The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
ONE SIDED MATCHES
TN THE POLO
TOURNEY
Bryn MaWr Defeats Los AHge.
les and BnrIingane EaSi<-s
Wins From Riverside
BY Arthur fnkersssy.
/ 10 Thn Co.

Especial D5edtch TO The C1SS
CORONADO. March 15.-reks matches
of the round robin polo tournament
played here today proved one sided
but interesting. The ball was thrown
in shortly after 2 o'clock in the match
of Los Angeles VS.. Bryn Mawr. The
Los Angeles team was made up thus:
Harry MessmOre No. I, B. y. Smith 1T.
No 2 Harry Weiss No and Reginald
Weiss Jr. back. In the latter part OF
the game Harry Weiss assumed the
role of back, Reggie" moving up to
No. 8. Bryn Mawr was represented
by Alexander Brown No. I, Hugh
Drury No. 2. Charles Wheeler No.
and W. II. HUM back. r. A Gill and
Captain Gust oflciated as unpires.
Messmore scored the first goal for
Los Angeles. but Wheeler soon equal
lied matters by making goal for
Bryn Mawr. Harry Weiss missed
good shot for goal. but r. Weiss put
the ball between the posts later, max
ing the score for Los Angeles, L for
Bryn Mawr in the first period. which
lasted 1871.
After three and half minutes play
in the second period Wheeler scored
again, making the score . all Wheeler
got a third goal and Harry Weiss
equalized. the score standing 8 all. Be
fore the close of the period Drury.
Brown and HUM scored for Bryn
Mawr The period lasted $50, the
score standing, Bryn Mawr ., Los
In the third period Ben smith put
the ball between the posts for Los
Angeles and Wheeler for Bryn Mawr.
the score being to in favor of Bryn
In the fourth period Alexander
Brown hit goal and Later Los An
safety. A free hit was awarded TO
Mawr s. Los Angeles 4.
In the fifth period play was very
even, neither side scoring
In the sixth period Grown scored
Los Angeles. At the call of time the
score stood. Bryn Mawr 9. Los An
During a part OF the time the Los
Angeles players rode ponies owned by
DR.. z. J. Boezke OF Santa Barbara The
speed of their ponies alone saved Los
Angeles froc a crushing defeat. for
their defense was weak and they did
not hustle their opponents enough
Burlingame took the field against
team being made of r. NJ. Tobin. t. A
DriScOl, John Lawson and W. = HO-
bart back The Riverside team con-
sisted OF ). w. Fritz Nave, H. u. rat
tee, Tom Weiss Jr. and Major Colin G.
Ross back. Captain Gust and Major
A NJ Rotheram. both of the British
army, dCIeQ as uUlPlIeS- III minutes
and 25 seconds Driscou scored goal
for BurHngame and Pattee made an
equalizing score for Riverside. Before
the period ended DriScoll made sec
ond observation-disclosures 2. Riverside l.
In the second period DriscOllr scored
a third goal, and in the third the same
player scored again from a long drive.
Score-Burlingam T. Riverside l.
In the fourth period DrtscO1 put the
ball between the posts twice, the score
standing, Burlingame 6, Riverside L.
In the fifth period. in spite OF the
brave resistance Of Riverside. the re-
doubtable No. of Burlingame scored
two more goals. making eight in all
In the sixth period Lawson hit goal
and Hobart scored twice the match
ending with a round dozen goals
Burlington II, Riverside l.
Though the score was all IN favor
of last years champion team. River
side kept the Burlingame men working
and the game was fast throughout.
According to the original soheduls
tomorrow is a day OF rest for polOists
and ponies. Wednesday afternoon
there will be a pony gymkhana, an
event that is new in California and is
being looked forward to with much
curiosity and interest. Thursday Rane-i
lagh Is matched against Riverside, and
Los Angeles against Burlingame, but
1t Is possible that changes may be made
in this program. The Ranelagh men
hope to have faster ponies in the next
match.