Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16

SCHEDULED TO
START SUNDAY
Ringgold Team Opens
3-Game Series With
Local Post Team at
O'clock

The opening play Of . polo tcurna-
ment that IL expected to settle the
championship Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley section is scheduled to
get under way Sunday afternoon on
the Fort Brown parade ground. Fort
Ringgold will tangle with the four
from the local post, starting promptly
ut . o'clock.
The second game Of the series is
scheduled to be played Wednesday
afternoon and the third next Sunday.
All three games will be played even
should one Of the teams win the
first two games.
Sixty-twc men from Fort Ring
gold made an overland march to
Brownsville last week, bringing pom
les and moral support for the visit
ing cam. They are expected to turn
out to q man 10 cheer their team in
the opening game Of the tourna-
ment.
The visiting players have been
working out daily since their or
rival Wednesday getting themselves
and their horses accustomed to the
field here.
Holders Of the new season parking
space reservations, mailed out Thurs
day afternoon by Captain Vernon VI.
Shell, post polo representative, are
requested to present them for sd-
| m~ittance ut the Elizabeth street en-
trance TO the post. An admission fee
| will be charged to those not holding
the parking space privileges, 1t was
said.
Rain Unlikely
p AZ avan - ~.s- ale ~m- -sfl
be played on the first day that
Shell said Saturday. The weather
element was considered an unlikely
factor, however, M weather bureau
officials stated Saturday that 20 far
a. could be determined ut that hour
conditions we're right for perfect
weather Sunday.
The officials Of Sundays game
will be the same as those who have
been officiating in the inter-post
tournament that has been in prog
ress here during the summer season.
Lieut.. Jimmy Edmunds will referee,
while Capt. Albert Lopitz will hold
the watch.
The tourney starting Sunday 10 to
be in the nature Of q warm-up affair
for the annual mid-winter tourna-
nsent to be held at the local post
during January Of this year.
Several crack polo teams Of the
army have already been engaged %
come here for this play, and others
will be scheduled as soon as the
necessary funds become available,
Capt. Shell said.
Almost any polo team in this Sec
tion Of the country would be willing
to come here and enter the tourna'
ment, he declared, Brownsville be.
ing one Of. the few spots in the
United States where weather con
ditions permit of winter polo.
East Could Help Valley
Devotees Of the sport here are do
ing all in their power TO sufficiently
stimulate interest in polo TO make
it a major sport here during the
winter months. Capt. Shell has
pointed out on numerous occasions
the almost untold advantages the
Valley could derive If once the
polo-playing element Of the East
could be brought to see the winter
polo possibilities Of the Valley.
The lineup for Sundays game:
Fort Brown Position Fort RinRgold
Capt. Franklin $500. Lieut.. Dugan
No. /
Capt. Burt .......... Lieut. Palmer
No. 2
Corp. Cornsd $500. Sgt. Yesnici
No. .
Lieut.. Claybrook ...... Lieut.. Evans
No. 4
Lieut.. r. T. Carver will be in
uniform to sub 70. the Fort Brown
team, while Lieut.. Edward ". Flick
EFT. will serve in . like capacity for
the Ringgold boys.