New-York tribune., 1900-06-30
POLO.
MEADOW BROOK TAKES A GAME EASILY
FROM WEARY PHILADELPHIA.

That the public appreciates polo has been thor
oughly demonstrated this week by the crowds that
have assembled the Parade Grounds at Prospect
Park to witness the championship games. Yester-
day being clear, and with likelihood Of rain,
fully fifteen thousand spectators were gathered
about the boundary boards when Oliver W. Bird
threw the ball into play for the Meadow Brook
champions and the Philadelphans to wrangle over.
1t was 4:30 when play started, and with the usual
intervals the teams contested until $50. There
was nothing of exciting nature in the first
period and everybody marvelled that the Philadel-
phians their tired ponies should dare to face
the famous Meadow Brook Light Blues on their
expensive mounts.
Iippncott Rosengarten, Kennedy and McFad-
den realized difficulties of the situation to the
full but just Devon had essayed inenectuaHy
to down the Westchesters on Thursday, SO these
Quakers were bent taking the medicine appor-
toned to them by the association drawings. And
they put up a noble effort in the first period OF
play for despite the finished cohesion OF w. e
Eustis and his brother George, backed by H r
Whitney on his speedy ponies and Benjamin Nicol,
the herculean goal keeper the visitors held their
own right through the bout and actually forced
the ball two occasions clear into the Meaoo"
Brook territory. Their ponies wilted sorely, how
ever. in the middle of the second round. and on
going in for the third trial bad luck overlook them
for McFaddens gray pony was hit on the near
fore and Kennedy's bay was touched rather nara
so that both had to be withdrawn Then, to make
matters worse Kennedys second mount was pal
pably famed, that another matt had 10 De cdIeu
This necessitatcd these riders calling upon their
reserve mounts in the middle Of the game, their
last chance to make any kind Of a decent showing
and so 1t followed that from that time TO the END
the Meadow Brooks placed the ball where they
pleased and scored easily the few goals they tried
for The temperature such as TO try the
patience of the crowd let alone that Of players ana
ponies and the wonder is that either team accom-
Meadow Brook had all the advantage. Of course.
because it had ponies galore to call upon and the
p!ayers themselves had come fresh from the Hemp
stead plains. The Phiadelphians, on the contrary;
had already played nlne games III !desI 9 "a Gag %
One and three-quarters to nothing in favor Of
Philadelphia was the score when the hrst bout
clos a a1d bS 70 b e me m bell ii After that it
all Meadow Brook, two goals going up on their
board in the third and the same number In the
George Eustis made pretty run toward the end
for fully three-quarters the rest stringing out in
@q5fs bit too Vide Iippincots miss on the border
and Whitneys plunge into the scrimmage were
est Of the Meadow Brook men at the finish was
George he Eus who bt6a the most S0s eeSye ss1d
Rosengarten, of Philadelphia, on his Dakota po-
G payer in black and Whites
Lippincott particularly strong at forward as
lcng as his cattle held out. The summary:
FIRST PERIOD
Goal. Made by Team Time,
Played 20 seconds over time Phladepha lost i goal
on safety stroke.
SECOND PERIOD.
l. Whitney Meadow Brook ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2:ls
3 W C Eustis Meadow Brook e
W C. Eustis. Meadow Brook LAC
Knockout limit Philadelphia lost Il goal safety
stroke
THIRD PERIOD.
Meadow Brook. Observation-Disclosures. O:2C
Whitney, Meadow Brook.
Knockout at limit.
FOURTH PERIOD.
l. George P Eustis Meadow Brook. ............. TAI
. George P. Eusts Meadow Brook. 3:32
Played 40 seconds time. Earned goals-Meadow
Brook. Z; PHILADELPHIA 3; lost penalties. pa Referee
! Oliver ". Bird. Timekeeper-C- r. Wood.
| There will be game to-day at Prospect Park
! The next game for the championship will tak'
! place on Monday between Dedham and Meadow
| Brook.
| The Rockaway tournament will begin to-day
| with a game for the Blizzard cups between TIVE
junior teams of local players.