The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-19
MEN MAY HOOK WALLETS
WEST AND EAST CLASH IN TOUR
NAMENT DATES.
All Three Championships TO he Played
At Van COrtlAndt PaTk-Twenty'
eight Delegates Present nj the Annual
Meeting In the Metropolitan cub.


Hard riders Of ponies and wielders OF the
mhllet from all parts OF the country were at
the Metropolitan @ b last night for the annual
meeting OF the Polo Association, the fifteenth
on the roll Tournament dates were fixed
and after a lively debate II was voted TO hold
the three championships. for the Aston cup,
the junior and the open, at Van Cortlandt
Park at the one meeting In the fall Buffalo,
after the Western clubs had been voted
down. claimed tho same dates Tor a,toCrnament
80 there will be a clash TO this extent between
the West and Fast
After years Of debate on the point the
American game has been changed 20 permit
the hooking Of mallets as is done in ENGLAND
There Is TO be no recognition Of the on side
rule. however. which will now be the one
cardinal feature Of difference between the
game In the two countries To give up the
broad. open style OF play permitted by the
gO-where-you- please rule. according TO the
speakers last night. would be to kill the most
attractive part Of the American game They
we're emphatic that to admit mallet hooking
was not a loophole TO let IN the OF side re-
striCtions Many of the best players have
wanted the tight to crook malets Tor long
while, and FoXhall heene, for showing how
the play works, in defiance Of the rule, lost
half goal TO his team for foul in the last opt
TINS result was achieved by changing
Rule 81. section y. which reads A player
shall not interpose his mallet TO interfere
player Shall BOT crook bis adversary maret
unless he Is on the same side OF the adversary 5
mallet Is neither over or under the advtBary's
pony. The mallet may not be crooked unI' -
As modified the ules are similar to those
adopted by the newly organize Canadian
three clubs sent the following delegates.
Albany, s. g. Polo Polo 6g6 Il ~ Sage &c. Army Polo
Club and acc, ssoTy Ciuts. Ll.gL G. O. Treat; Bgnso
Pa. Polo CUB, Cnarl's Wheeler Camden. s. G..
COgniy GH6 RY .', u az W'stshSst p y C,n ~
Allan Forbt ;, Devon Pa, Polo Club {. r. Snowden;
Great Neck, y y Polo Club, j. GIscS; LAKE..
brook, & :, tIub. o " BIRD Myopis Mass, Hunt
Club, r L. Agtssz, New Haven, Conn. Polo Club.
/. T.. Stoddard. OnweutSia ~ Club. Sidney c.
Love Philadelphia Country Club. John c. Groome;
POM Judith Z j.; UGInSry S Shsu3 v u Hazard:
Rumford. 3; !. Polo club, L. Htlser. Rumson.
~; Polo Clg6; " StToLhsT Jonts somerset County
= Horss 4ssoSis.lon. q 4 Robbins, u SgusdrQu
g. = NJ S sg TH tS9 pol9 c p
Ton. n, g Polo club. Hugh $. hgsie whipPsny
White Marsh Polo Club OWN & BSnson Jr ''''
r Collier. the Meadow Brook NJ P II.
was the guest Of the Polo Association at the
reelected chairman and " 4 Hazard as as
Secretary Hazard told in detail OF the
negotiations with the Hurlir cham Club re-
harding the scrdirE over Of team and OF
the ultimate rejection OF the invitation
There was plenty Of talk regarding tho eend-
ing Of q team TO play for the international cup
a. Hrrlingham neat year but nothing definite
was decided on The following tournament
dates were allotted
Meadow BrpoL May p to June =: Dcvor Jure
S 10 .. Philadelphia { c.. June 10 10 n, Bryn Mswt.
June y 10 July RumsOn. June - TO July !: Rccka
way July to IS. Or a. Neck. July u 20 n; South
Ampton July q 10 -. Point Judith. July % 20 Aug
10, SAratoFa. Aug 70 10. Westchestcr Polo Club.
Newport AUG II 70 p Rumiord. Aug - 70 81, Did
ham. Sept. l 20 0. MyopiA Sept n 20 i6. Buffalo.
Sept i6 to -, an Championship Van Cortland
Park Sept ~ 70 20 Squadron 4. OFT. : 10 u.