The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-29
POLO LOOMS AS
SUMMER SPORT.
OLYMPICS PASS
Davis Cup Is Gone, Olympics
Are Gone, and Golf Su-
premacy Is Maintained
HITCHCOCK IS GOOD
Louis Lacey Will Pit His
Greatest Strength Against
American Captain
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

(NEA Service Sports Writer)
The Davis cup is gone. The Olym-
pic championship is held by none
too glorious margin of victory. In
ternational golf supremacy is main
tanned by a group Of stars in their
prime and foreign nations become
more of threat on every other field
of sport.
Out of the far south there now
rides into prominence four horsemen
from the Argentine to challenge al
most age-long supremacy of the
United States on the polo field and
the nation has called upon Tommy
Hitchcock, the toughest riding and
hardest hitting polo pony rider in
the world.
Three Aid Him
There will be three other men with
Captain Tommy, Of course, but the
heavy burden of organizing and
leading the attack will fall upon his
broad and capable shoulders. And
in the role as the big ace Of the
Americans, Hitchcock will have ia
fight an individual duel with Louis
Lacey, the big star Of the South
American four and Hitchcock's only
rival for the title of the world's
greatest player.
It is certain that. there will be
enough competition to force Hitch
cock to his greatest heights, and his
friends say that the occasion never
has presented itself in the past
where he was forced to throw off
his rars and do some real riding and
hitting.
New Cup Offered
During the winter months the
United States Polo association Of
fered to place a new cup in COMPETE
ton to be symbolic of the Cham
pionship Of the Americas" and Ar
gentina accepted the invitation to
play the United States four in a
series Of three matches at Meadow
brook in September.
Devereaux Milburn and Malcolm
Stevenson, heroes of number Of
brilliant victories in the information
al matches against Great Britain, an
nounced positively that they were
through with championship COMPETE
ton and Hitchcock was commits
stoned captain of the American team
and assigned to the duty Of recruit
ing team from among the young
talent.
It became apparent soon from the
and the seriousness
with which the South Americans
went into the business Of preparing
for the matches that the United
States was in for a real fight-more
of fight against even the big
Four" that the British offered in the
last matches fer the international
cup.
Milburn refused to be drafted but
Stevenson was persuaded to come
out Of retirement and help Hitch
cock. Winnie Guest, the brilliant
former Yale star, who was the inno-
cent cause of a near instruction be.
fore the last International matches,
claimed a place on the team, and the
fourth member is not certain yet.
South Americans Strong
The South Americans are excep-
tionally we'll mounted, and with La.
cey at the head they will have bril-.
liant quartet with Miles, Kenny and
Andrada riding behind them.
In addition to presenting some
brilliant team play the matches
promise those seldom happening
duels between two great stars.
Hitchcock against Lacey has al
the promise Of a pitching battle be-
tween Mathewson and Young; 1
match between jim Thorpe and Rex
Grange and a fight between Sulliva,
and Dempsey.
Around Meadowbrook they know
it is going to be great team battle
but they are preparing for battl,
and are confident.
Their confidence is placed entirel,
in Tommy Hitchcock and they saw
"Wait till you see Tommy ride. H
never had to do any Of his real rid
ing before"