The American team, after their victorious career during the Tournament started as hot favourites for tthe final, when competing on Sunday against the Army Team consisting of—Ballard No, 1, Erskine No, 2.
Major Hughes No. 3, Barthorp No. 4
However "the proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof," and though the Americans waltzed gaily round their. opponents in the first' chukker and part of the next, and levelled up the four goals they had ind to give on handicap they seemed suddenly to lose their combination fand steadiness from that time on.
Spectators watching thought that the Army had no hope of victory, and with the score stanang at four all at the end of the second chukker, it Jooked as though the Americans only had to go straight ahead to win.
'The Army then immediately' changed their tactics and instead of playing a rather loose and straggling game marked their opposite numbers and definitely stuck to them. "Hughes hung on to Franklin ike a leech and broke up consequence the major portion fof the American attack, The ga then seemed-to be confined to. field play, when the Army suddenly saw an opportunity and rushed through with Erskine scoring from 2 very" diffealt angle which Franklin nearly saved. The score then stood at five to four in favour of the Army. Another—break through resulted in Ballard scoring. Franklin then got away and after good ce-operation among the whole team scored at the far end. Both teams then went full out, each determined to win the match, and the Americans had two unsuccessful their opponents' goal, useful bit of team work on the part of the Afmy rushed the ball up the side line Barthorp to score. Ve fatter this the bell rang, leaving the Army the victors in the last open tournament of the season, Goals wore scored for the Americans by Franklin 2, Allman 1, Rodger 1, Taylor 1; for the Army Erskine 1, Ballard 1, Barthorp 1. The Army started with four goals handicap in their favour. Umpire
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