Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 12 | Veteran Hitchcock Stars in Greentree's Polo Win

Veteran Hitchcock Stars In Greentree's Polo Win By HENRY SUPER WESTBURY N. N Y Sept 14 UP UP When When they ther count the men mem- mem hers bers ers of th the old guard who faded from the active sports picture this y vea year ar the name of Tommy Hitchcock wont won't be bc among them Dempsey Ruth Jones and Tilden all aU all tops in their fields elds a decade ago now ago now arc are mer merely iy names In the record books But But Hitchcock king of polo during that golden era of competition still sUiI rates a aspot spot among the worlds world's best mallet w mallet elders Four Fourteen years ago go Hit Bitch h then 21 w was s an ah intern international tion l star Ten goals was his rating rating and and that's as high as an ex cx- exp p po o n e n t of ot the sport of horse and mallet can go Last season after atLer af at- ter Ler two serious serious- brain concussions y put him out of commission f fox oj ox 0 most of f the c cam cam- campaign t i s P the Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- g v cock polo obituaries tt r aries were pre if J 4 pared The U. U S. S Polo Poto association n dropped him to nine goals along alon with Win Winston s t 0 Guest and Cecil Hitchco k Smith leaving the Y world without a 10 lO But Friday Tommy put on another another another an an- other of the leather hell riding exhibitions that have bave earned him hima a a spot among the sports sport's time all greats Playing at N No 2 for the Greentree four Hitchcock bagged nine a played a a. d de do- game as his his' team rode into the semifinals of the American open championships with a 9 15 victory over Island It was his his best performance in more more than two o years years arid And he gave the players of both sides a lesson in tactics strategy and horsemanship Hitchcock scored four goals on free foul loul shots hots and five from the field As a result Greentree often otten a finalist but never a victor in the tournament which dates back to lOOt 1904 gets gete a crack at Templeton defending det de de- de- de t fending champion which drew a fin tint first round bye in Sundays Sunday's semifinal semi semi- final battle The other finalist will be determined Saturday with Aurora Aurora Au Au- rora conqueror of old Westbury on FrId Friday y playing the Hurricanes winners over England's Hurlingham Hurling Hurling- ham club Saturdays Saturday's match Is sa a a tossup Aurora Au Au- I rora last ye years year's rs r's finalist is rated at 30 goals but the Hurricanes on the form they displayed in beating Hurlingham must be considered a far ar stronger outfit than their 25 goal rating w would uld indicate I