Evening star., 1939-06-19
Aigh-Goa| Caba||ero,
Have Great Hopes
Of Conquest
Game, Ponies Improved.
Claims Lacey, Marvel
Of ~ Winners Here
BY HAROLD X. MILKS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BUENOS AIRES, June 10
Americas decisive triumphs over the
British polo forces at Meadowbrook,
N. Y, indicate that it may be some
years before the United States
supremacy in the sport can be sue
cessfully challenged.
The British poloists have ad-
mitted that they hold little hope
of whipping the Americans, after
watching the brilliant United States
team in action. Polo stars of other
countries agree The Americans
possess too many high-goal players
and too many good ponies.
But back in the distant estancias
from which come splendid horses
and daring riders the polo men of
Argentina are dreaming again of
victory over the Americans.
These hard riding caballeros
would like to repeat the triumphal
tour of 1922, when Luis Lacey-only
10-goal player in Argentine history
led squad abroad to capture both
the English and American open
championships.
Olympic Title Not Enough.
The Olympic championship this
country's sons captured at Berlin
in 1886 is not enough. Argentina
wants to beat the Americans.
Lacey, now So, says the constantly
improving strain of men and horses
soon should give this country an
other winning combination.
Il won't say that we have today
the players to beat the States team,
which to my mind is the best polo
outfit the world ever has seen," said
Lacey, but we have some comers
and with better sticking and better
horses they will soon be heard from"
From the 40 Argentine riders
who have handicap ratings of 5
or more Lacey picks as the No. l
combination for 1899 four camp
men, players from the interior coun-
try whose work as well as play
has been on horseback.
Lacey selects for his old No. 4
post an 8-goal star. Juan Carlos
Alberdi. Andres Gazzotti another
8-goal man, is chosen for No. 3.
Gazzotti is the most colorful of the
four top-notchers in Lacey's list.
He started life as a camp hand
equivalent to an American cowboy.
Later he became foreman, and
tried his hand at polo. He went to
the United States as a substitute
on the Santa Paula team and played
brilliantly when one of the regulars
was injured.
Many Stars on Hand.
Lacey likes Jose Reynal for No.
2. Reynal was one of three brothers
whose San Paulo team toured the
United States in 1890. Playing
under 7-goal handicap now,
Reynal is believed capable of jump
ing back into the 9-goal rating he
held in 1886 after month or two
of serious polo
Luis Druggan, who with Albert
forms the younger half of Lacey's
"all-Argentine" team, is rated the
fastest No. in this country. He
was a flash in the Olympic games
and also in 1896 when Argentina
won the Cup of the Americas from
United States four.
Besides these, Argentina has
host of sparkling players. They
include Manuel Abdrada, the
brothers Menditeguy. Julio and
Carlos, and Roberto Cavanagh, all
8-goal players; Sam Casares. En-
rique Alberdi, both 7-goalers; Ricar-
do Santamarina. who played in
North America last year under a
6-goal mark. and a score of others
with promising futures.
Maybe Britain and other coun-
tries haven't hope of beating the
United States-but the Argentine
has.