The, Americans revealed superior teamwork. It was only the heroic efforts of Eric Tyrell-Martin, back for the English team, and the series of thirteen penalty shots against the Americans thet prevented the home team from scoring a more. decisive victory.
The Americans played a hard, rough game and it was their roughriding which resulted in most of the thirteen penalties given against them.
In the second chukker, Tyrell-Martin collided with Michael Phipps, No, 1, head-on. The British back was thrown heavily from his saddle and remained unconscious for several minutes, He was quickly revived by the field physicians, however, and recovered sufficiently to resume play. He was given a great ovation when he returned to the game after his heavy fall.
The accident did mot seem to hamper him to any great extent, for he proved to be the best man on the English team.
Tommy Hitchcock, veteran United States player who has played in every International match since 1921, led the individual scorers by hammering in five goals. Phipps slammed in three goals, Winston Guest, who a few years ago played in exhibition matches in. Shanghai, scored two goals as did Iglehart Balding Scores Four excellent teamwork, failed to reveal the smooth combination which had marked their play in practice encounters.
England's great string of ponies did not. show up the American mounts as much as at first expected, although the soft condition of the turf might have been responsible for this.
The English team has 66 polo ponies, worth some U.S.$250,000. They have been gathered from the four quarters of the globe. Eleven were donated by Lord Cowdray, non-playing captain of the team. The Nabot of Bhopal and the Maharajah of Kashmir, two of the richest men in India, have donated seven and four ponies to the team respectively.
Balding, field captain, prior to the match said, "We feel that, individually, the American players are probably better than we are, but we are concentrating. on teamwork and feel {we can overcome individual superiority by team superiority."
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