The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-23
Daredevil Drivers in Racing
Autos and Merry Mallet
Wielders Show How It's
. Played at American League
Park. .-.

IMAGINE a mock OF Vanderbilt Cup
racing automobiles suddenly forget
ting all about the race. husthns
around to a ball park and ing
game OF hockey with basketball. I'M
agine them snorting up and down the
fisld. backward and forward. rolling
over and Fighting themselves. all the
while whaling the tortured pigskin with
Q croquet maliet. Imagine oil this and
you have some conception of what
motor polo IL.
Motor polo Is the very latest thing In
sport-and II Is sport. take II from the
half hundred guests who witnessed the
nrst game played In New York. 1t has
oil the speed OF auto racing. all the
thrilling moments OF football. and
agility, quick thinking and expert
manipulation OF the players gasoline
pony are absolutely essential These
things save this newcomer In sportdom
from being a mere mechanical thriller,
and II only as a novelty motor polo
seems bound to arouse some enthusiasm
in Gotham when the public gets its first
taste OF It.
MACHINES "ROLL OVER" JUS
LIKE PONIES DO.
The FIRST game in New York was
PLAYED IN American League Park and
from the first whistle those who wit
messed the match pronounced It a
mighty snappy exhibition. The control
over the cars by the drivers and the
daredeviltry Of the mallet- wieiders com
bined to make 1t something ernphati-
cally new.
The game was played on the regu-
lation football field. Two cars were
used. They were light runabouts
capable OF over seventy miles an hour
stripped down to Just machinery"
and especially adapted for quick start
ing. stepping. backing and turning
In addition there We're steel hoops
over the drivers seat and the rail-
.tor TO make 1t possible for the ma
shine TO roll over without injury tC
the occupants or the mocha nlsm. There
was but one FOLLOWER" during this frs,
match, hut II was thoroughly enjoyed
By the crowd and players alike. Ths
latter quickly rolled from under tht
apparent wreckage and after a moment
Of kicking his wheels In the air the
iron pony vas upright again and gal
iopins after the ball
The game Is played in Ave ten-mlnutc
pert00S. At the KlCk-OU Vne car
stood painting under their respec,iv,
goal-posts. The whistle blew and the,
sprang for the middle Of the held wher,
the ball rested. They reached the spo
about the same time and as they swep
past, seeming 10 avoid collision b!
inches, the mallet man on each swuni
out over the running board and mad
n swipe at the ball. Away II bounded
closely pursued by the two machines
They seemed to get around as handil,
as ponies. galoping forward and back
ing into position for shots, blocking tn,
ball and other car in a manner tina
seemed impossible, The object. q
course. was to wing the ball betweel
the opponents goal posts and befor
either side accomplished this feat ther
was action every second,
BINDING OPPONENT WITH
SMOKE TRICK OF THE GAME.
After couple minutes Of play IN
team composed of "Blondy" Sterllns
driver, and Bud" JACKSON, mal!et-mt'
scored. 4 while later 'Pinkle" Kia
and CLYDE FsIrerter, the other tcan
did likewise. After that there va
plenty of scorlnS hut not too mucl