New-York tribune., 1912-12-03
AUTO POLO NOT TAME
BIoW-0utS, TurnOverS and HAIR
breadth Escapes Galore.
RED TEAM WINS AND LOSES
King and Ferriter Play Dash
ing Game at Madison
Square Garden.

Six blowcuts two turnovers and
hundred other hairbreadth escapes kept
afternoon and evening crowds in con-
slant state of excitement during the open
ing games Of auto polo at Madison Square
Garden yesterday.
In the afternoon the red car manned by
Roltz King and CLYDE Ferriter defeated
the blue machine containing Walter Ster-
ling and Bud" Jackson by score Of IL
goals to g. but in the evening the last
named couple managed to turn the tables
by score of 9 TO s.
Five ten-minute periods were played in
eaca game. and the way the drivers, King
and Sterling, manipulated their cars kept
the spectators gasping In wonder. Being
a new game. the originators of auto polo
expect to work improvements as they go
along, and in this respect a change was
made in the evening that made a hit
The big leather ball which closely re-
sembled the color Of the ground, was
difficult to follow with the eye in the af-
ternoon, especially when the smoke from
the exhaust got working overtime. In
the evening a white ball was substituted,
and II was much easier to see.
During the evening performance three
cars were required, and as the relief car
was kept in constant readiness there were
practically no delays.
The first thrills came in the fourth
period OF the afternoon game. when the
car Of King and Ferriter turned over. 1t
happened in the opening rush for the ball.
when King endeavored TO bring his car
about too quickly and over went the ma
chine. Luckily, however. both men
sprang clear in time TO avoid injury, and,
TO the surprise of the spectators. they
rghted the car and were off with less
than ten seconds delay. In fact the
motor never ceased TO work.
A little later, when King and Ferriter
had rushed the ball to a point directly in
front of the Blues goal, the feeling ran
high between drivers, as well as mallet
men. and in trice all four got into
mix-up. In the scrimmage Ferriter, as
usual. kept his wits about him, with the
result that he scored the goal
With the exception of the first period
in which Sterling and Jackson scored
two goals, the other pair had the upper
hand. 1t would be unjust to say that the
how or other King seemed TO possess the
happy faculty Of getting his car in the
right place at the right instant and then
there was Ferriter's trusty mallet that
rarely missed the mark. As some one
put it, king outguessed Sterling" Of
course. it takes a deal more than guess
work TO attain success in this game.
King and Ferriter assumed the lead in
the second ten-minute session, when they
scored three straight goals. and they
added to the discontinue of the opposi-
tion with four more tallies in the third
period 1t was about that time that Ster-
ling and Jackson scored their third and
last goal
In the evening Sterling and Jackson
took all kinds of chances, but at that
they would not have won had not several
of the shots by the opposition missed the
goal posts by the narrowest of margins.
The turnover happened in an unexpected
manner. 1t was in the last period that
King by beating the gun got his car
20 The centre several rods in advance Of
the other. and with a deft stroke Ferri-
Ter lofted the bali clear over the blue
machine.
Without shutting of any Of the power
the daring King sped his car forward so
that it overlook the rolling ball. thereby
enahling Ferriter TO drive 1t through be
tween the posts The car was then close
TO the end, and in order 10 avoid running
into the fence King turned sharply, and
over went the machine like a fash yet
not fast enough 20 trap the driver ana
mallet man. both of whom jumped Just
far enough to clear They righted the
sputtering car and were in fun action
again In less time than II takes 10 tell II.