Americans to Represent Shanghai in the Tournament at Tientsin 'A representative American polo team is leaving for Tientsin during. ithe next few days to take part in a big tournament which is to be held there the Shanghai, Tientsin, Peking and. Uniited States Army teams. The Shanghai captain, Mr, Don Burdick, has already eft" for the north by the Indo-China Navigation Co.'s str. Fausang with 10 ponies.
The Shanghai American polo team will play against Tientsin, Peking and the United States Army teams during the polo week, August 18 to August 25, this having been arranged by Mr. Francis Benbow Rowe; honorary secretary of the Tientsin Polo Club.
'The team to represent this port will be composed of Chalaire, No. 1; Franklin, No. 2; Rodger, No. 3; and Burdick, back. It will be the Jeame team' as that which represented the American troop in the Hoyt Cup competition, out of which they emerged victors. Play will be under the Cunningham colours as this is a representative American team and not the regular troop team.
Mr. Burdick will arrive ten days ahead of the other members of the team in order te get the ponies in training and in good condition and imyeftects of their Journey to. the to see that they recover from the
north and get used to the: Tientsin rg, Beound.
The programme for the week:
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