Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-10
PASADENA ENTHUSIASTS
WITNESS CLEVER POLO
Success of Exhibition Contest Es-
tabIisheS Crown City as
Center for Sport

PASADENA, April 10.-The second
polo game under the auspices of the
Pasadena Polo club at Tournament
park yesterday afternoon was sue
cess in every way and firmly estap-
fishes this city as a polo center. The
game was of the exhibition character,
the contesting teams being known as
the "yellows" and whites" the
PLAYERS wearing the yellow were DR..
A II. Savage of Pasadena, Bernard
Weiss, Reggie Weiss and Tom Weiss
of the Southwest team, Los Angeles.
Those with the white were Hugh Nc
Vittie of Bryn Mawr, II. G. Pattee of
Riverside, Harry Weiss of the South
west team and w. l.. Roberts OF RlV-
erside. The whites won with a score OF
3 Q in four 12-minute periods, stop
ping at the sound of the whistle. Fol-
lowing is the summary:
First period-Ball in whites terri
tory most of the period. Reggie Weiss
of the yellows carried ball from center
OF field for q goal. Next play-om end
ed with Reggie Weiss making goal just
after whistle. Goal not counted.
Second period-Savage Of the yellows
made good knockoff after two other
players had fumbled. Whites got ball
and carried it near yellow goal. Tom
Weiss carried ball from dangerous ter
ritory to center of field; Harry Weiss
carried ball to opposite goal, but
missed. Roberts of whites made long
loft play which carried ball back to
yellow territory Ball played back and
forth, Roberts finally making goal for
whites. on the next play-off Pattee
of the whites, with a long run, car
ried the bail near the yellows' goal
but was blocked by Tom Weiss. saw
age of yellows carried ball back TO
TD.I rf.a1 RlF n
forth and period ended with ball out
of bounds near center of side line.
Third period-Ball in whites terri
tory for some time. Pattee carried
bali to opposite field for whites. Saw
age of yellows took ball back out OF
dangerous territory. Tom Weiss car
ried ball to goal and Savage mace
goal for yellows. On the next play
off the ball was carried by the whites
10 dangerous territory and was car
ried back by Reggie Weiss of the yell
lows. Roberts took the bail in the OPP
posite direction for the whites and Nc
Vittie picked 1t up, taking 1t to the
side lines when the period ended
Fourth period-Shortly after the
play-off Reggie Weiss made long lott
Shot for yellows and Tom Weiss car
ried the ball to near the opposite goal,
but was ridden off by Harry Weiss of
the whites, preventing a score. Rob
erts knocked ball to center of field and
Pattee took it down the line for a
goal. On next play-off the ball was
taken down the field by the whites,
who were blocked by Bernard Weiss.
Tom Weiss took the ball in the op"
posite direction until blocked by Roo-
erts. who sent il back with loft shot.
Tom Weiss recovered the ball and
took 1t back to the goal. but missed
margin, making several oVer-neck
shots in the series of plays. Pattee
took the ball out OF danger, but was
blocked by Reggie Weiss. Pattee re-
covered the ball and carried 1t down
The field. McVittie took it up and
made a goal for the whites.
The game was characterized by
clean, open play and was pronounced
by many as even more scientific than
the match play between Coronado ana
Hermosillo last Saturday. A match
game between the Southwest team ana
Riverside will be played next Satur-
day for a loving cup offered by COL
w. j. Hogan.