The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
POLOISTS THROWN
IN ONE SIDED
CONTEST
Raneiagh Defeats BryH Mawr
and Riverside Wins From
Los Angeles
By Arthur InkerSley
[Special Dispoteh to The Call

Especial Dispatch to The Call
CORONADO. March 2O.-Both polo
matches played in the tournament here
today proved one sided. the Ranelagh
team of England beating Bryn Mawr
of Philadelphia. IL goals TO 1. and Riv-
erside defeating Los Angeles by
score of TO /. The game between
RaneIagh and Bryn Mawr counted for
the championship of California. OF
which the John D. Spreckels cup is the
trophy and also for the all-America
polo trophy.
Ranelagh win meet BUrlingame A in
the final match for the championship oe
California and the all-America trophy
Monday afternoon It is said that
Bryn NIawr expected to defeat Rane-
lagh. bur the Philadelphians played a
poor game and never had a chance.
Drury. as seems his habit. kept every
body waiting. and the ball was not
thrown in" until $50 D. m. Captain
F. E. Guest and John Lawson acted as
umpires
The RaneIagh team was made up ot
Major A. NJ Rotheram. No. / Frank j.
Mackey. No. 2: F. A. Gill. No. g. and
Colonel ID. J. Ross. back. Bryn Mawr
team lined up thus: Alexander Brown.
No. I; Hugh Drury. No. 2: Charles
Wheeler, No. 8. and ". TT. HUM. back
In the second period Browns leg was
bruised. and he played the rest of the
time under difficulties. Ranelagh. how
ever. had scored 3 goals TO 0 before
this mishap.
Ranelagh went to work at once. Gill
| scoring first goal in one minute and IS
seconds. Maekey hit the BAN high in
the air. kept possession and scored the
l @I,-
riod Mackey. helped by Gill and Roth
cram. put the ball between the posts
again. Score-Ranelagh 9. Bryn Mawr o.
In the second period a free hit was
given to RanelaGh for or side play OF
Drury. who was missing frequently
/. When the period was almost over
Mackey and Brown collided. both be-
/ ing unhorsed. Brown and Mackey were
both bruised and shaken. but after 20
minutes rest resumed play. Early in
the third period Mackey scored a good
goal. and soon afterward Drury made
the only goal for Bryn Mawr. Through
the error of HUM. the veteran Mack
/ ey. who was playing excellently. scored
| again Ranelagh >. Bryn Mawr 1.
/ In the fourth period Colonel Ross hit
/ q goal and SO did ROtheram. making
Ranelagh's score {. In the fifth period
| Colonel Ross and Aaekey scored. Rane-
| lagh 9. Bryn Mawr I. Drury was un-
horsed between goal posts. but not
hurt
/ In the sixth period ROtheram ran
the ball down the field and Mackey put
I ii between the posts. Before the blast
/ of the bugle Gill scored again and the
match ended, Ranlagh II. Bryn Mawr l.
/ All the Ranelagh men showed good
I form, hitting accurately and playing TO
each other.
/ shortly after O'Clock Frank Hud-
son, umpire, threw the ball in for the
Riverside-Los Angeles contest. This
was expected to be fairly even. but
/ turned out the easiest of victories for
Riverside. the Los Angeles men missing
constantly and showing no combination
In the opening period Tom Weiss
scored the first goal for Riverside In
the second period Pattee scored two
I goals and I. Weiss one for Riverside.
making the score 4 to 0.
/ In the third period Tom Weiss and
Pattee each put the ball between the
posts. In the fourth period Harry
Weiss scored the first and only goal
| for Los Angeles. A free nit awarded
TO Los Angeles for cross" resulted
in no score.
| In the NTH period Riverside received
a free hit. which Ross took. and fol-
lowing 1t up converted it into goal
1 ScOre-Riyerside :, Los Angeles J.
In the sixth period Pattee scored an
other goal-his fOUrth-and the period
ended. Riverside s, Los Angeles /.
! The tussle between Ranelagh and
Burlingame A Monday viii be very
keen RaneIagh is much better mounted
than in the earlier part OF the tOurna-
ment. and the men are playing well to-
/ gether. Mackey sprained his wrist
I when ne cOllided with Brown Of Bryn
Mawr. but it is hoped that all will be
well by Monday. Whatever the result.
the game viii be the keenest, most
( interesting. skillfGl and exciting ever
| seen in California. All the men in both (
/ teams are players OF long experience
/ in tournaments and know the game +
| thoroughly. II Mackey should be un-
able TO play, his place might be taken
by Captain Guest who is a member OF
| the Ranelagh club.