New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-11
Monte Waterbury Breaks Two
Fingers on His Mallet Hand
in Sixth Period and
Gives Way to L.
E. Stoddard.
DARING, SPECTACULAR PLAY
Larry Waterbury Scores Four Goals
for His Team, but Is Penalized
Twice for Crossing-Whitney
and Milburn a Power
on the Defence.

The flower OF Great Britain's polo
forces was beaten, and soundly beaten,
| by the "big four" Of this country in the
fiji st game OF the series for the inter-
national cup on the field at Meadow
Brook yesterday.
The score was 5is goals to 3. but
this does not begin to tell the fun
story Of the dashing, sensational and
in which Captain Harry Payne Whit
ney and his men not only outscored
| but outrode and outmannuvred the
daring, lighting challengers from
across the seas.
Close to 25,O0O men and women fair
ly revelled in the thrilling, blood-tn-
Cling strife, and when 1t was over
drew a long breath and marvelled at
! ii ALL the more so because they had
been led TO expect the worst and in
stead found the exhilarating sense Of
victory added TO the compelling excite
ment Of the most whirlwind riding and
cyclonic charges ever seen on POLO
field in this country.
Monte" Waterbury Suffers Injury.
America Won this first struggle in
defence OF the now famous Westches-
ter Cup. which the Duke OF Westmin-
ster and other sportsmen OF Great Brit
ain have expended over half million
dollars TO recover, but at a cost which
may not be counted at this time.
J. NJ. Waterbury. jr, broke two fn-
gers on his mallet hand while fighting
like a demon in the sixth period, and
was forced TO retire in favor Of L. Z.
| Stoddard.
His absence made no marked differ
ence in the concluding periods. so far
as could be judged. In fact, Mr.. Stod-
dard was conspicuous for his hard rid
ing, but il was noticed that he was not
so sure in hitting, even If he was on the
ball at all times. Monte" as his
friends call him. is likely 10 be missed
in the second match on Saturday. Ho
proved again and again yesterday thas
he has few. if any, equals in the posi-
! ton OF No. >.
No other accidents marred the gams
that IS. OF a serious nature. Mr..
Whitney got blow on the wrist in the
seventh period that made him vince
and call for time. while Larry" Water
bury was unseated in the eighth Pc
riod. when his pony crashed into an
other, but rolled clear and jumped
quickly 10 his feet as his mount went
galloping off the field. Louis Stoddard
also had a close call when his pony
went down behind in a scrimmage near
the centre OF the field, but he kept his
seat. The Englishmen suffered no mis-
| haps of any kind. Not that they were
less daring, but possibly because they
| did not throw themselves into the fray
with such wild abandon.
Miburn Tower of Strength on Defence.
The American team scored seven
times to three for Great Britain. but
lost IL goals on penalties. due in two
cases TO Larry Waterburys impetuous
cutting off when some opponent was
on the ball. which brought the total
down TO 5la. He more than made up
for the loss, however, by shooting four
Of the goals himself, while his brother
added two and Deyereux Milburn one.
The remarkable hitting OF Larry
| Waterbury set the crowd shouting
time and again, but the part he played.
while more spectacular. was no more
valuable TO his team than the work ot
| Deyereux Milburn. rated by many as
the greatest back in the world. and
Harry Payne Whitney. both OF whom
played brilliantly on the defence and
both OF whom opened the way many
times for Larry TO shoot by their rid
ing off opponents and by feeding him
the ball by the cleverest kind OF COM /.
bination work.
Captain Edwards. who practically did
all the scoring for his team two years
ago, could not get the range Of the goal
posts yesterday. and missed a number
! of chances, one at least OF which looked
remarkably easy. Captain Cheape. at
| No. I, scored two goals for his side,
one In the second period and another
| In the fifth. while Captain Ritson adde.
another in the latter chucker by loft
ing the ball a good forty yards squarely
between the posts.
The Englishmen did not lack oppor-
| tunities for scoring. but their hitting
lacked accuracy, while the defence OF
the home team was hard to penetrate.
Those who looked on could not under
| stand why the challengers were such
pronounced favorites in the betting at
odds ranging from to 3 to 3 to 2. or
] why only Ave days ago Mr.. Whitney