New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15

and kept the crowd standing up and yell
ing most Of the time Captain Io0keft
made a fasco n che knock On from the
south goal His mal.et just caught the
top Of the ball and n rolled straight be-
fore the posts. In hls anxiety 20 make a
recovery he started his pony Al gallop
for n and missed 10 completely. The play
ers had been laying so far out In the
field that before Whitney and Captain
Cheapc I'm a ncck-aud-neck race could
reach the spot Captain Lockett wheeled
his pony and by a backhandcr sent the
ball out OF danger.
In the rushing driving. hammerns
game that followed Whitney was meeting
the ball on the bound. strokng 10 splen-
didly and rallying his forces. Both teams
raced their ponies almost 90 a standstll
The Engllshmen were keeping on the ball.
however, and finally on the knock-in
after the ball had crossed the line out ~
bounds Captain Cheape got II and ~ a
long hit sent Il inside Tor the tally.
Freake who PLAYED with rare distinction
al every stage. had his turn less than
minute later taking the ball out Of a
scrlmmage and by a couple OF long shots
scoring as the others came pounding be-
hind him IN a stern chase.
Circling like swallows. the men stayed
In the centre OF the field FOR a moment
after the next throw-in Whitney plucked
the ball out and passed II 20 Larry wa
terbury, who by two successive strokes
on the near side scored for the Amen-
cans The Americans had begun 10 play
q trihe wider apart at this stage and the
Englishmen were not harrasslng them as
closely as IN the earlier periods Twice
as the Americans hit for goal the ball
was stopped by the posts. II was the
hardest luck OF the match, and II Was
against the defenders.
With the period almost at an end. ana
with the Americans almost disheartened
by their failure 20 score on shots thaI
should have Tailed. Whitney proved his
generalship. There was seeming iull. but
II was only the calm before the storm.
There had been some desultory play along
the boards. and then Whitney began the
old forward riding tactics Of the big
four" As the ball was nit and ridden
along toward the goal despite the stub
born resistance Of the Britons IL was
passed TO Stoddard. who again displayed
his prowess by a clearly hit goal from
off side. II was an overtime period
and al its close the score stood at 4i2 Tor
the defenders to 4s4 for the challengers.
The seventh period failed TO produce any
goals but it was none the less thrilllng'
u1hurn was unseated In a bit OF rough
riding. and he lit on the turf as II tosseu
from the clouds. There was not anything
sof, about the way the British cavalry
men rode Stoddard narrowly missed go
ing out of his saddle I'm tilt OF the same
sort. and meanwhile the ball was shooting
around the field, propelled by terrinc
blows Of the mallets. At this critical
iincture Captain Iockett crossed Larry
waterbury. and was penalized the half
goal that sent the challengers' score be-
low that Of the defenders The British
rider was checking a shot that looked to
he a sure tally for the Americans Cap
tain Cheape, Freake and Captain Rtson
AID heroic work in the closing moments.
t,it the Americans held steady and saved
several desperately worked tries.
SIN riding by the Engllshmen marked
the last period Captain Lockett missed
what looked TO be a certain goal, while
u,,i,,ev likewise failed, with the ball
right in front Of the posts. Milburn saved
one goal by a slashing backhander. with
Captain Cheape right on top OF him as
the stroke was made. Three times the
Americans failed and twice the English
and the final clang of the bell found the
cum saved for the United States. with the
riders circllng in midheld.