Word: peborgh
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimson boasts two veteran polo enthusiasts in Co-Captains Sandy Calhoun and Emil van Peborgh, who start at number two forward and defense. Calhoun learned his polo in the Philippine Islands before the war and more recently on last year's team, while Van Peborgh practiced on the Pampas down in his native Argentine...
...polo team, hard pressed financially, will send only four men to the match, or just enough for a full team and a sub, Captain Sandy Calhoun, Emory Houghton, and Emil Van Peborgh are slated to start with Tom Calhoun as reserve...
...note of color will be added to the Harvard squad by Van Peborgh who halls from Buenos Aires and plays polo in gancho garb...
Besides the Calhoun brothers and manager Bob Bennett, the anthropoid half of the polo team involves Emil Van Peborgh--who earned his spurs on Argentine fields--Amory Houghton, Dusty Howland, Stu Bennett, and Tim White. Van Peborgh, captain Calhoun, and Howland comprise the usual starting three. All of the present squad will be back next year, booted and spurred...
...lack of practice and experience is quite serious," Bennett admitted, "but all our men have played the game before," First teamer Sandy Calhoun played for a Manila team in 1941 and also for Andover while Emil Van Peborgh got some experience in the Argentine. Bennett has playing time behind him at the Squadron "A" indoor area in New York. On the second string, Tim White, brother of two former Harvard players, played in Cleveland; Tom Calhoun, brother of Sandy, also rode in Manila; Emery Houghton wielded the mallet in Arizona. "Unfortunately some of us haven't been on a horse...