The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-05
Society Turns to Sport;
Plans for Army Polo
Team for 1927 Chosen;
Smart Gallery for
Tennis
By JEAN ELIOT

By JEAN ELIOT
MYTH the spring. 'le sport" Be.
NJ comes . major pre-occupa-
don with Neutrality-suspicious..
The golf links Of the country
clubs are fiTling up. tennis fans
are having their racduets restrung,
the horsemen-and horsewomen--
along the bride paths Of Rock
Creek Park ''conae not as single
spies. but in battalions." Prepare
lions are going on apace for the
horse show, scheduled for April 81.
81, and 2s. The National Whippet
Derby, which will introduce q popu.
lar sport to Washington, looms on
the horizon May 20 and 81. And
one begins to hear considerable talk
about polo and the polo ball.
Plans For Army Polo
So far as Washington's personal
be written Army polo. And for
the first time in the military his.
tory Of the game, an Army team
viii compete in the open champion
ship. the most important tourna-
nnent in America
In addition the Army team will
defend the national titles which it
now holds-the junior championship
Of America. the military champion
ship of Great Britain and America,
the championship Of the Hawaiian
Islands, the inter-circuit champion
ship and the twelve-goal champion
ship. With the approval and en-
thusiastic support Of Mai. Gen.
Charles Summerall, chief OF staff,
Il has been announced that the
team win be selected and assembled
ln ample time for organization and
preparation, that the best polo
ponies viii be made available and
that the players named for the
team are expected to assemble at
Mitchell Field, Long Island. before
June 10.
Players Named
Two officers on duty at Fort Myer
Capt. Joseph s. Tate and Lieut..
Guy s.. Benson-are on the Army
team for 1927. In accordance with
the policy Of retaining a nucleus Of
experienced players and gathering In
the outstanding players from other
Army teams. there will be some new
members Of the team this year. Be-
side the two already named, It win
include Capt. Charles II. Gerhardt,
cavalry. on duty at West Point;
Capt. George 3. Huthsteiner, cav
nlry, Fort Sam Houston, Tex; Capt.
g. A. Wilkinson, cavalry, Fort Riley,
Kan, and Capt. Peter p. Rodes, field
artillery, Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Polo in Potomac Park
Az soon as the weather permits,
games between the Fort Myer team
and the various War Department
teams will be resumed in Potomac
Park. It Is to be hoped that play
may start soon, for there Is nothing
ike the sight of the polo ponies
gcampering across the field to arouse
interest in the polo ball, an annual
event and always one of the gayest
events Of the early spring season.
Organized to raise funds to help the
Army polo teams carry on" the
cali will be; given this year at the
willard. on April 10; the Tuesday
sMfter Easter.
Smart Tennis Gallery
The tennis matches at the Ar
eadia last evening between William
Tilden II and Manuel Alonzo
brought out a very smart gallery.
In a large box directly opposite the
net were seated the ranking diplo-
mate-the Argentine Ambassador
and Nine. Pueyrredon and their
daughters and the Spanish Ambas-
sador and Nine. Padilla, with their
daughters. There were several
others In this box.
In the gallery one glimpsed Mile.
Jeanne Cretziano, daughter Of the
!, Rumanian minister, escorted by a
youth Of diplomatic cast; Mrs. VIII.
liam D. Thomas, formerly Miss
Helen Marye; Walter Wilcox, an
ardent and persistent tennis player
himself: Andrea Popovici, OF the
Rumanian Legation, and Constantin
Danielopol, also OF the Rumanlan
Legation; Miss. Elizabeth CAN'T,
with her brother-ln slaw, Lieut..
Lawrence Haugen, u. s. NJ, who
IL In town for few days from
philadelphia and Capt. Paul J.
McGahans s.s
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