Polo in Romania

Hello dear readers! Today I will present you an article that I just got over it because is very beautiful and is drawn directly from the appropriate source.

How and when playing polo appeared in our country? Quite late, compared to other countries in Central, or West of our continent, about the end of the third decade. First form of entertainment (and entertainment) of swimmers at the end of training or competitions. Pull the two gates in water immediately appear a leather ball, similar to that used by players and teams made up on the spot. By 1931 - Romanian Swimming Federation was established on 21 December 1930 - may not be an organized activity.polo

Exists today in Romania old specialists say that the first European Championship Polo organized in 1926, in Budapest, was present and selected our country. Consulting all official documents to premiere this competition, I found confirmation required. Only in the press of the time in 1928 I could meet a note about the first official game, which opposed selectionatele Oradea and Cluj and ended indecisively: 3-3. A year later, in Cluj, was held the first match between two club teams: University-MSE Tg. Mures 8-6. And in 1930, the same band of students simply blow Cluj - 12-1 (6-0) - a team of TCR Bucharest -'s.

Bucharest, Oradea, Cluj, Tg. Mures Timisoara - these were cities that occurred first polo team, composed mostly of swimmers. In 1932, Cluj University met again on MSE Tg. Mures, defeating 4-1.

A sports Almanac 1933 National Championships reminds us conduct swimming (swimming, water polo and diving) to Kisseleff (from the road) in Bucharest, on days 3,4 and 5 September. Polo, the winner was awarded a trophy called "FA Cup". The first day: M.S.E. Tg. P.T.T Mures. Bucharest 4-1 (3-1) and ILSA C.F.R Timisoara. Bucharest 6-1 (2-0). Surprisingly, sport game with student, university Cluj had not! The next day was the sport among the students in the match with poloistii forfaiteze Mures. So the final opposite the last day of competition on MSE Tg. Mures and ILSA. Timisoara were players techniques, but slower and could not oppose vigorous poloisti Mures, 4-0 winners (2-0). At M.S.E. then played Szigyarto, Vance, Schwartz, Henselman, Kovacs, Muller and Daroczi that I could meet and swim among the protagonists races and colors ILSA, they were machines Bader, Molnar, Chefer, Ravasz, Fischer, Lustig and Freund. Finally reissued the following year Muresenilor success (3-2) were obtained at the end of a fierce battle.

Source: Federatia Romana de Polo

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