New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

from the score OF the offending team dur
ing the match.
A safety may be accidentally made in
case Of a PLAYER driving the ball over the
end line outside of the posts Of the goal
he is defending. Fouls are committed by
an opposing player riding directly across
and endangering the man riding straight
for the ball.
Penalties are also melted out because OF
q players crookng his adversarys mallet
unless he is on the same side OF the al
vetsary's pony as the ball. or in direct
line behind and his mallet is neither over
nor under the adversary's pony. Further
more, no crooking is permissible unless
his adversary Is in the act of delivering a
stroke to the ball.
Cnoflcially the match is the sixth for
the challenge cup. but the contest of
1900 al Nottingham was without the sane
ton of the Polo Association. The team
consisted OF four Americans. then in Eng
land: W. and l.. McCreery, f. J. Mackay
and Foxhall I. keene, who was captain.
Only one game was played. The present
Lord Decies was No. for England. the
other positions being filled by f. NJ.
Freake. W. S. Buckmaster and John
Watson The Americans lost by score
of goals TO 2.
The match is the second in which the
Americans have been challenged for the
trophy, for 1t had been bought by sub
scriptions among the members OF the
Westminster Polo Club as a special prize
In 1856 merely TO give the visitors II Is
now the recognized polo championship
cup for teams from any country in the
world and so held by an agreement made
last year between the Polo Association
and the Nottingham Club committee.
Weather permitting is the condition
TO govern the games scheduled for Tues
day and Saturday. Should a third game
be necessary, the date will be announced
after the second contest.
A foreglance at the Polo Association
leafet to be distributed at the games
shows that the defenders will wear req
blouses with white helmets. In 1903. when
they regained the cup. Whitney and his
aids wore the Meadow Brook Club coiors'
Hight blue with white helmet In defend
ing it two years ago they wore olouses
of the Polo Association colors, blue anu
white, with white helmets. The change
70 red is not from any dsloyalty to the
governing body In American polo. but
merely to more clearly indicate the two
sides.
The British players will wear dark blue
blouses, with a red rose embroidered over
oID NIT a
blue band.
The official leaflet also states the play
ers will have appropriately colored sadie
cloths. numbered in accord with the posi-
tions they will fill. This is a verification
Of a story on last Wednesday In the
Tribune.
The dimensions Of the field are given as
about 900 by $50 feet and "a feet as the
distance between the goal posts
Each team will have an umpire ana
there will be a referee 10 decide In case
OF a disagreement. Joshua Crane. OF
Boston. who served two years ago, VIII
again be the American umpire. and cap
tain f. D. Miller will act for the chaI-
lengers. r. f.. Strawbridge the Phila-
delphia polo player. will be the referee.
He may be relied on as impartial. Tor
while a leading American sportsman. he
is this season 10 he the NJ. F. II. OF an
English pack
The goal judges Will be DIR. n. A.
Souther. OF Milton. Mass, and Frank
Forester, the English tennis professional
at Georgian Court. Lakewood. The posi-
ton calls for keen eyes and quick judy
ment. for goal is made when the ball
goes over and clear of the line between
the goal posts. or above the top Of the
goal posts between the centre line OF the
posts.
The timekeepers will be J. Eugene Geers
and w RI. Recap. both Of whom served
in 1917