Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-12
dashing and daring plays of the
game.

! dashing and daring plays or the
game.
The Americans beat the English be-
cause they forced the play at every
turn. They rushed the foreigners off
their feet before they knew what
happened, and secured command
ing and what proved to be a VIC
torious lead, yet it will be observed
that after that first period, in which
we scored three points, the odds one
way or the other, while in our favor,
we're very, very close. When the
battle was hot and compact it was
noticeable that the Yankees came out
on top, but when the play was sim
ply fast and open, it was also noticed
that the English came out first best.
The men from abroad can play polo
we'll, and they will not be far be-
hind us, if at all, on Saturday. Their
long game is much superior, in that
they can drive the ball much farther
| than we can. Their strokes, too, had
more direction, but they fell down
just where they are presumed to be
best in the short game near the goal.
Opportunities were rare and numer-
Gus for the English to tally, but they
missed many easy tries, some en-
tirely and others by poor direction.
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When the Americans lineup next
| Saturday there will be a change in
the team. Monte Waterbury, who
was injured in the first game, will be
| unable to play, it is said. Two of
his fingers on his right hand were
broken, and he will not be fit to
| play for some time. AS a substitute
| two names have been mentioned-that
| of Louis Stoddard, who substituted
for Monte after his injury, and NAL
| colin Stevenson, said to be just about
as good a man with the mallet. The
! trouble seems to have been, though,
that these substitutes and others
have been using the "mallet" too
! strenuously when not in the game,
| and some of the talk going the
rounds seems to have been respon-
sible for the change in teams, and
also responsible for the lack of con-
| dition yarns. Anyway, either Stod-
dard, who did well in his only OPP
! portunity, or Stevenson, will have
| to be selected. That will mean a
change in the positions of the regu-
lars. Larry Waterbury, the daring
and effective No. l, will likely play
No. 2, the position his brother held.
Or, perhaps, Devereux Milburn will
be shifted from back to No. 2, where
he is also said to be very good.
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For one thing, all these changes are
sure to create a newness on the team
that may result in disaster. The
team work in the one game was SUI
perb. Every man knew his man and
every man knew his place. Down the
field they went, stepped off SO many
PAGES apart, Larry and Monte Water
bury riding off their men and Whit
ney and Milburn following with their
eye on the ball. The English could
hardly get into the play at times, so
concerted was the action, and the
Americans came out of these little
battles with honors flying nearly every
time. We were rough a whole lot
and we fouled some, and we were
penalized for our transgressions, yet
playing the best game of polo, per-
haps, the American public has ever
seen, we won, mind you, by only 51s
points to 8. All the points England
made she kept, because she didn't
overstep the rules, and those who
were there could not help but admit
that when the English played their
best polo 1t was brilliant polo indeed.
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The performance of Captain Ritson,
team, was delightful to watch. AS
No. he displayed a hit that was
both long and accurate. His horse
manship. too, was superb, and he is
very likely to do a whole lot in the
game to come. Captain Cheape was
an excellent No. l at times, but of
course, he couldn't offset the grand
playing of Larry Waterbury. He
made two of his teams three goals,
however, and his efforts were spec
tacular at times. Captain Edwards,
an old friend, and who shone so
brilliantly two years ago, seemed to
have an off day, and Captain Lockett,
at back, is the weakest man on the
team. His place may be taken by
another, and a big Improvement
would result, although, giving the
devil his dues, Lockett spoiled two
beautiful goals on the Americans by
the very essence of spectacular play.
AS a reminder-don't think for a
minute that the cup is safe. On the
one game we have the CALL but the
English have mighty strong polo
team.
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When everybody In the East was
talking Mike Gibbons. not many
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