Evening star., 1936-06-21
WIN DECIDING TILT !
FROM BRITISH, 8-6
VanquiShed Players Drain
Cup of Champagne-AII
Yankees Score.
Hv the Associated Press.

ONDON, June 20-SlOWed down
by spongy turf, but clicking
magically when 1t counted
most, Americas youthful Big
Four" successfully defended the In
ternational Polo Cup today winning
the second and deciding match,
to s, on the famous Hurlingham Club
field.
Replying with two first period goals
after Hesketh Hughes, EnglahdS
sharpshooting No /. had electrified
the crowd Of 1900 by scoring on
pass from Gerald Balding in the first
25 seconds Of play, the Americans
Eric Pedley. Michael Phipps. Stewart
Iglehart and Winston Guest-never
were headed thereafter
The victory was the United States
since 1914 and enabled the Americans
to defend the trophy for the fourth
successive time.
A third and final game will be
played Wednesday to complete the
series. but it will be only an exhibition.
The big silver cup was presented TO
Guest, captain and back, by the
Duchess of Gloucester. He took it
to the dressing room where it was
filled with champagne by Bobby
Strawbridge, chairman Of the United
States Polo Association, and the rival
players slipped it dry.
Sultry heat and a field drenched
by last nights downpour greatly re-
tarded the players and their mounts
and the match fell far short in ex-
element of the opener, won by the
Americans 10 to on June 10. Under
these conditions the English were
slight favorites.
Ball Lodges Against POST
THE one flaming point Of the
struggle broke in the closing
seconds Of the sixth chukker after
Capt. H. P. Guinness scored TO pull
England up to six goals to seven for
America.
The crowd lifted a crescendo Of
groans as Eric Tyrrell-Martin's drive
hit the goal post and nestled there
at the base of the post. Guinness
and then Tyrrell- Martin made frantic
lunges at the white cleaning ball sit
ting up there like an ostrich egg. The
ball rested there with just an inch
or two needed to tie the count. Guest
finally charged in and rocketed the
ball far afield and ended the tension.
That, plus a double Somersault from
his mount by Iglehart in the second
period, and a three-goal rally in the
fourth which put England back in the
running were the high-spots Of the
match.
A few minutes after Guest scored
on a sharply angled pass from Pedley
to put America in front. to !, the
invaders back missed a goal-try on a
brilliant backhand flip from Iglehart.
The America No. left his seat in
making the shot and made two COM
plete circles as he struck the turf.
He got to his feet quickly and ran in
pursuit of his mount, paddock bound.
Phipps Halts British Rally.
A FTER Iglehart scored at the outset
of the fourth period to make
the score to /, Britain came back
with two goals by Balding and one by
Hughes. but Phipps stemmed the rally
with a tally as the period ended.
All of the victorious players partici-
pated in the scoring With three goals,
Pedley again led the American scoring,
/ but he was far below his record-equal-
ing nine-goal pace Of the first match.
Hughes counted three times for the
I losers.
The Americans easily might have
won by a much greater margin had It
not been for sterling defensive work
by Balding and Guinness and their
/ own over -eagerness. They missed II
scoring chances-twice as many as the
/ British.
Guest redeemed himself after in
accuracies in the first match. playing
in spectacular form both on the de-
fense, where he effectively bottled up
Balding. and on the attack in feeding
passes to his teammates. Although
ragged at times, it was the Americans
ability to rise with beautiful team-play
at critical points that accounted for
retention of the cup.
Line-ups and summary:
| America. Pos. England.
Eric Pedley-----No. - -HeSketh Hugh6 S
| Michael PhippS-No. - Gerald Balding
| Stewart Jglehart- No. 3 Eric Tyrrell-Martin
| Winston Guest---Back Capt. H.P.Guinness
Score by periods:
England -------i o o 3 / O--6
Scoring: America-Pedley 3; Guest and
| Iglehart, 2 each: Phipps England-Hughes,
| 3; Balding =; Guinness
Free shots: America-Guest. none out OF
| one England- Baiding, one out of two.
Ofhcials. Referee. Nelson. Umpires-
| Capt H c. Walford and r. r. Ashton.
| Seven chukkerS OF eight minutes each.