Polo Players' Edition is the official publication of the U.S. Polo Association. Dedicated to the sport of polo, it features player profiles, game strategy, horse care, playing tips, polo club news and tournament results.
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Charles Cary Rumsey Junior Championship in 1912 and 1913. In 1921 he was selected as one of six members of the U.S. team in the Westchester Cup against England. Rumsey achieved great fame not only on the polo field but also in the world of art, most notably as a sculptor with a particularly keen focus on horses and polo. As a testament to his artistic talent, he was commissioned to create the medallion for the National Polo Pony Society in 1919. Philip Iglehart Award MERLE JENKINS Merle Jenkins was the founder of the Detroit Polo Club in 1962 and has been an avid supporter of Intercollegiate polo, sponsoring the Michigan State University and University of Michigan Polo Clubs. He served as a USPA governor from 1973-1979 and 1984-1988; and as secretary from 1988- 1991. He was the first chairman of the USPA Promotion Committee, formed in 1977. As such, Jenkins is credited with developing a way to market the sport’s Merle Jenkins trademarks, which continues to provide a steady, healthy income stream for the USPA. In the early 1980s, he believed the best chance of success for the USPA was to market trademarks of the USPA and to rely on the image of the sport as the prime marketing tool. He and his committee completed the USPA trademark licensing and formed USPA Properties Inc. to operate the business. Jenkins served at CEO of USPA Properties, Inc. from its inception in 1981 until 2003. Additionally, he served for 32 years on the USPA Safety Committee. He was instrumental in initiating the first tests of polo helmets and developing the first USPA committee to formulate standards, testing and certification of helmets coming on the market. JULES ROMFH Jules “Tiger” Romfh played polo for over 40 years, dating back to the Golden Era when the Orange Bowl in Miami, and Gulfstream Polo Club were the South’s polo centers. Jules played with such great names as Stewart Iglehart, Billy Post and the Firestone brothers. His nickname, “Tiger,” was given to him in prep school for his aggressive boxing efforts. Tiger participated on Princeton’s intercollegiate championships in 1940 and 1941. Later, he was an alternate on the 1950 Cup of the Americas team. In 1960 and 1964 he played on the winning National Inter-Circuit and National 12- goal teams. In 1960 he won the Monty Waterbury Memorial Cup in New York against several higher-rated teams, and the Chairman’s Cup in 1974. Jules Romfh was respected as a fierce competitor both on and off the polo field. POLO PLAYERS EDITION 23
