New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
EASY FOR MEADOW BROOK
Rockaway SoundIy Beaten on
Point Judith Polo Field.
BRYN MAWR FOUR A WINNER
Defeats New Haven in Close
Match-Whitney, Out and Then
In, Plays Fast Game.
fRv Telegraph, 70 The Tribune


NarraCansett Pier. r L.. Aug s.-Meadow
Brook LED by Harry Payne Whitney. and
RrNn Mawr were the winning polo teams
hero today in the opening matches of the
national senior championships on the field
of tho Point Judith Polo Club Meadow
Brook disposed Of its old rivals. the team
Of the RockawaH Hunting Club. of Cedar
hurst. Ions Island. by the overwhelming
score Of Is goals 10 81 goals. The other
match was closer. the Fhiladeiphians Of
the Bryn Mawr team defeating the New
Have, four by a score Of goals TO 6iz-
TIE match in which Meadow Brook ana
Ecc;1away met which was the second
staged on the field for the day. brought
sbcut some unpleasant consequences and
ultimately a protest 30 the officials of the
National Polo Association. The situation
was one entirely new TO the sport It was
occas stoned by the absence of players and
the arrangement for substitution. which
must surely be ruled upon hereafter.
Because Of the absence of Foxhar keene.
who was to have played No on Rock
aray's four. there was more than an hour
delay in getting the match started. More
than half the Fashionable aSsefnblage
of spectators became disguised with the
long wait and started for home Finally
should rlav in place Of Harry Payne Whit
ney on the Meadow Brook side. as the lat
Ter may not be able to compete through
out the tournament
At once Rockaway lodged a protest SO
Harry Payne whitney. rather than have
his club disqualified. made a quick change
h, borrowing polo outfit the field
and took his place Whether his temper
caused him to PLAY with unusual Tlgor or
not is uncertain. Anyway. he was 1uli
tilt after the bail a. all times and MS
splendid mounts allowed him 70 score eight
Of the fifteen goals tailed to Meadow
Brooks credit
As Malcolm, Stevenson vas the cenTe u
the storm, Of protest. the strange cofnliiCa-
ton was further befogeed when he changed
his Meadow Brook coloTs and nonhed ne
blue Of Rocka way and rode uron the nelu-
Al the same moment Harry PAYNE " MT
rev spreared in the RIG he had obtained
from 2 4 Gin. the English player ne
controversy vas stiled. and the ndV'n
proceeded with Stevenson Tlayins ior
Pcctau-av on the Polo Association ruling
that as Foxhall keene Was not on IN
Geld IL vas proper for Stevenson to take
his Mace as the latter is bona roe mem
her of the Rockawav Hunt club. Steven
su-av By PLAYING the winning game for tn@
r1Jp at Philadelphia He was not al his
hest today. however. and against the
Meadow Brooks Only scored one goal.
When if came TO PLAYING the match II
was Meadow Brook all the way to the end
The riding hitting. passing Of the bail and
the thrilling back handlers Of the men VINO
had upheld American polo on The interna-
tioral four Of last year demonstrated the
fastest type OF polo I. s. Philips was at
his best and rode in his usual masterful
rlanner. besides hitting the ball straight
and true.
In the game between New Haven and
Ervn Ma the former was regarded as
the probable winner, but proved ragged on
team work The Ntttree State men seemed
unsuccessful q passing the bali along, and
J. b Thomas. IL NO. !. was often care
less At one time in a scrlmnage he backed
the ball into Bryn MaWrs Soal on snort
Bryn Maw3. +. S. Bu:sesrworth. thS New New
out Of the plays, whl4. Brown, by his own
individual steadiness held his four we'll to-
gether and carried them along to victory
N hard and hit well but missed at critical
V times Louis Stoddard. New Haven.s Nc g.
played fine gam. but the lack OF timely
support mace MS good work useless.
Il was Stoddard tho tied the score by
Seriod' But with only two minutes TO play
Z Strawbridge, No. for Bryn Mawr,
and II VI Harrison. No 2, shot twice SIC
cessfully for goal SO the great match
ended with The crowds cheering the me
performance Of the winners.
F3rvu Mawr and Meadow Brook will now
n&ef in the finals on Monday for the high
esf polo honors in this country.
The line-ups follow:
BRYN MAWR. NEW HAVEN,
NJ Alex Brown No il. B. Thomas, il
n II " Harrison No. Hugh Drury.
N s-R z straw No 3-Louis Stoddard.
rr,dpe Rack-F. 5. Butter
Back-C p. Smith. worth
Goals scored: For Bryn Mawr-AleX Brown. 4:
u " Harrison. 3: r. E St-awbridge, ]; - r.
Smith / Total-9 goals. Lost by penalties
I,ne-half goal each for fouls by H W Harri-
So and Alex Brown. Net score-S goals. For
New Iiaven-HGeh prury. .. Louis St5ddard, 3
lo,al-T goals. Lost ny penalty-One-half goal
1or foul 10y Hugh Drury- Net score-s'a goals
- Treee-ee-i II Holmes Time Of game-Eight
periods Of ~ minutes each.
MEADOW BROOK. RoCKAwAY
No il :. Phipps. Nc 1-R- L. Agassiz-
No. q N Waterbury No . R Lamontagne-
No. 3-H. z. Whitney No 3-M. stevenson.
Back u. Millhurn- Back-Josfua Crane
lshipps. >. J Il. Waterbury. !. II p. Whitney,
= 70 Miilhurn !. Totals goals. Lost by
penalties ~ goal foul ~ ! < Phipps
and cne-gIarter goa for safety Net score Il =
goals. For RockaWay-R. i. agassiz ]: r. La
Montague. .. II Stevenson ] Total goals
Lost by penalties quarter goal each for
three safe,ies. Net score-3i4 goals Referee
stravhridgc- Timc u Eight periods Of
- minutes each.