Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
FIRST POLO GAME
WAS THRILLER
THROUGHOUT
Captain Whitney Plays a Star
Game While Up on DR.. Bald
wins Garry the News
fBy --latest NALL
BY JOHN q. MILBuRN, JR.

NEW YORK.lThe American team
won the first international polo game
by a score of 5h goals to after one
of the most remarkable exhibitions of
polo ever seen on any field.
The American team, 10 a man, ont.
PLAYED and outrode the English team,
and played the best polo their most
eager admirers could expect. and at
that. won after as hard fight as we
have ever seen in this country The
game was so full Of startling plays and
the individual performance OF all the
men was so good that in praising the
winners you perforce praise the los
ers
II will perhaps be interesting to on
thusiasts who were unable TO see the
game to give detailed statement of
" ner'od nv period.
First Period.
AZ the very beginning of the first
period the American team began to
press. Milhurn and whitney. by long
masses giving the Waterbury brnthers
chances which they were fully able to
take care IF ]. M. Waterbury scoring
the first goal.
Senre bv Perfect plav.
Almost immediately after an inter.
change Of NAV Miihurn nlaced the
hall by long hack stroke. in front
ri the goal T. NJ Waterbury rot his
man and L. Waterbury scored, the po-
sition plav being perfect.
AZ this time the American team was
-unning thrcnph the English team
' Edwards and Rifscn. in center. we've
L. ~
IN hold the American hack and the
sneed seemed to be too great for Eng,
lands defense.
After a splendid gave ny Whitney.
MilhurA scored the third goal Per-
hans no faster ne-iod has ever been
seen on q polo field.
Second Period.
The second was almost repetition
nf the first. eycept the NAV was not
quite go fast The American team a.
ynnst scored q Poai at the north nd.
which was disallcwad and then. in a
mass. from L. Waterbury. Milhurn
missed Poal on q iificuIt stroke.
IN the knock ont the, English for
wards rot away aud Cbeape scored a
long roal. tho score then beine 2 tn
IN favor Of the home team. "A foul was
allowed sPainst the Americans and
sitter that T. Waterbury made wr--.
derful pnal az the south end Of the,
Held. hitting tho ball underneath his
pcrv's hent neck
most Of the uerind. but the English
ynrn were almost always Tianeerpns !.
hitting long halls. az IN fact they did
thrnpeh the entire game. =
Third Period.
J. NJ Waterbury scored almost at
once. The English players then preSs-
ed. and then Whitney, by beautiful
stoD. saved the American goal and
on his chestnut pony Carry the News
made a long run. Ritson got clean
away, and for one of the few times
through the game eluded the Ameri-
can defense, missing, however, in the
end.
England then pressed until long,
saving stroke by Milburn. which was
beautifully stopped by Edwards, Mil
burn In the mix-up getting the ball
and making long run on Jacobs.
Up to this time the American team
scarcely missed q ball. and for the
Englishmen, Edwards and Ritson were
doing splendid service
Fourth Period.
During the fourth period the Anne
ricans again had the advantage of
play, scoring one goal and losing half
a goal on foul. They had several
opportunities to score, but the pace
was so great 1t was beginning to tell
on the accuracy of all the players. The
H. n ~. Il, fo fol-
characteristic of the extraordinary
team work Of the Waterburys. J. NJ
Waterbury picked up the ball almost
at the center of the field on the
boards. England's back was free in
front of him, but he waited and gave
his brother time to collar mis- back,
then passed the ball forward, and l..
Waterbury made probably the most
brilliant goal Of the game by a stroke
underneath his pony's neck.
Fifth Period.
During the fifth period England's
team worked better and they pressed
on throughout the entire period Rit-
son after wonderful stop -of long
hit scored Oh a long high shot, hit |
through the south goal
Both teams were going at such a
pace that 1t seemed for a moment as
though the English team was crack
ing our men,. Cheape scored splen- |
did goal, but at the end of the period |
the Americans were pressing.
Lockett played splendid game in |
this period; as he did to the finish of |
the game He saved. time after time, |
with long hits and never lost control
of the attack
The play was very close, the Ameri- |
cans almost scoring by slipping the
English defense on the boards near
the end stand and then almost being |
scored upon after a long run by
Cheape.
Time was called as ]. NJ. Waterbury |
had broken a finger and was forced to
leave the game His place was taken
by Stoddard, who was substitute on
the American team when it won the
cup in 1909 and who played so well
then that it seemed incredible place |
could not be found for him on the