New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25
Observers at Piping Rock Sur.
prised at Lack Of Hard Hittinu
by Invading Players.
PREFER TO DRIBBLE BALL
Griswold, Meadow Brook Vet.
eran, Attributes Americans
Quickness to Proficiency
in Playing Racquets.


cially when they have had little or M
practice together ana have but recentlv
changed from the rocking deck OF
steamship 10 the bumping back OF
pony" sententiously remarked Captain
r. G.. Ritson when he was questioned m.
other day at the Piping Rock Country
Club regarding the form of the English
team Of challengers for the international
cup Among critical observers who have
watched the Britons on the three coca.
sions they have been in the saddle the
opinion prevails that the ponies are play.
ing better polo than their riders
There is only one opinion as to the
string Of ponies which the Duke Of West.
minister has gathered together in the
effort to lift the cup. They are the speed.
lest lot that ever chased a ball The Eng.
lsh style OF mallet work, however, is an.
other thing. They rarely go In for long
hts. The usual method of the Britons is
to pass the ball along from one TO the
other by short strokes. and the only al.
tempts at headlong gallops and carries
have been on the part Of Captain A. Noel
Edwards. the hero Of the matches Of 1911.
and Captain Leslie st. George Cheape
These two men hold the rowing positions
Of No . and No. l. respectively
The fact remains. however that the
Englshmen have not been getting their
a l. A..
heated melees and chases. appear IN
clined TO override their shots. Somehow
or other the mallets fail on the swing
As a result the practice tours Of Ame,i-
cans that have met them have not been
impressively beaten on a fiat score basis
while on a handicap arrangement TIE
Americans have in each instance come
out ahead of the challengcrs.
Frank Gray Griswold. the veteran OF the
Meadow Brook club. who played in the
summed up the situation as he watched
the Englishmen from the sideboards.
They certainly display puzzing weak
ness al hitting the ball" he said. and al
this department of the game in no wise
compare with the men who are likely 10
ride I'm defence Of the cup. our men send
the mallet to the ball hard and sure for
distance. The Englishmen dribbe IT,
There are two things that contribute
TO this. in my estimation" continued Mr..
Griswold The Englishmcn are riding
larger ponies than usual. Then their
game. as played in England, is adapted
TO different rules, which causes position
play 70 be of paramount importance. An
other thing. these men are devoted 10
polo. TO the exclusion Of other sports
our men have been devotinG themselves
TO racquets, court tennis and the Ike
which has developed in them co-oTdihs'
ton of hand and eye. There ism sueh
lot of difference between delivering
blow with a polo mallet, racquet or IV'
that matter. with a boxing glove. De-
lIeye that the certainty OF aim ana me
mower with which Larry Waterbury,
Devereux Milburn and Harry Nni'He!
hits the ball on the polo field Is due 10
considerable degrees to their pToneiehe'
at racquets. ,.-,-,,d thu,
II is the opinion of Mr.. Gris"old tha'
the ability 10 get the ball VIII sHs""'
turn the balance I'm the Americans Ia'o'
when il comes to the cup matches. ms
Englishmen. he thinks, ride trine oe''
ter. chiefly because they are OF hgh'el
weight than the Americans ms ""'
count a bit when II comes 10 the Pu'~
stirring sallops after the ball. haNh's
had considerable experience IN taA''ls
horses abroad and bringing them mo
this country from Europe Mr.. "i's"o"
does not believe that the Brton poh'S'
viii show such fiery speed at the Guy
matches the second week Of June as -
the present time. 49,,
The air OF this climate is Ike hsH'
wine 10 man and horse on COMING isv.
the other side Of the Atlantic ocean, ~
said. But the first inyigorauhs "'u :"
sniripp influence is soon followed 0! "
action shall be surprised II II does h0'
show its effects in this manner o' -
monies. which are ~ondeFlu''
lot" .-s
Ero, tina manner in which the p'a!'"
from, birmingham have worked J" p'N
,ca ~ "a evident that the attack Is aea'"
80 he huilt up around Captain Cneap.'
Tho wonderful horseman Of the h'"e
Drapoon Guards, and Captain hu"a'N-
~ the 9th Iancers. who peI'0'"' ,,s.
ohlv two years ago. The TWO ~. cha
,,,h;r,udnds and Captain Edwards -
80, wan with the mallet on the ln'a'
49, ,oar, In their recent work az r'p'n'
-, ,ha two have combined cle'e.H
- aasr,,e the sacrifices due u w
length OF their strokes, have 0ee" ,bs
cassful in making gains ana Sens Oar.
,ou INTO advantageous positions ue'O..
49, oo,l posts in order 10 place W." :.
:, - surely be driven through 'of Wv
tally. ..,s,t the
two men who have come all the ,,,on
India for the contests, are depeNue ..n,eh
% obeck the headlong charges win w."
the Americans score their goals III ~.
,,ca they have consistently rluue" A.
SMALLER ponies. displaying proho'e
defensive tactics. :, hit.
At the present time the weaAheSs ths
ting and hooking on TO the ua' .,al
chief fault of the Britons. LUG, ,ns
NO two weeks in which to reme''
defect. and they are expected ,,sy
greater strength in this respect '"a" ,h,s
have in their early. contests
country.
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