Evening star., 1940-10-03
Title Journey Calling for Guarantee Of $15000 Be Offered
Tommy Hitchcock to See Polo
Tilt Here as Special Guest;
Crack Line-ups Named

Tommy Hitchcock, regarded the
world over Is one Of the greatest
polo players Of all time, will come
to town as q special guest at Sum
day afternoons polo match between
Stewart Iglehart's Meadow Brook
IN. " team and Cecil Smiths
Texas four at Potomac Park polo
field. Mrs. George Angus Garrett,
chairman Of the Bundles for Britain
Fund, announced today.
Hitchcock is coming here with his
wife, the former Peggy Mellon. IA
NOUS New York socialite. and will
occupy one Of the special boxes. He
and his wife will fly here on an
Eastern Airlines plane along with
the eight ranking stars. The plane
will be chartered specially by Eddie
Rickenbacker. E. A. L. president.
and will arrive here around 1880
Sunday morning. The game is
scheduled for 8 pm.
All Familiar to Hitchcock.
Hitchcock has played with and
against the eight ranking stars dur
ing his colorful career.
Ofiicial nne-ups for the two teams
were announced as follows:
Meadow Brook-Elbridge T. Ger
ry 8 goals, Robert L. Gerry, jr
q goals), Capt. Stewart Iglehart
30 goals) and Bobby Strawbridge,
ira Is goals.
Texas-Michael Phipps % goals
J. Peter Grace, jr. (6 goals. Capt.
Cecil Smith 90 goals and Winston
Guest % goals.
The total goals for Meadow Brook
in players Is 80 and that Of Texas
81, and the United States Polo As
sociation, which has approved the
benefit match, states that this is the
first time in history that "a goals
of players and eight of the first
ranking players ever have COM
peted in a. single match.
Some 60-odd ponies and their
grooms are slated to arrive early
tomorrow and will be quartered at
Fort Myer, with Army leaders there
giving all the assistance needed.
pending the arrival OF the inter-
nationally famous stars on Sunday.
Lord Lothian. the British Am
bassador, yesterday congratulated
Maj. Gen. ]. K. l.. Herr, famous old
time polo star, for being selected as
referee for the benefit game. Maj.
Gen. Herr pointed out that it was
quite fitting for Winston Guest,
member Of the Texas team, to be
playing in a match for such q noble
cause. since he was born in Eng
land and adopted in America. and
has played in many stirring in
ternational match against the Brit
ish. Guest. 9-goaler. played at
back for America against Argentina
in 1888 and 1890, 1896 and 1899
against England. In 1882 he played
at No. against Argentina in the
series at BuenoS Aires.
Army Folk Enthusiastic.
The presence Of Cecil Smith and
Stewart Iglehart as opposing cap
tains has stirred Army polo men
throughout this section to a high
pitch Of enthusiasm and the re-
quests for tickets indicates that be-
tween 5000 and 10000 persons will
be on hand for the match. One of
the umpires will be Maj. Peter
Rodes, who Is we'll known in ma
tional polo circles Gen George
Marshall, chief of stan: Gen. Bry-
den and Gen. Devers are members
of the committee, sponsoring the
match.
Tickets, priced at 81. So and IS, are
on sale at the Bundles for Britain
headquarters. 1881 Connecticut ave-
nue.; American Automobile Associa- =
ton, Keystone Clubs and all leading
hotels.
The Foxcroft Alumni Association
is sponsoring the match and one of
the main cogs behind the polo move
ment here is Mrs. Charlotte Nolan,
director Of the Foxcroft School of
Middleburg, Va.