Evening star., 1940-10-05
Games Finest Array
In Benefit Battle
Here Tomorrow
Smith, IgIehort to Lead
Forces Aiding Bundles
For Britoin Fund

Veteran polo experts. most OF
them connected with the United
States Army in Washington, today
were discussing the possibility of
bringing big time polo matches to
Washington next year should to-
morrow's match at Potomac Park
Polo Field, for the benefit of the
Bundles for Britain Fund, prove an
outstanding success.
The match, bringing together the
Meadow Brook Il. Il. team, cap
tanned by Stewart Iglehart, and the
Texas four, piloted by Cecil Smith.
may. in the opinion of these ex-
perts, prove the forerunner for other
big matches in the Nations Capital,
thus putting Washington on a par
with other Eastern cities where
polo is a top sport.
Maj Gen. j. K. L. Herr, grand
old man of polo, who is the chief
Of cavalry and who will referee the
benefit match, featuring for the
first time in history the eight rank
ing stars in a single contest, said
yesterday he thinks Washington is
ripe for outstanding polo matches" ;"
Game Tomorrow Test Affair.
Mai Peter P Rodes. another
nationally known figure in polo, who
viii be one of the umpires. said it
would be a tremendous boost for
sports in Washington if players of
the ilk of Stewart Iglehart and
Cecil Smith could display their skill
locally
1t. Col. Edward M. Sumner, at
tached to Gen. Hers Office and
who is one of the best Uniformed
men on the sport in this section.
expressed the sentiments of both
Gen. Herr and Maj Rodes.
Whether Washington is willing to
patronize this thrilling sport re-
mains to be seen tomorrow, starting
at 3 pm, when the Meadow Brook
and Texas teams swing into action
Igleharts cohorts will be Ebby
and Bob Gerry, nephews of Senator
Gerry, and Bob Strawbridge, presi-
dent of the United States Polo As
sociation. Opposed to them will be
Smith, Mike Phipps and Winston
Guest, both nine-goal men, and
Peter Grace, jr., the youngster now
rated at six goals, who seems likely
to go far i'll the game.
Announcement from the Bundles
for Britain headquarters, 1881 Con-
nectlCut avenue, was that the
famous Sd Cavalry Band, with its
full complement, mounted on horses
and with all the customary trap
pings. will lead the polo procession
into the park.
Notables to Attend.
Mrs. George Angus Garrett. chair
man of the Bundles for Britain
Fund. also announced Douglas Fair
banks, jr., and his wife would be
on hand, occupying special seats
near Tommy Hitchcock, the polo
great, and his wife, the former
Peggy Mellon. Her committee also
IS hopeful, she said, of having Bing
Crosby, the noted crooner and a polo
enthusiast, come to the match
should he finish his Red Cross golf
round here in time.
The stands, seating 10000 per-
sons, have been completed and
everything to give Washington a
big time polo setting has been ar
ranged.
Bob StraWbridge. member of the
Meadow Brook team, arrived this
morning in advance of the other
stars and was interviewed by Cor
don Hittenmark over Station WRC.
Tickets, priced at 81, So and SIS,
may be procured from the Bundles
for Britain headquarters, the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. the
Keystone Auto Club and leading
hotels.
Arrangements also were COM
pleted to have six powerful loud
speakers at the field to inform fans
on the progress of both the World
Series and the Redskins-Pittsburgh
football game.