Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume XII, Number 43, 1 March 1924 — Polo Season Opens At Local Country Club Next Week • t ■ r ✓ Eleven Clubs to Send Teams to Premier Coast Polo Event of Year; Brilliant Players From All Parts of U. S. and Hawaii to Be Seen In Action [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Polo Season Opens At Local Country Club Next Week - Eleven Clubs to Send Teams to Premier Coast Polo Event of Year; Brilliant Players From All Parts of U. S. and Hawaii to Be Seen In Action

Next week will see the opening of the polo season here. After two years of idleness the polo field of the Coronado Country Culb will again resound to the thunder of flying hoofs, as teams from all parts of the Pacific Coast go into action. Already the vanguard of star fours has arrived, as the 11th Cavalry and Hawaiian Division teams reached Coronado this week. . ' Preliminary practice games will begin . sometime next week, the exact date not yet having been announced. The first match play for the Pacific Coast championship will be on March 15th and rfiatch play will continue until April 3rd.

1 Eleven teams are expected to contest for the championship and arrangements have been made to stable 300 ponies. Among the teams entered are those from Del Monte, San Mateo, Midwick, Riverside, the 11th U. S. Cavalry, Hawaiian Division and the Chemawas of Riverside. The Fort Bliss team was expected to be in the tournament, but word has been received, that owing to the "fact that no leave is being granted to officers stationed along the Mexican border, it has been obliged to withdraw. Included in the personel of the visiting teams are such famous players ,'is: Max Fleischman,' three goal man; Harry East, eight goal man; Fred H. Prince Jr., five goal man; Fred Roe, five goal man, all of Riverside; H. R.. Albright, Whippany River Polo Club Mooristown, N. J.; Capt. Rogers and Capt. Waldron of the 11th Cavalry .team and Capt. R. G. Ervin of Coronado, who will play with the Riverside team, and many other players of note. ' * The championship tournament is being held under the auspices of a

committee appointed by the Pacific Coast Polo Assn., and a sub-commit-tee known as the Coronado Polo Assn., consisting of Maj. Colin Ross, Maj. H. D. Munnikheuysen and Capt. R. G. Ervin. Many applications have been received for season parking spaces and the holders of such spaces will receive cards shortly. These card will entitle them to specially reserved spaces for all games. The fee for this service is $50 and there are several spaces still available. Those desiring such spaces should make application in writing to R. Gilpin Ervin, care Coronado Cpuntry Club, enclosing check payable to the Coronado Polo Assn.

Parking spaces are also obtainable by the day. The price being $3.00 for the preliminary matches ami $5.00 for tournament matches. The charge in each case covers the entrance of seven passenger car and occupants. Individual admissions to the- championship matches, including grandstand seat will be 50c and it is hoped that the general public will patronize the sport as enthusiastically as at Midwick, Riverside and other California centers. ■ !.

THEY WILL SOON BE UNDER WAV Hi CORONADO