september - october - Fort Sill

THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL
The playing of the Leavenworth Team was excellent throughout, and
this team should win the twelve goal championship. Little doubt is felt that
some of the above Army players will be advanced to Junior Championship
play next year.
Junior Championship 1926.—The Junior Championship for teams
aggregating twenty goals was held at Rye, New York, this year. With the
exception of Captain C. H. Gerhardt, Cavalry, an entirely new squad was
picked by the Central Polo Committee of the Army this year. The Army
economy program barred some players from consideration, and it was only
through the generous coöperation of the Army at large that the team was
able to participate. The task seemed almost hopeless at first, and the
greatest credit is due the individual members of the team that assembled at
Mitchell Field for organizing and perfecting a machine which carried them
to victory over opposition that it did not seem possible to overcome. Much
credit is also due Colonel Lewis Brown, Jr., Cavalry, for his selection of
the individuals to compete.
About the middle of July, the team began to function with satisfying
results as shown by the following scores: On July 17th the Army team won
5-4 against a Meadow Brook Team. They lined up as follows:
Army Meadow Brook
No. 1, G. C. Benson, F. A. No. 1, Ewing
No. 2, C. H. Gerhardt, Cav. No. 2, Whitney
No. 3, H. D. Chamberlin, Cav. No. 3, Peters
No. 4, K. C. Greenwald, F. A. No. 4, Phipps
On July 20th, the Army won 11-5 against the Meadow Brook Whites as
follows:
Army Meadow Brook
No. 1, G. C. Benson, F. A. No. 1, Grace
No. 2, C. H. Gerhardt, Cav. No. 2, Cooley
No. 3, H. D. Chamberlin, Cav. No. 3, Von Staade
No. 4, K. C. Greenwald, F. A. No. 4, McFadden
On July 22nd, the Army won decisively by a score of 11-4 as follows:
Army Meadow Brook
No. 1, G. C. Benson, F. A. No. 1, Talbot
No. 2, C. H. Gerhardt, Cav. No. 2, Hitchcock
No. 3, H. D. Chamberlin, Cav. No. 3, Richards
No. 4, K. C. Greenwald, F. A.
J. K. Brown, Cav.
4 periods each.
548
No. 4, Phipps