New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
ENGLISH POLO TEAM !.
HITS ROUGH GOING
BuckmaSter Out of Game When
His Services Are the :.
Most Needed. e
RIGHT ARM BADLY INJURED
Larry Waterbury Is Growing
Heavy and May Be Used in
Back Field-Whitney /,
Tests New Material =

Among those conversant with polo AZ.
fairs the impression has been gaining
ground that the English challenging
team Of this year and the Hurlinghan
officials are experiencing a bit of roupb
going on the eve OF the international
cup matches I'm this country. In the frs,
place, the injury to Walter $. Buck.
master happened just at a time when
his services were most needed The torn
lgaments of his right arm. the upner
portion Of which is reported to have been
seriously injured. have kept him out OF
play at Elton for more than a week.
Even so good an authority as II. T.
Herbert. the chairman OF the polo asso.
citation, asserts that the entire English
cup team OF this year is built up around
Buckmaster. who is the brains. the fire
and the speed Of the four that will strad
die the pigskin and wrap the rawhljs
thongs of the mallet handle around their
wrists when the whistle blows
Buckmaster. rated head and shoulder.
above the others Of the challenging team,
plays the important position Of No. 2
which. By the way. is the same position
| which Harry Payne Whitney. the cap
| tain Of the American forces, finds 50 adj.
vantageous I'm directing the work OF tie
players.
| II was admitted by Mr.. Herbert that
the unexpected appointment OF Captain
A. Noel Edwards 70 the English team
| last Thursday might be taken as an ind
cation that Buckmaster's injury is %
| such a nature that he could not be de-
pended upon to take his place in the
! field This will be a sore disappointment
TO polo players in this country and will
undoubtedly weaken the challenges
| Harry Payne Whitney and the Water
bury brothers unqualifledly declare thai
| Buckmaster is the foremost polo player
in the world.
In speaking of the matter Yesterday IF.
| Herbert stated that the provisional line
up of the English team had been stated
as follows: No. !. Captain Ritson; No. p
Captain y. Noel Edwards; No. 3. Walter
S Buckmaster. and back, Captain Leslie
st. George Cheape. The substitutes were
TO be Mr. Freke. Lord Wodehouse and
! Major Mathew IAnnowe This, he point
ed out. was a change from the arrange
ment of two years ago, when Captain
Cheape played the position OF No On
the field at Meadow Brook.
He pointed out that Captain Edwards.
who in the matches of 1911 figured as
Lieutenant Edwards. was replacing a..
| No. another player who had earlier
been mentioned. 1t was Captain Edwards
who gave the Americans such a scare on
! the first day of the matches two years
ago. when he tailed every one OF tbs
four goals scored by the British side. Al
that time his daredevil riding. combined
with wonderful hits scored As he swung
| his mallet under the head OF his pony
caused Harry Payne Whitney many anx-
| ious moments before the match was fin
I ieboa a
| While matters are progressing iavor-
| ably ID this country the critics who hays
lined the sideboards at the Georgian
| Court field. al Lakewood. have been im-
pressed with the fact that Harry Payne
whitney mas persistenuy held Larry
Waterbury al 40. 3 and at back instead
OF at the rowing position II No. ]. u IS q
question whether or not Captain Whitney|
/ is endeavoring IN develop payer ~
/ marked speed and agility 10 90 me su.,
| riding off which will be necessary aSalns.
| tho English forwards. IL IS no secte.
! that Larry Waterbury is getting rathe,
| burdersome Tor even the stoutes' %
| sapniqS