New-York tribune., 1896-09-03
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR POLO CHAM
PfONSHIP TROPHY


wadsworth. No 3. one handicap: E w. Rooy back
three haldicaps total. ten
Mr. Wadsworth was master OF the Genesee huht
He took the place Of c. A. Stevens, OF the Long
Island Club, and of the Morristown men Mr MIS-
sell was substituted for H. ]. Harjes.
II took Just one minute and twenty-five seconds
for Headley OF the Morristown team TO score goal
after play was called Then after the intermission
a scr!rnmage followed the throwing In OF the ball
bv Referee Herbert II had been forced toward the
northwest corner OF the gridiron with Eustis ana
Flinsch in the lead. Flnsch made pass al the
ball which brought him In contact with fusts
whose pony tripped and both went down. foul
was allowed for interference. Goals followed then
in rand 81 .cession by VlnEut. Eustis and Wads-
worth after which Kissell of the Morristown team
managed TO score for the Jerseyites after sharP
bout lasting nearly five minutes. the next goai
was featureless almost. except Tor lis ote'lS' ~
WAS scored By Wadsworth in th'rty-tWo SECONDS
The last goal OF the period which was won oY 'he
Long Island men. exciting The ball had peeh
doun AT the Morrlstown end. Roby led Nlngut
then got the ball and carried II out to the sou'n-
west corner II was then. perhaps. forty yards
from the goal post when Vingut, riding furiouSH
struck il and made a beautiful slantlns goal
When the second period was called Ningut nursed
the bali toward the Morristown goal and tustls'
iust as the ball was rolling past the outer pos
scored by a lucky backhanded MI Ine neN' 60 60
was won 10y Vngut In q ugat scrlmfiise. -, ~ ~
r. ,ntermission the men were brought together IN
ths upper part of the field. Eusus ridlnS H,a1',D
Uhere U i il had rolled toward the Meadowbrook goal
The ball by ha time had gone lmtS 'ie II cosey hit
toward the goal Flinsch. by clever pay stopPeu
the ball Thc9 n vina 9aa Ro6y R9So Wadswori6 and
lis followed it in beautlful on u,bIrd r"a for his
Eide The next goal resulted for the Long lsiann
men in short play 10y Nitgu, Ni,gs y, me af,ernoon
md the longest Kssell got he ban after inc
Grow in and was followed by the whole tam
thu xlsfc
tb hail and out OF inclcsure. AfterWard hnstls
o sn "a ~ and passed it 20 Ningut who drove IT down
tb deId By furious riding Headey get II put me
haT vas forced back before ne coIid MAXI any any
hen toward the Morris stown end but tinsch in1er Ter
fered and stopped Ii Just al the nlsmt and ne
onookers were treated 70 scrhiinss, Z tlovnd a,H y.,
bali was turned back by Headley closely ~ IoPwfe ,ie
by Roby who knocked Guy SAT- T., "a ~ coaI from
M jde at the end OF minutes and i've seconds
n Inc 1h'.o sopwed hv Roby Of the Long Islanders.
In1sed the ball down 10 the north goa ana nag q
peau'II ssed the outer post by few inches Eusts
then hit afed but was closely pressed oy rd ws
dri,an nv Roby Eustis then took II toward tne
eou,hwest corner and out Of bounds II went g agaih IN
1 sbich he should have had Then came furious
S,,sb across the field. Kissel and Headley eadlnS
~ Tben the light blues took a turn and pushed
o. no"n W., hack 10 the south end Nngut. Eustis ana
Roby had the ball between themselves lot 80 d lev o
The west side with Flinsch In hot pursuit ne ma nai
II ali Ms own way then ,5ts ana IN and am sec5nd-
OF play When the fourth goa wa beng played iG5
Ji;i,Sch c,me near having serious accident BON
,n,s hecane mixed. when somehow FLnSch : pony
feI and rolled over him Flnsch was seen ,ryng ier 10
.',,nbr of men in the !ncDsure ana the players
Gent To- his AID But this proved to be no, necessary
~ ~ nllckv AfOrrstOWn man discovered thdt hr
a. a. no, hen injured He up again IN rev
minrtee ana play was resumed ne shortest goa. goa,
,,ari ioi was scored by WadswOriH IN lu-i
oa oa.e%nivGye nv seconds Just before the game closed.
~ ..c,,tors saw an amusing sight \ l.tte Whi,-
lle st.h HACK head was running In full III
SCToss The field He w9s evidently looSns tor n.S
Inst then the players started UP aEaln alirr
me-. -, r,ernission aDl bore DOWN upon the DEVIL,
arad n cnr He started yelp. but concluded ne du
w w ua,,a time Then he turned and MADE perhne
lot "a Ia inner northwest corner OF the held whrn ne
resched ius advance Of ne carhg ,5e
oe m ~ snecators and disappeared Ike fash into the
street. .f..1f-y r.n,',fs- vas as fol-
lows: First period Meadowbrook
w ,r'sd -MorrIstOwn. 3 M~ad)whroOk. -ie
Saturday the two winning teams M~ado~Drs9ok a. ana
the Buffalo men. VIII pay 'n' S'"''