Show FARMERS TRY SOCIETY'S GAME GAlVIE x i ff ff ff ff o ff t ef ff SHOW PROFICIENCY AT POLO 2 L dP jS I t d s e 4 S S S 4 S S ThIs Tills polo team of farmers from front West Vest t Branch ranch In Ia with field horses hor es as ponies has shown m marked 1 In t panic game 1 By Dy XEA NEA Service WEST DRANCH CH la III June 24 2 n In In West est Branch Herbert Hoo- Hoo ers er's homo town a little Quaker village in eastern Iowa Jowa farmers have bridged the long distance front from rom the days of husking bees to modern sports by playing polo Such games as golf goIr have ha been passed assed up for the pastime which has lus is generally been supposed to be beor for or the amusement of city society t folk oik of the upper strata only The farmers play several se games a season and have ha a a. team well able ble to compete with other ama- ama amateur amateur I cur in this part of the he country countr Using regulation mallets and balls bails and playing In accordance with official rules they hey have made polo an tont taut ant local sport lUt F. hORSES USED Horses used In these matches are re literally unhitched from front the plow arid and the corn cultivator but butley they ley arent aren't the lumbering plugs which might be imagined West Branch Dranch has always been noted as asa asa a horse herse breeding breeding- community and an ana anda a section where riders are ul ful During the war a a. troop of volunteer alary ca was enlisted there here Plans I lans arc are already prepared for forthe forthe the he seasons season's play this summer Last ast year ear the chief contender was wast a. a t team from the neighboring state university town of Iowa City re- re recruited from the local Moose lodge dge The Tho playing schedule Is somewhat Interrupted by such an- an anual annual annual nual ual tasks as threshing grain cut- cut cutting ting ng and so on on for the time of both oth horses and men can not be spared pared from Crom the fields When work ork is not too pressing how- how however ever cr the farmers are arc always ready cady to unhitch and ride off to defend West cst Branch's Dranch's polo hon- hon hono honors o ors rs Although reasonably skilled the team am is of course not onal This was demonstrated In Inthe Inthe the he leading lending game of the season last st year when in the excitement of a scuffle In mid-field mid a farmer aimed med a haymaker hamaker swing at the theall ball bail all accidentally nt lly striking a n. pony pon behind the ear car and killing killing killing- him The crowd took up a n. collection to o reimburse the owner and the game ame went on with an extra horse Polo Palo P lo and many other community community Ity enterprises are promoted promote 1 by byn byan byan an n unusual Community club at West est Branch It Is composed of ot both oth farmers and townspeople who ho favor foor everything progressive |