New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15
0NF Of MANY DASHNG MARKED THE VICTORY
The MEADOW
AMERICA WINS IN
GREAT POLO BATTLE
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put up quite as dashing and vigorous
game as ever.
The play was so fast. however, that
when the men finally realized that the
game was over. Harry Payne Whitney
had TO be assisted from his saddle'
while the others dismounted stifiy ana
walked toward the clubhouse. tired TO
tho noint of exhaustion. 1t did not take
long for them TO recuperate, ana "heh
the cup. for possession OF when the
nlavers had worked so hard, was pre-
sonted to Captain Whitney. to be held
in the keeping Of the Polo Association
until the next challenge, they began
10 show new signs Of life. and TOOK
some interest in the congratulations
sbowered upon them on all sides by
their friends.
"FairIy Played" RitsOn Says.
Mir. whitney said he had never played
in harder. faster, farer game, while
Captain Ritson. when asked for MS
opinion. said he was too tired TO talk
but that the struggle was fairly played
and that some Of the sting OF delea'
was lost in being beaten by such good
hard riding fellows.
The crowd was bigger than on Tues
dav. when the American team won oy
Il score Of az TO 8; bigger by five thou
sand or more. Not that the STANDS
we're any fuller. but those who were
not fortunate enough to get seats went
down anyway. hundreds upon hundreds
bv train or automobile, and packed
themselves forty or fifty deep, on both
ends of the field and along the sides 70
the north and south of the east stand.
These could catch only glimpses OF the
great struggle. but they lacked not IN
enthusiasm. and joined in the wild ac-
claim which greeted the many brilliant
and sensational strokes.
The game itself was full of action
every minute. 1t was crash, crash
crash. and bang. bang, bang. with not
a moment TO take long breath. except
i'm the short rest between periods Louis
E Stoddard, called on at the last min
ute. so to speak, covered himself with
glory by his hard riding and accurate
hitting. scoring as he did, four OF the
FIVE goals for his side DevereuX Mil
burn too. worked deeds of valor. par
ucularly in defensive play, and empha-
sized once more that he is the greatest
back in the world Harry Payne WHIT
nev and Larry Waterbury were no WHIT
loss
conspicuous although the latter was
not hitting with his usual accuracy
when it came 10 getting the range OF
the goal.
Players Equally SkilfuI.
The Englishmen suffered not one
tiny bit in comparison with their OPP
ponents They played quite as hard
and quite as we'll as the Americans,
and. as the score shows. made the same
number of goals. There was far more
bite and sting to their hitting and rid
ing than in the game on Tuesday, and
they deserve equal credit with the
winners in everything that goes TO
make up the great polo players'-skill,
daring and courage.
Captain Lockett made two amazing
saves Of apparently certain goals by
cutting off the ball, once when it was
within three feet of the line, while some
Of his backhanded strokes were won
derfuI to see. F. NJ. Freake, who was
substituted for Captain Noel Edwards
At No. >, played like one possessed
and appeared to strengthen the team
N a way that counted.
Captain Ritson did everything that
+ could be asked of one man, and more,
= while Captain Cheape was more sure
= in his hitting than in the first game
Z as shown by his scoring four of the
+ ave goals for his team. He missed two
s or three comparatively easy shots for
3 a score that would have turned the
( Tide. but both teams suffered in this
: way. as the Americans, too, failed on
z more than one occasion when a goal
Z seemed sure