Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Anecn Possesses ulvar for International Polo Combination

ternational polo team. which lost to
the British before the cream of Ameri-
can society in two matches at Newport,
r. l., in 1886. His mother is one of
the Nations finest horsewomen. He is
master of the famous Aiken Drag Hunt
in South Carolina and perhaps the
greatest teacher of polo the game has
known. Possessed of strong physique,
a competitors heart and magnificent
strokes. Hitchcock stands alone today
at the head of all polo players.
Hitchcock the Great.
If American polo had Hitchcock as
it's only asset the British would still
be in an unenviable position. He has
never been beaten by Englishmen He
helped the great Devereux Milburn re-
cover the Westchester Cup in London
in 1921. He swept the British from the
field in 1924 and 1927. leading the at
tack. and inflicting upon them the most
devastating defeats in the history of
the game.
Hitchcocks game has matured Now
that he is captain of the American
forces, he directs the play rather than
leads it. Therefore he will probably
play No. 3, which might be described
as the pivot position. or turn-table, of
the game. The No. turns defense
into attack and Hitchcock is a master
at it. His long hitting and aggressive
riding are, of course, unparalleled.
Hitchcock would undoubtedly like to
use an American team as close as pos
sible to that which overwhelmed the
Argentines in the last great match in
1923. In that game he had w. Averell
Hartman at No. l, young Earle Hop
ping, jr, at No. 2, himself at No and
the dynamic Winston Guest at back.
All his practice matches have made it
clear that he cannot erase the memory
of that spectacular afternoon from his
mind. And why should he?
Guest has been playing regularly at
back, though there are many who be-
lieve he would be stronger No. 2; ever
since his early days at Yale he has been
a most aggressive player with fair for
offensive fireworks. However. he can
play back, brilliantly if not so reliably,
and Hitchcock is ever one to gamble on
the sensational rather than the safe.
Hartman Out.
Young Hopping has been trying out the
No. 2 post again, though he had hard
fall in the second test match which
stiffened him considerably and retarded
his progress He would be an Invaluable
player for the team, for he has not only
strong strokes and an undying spirit,
but also that magnetic quality which
holps to mold four Woodworking indi-
vidualS into team.
The No l position is more open.
Hartman, hero of the 1928 games, is
out of it. and the most promising can
didate is Eric Pedley, dashing Cali
fornian who first f1ared across the polo
horizon in 1924. Pedley, natural No.
2, has ben playing magnificently in the
early tests, shooting goals from all inn
possible angles, which is just what the
doctor orders.
These four are the leading candidates:
Pedley, Hopping, Hitchcock, Guest
Others with a chance are Elmer j.
Boeseke, IT., another Californian; little
Pete Bostwick, the spectacular gentle
man rider; Laddie Sanford, Harold E.
Talbot, jr: Cecil Smith and Rube Will
liams, two cowboys from Texas, and the
fine young stars of the old Aiken team
Stewart Iglehart and j. c. Rathborne
With any of them America could win,
and while this is pretty early, the ODDS
might fairly be about to 5.
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