Meadow Brook, June 4. cigawieon' Iglehart; former ice hockey star and reputed to be the weakest link of the American team, outrede some of the greatest names in polo today as America defeated the English four, 11 goals to 7, in the first match of the international series for the Westchester Cup. Replacing Cecil Smith, star ten-goal player of the American team, in the last minute because injuries prevented the husky Texas cowboy from. taking the saddle, Iglehart surprised the critics by flashing sensational riding and excellent defensive work to enable his squad to triumph against a superbly mounted team.
Iglehart, who is a ten-goal man, was a live-wire and he also stroked a long, accurate ball.
His powerful forehand drives were deadly in their accuracy and they also had length. The combination of accuracy and length was just what his team mates required when it came to scoring. They took up his passes and revealed excellent sharpshooting, dominating in every chukker but the fourth. The Americans were outscored in' the fourth chukker, 2 goals to 1. At half-time, the score was 6-5, in favour of the Americans.
Not only was Iglehart, who played No. 3, largely responsible for feeding his.mates with passes which were easily converted into goals, but e was grand in defensive work, Tiding off the British players with great skill.
The turf was softened by three hours of rain, but was not dangerously slippery.
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