The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
AMERICANS WIN
SMASHING GAME
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bright as an Irish play on st. patr.cks
Day
The crowds were three deep in the
aislcs in front OF the great slopng
grandstands. and damned in close At
either end of the wide stretch of turf.
1t was hotter than the copper of
Bo"lzebub's bungalow. 4 thin furtive
sort of breeze rippled tho copper Of
old Glory and the Union Jack, which
alterhatcd along the upper rims OF
the east and west stands.
Thousands swcltercd in the stands
while the hoi polloi did little plain
everyday sweating on the ground The
difference between sweating and
swcltering is tho difference between
81 worth OF standing Doom and 81
worth of seat.
Grandstnnds Like Ovens.
The grandstandS wero ovens, open
TO stay. The spectators were soon we'll
backed, fore and aft as the seats had
collected much heat during the morn
ing and had retained it for the after
noon cooking. Society was not com
Portable. and so, naturally, society was
further from happy. The hoi poloi
I was also uncomfortable. but. then. tho
hoi Dolioi is always trying To ape So
cicty, and no one felt any real sympa-
thy for tho hoi polloi. although the
tears.
y band was doing duty on fixed
post toward the north end of the west
stand rendering music in r weary
manner
The spectators" have no chance
They made mistake They should
have set up business in some hotel
lobby and called themselves ticket /
agencies and they would not have
been molestcd even by Alan Pinkcrton, /
Esq.
The polo association did little
specializing on its own hook It asked
80 FOR standing room on the West Side /
to-day. incidentally it got it.
The west stand was priced higher 7
than the east stand for several reasons /
one was that the east stand was scv-
eral degrees Fahrenheit hotter than
the west stand, which means that II
was about the hottest place this side
OF Yuma, Arz The high cost of living
in the west stand was further provoked
by the fact that il was the society
side.
Record Match In Every Why.
10 win by a quarter of n goal in the
second and deciding match. sets UP "A
record in international polo No closer
match has ever been PLAYED for M.
cup. IT was record match in every
WAY. Tor there were record misses rec I
ora hits and record Ealloping in which
Inc English ponies more than held their 1
IN no way weakened by the absrlc.
OF Monty Waterbury, for Stoddard play
ed well, and although he missed some
rather easy hits. he acquitted himself
crcditably on the whole. England had
the lead by 43-4 to 41-2, but was
pcnalized half a goal. and this left tho /
tally / Ia for England and lost IL the /
match
Two things helped the English play
ers to-day. They Wee rne substitution
of Freake for Edwards on the English
No. ,, while England's other trio in
Chcapcs, Iiitson and Lockett PLAYED an
entirely improved brand of polo From
the start they showed more vim in
hitting and more dash and rcclllessucss
In handling their mounts. There were
bound that the American players would
not jump them at the start like they
lid in the opening game. so they rode
in ct first fully alert and each with
his blood stcamng The work OF
Freake turned out we'll for No J. He
was "on the ball" everywhere It new
and turned the play always at the
critical moment. He was the right sort
of man In riding, for the pair rode In
and out circlcd around each other. and
by their quick turning. backing and
short cross hits, kept the ball under
control Every now and again Frcake
would ride out with Chcape, and maybe
soon after ne would fall back TO cover
Lockett At back. Lockett. too. was a
big Improvement on himself. for he
blocked some dangerous shots. hit with
strong and accurate stroke. and was
altogether 80 per cent a better man
than on Tuesday last. Having the
right sort OF Il cover in Frc;lke. Ritson
had an opportunity to show off 10 bet
ter advantage. His hits were Logger.
his doubling more effective and his
work in the scrimmaGcs was ucom
parabl" y number of times during tho
afternoon he scored the ball out OF the
middle OF the melee and tapped It out
10 one Of his men outside. Out Of No.
Chcape was accurate in his long
drives
iIilhurn'n Fine Work.
on the American side Milburn stood
out prominently above his confrccs. His
backhand work was excellent, and
saved his territory many and many a
time from the rushcs of the British.
When hit for goal presented it
self Milburn was there and with his
stick flashing. Hardly for five min
utes during the play di0 he play In
his position. Larry Waterbury played
well q No. .. and as was anticipated
held ltison we'll Larry took al! sorts Of
chances and was instrumental in keep ,
lur down the score OF the challcngcrs !
All through the matches Larry and I
iItson kept running a score of OK
changes on humping. riding OFF, crook
ing and other effective tactics of polo I
America won the toss and nlaV.J