crawford. Detroit No. l..
drove the ball between the goal posts
in the eighth chukkcr for the winning
goal. -
Detroit was first to draw blood
and kept a jump ahead all the way
through. san Antonio followed De-
frolt goal for goal, except in the last
period when the locals were unable TO
match Earl Crawford's final con-
tribution.
Carl Crawford made the first
goal for Detroit in the opening
chukker. \ goal by Jack Lapham
in the second lied the score. Carl
Crawford mace two more for Detroit
in the third but goal each by Dick
Negley and Bill Meadows in periods
three and four cyened the count
aga. Lieutenant Mcclure scored
one for Detroit in the fifth period
but Bill Meadows did the same for
San Antonio. Meadows also made
another in the sixth a. a balancer
TO Carl Crawford's goal in the same
period. Neither side scored in the
seventh. San Antonio lost when il
failed TO overcome Earl Crawford
goal in the eighth.
\ Battle at No. 4.
The game resolved itself into u
battle OF backs. with Bill Meadows
of San Antonio and Lieutenant Nc
Clure of the visitors playing stellar
defensive polo.
Meadows was high goal man for the
San Antonio team with three goals.
Lapham rUu,inued 10 shON. the form
that he displayed in previous games
in the tournament and played an out
standing forward game with the stick
His horSemanship also was markedly
good. Jim Cbittim played probably
bis best game for San Antonio this
season at No. /. Dick Negley was
a consistent worker on the local four.
Earl Crawford gets the credit for
winning the cup for Detroit. not
through luck at all but as result
Of consistent effort throughout the
game both with his maIlet work and
riding Carl Crawford scored four
Of Detroit'S goals from No. :; position
where lie featured with his accurate
strOiing. Walter Negley was unable
TO score a goal for Detroit at No. .
but contributed a full share to the
teamwork.
The game was full Of sn;lls. Carl
Crawford. especially. fell victim to
several accidents. In the first chuk
ker Bill Meadows rode into him on
the knocS-in following safety and
dropped him from his mount. In the
third period Carl Crawford's horse
was struck with a mallct and ran
away. Later another horse fell with
him and had TO be replaced. He was
not injured in any of the falls. Chit
tim also was dismountcd in the sec
ond period but was unhurt.
Zig Crowd Sees II.
The game was witnessed by crowd
estimated at 1000. The boards on
both sides of the field we're lined with
cars. The weather was chilly and
the turf on the field was somewhat
soft on account of late rain.
Sundays game was played on the
flat. or without handicap. Both
teams had n handicap of ten goals.
putting them on par in the final
game or the tournament
The tournamcnt on the flat with
out hcndicapfl begins at . o'clock
Monday on Hartford Field. The
Fourth Field Artillery plays the Fiji
tecnih Field Artillery in the first
game and Eiehth Corps Area Head
quarters meets the Fourth Cavalry
in the second.
sundays game by periods: