Polo

The Defense Committee of the U. S. Polo Association selected, last week, a team to meet the Argentines. J. Cheever Cowdin was given the position of back, the one which had been in doubt, the one which 22-year-old Winston Guest had hoped to get.

Thus, the line-up will be:

United States Argentine

Harriman No. 1 Kenny

Hitchcock No. 2 Nelson

Stevenson No. 3 Miles

Cowdin Back Lacey

The date of the first match was postponed to Sept. 22 at the Meadow Brook Club, Westbury, Long Island. The reason for the change in date: the ponies of the Argentines have been increasingly coughing, suffering from influenza and laryngitis. So afflicted, ponies become weak, nervous, unpleasantly humored. But, late last week, the condition of the Argentine mounts was improved, and it seemed certain that Sept. 22 would see fast and proper polo.

And later still, last week, the U. S. polo team was unmercifully trounced in a practice game by a four composed of Guest, Roark, Hopping, "Laddie" Sanford. The score: 8 to 5. The question: If the U.S. team was unable to stop Guest and Sanford, how will it contrive to stop brilliant Lewis Lacey of the Argentines?