Women Contest at Polo

March 26, 1916

Red BirdsDefeat Yellow Jackest at Red Bank.

     RED BANK, N.J., March 25.- A trio of young women who play indoor polo under the name of the East Orange Yellow Jackets me the Red Bank Red Birds in a match game at the Troop B Armory here this afternoon and were defeated by the score of 2 goals to none.

     There were two ten-minute periods of play. Miss Rachael Field scored one goal in the first and Miss Madeleine Barthelemy tallied one in the second. The teams put up a creditable exhibition.

     Miss Helen Hughes stayed well out of the game at back for the local team and the playing of Mrs. Carl Whittendale at back for the visitors held the score down.

The line-up:

REDBIRDS                                         YELLOW JACKETS.

1. Miss R. Field                                  1. Miss M. Gilmore

2. Miss M. Berthelemy                       2. Miss B. Meyers

Back- Miss H. Hughes                        Back - Mrs. C. Whitendale

Goals by Red Birds - Miss Field, 1: Miss Bethelemy 1.  Referee- William G. Stonebridge, Timer - Miss Dorothy Moss, Scorer Miss Grace Crowe.

 

New York Times