Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1930, Page 41

SPORTS. 1{E EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930. SPORT S. D3 bnly One Native Son on British Polo Squad That Will Play United States Team JOHN BULL RAKES EMPRE FOR TARS Primes for Year and Opens’ Purse in an Effort to Whip America. BY PETER VISCHER, Editor of Polo. EW YORK, August 21— Great Britain has called her sons from the ends of the earth for her challenge of American polo supremacy. Never has the old adage, “Once an Englishman, always an Eng- lishman,” been more strikingly {llustrated, for England has ral- lied to the colors her best players in India, Ireland, Argentina— even America—in fact, as the British team stands today there is only one Englishman on it. Britain has made two spectacular and costly attempts to retrieve the precious old Westchester Cup since Devereux . Milburn led an American team to vic- tory over the war-shattered English team in 1921. Each ended in defeat . and dismay. Not only were the British teams swept from the field by the force + of the American blows, but so badly disorganized were the Britons that their spirit was all but broken. Prepared for Year. ‘This time the Britons took a full year to prepare their American invasion. They brought the three best players in India to England to try for the team. They sought out the sensational Lewis Lacey in Spain, where he was| playing polo with the King, and in- duced him, as born Canadian, to com- pete once more for Britain, though he was a full-fledged Argentinan in 1928. ‘They sent to Ireland for the dashing Capt. Pat Roark: and they brought home to promising young Britons who were making their mark in the speedy American game. ‘They gave the reins of leadership into entirely new hands. No one had ever heard of Capt. Charles Tremayne as a leader in polo, though he had distin- guished himself as a leader of men in the war. But he was selected by the powers of British polo to choose a team, regardless of previous record, tra- dition or social prestige. That he was a comparative unknown was the great advantage in his favor, for it meant that he was outside the turmoil of Lon- don politics, to which the bizarre in- trigue of ancient Eastern courts is as child’s play. Horses Cost Plenty. At a considerable cost Great Britain eollected a string of 50 of the greatest polo ponies ever assembled under one stable roof, & string which may be con- servatively valued as worth $250,000. The best thoroughbred blood in Eng- land, Ireland and Argentina was called upon to supply the four-footed players the British team. After a series of bitterly contested trials in England, in which most of the original British candidates were dis- carded, a team was selected and sent on to America. Under the leadership of Capt. Tremayne it consists of Capt. Richard George at, No. 1, Gerald Balding at No. 2, Capt. Roark at No. 3 and Lacey at back, with Aiden Roark and Humphrey P. Guinness as substitutes. George is the most aggressive young player in India. He came here in 1927 to try to help Britain win back the Westchester Cup, made a great impres- sion as a scrapper, and finally was counted out with a broken collarbone. Balding is & big, powerful Englishman, with all the virtues of reliability and all the disadvantages that go with a lack of brilllance. He is well known in America, as for for the last few years he has been the polo coach at the Rum- son Country Club, along the picturesque Bhrewsbury in New Jersey. Roark Stands Out. Roark is the outstanding figure on the British team. A temperamental ) v it . NTERPRISE LEADS Still Offers a Puzzle NEW YORK, August 21 Critics who have ventured to name the team that will be selected to oppose the British in September's poio matches at Meadowbrook were not so sure today as to which three players will ride with Capt. Tommy Hitcheock. With Rube Williams, cow puncher, replac: ping at No. 2 yesterd: the varsity Whites _triumphed over the Reds, 19 to 16, in a spectacular tussle. [ the Texas | Earle Hop- In all but two periods the Jay- Vees, aided by a_seven-goal handi- cap, played the Hitchock combina- tion to a standstill, but in those two periods the Whites appeared to be the best combination yet to take the field in the series of test matches Willlams appeared uncertain at the forward position, but in spite of this he showed to the best ad- vantage any No. 2 has shown since Cecil Smith, his fellow Texan, tried out at the post several weeks ago. He scored three goals and figured in many of the plays that led to Eric Pedley, the Californian, count- | ing nine times. Winston _Guest again_was at back for the Whites, with Hitchcock riding at No. 3. Irishman, he has at_times played polo surpassed only by Tommy Hitohcock. | He is the direct opposite of Balding. brilliant, spectacular, dashing, more the | kind of player favored in American polo. Lacey is, perhaps, the most sen- sational individualist the game has ever known. Obviously, this is a curious combina- tion. On the attack Britaia has two players who can be counted on to give | a good performance, but who can hardly | be expected to do the unexpected. On | the defense Britain has two amazing | personalities, who may play well to-| gether, and who, on the other hand,| may not. This is the team Britain will show to a roaring crowd of 40,000 pe- sons when the gong rings on Meadow Brook’s famous _international field at Westbury, Long Island, on September 6. | Formerly the British invaders came | here early in the Spring to have plenty | of time to get used to American grounds | and American competition, This year, because British invaders in the past in- variably lost their form during the long stay on American soil, the British ar- rived only three weeks before the matohes. Naturally, they are now only | shaking out their sea legs. | However, the British have had a| number of light practice sessions. These showed clearly that the Britons are de- termined to maké good and to wipe out the stigma of defeat and disorgani- | zation which has been attached to their | polo ever since the war. Whether they | will be able to do that or not depends| mostly on the team Hitchcock will be able ‘to assemble on behalf of the| United States, and that at this writing looks very good. (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- paper Alliance.) COWDIN’S POLO PON_IES | ARE SOLD FOR $30,000 NEW YORK, August 21—Citroen, an | Argentine-bred gelding, brought the highest price at the auction of J. Cheever Cowdin's polo ponies at Wil- liam Post & Son's, East Williston, Long Island, yesterday afternoon. Citroen was sold for $10,000 to J. A. Schell of Buffalo, Five other of Cowdin's mounts were disposed of, only three of the string be- ing unsold, because of reserves being put on them. Fire Fly, a brown mare, and Strumma II, chestnut mare, went for $6,000 each to Fred Post, acting as an agent. In all, the Cowdin ponies | bm;gm $30,000, or just under $5,200 | eac! [N AR, SAILS TO DEFEND CUP. SOUTHAMPTON, England, August 21 (#).—K. Preston, well known British yachtsman, has sailed for New York to defend the British-American Cup for 6-meter yachts with his boat Prudence. Three other English boats—the Felma, owned by F. A. Richards; E. Parker's Fintra and Stewart Black's Coral—also will race. YACHT CANDIDATES Moves Into First Place in| Competition for Honor of Defending Cup. N four candidates for the honor | of defending the Ameflcfl'si Cup, was a favorite today to win the | second of the official trial races. }!er‘ victory yesterday over Weetamoe moved | her into first place, on paper at least, | on a basis of all competition to date. Yankee, the Boston and only non- New York contender, sailed by Charles | Prancis Adams, Secretary of the Navy, dropped Whirlwind astern yesterday. A split mainsail finally forced Whirl- wind out of the race, but she was al- ready beaten. The Boston boat re- mains, in the estimation of observers, the best heavy weather boat of the fleet, but heavy weather has seldom been the order of the day. Enterprise's splendid performance was due, to & great extent, to the able handling she received from her skipper, Harold S. Vanderbilt. Shamrock V Honored. Weetamoe, the Morgan-Nichols can- didate, sailed by George Nichols, son- in-law of the noted financier, found herself rated in second place today for the first time since competition among the four sloops opened. The New York Yacht Club fleet and many other yachts now in port dressed ship today as a welcome to Sham- rock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's fifth chal- lenger. Accompanied by Sir Thomas steam yacht Erin and the crew’s barge Killarney, the Shamrock is expected to reach here this evening from New London. A mooring has been put down for her in Brentons Cove, 5o she will find herself close beside the four American boats, one of which she will meet in the international classic opening Sep- tember 13. Yesterday’s summary: Start, 11:40; course, miles, leeward-wind- ward; wind light northeast, maximum 16% miles per hour. j Elapsed time. 4:22:14 4:23:20 EWPORT, R. I, August 21 (®). —Enterprise, smallest of the Finish, 1:43:48° 4:02:14 114415 404:20 SECOND DIVISION. Start 11:55. Yankee .. Whirlwind '/ Boat 15 miles. Enterprise . Weetamoe . :4:16:48 Withdrew - 1:87:1 4:21:48 L 1i38:48 TODAY BASE BALL5pn. AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. St. Loms TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK AT 9:00 AM. HAWKINS MOTORS Conveniently Located om Fourteenth Street Good Used Cars Authorized @ Dealers 1529 14th St. N'W. Dec. 3320 Act QUICK! LAST OPPORTUNITY Only a few more Introductory Tires at STARTLING Low PRICES! FEDERALS Get Acquainted Sale Price List Just look at Air-cushioned greater Every FEDE booster. 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Deck and Browda. semt. g FOMEN'S SINGLES. em{-finals—1:30 pm. Hel maine, New York Gity, ve " Mrs. "Virginis Dueker. St. Louls: Ruth Martinez, Washington St. Louls. and Dooly Mitchell, a program | P. Simons of Louisville. Keiles scored promising stirring play was | the biggest upset yesterday, defeating scheduled this afternoon in the national | nericy Leleek, 'firim_naga Fsc;degl:;xz&, public parks tennis tournament on the [ara Los Angeles, runner-up to Jennings Rock Creek courts. Considine and | last )earwago sctfmdm s;cnnd, who again four | Won ‘yesterday through a rousing rally, Mitchell were to face in one oi o b e S quarter-final matches in the DS “the | Washington student, and representing gles, starting at 1:30 o'clock. At TN Indianapolis. Markey, co-holder of the =yl ntlismsems]c::t;lflerri:lt ;fl;:fh‘f; der way | Washington parks doubles title, over- With Mrs. Ruth Martiner, District paArks Q’z'"fiofl*’b"“ Hall, Louisville, 6—1, s mpion, facing Mrs. Ann , 6—0. ;f&gdl:sm-;?: P Fouts, in the encounter e alss. Lindemann most, lntensflng to nelc d{;:@(e‘t;;}:fl:;;u | singles, easlly winning over ‘T;;l: -tound play in the men’s dou- [ SINEIES Bles was to be continued and semi-final gfifi:;rémfi‘amm' and Rose Hofkin, in the women's doubles also ] e 3 e trdod this afternoon. The men's | e wew Oty competition was to start at 3:30 o'clock | ' Th€ - s today. There were d the women's an hour earlier. Mrs. | IO upsets as competition in this division Aartines also is a semi-finalist in the | Started yesterday. Bud Markey and e he is paired with Jean Artz. | Eddie Yeomans, District parks title- berger of Pittsburgh. This combination | holders, were to face the Lejeck brothers, was to face today Mrs. Virginia Dueker | Leo and Charles, of Chicago, highly 3 s, -n& Mrs. Ann Lindemann. touted pair, seeded third, in the feature les Lejeck. Chicago, 28, Considine was favored 1o conquer | Match. Alan Staubly, who is represent- bt ok Da ars, Mitchell. The rangy Bob, as a rule, has ggollg?fl:‘\?i\;?‘m cVoil-. andl l;:t ll@,eck. 36,64, 62, 6—1. > been abie to best Georgetown's curly- | y ors of Leesburg, e His steadiness has toid. | Va. are other players well known here 2 e O Jatest win over Mitchell was | slated for doubles play today, their | First ound—Gus Amsterdam and Milford in the recent District championships at tenn;nsrkhnving Fon y!sberdnyt.h s a Bslpais, drew 1 the Edgemoor Club. Considine won the arkey and Yeomans won their first- District singles. A little later, however, | round match easily yesterday as did Bob Mitchell achieved the Washington parks | Considine and Dooly Mitchell, Washing- singles title in which Considine was |ton pair, seeded No. 4. Jennings, the but out by Eddie Yeomans in the semi- | singles champ, and de Lara, runner-up finals in a stunning upset. Considine | to Jennings in 1929, who have teamed and Mitchell advanced through easy | for the doubles, and are seeded first, third-round wins yesterday, the former | also Wwon _their first test handily. defeating Edward Nowak, Buffalo, 6—3, | Considine and Mitchell were to idle 6—2, 1—5, and the latter . trimming Monte Tiller, Louisville, seeded seventh, 6—3. 6—2, 6—4. All the other men’s singles matches today promised fine battling. George J. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. 1s—2:30 pm. Rupp and Hartz and Kayser, Artzberzer and Mar- ! Dueker and Lindemann. SUMMARY. MEN'S SINGLES. round—George Jennings. 3. C. Mill 62, 63 ¢ Drewes, St. uis, defeated Leo Kronman. Buffalo. 6--3, 6-2,'63: Robert Considine, Washington. defeated Edward Nowak. Buffalo, 3 78, Dooly Mitchell. ‘Washington, Monte Tiller, Loulsviile, Ky., 63, 6--3, Thomas Markey. Indianapoils, Ind., defeated lle, Ky.. 61, 6.1, 60, mons, Loulsville, K., defeated Norton, 8i. Louis, 3 3, 61 Baitfmore, ~deteated sr., Chi- .. Birminigham, . Martinez and Miss Artzberger defeated Frances Rousse and Mary | Mustaikis, Detroit, 6—8, 6—4, 6—4, to Jennings, jr., Chicago, defending cham- | reach the semi-finals in the women's plon, was ‘to face Ted R. Drewes, four | doubles. Dorothy Kingsbury and Louise times national champion, in a rubber | Omwake, Washington parks champlons, encounter. Each has defeated the other | defaulted in the first round to Ethel once in past parks tournaments. Haas and Lydia Kayser, Buffalo. R I, and E ATk, . 63, 6-3; Pat Deck, , Va., and Prank Broida, Pittsburh, Harvey T. Page, Nashville, Tenn., 829, 82" 61: "Robert Gonsidine and Doois —1, 5 ‘onsidine 015 Mitchell, Washington. drew bye: James Ke nan, Jr. and J. McConnell. Niagara_ Falls, N. V.. drew bye: Monte Tiller and Rober! Hall, ‘Louisville, drew bye; Dan Daly, Hono- . _Los Angel Chicago, 4--6, EIGHT WOMEN LEFT INNET TITLE PLAY Three Californians and Two| Foreigners in Running at Forest Hills. —Eight players stood today | crown which only one can win. By the Associated Press. OREST HILLS, N. Y., August 21. within striking distance of the | national women's tennis singles This group, comprising the sole sur- s, Va., defeated Edward | olis, aiid Saul Naidorff, Plain- Baltimore, and J. C. Miller, §r. Birmingham, defeated Ted Sewal. New York City, and_George Morgan, Ind. 46, 46, 7-5. = Dworkin and Elmer Reik. Cleveian e rton_an & 3 fobert Norton and Harry Shabers, St. Louis, Second 'round—Gus Amsterdam and_Mil- ford Meyer, Philadelphia, defeated Milton Blelfield and Nick Garcia, Detroit, 6--3, 6—2. 4-6. 6-2. Robert Considine and Dooly Washington. defeated e Daly. Honolulu, 5—1. n ey Haney, Drummond, Md., WOMEN'S SINGLES. Sec Virginia_Dueker, Louis, defeated Lydia Kavser, Buffalo. fented Rose B Hotkin Ehiledelonie 3 5 6—1, 6-3. 7 SnAPI WOMEN'S DOUBLES. Pirst round—Ethel Haas and Lydia Kayser, Buffalo, won by default from Louise Om- ke and Dorothy Kingsbury, Washington: Mrs. inia Dueker and Mrs. Ann Linde. mann, St. Louls, defeated Irene i Cleveland, and Ann_Slatmeyer, 1 Ohio. 6—4. 6—1; Helen Rupp 'and Lucille e olefeated Helen Germaine , New Yor . 63, 4. Jean Artzberger. Pittsbursh. and Mrs. Ruth Martinez, Washinston. defeated Fran- ousse a ary Mustaikis, 3 . 6—4, 6—4. 7 & s vivors of an original fleld of 57, was made up of three California pl one each from the South, Middre m and East and two from foreign coune- tries. Betty Nuthall, 19-year-old English star, still retained her place as per- haps the most logical contender for the title relinquished by Mrs. Helen Wills Moody. As evidence of the kind of tennis she is playing the Etm English girl displayed a snappy 3 6—3 victory over Edith Cross, America's third ranking woman player, achieved [in the third round yesterday. East Has One Hope. Marjorie Morrill of Dedham, Mass., the only remaining Eastern hope, also stood on her record which consisted of successive victories in straight love sets over Clara Zinke of Cincinnati and Dorothy Workman of Los Angles. Mrs. L. A. Harper of San Prancisco, possessor of a particularly ~deceptive southpaw style, likewise had not lost a set against Mrs. J. Dallas Corbiere of Boston, yesterday she won at 6—0, The other five quarter-finalists were Ethel Burkardt of San Francisco, Dor= othy Weisel of Sacramento, Mary Greef, Kansas City; Penelope Anderson, Rich- mond, Va., and Baroness Georgio Levi of Italy, formerly Maude Rosenbaum of Chicago. Miss Palfrey Beaten. Sarah Palfrey, 17-year-old Brookline, Mass, star was conspicuously absent from 'this list, having been eliminated by Miss Weisel yesterday after hold- ing a lead of 4—1 in the final set. The slight and slender Miss Weisel, a newcomer to Eastern courts this year, thus qualified to meet Miss Nu- meets Miss Burkardt, while in the lower half the line-up is Mrs. Harper vs. Miss Greef and Baroness Levi vs. Miss _Anderson. 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