San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Fowth's Team Battles
Hard, However, and Ties
Division at Half.
FEATURE GAME SUNDAY
Picked Fort Sam Houston
-Four Meets Chica-H.ar-
tet at Harbord. 4

| The crack Second Division polo
team OF Fort Sam Houston DISPLAYED
spectacular reserve strength Saturday
afternoon In the final game o. the San
Antonio Polo Club cup tournament
and turned back the Fourth Field Ar.
tillery team, IL b 3, after the artil.
lery four threatened TO repeat their
upset Of last Thursday when they de-
feated the strong San Antonio club
in the tournament Saturdays game
YVES played at Cavalry Post.
Only six chukkers were played but
in this time the two teams crowded in
some of the most desperate playing OF
the tournament, with the Fourth Field
Artillerymen more than holding their
own, and tied with the Division team
at the half.
The game was featured BY the hard
riding and hitting of both teams and
the perfect teamwork which enabled
one team and then the other to score.
mckinley Starts 1t Off.
Lieutenant Mckinley scored the
first goal Of the game near the end of
the first chukker and Lieutenant
Phelps scored Immediately thereafter
for the artillerymen. Both goals were
made when the players broke loose
from scrimmage In the middle Of the
field and drove the ball between the
posts after consecutive long drives.
The first chukker ended to / in
favor of the Division after Lieutenant
Benson added a goal.
Colonel Swift took the bah down
the field at the beginning of the sec
ond chukker and scored the first of
three goals made By the Artillery in
this period. Lieutenant Shea made
another 80 seconds later. Lieutenant
Miller made the third one and then
Lieutenant MCKINLEY counted for the
Division.
The Artillery played sensational
polo in the second chukker and their
rally put them ahead. to 8. Lieu
tenant Smith tied the score early in
the third chukker with an easy shot
from scrimmage in front of the Divi-
sion goal. Lieutenant Cullins, substi-
tuting for Lieutenant Shea in this
period, put the Artillerymen ahead
again with q goal made from a diff
cult angle. Lieutenant Smith. how
ever, knotted the count again with an
other goal in the same period, which
closed the half with the score tied at
five-all.
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The Division began to display its
comeback qualities in the fourth chuk-
ker when four goals were made Civ
ing the winners a lead of three over
the fighting Fourth. Lieutenant Nc
Ginley put the Division ahead with an
acute angle shot after Lieutenant Ben
son had stroked the ball into a scoring
position. Lieutenant Smith followed
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| ing shot that carried far above the
Ginley made another goal with a
close shot and then Smith added TO
the mounting Division score with 4
final effort which resulted in another
goal for him.
There was no more question Of a
Division victory when Lieutenant
Smith put the team ahead by five
goals in the fifth chukker by scoring
again.
Lieutenant Smiths goal followed the
only two accidents of the game
Lieutenant Jones. who was unpir-
ing, was the first TO take a tumble.
He suffered nothing more than
slightly bruised leg, but scarcely a
minute later Lieutenant Phelps was
thrown headlong from his mount when
it stumbled. He fell clear and re-
sumed the game uninjured.
Lieutenant Mckinley added the fin
al Division score in the sixth ehukker.
All of the Fourth Field Artillery
players scored one goal each, including
Lieutenant Cullins, who substituted in
two periods. Colonel Swift played
hard-hitting game with Lieutenant
Phelps showing flashes Of good play
ing at No. / position and Lieutenant
Miller playing well on the defensive at
No. 4.
Fine weather prevailed for the game
but the field was slowed up consider
ably by the soaking rains Of the night
before and this caused two spills
which. happily, did not result in ser
ious injuries. Not as large a crowd
was present as on the previous day
but the spectators were rewarded with
an exciting game
Scores.