Evening star., 1937-09-12
RumOrs of Feud,

HE sensation-lovers have been try
ing to make out a case for or
ganized mayhem on-horseback by re-
calling that the Argentines won so
decisively last year from the Green
tree team (Bostwick, Hitchcock, Bald
ing and Jock Whitney, because they
were rougher than the Americans
and perhaps just a bit ungentlemanly.
AS the gossips have it, a feud began
then.
Hitchcock is the first to deny this.
The Argentines beat us because
they played better polo and for no
other reason. They taught us some
thing we needed to know and we're
fools if we don't make the best use of
the lesson"
Certainly, the San Jose players from
Buenos Aires. ride and play as though
the devil were chasing them. They'd
climb the goal posts on horseback if it
would help them shoot winning point
But they are fine sportsmen and no
group is louder in declaring this than
the American players who've been
bumped most violently by them.
Andrada Knows the Tricks.
Rig Q94 lbs.), burly Manuel Andrada
of the Argentine team is afraid of
nothing. Older than his teammates,
he's been playing polo for 20 years, and
he knows all the tricks. He plays the
back position on his team and it takes
flrst-class man to get through the
Andrada defense In the test matches,
during slashing game with Greentree,
Andrada, in dribbling the ball through
the posts after brilliant, unassisted
run down the field. ran down a goal
tender and knocked him unconscious.
The horseman, the victim and 1000
persons were so intent on the beautiful
play that not one person saw the i'm
pact of horse against man. When the
veteran gets an opportunity to star
everybody watches.
Luis Duggan, 1.-THE, almost debonair,
is the goal scorer par excellence. Not
so young or light as Bostwick or Igle-
hart, he is one of the cleverest players
in the world. If Greentree meets San
Jose in the open (and every one is GER
tain they WILD, he'll be riding against
Tommy Hitchcock. The fireworks
should be very bright, and the going
sportsmanly, if rough.
Ca7vaff;
GAzZOTTI, who also was here last
year. gives no quarter and asks
none. He bumps his opponents with
right good will and when he rides off
a player that player knows he's been
in a tussle.
Heriberto Duggan, young and hand
some brother of Luis, is new to Amer
lean spectators this year. A fve-goal
player, he is replacing the almost
legendary Roberto Cavanagh, nine
goaler who caused such havoc among
American opposition last year at
Meadow Brook. Heriberto improves
with every contest and very easily he
could develop into one of polo's great
est players With proper seasoning.
He's already good enough to worry
the men who must play against San
Jose.
Greentree or Old WeStbury or San
Jose is expected to win, but all the old
'sure-thing bets" about the outcome
have been discarded.
Old Westbury uglehart, Phipps.
Smith and Sonny Whitney, has beat
en- San Jose in the test matches !:
Greentree has beaten Old Westbury:
both teams have beaten San Jose, but
1t is wise to remember that it takes
time for ponies to get into condition
after eight weeks on shipboard as the
South American mounts were. Ponies
being at least so per cent of a teams
worth, this becomes an important
factor.
Its anybody's cup.