Evening star., 1926-03-28

where bur Jew people could md op
creased to such an extent in recent
Of the country today has opportuniti,
It was possible to bring together il
tenders for national honors in the S
tournaments 10 be held all over the
who shall represent the districts III
No community enjoys better O
than does Washington. Without tht
country clubs or TOlated fields or {
t0lk may ENJOY seeing IN action sew
polo teams which lave proved their
Sentative teams Of any section OF the
The crowds wht q gather about the
splendid fields o. Potomac Park to
witness the exciting matches and
practice games are an indication OF
the great interest which prevails here
and show that the opportunity offered
IS appreciated
Polo wherever played is a strictly
amateur sport, which owes its support
70 those wholly participation and en-
CCura cement snow that they believe
III the value of clean, hard, faSI com.
petition. in the building up Of the
physical and mental qualities charac-
teTiStiC OF good SpOrtS-aen. II receives
great and deserved encoura cement in
the Army, which sees in such sports
the means for keeping personnel
physically lit for meeting the severe
requirements which the country may
AZ any time see fit TO impose upon
those in its military service and which
II has a right TO expect shall ind them
fully qualified 10 Withstand.
Government Furnishes Horses.
Although the attitude OF the Gov
ernmeM- gowdrd polo AS we'll as
other sports is one OF encoUra cement,
II IS not 70 be expected that II can
bear the entire expense incident there
70. Aside from allowing the Army
horses which are maintained here for
the necessary training OF personnel
III horsen2a nship, recognized as one OF
the necessary qualifications OF an
officer, to be used by qualified officers
in the game, there is no further sup
port Of polo by the Government. EX-
penses corrected with the mainte-
nance OF polo fields and equipment
used in the game ara provided Tor Our
of funds raised by voluntary subsCrlp-
tious, benefit affairs and exhibitions
since there are no admission charges
to the games
The cost Of maintaining the polo
fields and The outlay Incidental TO as
sisting IN Cetra yment OF necessary
expenses incurred III bringing visiting
teams Tor competitions are the great
est items in the expense account OF
the local polo organizations. Personal
equipment used III the game by in
divldual players is furnished by the
players themselves.
The local polo organizations are the
Fort Ayer. Club, consisting OF mem
bers from the 10Th Field Artillery and
Sd Cavalry stationed there, and the
War Department Club, made up OF
members on duty in the City of Wash
ingtoa. u is hoped that civilian
organization soon Will be formed from
among the many enthusiastic horse
men Of the city, 10 further increase
support for the sport. \ Wcman's
polo club was formed last year and IL
is expected lh2t its efforts will pro
vide additional interesting activities,
his team is considering challenges
received trCn women : teams Of BalIi-
more and Philadelphia, which should
result IN further interesting events.
Keen Rivalry Is Provided
In the immediate vicinity the polo
teams representing the 6th Field Ar
ttllery at Fort HoyIe, the headquarters
Sd Corps Area, and the Baltimore
Polo Club Of Baltimore, the Polo Club
of AIiddleburg and the Engineers of
Fort Humphreys provide the oppor-
tunity for keen rivalry and exciting
competition. Nearly all OF these
teams have been seen in action at
Potomac Park curing the past year
and it is expected that they will par
ticipate in the many interesting events
planned for the coming season.
During the past year several Of the
local teams. have made env!able
records.
The 18th Field Artillery team. com
posed of such nationally known play
ers as Mai. r. L. Hoy!e Capt. Tate,
Lieut.. Benson, Capt. Sharp and Lieut..
McLlhenny. has record Well deserving
Of remark. This team participated III
the Richmond polo tournament, where
It fought its way TO victory TIL oush
q field consisting Of the Charlotte
Country Club. F2uQuier Country Club.
Virginia Military Institute. 111th Field
ARTILLERY o. Virginia, Fort Bragg and
the War Department Blue.
In the Morrell cup tournament at
Philadelphia It again emerged Ticto-
rIous after overcoming the opposition
to be expecred from such powerful
teams as always are put into the field
to represent the Philadelphia Country
Club, Bryn Iawr Polo Club, Rumson
Polo Club and the War Department
Blue.
Fought Its Way to the Final.
In the Southeastern circuit l2-goa
championship tournament for the
honor Of representing the circuit, in.
Guiding Washington, il the nat-ona-
1o-goal championship, the I6th touSt
it's way 10 the final, and lost only b.
the margin of a. single goal, scorei
against It in an extra period OF play
made necessary by a tic Al the enc
Of its game with Bryn MaUr.
This team, composed o. practica!l,
the same players as last year, VIII D.
seen in action again here, and WI
bear watching as a strong CONTENDER
for the national honors IN its class.
The Sd Cavalry team OF Fort Mye:,
headed by Mai, Chaffee, was the win
ner Of the low-goal event in the loca
Fail tour. Il1at.t over a field made L.
Of the Headquarters, 30 Corps -ATe3
6th Field Artillery, Engineers. lGtl
Field ArtiIlery* second team and WA
Department White. II will presen,
feW changes in its lineup during the
coming season. and may be eXpectec
to have benefited greatly by its sea
sons experience.
The War Departner, Blue (tlrstl
team, by winning the high goal event
IN the Fall tournament, brought Is
season TO d triumphant close. Handi-
capped by the enforced absence Of
Col. N z. Margetts, its captain, and
Col w. NJ. Morris. its veteran No.
II furnished great surprise to the
local polo followers by proving itself
4 dark horse contender, defeating the
brilliant 10Th Field Artillery team in
one Of the fastest, hardest-fought
games ever seen in Potomac Park.
The team in this tournament under
the ABLE leadership of Mai II J. John