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Coach Sharp's charges put up a strong defense during the first two chukkers, and the score stood 4 to 2 1-2 against them at half time. In the third chukker, however, the Orange and Black offensive hit its stride and Post broke away for three goals, which gave his team a commanding lead. Post, the outstanding player on the field, tallied seven times, while W. F. Luton '32 was the Crimson's high scorer with three goals...
...game was played before a large audience at the West Point riding hall. The cadets, shooting accurately and riding hard, bombarded the Crimson goal from the first, running up 6 points in the first chukker. Wing and Beebe shared honors, each tallying 5 points. The Army scored, on an average, one goal every two minutes...
...periods. Middle westerners and southerners, representatives of a riding clan who cannot always afford to forget that polo is expensive, have long been in favor of shortening the game from eight chukkers to six. The short game would be cheaper because it would save ponies. A good pony costs from $1,500 to $10,000 and to make a showing in crack company a rider must have a new mount every chukker. The question of six periods was brought up last week but not decided...
...last chukker, however, when they found the ball they made a concerted attack on their opponents' goal and made excellent use of their shots. Nicholas contributed four goals and Luton two while the individual high scorer of the game was Hart, of the Lancers, who made five tallies...
During the first five chukkers the lancers showed superior hitting skill and were always close after the ball. They spread their scoring evenly, making at least one goal in each chukker. The Harvard riders displayed ability to follow the ball and shone at riding off their opponents but were unable to make use of their opportunities because of their inferior handling of mallets...