The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-31
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New York May 31.-iOf the six
cavalry officers included III the Brit
ish armys expedition TO this country
in quest Of the international polo
trophy the following quartet is an.
nounced by Captain r. Hardress
Lloyd, their team captain, to take the
field this afternoon In the first game
OF the international series against
the American defending team at the
Meadowbrook Hunt club $ especially
prepared polo ground
First forward Capt Leslie St.
George Cheape Of the Kings Gragoon
Guards
Number two Lieut.. A. Noel Ed
wards OF the Ninth Lanters
Number three Captain J. Hard.
ress Lloyd OF the Fourth Dragons.
Bacb-Captain II Herbert Wilson,
Of the Yorkshire Yeomanry
Two extra players are Lieutenant
r. w Palmes of the Tenth Hussars
and Captain n w. Barrett 0f Tile
Fifteenth Hussars palmes was ia,
nous sa first forward but Is not
III tOdays lineup because hfs team
mates consider him too light an op.
ponent for Dexereaux Mllburn. the
great American back, who weighs
nearly 200 pounds. IS a furious ride,
and drives the bali terrifically.
Changes in Rules Confuses Visitors
Captain Barrett of the Fifteenth
Hussars. who was rated Az eteu
goal man. the highest official rat
Ing ever given any pl$ter, when
playing Ia India, came to play bach
for the challenging team but he seen
| ed unable to muster the differen
style OF play Of the American game
or 70 accnstom himself 70 playing ol
horses instead OF the fourteen handi
high ponies which are used In India
Another change which has miltat
ca against the playing form Of thi
\ visitors Is the heavy growth OF grass
and soft turf of the polo field oi
Long Island. IN India, the cradle o
I polo for the British cavalry. M
grounds are almost barren OF gras
/ and baked as hard rs a pavement bl
the tropical sun Members OF IN
challenging team say that the dea,
and slow turf which they find ol
/ Long island necessltates qHite a dli
/ ferent sYle of play than that &
/ winch they are accustomed.
i The visitors also find atfikinI
/ difference in the rules OF the gam
/ here, III that there Is no such thigl
as off side" Ia the American gam
while in all other countries there
strict rule against What Is desla
mated az "oif side" play II Il deaie
mitted by the members of he Amer
4 can team as we'll Is the challenger
that the game has been changed ii
| tally by the American Polo ass0cla
ton N this erspect.
of Side Play Defined.
= TIE following definition Of "oi
side play ls given by the captain q
/. the British team IA player ia ol
side when at The time of the bali hs
N Ing hit 10 member Of Tie GpD0Bin
team ig between him ana sha 0l
/, posing teams goal or goai Hue, an
, ne is neither playing the bah himsA
nor behind one of BIS pwn team VII
is playing IL"
The idea 6f this rule. as explaii
cd bg the visiting poloists is 10 on
Vent ibe tlrsf forward from cfussln
around 0ai Reen The maH niayin
back Tor the other team and tina
other team goal waiting g0f som
member ~ hits owB teaHl to send N
BAH fO him for iammng it thra8g
: y q goat This way of playing. hi
visitors declare robs polo ~ hafl Il
Interest and reduces Il 70 q aerles
rapid fushea FIRST fas ane goal aE
then for tie other
But the American rules GD ns
2 draw tlie line against playing on Ala
Z and the cup is n be played fof ID
= der American rules because the c1
q g held here Dy virtue " Harry Pay
Z Hhitnegs team having captured
"a la t4lfAen twa ysars agD.
4 t9f4sHsss2 tFt International po
4 emp was PLAYED Tor at Newport
: 1856 and waa aofi aud carried ava
from Ar erfrH hF 4r Fsrgitt ta4
. which retained q unHi Jene 100
the American team that lost ire cy
g IN 1885 Waa made up Of IaOms
y Hsehcoek captain F'oxhall Keen
z RAYMOND Belmont ana " X Thor
9 American Regain Cup,
Ten years ago F0xnall keene 0
I ganized d team composed 81 Aimae
tie TWO Nategburys. John Z, rnWd