Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-06
AUTO POLO FOR
IObSADS TODAY
WOHLD'S MOST EXCITING GAME
10 HlG PLAYED HERE ~ RE
SUIT OF DATE MIN-CP.
THRILLS every MINUTE
Tive car, Are Ready for lsc--t,nmc
Starts at South Main Street
Park al =. NJ.

Tho high waters in Tennessee, pre-
venting the fulhllmont of an engage
'mont at Memphis, resulted In the
hasty arrangement yesterday for the
playing In Tulsa this afternoon OF the
first auto polo games ever seen I'm OK
lahoma. The players drivers and re-
mander Of the party win arrive at
o'clock this morning and viii have
i've polo cars stripped for action be-
fore noon, These cars will probably
be seen on the down town streets early
this afternoon, They are Of light
build and stripped as much as possible,
while a steel bar assists in protecting
the driver and player when bid spill
occurs
This game has taken the country by
storm II started about a year ago
IN Wichita, Kan aud went from there
to Kansas city. Then long series Of
games were played at Madison Square
Garden n. Y. Already this season,
six auto polo teams are on the road,
and the game viii be the big "thril
attarction with number of the larg-
cr tent shows this year
Tulsa Gets Benefit.
The sudden change in dates made
Il impossible 20 extensively advert lse
today's game, but it is thought that
there viii be enough interest In this
most exciting Of all games, in Tulsa,
TO justify the management of the team
in staging today a show. The teams
should have been in Memphis ycster-
day for series of games, but the
uncertain status OF railroad schedules
/ nthat section, ana an approaching
date at St. Louis, made it necessary
TO jump to Tulsa The game was
played at Fort Smith two DAYS this
week. and record crowds witnessed
every performance.
The South Main street park has
been put into splendid shape for to-
days game, and two minute street
car service will prevail during the
afternoon. The game is to start
promptly at O'Clock.
The Element of Danger.
Auto polo is the kind Of game
that has the spectators on their feet
half the time. 1t is the element Of
public in a thrilling trance.
Eight players and drivers are car
ried in the company and there is as
much rivalry between the teams when
they are playing before a crowd as is
shown between two National League
baseball clubs.
The Kansas City Star. in a recent
account Of the auto polo games, said:
Women Get Excited.
"Sitting on the edge Of his seat and
watching for spills is the spectators
chief diversion in the latest in sport
dom, that being the new game of auto
polo, which pleased the crowd at the
stadium yesterday afternoon. The
women wrung their hands and easped
and the men wrangled with the UNI
pire'
Two cars. with TWO men in each one,
play the game. A third car, bearing
the umpire follows the others about
the field. Two other cars are kept on
the side lines. ready for use when one
of the other cars becomes damaged.
The Most Exciting.
II. =. Lowell, in the Des Moines
Register and Leader says
polo my be a less exciting game
than baseball or football but nor
when played with automobiles for
mounts in place of ponies"
Says the New York Telegram
Football is rough, baseball is sci
cntlfic, automobile racing has the
spicy essence Of danger, polo Is thrill
ing to watch, but take all the salient
features Of these sports and combine
them into one and the result is motor
polo.
Yes, Mildly!
The New York World has the fol.
lowing: