The Archive · 1940

Tyro Cup Match This Afternoon

Shanghai Ground to Close Soon; Polo to Continue At Hungjao

By "Tse CuAsm"

Rain washed off yesterday's polo programme completely and if it continues with its occasional but nevertheless heavy showers the semifinal' match of the Tyro Cup, scheduled for this afternoon, will also be postponed. But should the weather improve the Tyro, Cup game this afternoon will be held at 5.30 o'clock when the two semifinalists—the Troopers and the Etceteras—will face each other.

e standard of polo is not ex-to be very high as many, in fact most, of the players are beginners. It was for the encouragement and improvement of the novices that Mr. J. A, Hayes presented the Tyro Cup for annual competition and every year new polo talent has been discovered during the series.

Moller to Help by Boddy oft Abbott for a well played 26 which took him 70 minutes to compile. and Lingard did very little but this brought Read and Lawrance By 8

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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