The San Francisco call., 1909-11-09
Big Plans Are
Under Way For
Players of Polo
Crack British Team Coming and
Local Teams viii Arrange
Handicap Tourney
Ru r. R. LHoMMEDIEU

The rain Of Yesterday was more tnah
welcomed yesterday by the polo players
on the Pacific coast. For some time~the
members of the san Mateo polo club
and the Burlingame team have been out
sfnglv knocking the ball about The
ponies are getting in shape. The felds
are in fine condition. and if the weather
confines propitious the opening game
viii more than likely take place next
sunday: II not then, not later than the
Sunday following.
The fact that the Burlingame team
successfully defeated the English rep
resentatiyes has awakened great inter-
est broad in the polo sea son OF Callfor-
mia IL has been great year Tor amer
ican polo. First the victory OF tpe but
lingame team, which is said TO De ths
FIRST time that Americans have capluTtsa q
the honors from the Britishers, then the
defeat of the birmingham team pN lhe
crack eastern four was q nttlng cIiIhak \
20 the record Of 1903. The decision OF
the HUrlingham committee not 70 senu SEM
q team to try to retrieve the cup VIII
somewhat be made up FOR IN the de-
cision OF four English players TO come
10 California this winter ana capture
1be all American interna uonal chai-
lenge cup. The team will be under COM
mapd of T. A Gill, who, IT VIII pe re-
membered. played such conslsleIit M
game last year. The other players are
10 be drawn from the Twentieth nus
sars. The poloists Of this regiment
The 1nfer-rGSl lDlSnlal hAnuCtS III
1906 and 1907. It is said that GIL VIII
be accompanied by Major H. Romef
Lee F. 3. Hurndall and 3. A. +. Schrleo-
er. and il is said IL ponies left Tiioury
IT is the intention OF the players to
sojourn on the coast until the middle OF
April Gill. one of the joint managers
at Ranelagh. plans 70 be back IN Eng
land about May ] for the opening OF
the London season
There are some reports that harry
Whitney is forming a team 10 come
west and competA> in the championship
tournament. But it~is hardly likely as
the extended sea son in England kept
the members OF the team away from
business longer than they had expected.
There is however. some chance OF a
few of the eastern players coming west
individually for a short period OF sport
Locally the men are planning a most
active season. Among those who viii
return to active play viii be Charles
Of the number ones seen here. Cyril
and Joseph Tobin also have decided to
enter the game this season. while II Is
said that Charles ". Clark viii be seen
in the saddle. The players listed are as
follows: r. NJ. Tobin, John Lawson
Thomas A. Driscoll and Walter s. Ho-
bart. composing the regular Burlingame
team: Francis J. Carolan. Cyril Tobin
Joseph Tobin. George Cameron. Charles
w Clark. Peter Martin, Edward How
ard. George Parsons, George Garrett
Walter McCreery. W. L. Breeze. Charles
Dunphy and Frank Hudson.
There viii be a goodly number of po-
nies seen on the field, the report being
that Lawson will have j in his string
Hobart S. Carolan Il, r. NJ Tobin 8
Cvril Tobin T. Joe Tobin 4. Garrett 3
McCreerY s. Breeze 6. Cameron I, Hud-
son l. Dunphy g. Clark s. MaEtin 4
Howard g. Parsons 4 and Driscolf 6.
With the number of new players COM
peting this year and the return OF some
Of the old timers. il has been proposed
10 hold besides the regular champion
ship local tournament a handicap tour
nament The question of handicapping
however, has caused considerable dis
cussion. One plan suggested is that the
four members of the Burlingame team
after all the handicaps have been made
make q selection of four separate teams
this being done by the four men decid-
ing who shall have first. second, third
and fourth choice This would give
four teams of the 16 players outside OF
the regular team captained or directed
by one of the championship team. The
plan is to change the handicap three
times during the six months play, ac-
COrdinR TO the improvement shown by
The players, but that the personnel OF
the four teams remain the same during
also been suggested that four cups be
offered TO the handicap players for the
four men who have been on the win
ming team the greatest number Of times
during the tournament play, one poin'
being credited to each player on win
ming team.
Among the visitors who have an
nounced their intention OF wintering il
California 10 participate in the pole
play is Or. ". A. Machinery who for Z
short time last year was seen on the
local fields