Evening journal., 1913-06-19
By HAL SHERIDAN.
Written for the United Press }


NEW YORK. June 19.-Polo. They
have played the international polo
matches in New York and as it has
been some time since polo has broken
away from association with the lost
ana found columns. a little brushing
up is probably needed to fully appre-
ciate all we have heard about II. The
class will therefore turn to page 3,
chapter 8. II will be observed on
taking a look that Uncle Noah Web
ster defines polo as "A game of ball
Of Eastern origin resembling hockey
with the players on horseback" But
to go further in our research as to the
causes and effect of polo, we might
say for the benefit Of the masses that
polo is Shiny on horseback. The
srperiority over the alley shinny
game of our childhood is readily seen.
Il is the horses shins that get cracked,
not vours-or we should say, not the
/ player's, as polo players are IN the
/ minority, else all accident insurance
companies would have been gasping
/ for breath and looking for kindly,
considerate receivers long ago.
1t requires several things to play
polo. First, and most important, 1t Is
absolutely necessary 20 nave sui1-
cient wherewithal in the bank TO pay
! funeral expenses and enable the fam
/ ilv to keep up a front in case you arc
suddenly taken off. Then again, one
must have enough to put several pom
! les i'm the stable it being necessary to
have a reserve supply in case the one
| in use breaks a leg or neck, or other
I
/ less. You must also qualify as a
"nember of this club"-which means
additional cash-and have your busi-
ness i'm such shape that the admins
traitors will be able to settle without
great difficulty At least your business
should be in shape to hobble along for
month or so while you are having a
/ leg. a half dozen ribs or so, neck or
an arm put together in the hospital.
This being the year of an English
Invasion" and polo being an afternoon
affair one should also cultivate the
habit of drinking tea at 8 o'clock. on
yes, / sayl That cawnt be avoided
And the ladies will be present and
there's the society end to do. Having
thus outlined the requirements It may
be safe to say if you escape whole
from the game, 1t will only be the
charm of the ladies with whom you
may take a cup of tea after hard
game that will save you from being
killed Jolly well right.
Taken by an large, there are two
psychological effects produced by polo
One brings the desire to have enough
money TO play the game. The other
brings the firm determination that II
you had enough money you wouldn't
Teasing the old family horse into a
good healthy kick, falling down stairs
or most any sport of that sort viii
produce a broken arm or leg without
the degree of uncertainty connected
with polo. At such amusements you
know just when it is going to happer
and can have your room reserved a
the hospital But in polo you mal
linger for days, weeks, or months be
fore the bump is delivered.
In playing the game one of the &C
oomplishments is to have your pony
so trained that when his feet become
tangled or wound around your oppon
Tents mallet, he will fall as gracefully
as possible and cover a small amour
fof territory in the descent, thus per
hitting you to have chance to es
cape If you get from under YOU
own pony you are pretty safe, outside
OF the chances of having an opponent
mount step on your eye. A polo pom.
that understands Just when and wit
to kick is the most valuable mount
The average pony, as Mr.. Kipling ha
: told, is intelligent and a rare asse
to the game.
Having mounted your pony an
, taken up your position on the fell
with the three other members of tn
J team. the referee will throw the bal
b. into play and one player from eac
side will dash madly for it, Each ma
! IS armed with a long handled mallet-
tn mallet part being about six inche
/ long and three inches in diameter. TIL
d working part of the mallet is the Ion
3 side, not the end. If your man is
{ good one he may be able to shoot tn
hall straight into the enemy's territor