Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-08 | Page 8 | Fort Bliss Poloists Win Initial Match

Fort Bliss Win Initial Match COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Cob July 8 AP AP With With a goal 3 handicap to overcome and the score 5 to 3 against t them em at the halt half Ft Bliss answered the 1 challenge and won 10 to 8 8 yester yester- day Trailing In the first of ot the goal 8 matches here the soldiers rallied and evened d the count in the sixth chukker forged slowly ahead In the seventh and finally w won n. n It was an uphill fight for tor the cavalrymen cavalry cavalry- men nien but the l faltered tattered as the game drew to Its close The orange-jacketed orange Mid wicks made a last attempt to even matters in the final chukker when Gordon Cronkhite Cronkhite Cronk- Cronk hite bite slid an angle shot through the goal for a score but the flame died out and the Bliss players kept the ball out of danger retaining a goal 2 lead until the the final bell belt