El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21

games in all parts Of the country or
to put the seal OF auLnenIclLg upon
the startling times and distances creo-
tied 10 these scnOOlDOy phenoLL1e IluIls-
This is the proposed duty OF the Or
ganiZatiOn which is being formed at
present A tentative constitution, Dy-
laws and game regulations are Delng
drawn up and when completed VIII De
forwarded to the athletic asSOclaIlOn
Of every college in the country These
organizations viii be asked 70 pass
upon the same and return with such
amendments as will insure their sup
port. When this stage has been reached
the National InterschOlastlc A A VIII
be incorporated and launched TO cover
a field not now occupied by either the
intercollegiate A A A A. or the ANA
teur Athletic union.
international Polo.
Following the defeat of the English
polo cup challenging team by the
American four in the opening game OF
the series. the visitors explained lne
upset in part. by the statement that
since their arrival in this country they
had been unable TO obtain continuous
practice against fast playing, high cali
bred fOurs- This statement was true,
but the fault lay not with either Polo
association or any Of It's individual
members but the game itself. Polo IN
the United States is of comparatively
recent origin and polo players capable
of trying out the English four TO the
limit, are few and far between w here
as thousands play the game IN Ing
land and the various British posses
sions. there are but few in cOmpari-
son who participate in polo in the
The very fact that the few players Of
sufficient strength to give the chal-
lengers a thorough IryOut were needed
for the American team and reserve.
placed an unintentiOnaI handicap upon
the invading players Occasionally one
of the Meadow Brook big four" or an
American reservist practiced against
the British, but this was avoided as
far as possible in order that the
charge might not be made later that
the defenders were familiar with the
English style of attack and defence In
years to come perhaps polo viii reach
a point of popularity in this country
where in number Of followers II viii
compare faTOraDly Win England IN
til such time, however, the conditions
of which the English players spoke
must continue.
Lawn Tennis Playing.
In sending Maurice E. Mclaughlin,
K Norris Williams, End, Harold H
Sackett and Wallace L. Johnson to
England to continue the hunt for the
Davis cup, the American Lawn Tennis
association has named the strongest
team possible, judged from the 1872
rankings Mclaughlin, Williams and
Johnson are the three top rankerS IN
the singles, and Hackett is found in
the second line Of the doubles Had
T. c. Bundy. who with Mclaughlin,
won the United States double cham
piOnship at Newport, been able TO acI
cept the invitation to compete abroad
the champions would all have been bat
ting for the cup
That this team viii give an excellent
account of itself during the coming
play both in English championships
and the succeeding Davis cup play goes
without saying. In skill and strength
it combines the best in tennis in the
United States, and has the added ad-
vantage OF youth in the case Of three
of the four players Williams, Johnson
and Mclaughlin are scarcely out Of
sheir teens, yet they have had plenty
Of experience in tennis play both at
home and abroad. With Hackett, who
has no superior in the matter Of court
strategy. TO advise and coach them, the
younger combination may be expected
to carry off the burden Of attack with
reasonable success.