in 1921, and, again in 1924 and 1927, he played on the american polo team that won the international polo cup from england at the meadowbrook polo club. his teammates in 1921 were louis ezekiel stoddard, thomas hitchcock, jr., and devereaux milburn. his teammates in 1924 were hitchcock, malcolm stevenson, robert early strawbridge, jr. and milburn, and in 1927, they were hitchcock, stevenson and milburn. the cup was the most anticipated event on the sporting calendar in the united states in the 1920s and 1930s.