Leads Med. Fleet To Polo Victory - Rear Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma pictured in Polo ***** As he arrived at the Marsa Polo Ground in Malta. Mediterranean Fleet to a 3-2 victory over the United Services Sports Club for the ***** Cawnpore Cup. It was the first time that the trophy had been contested in Malta. It was presented to the Cawnpore Polo Club India, in 1901. In 1948, with Polo declining in India. The donor, Sir Robert Menzies, suggested that Malta, where polo is still prominent as a sport, should be the new home for the cup. Mountbatten, a keen polo player, quitting the field after leading the Mediterranean Fleet to victory over the United Services team. August 4, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).