POLO REPORT DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF POLO SOUTHEASTERN
STEPHEN SAVAGE
CLEAR LAKE ACES SPORTSMANSHIP CUP
Memphis’ Oscar Atkinson and Clear Lake’s MVP Herndon Radcliff battle in the final of the 6-goal Sportsmanship Cup at Point Clear Polo Club in Point Clear, Alabama in October.
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lear Lake got the best of Memphis Polo Club, 8½-6, in the final of the 6-goal Sportsmanship Cup at Point Clear Polo Club in Point Clear, Alabama on October 23. Four teams played off over two days for the trophies. Clear Lake (Midge Ellison, Hutch Radcliff, Herndon Radcliff, Alfredo Guerreno) was the clear winner in the first playoff game against Bobcat (Bob Edmundson, Steve Tipler, Bonnie
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Corner, Robert Orthwein). Clear Lake received a 1½-goal handicap to start and went on to score four more in the first chukker while holding Bobcat to a single goal from Bob Edmundson. Clear Lake kept up the pressure in the second with three unanswered goals. Bobcat silenced Clear Lake in the third while capitalizing on a Penalty 2 and 4 to end the first half with Clear Lake ahead 8½3. Bobcat slowed Clear Lake down in
the second half, allowing just a goal in the fourth and fifth and two in the sixth, but was only able to reach the goal once, giving Clear Lake the 12½-4 victory. The next match had Memphis (Mikhal Newberry, Jimmy Wetter, Oscar Atkinson, Juan Valerdi) up against Carson Hill/Arcola Ranch (Wood Bramlett, Bill Mackey, Juan MartinezBaez, Sain Joseph). Memphis received a half-goal handicap and went on to score