Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

will give us a good line on how the
final result should be. We are de-
pending whole lot on Maurice Nc
who is playing H. NJ. Rice,
the Australian, in the first round this
afternoon, and we are almost as sure
Of R. n. Williams. who is clashing
with Captain Stanley Doust. another
Australian. The pairing in the
doubles has been changed from the
original selections of Hackett and
Little to Mclaughlin and Hackett
This Is looked upon as an improve
ment, as Little. though an excellent
player, is not showing his true form
If we should win from the Austria
lians we will still have to go some
even before we reach the finals, which
are to be held in London. We seem
to have a very good chance in our
matches today and the ones to follow
on Saturday and Monday, but the
Australians are showing such excel
lent form that their play will be most
difficult to beat.
G
The polo experts are taking the
shake-up in the American team as an
evidence of added strength. but to the
persons who just view things from a
purely casual observation 1t would be
difficult to agree with them. To
change the team almost in it's en-
tirety at this late date doesn't seem
just the proper caper, and to argue
that brand-new four will do better
than the old one seems to be about as
silly a stand to take as could possibly
be pursued. The old team was a
great team two years ago. and was
favorite in the public mind and in
the betting. For good reasons, such
was not the case this year. There
has been more to tell about the in
side workings of the "order" than will
ever be told. Harry Payne Whitney,
Devereaux Mlburn and Larry and
Monte Waterbury started in their
practise with much spirit and much
confidence. Shortly the powers
began to work, and others sought
places on the team. With Whitney,
who was the captain of the team,
holding out for the same men who
won the championship, his place on
the team also became threatened. He
desired to throw up his hands, but
that was not wanted, as 1t would
mean the withdrawal of his
financial support from polo. But
eventually the blow was struck For
the good of the cause" harmony is
being worked to death in order to
the real reasons. Social am
bition and jealousy might tell the
story better, but they would not
sound so nice.
@
Maybe the new polo team will make
a better showing than the team which
It replaced. Maybe! But those who
witnessed the last matches will have
to be shown. If the big Four" was
1ot in condition, it was too bad. yet
t seems strange that the men have
oeen practising together for months
md the fact wasn't discovered before,
Captain Whitney and his men were
all right physically. but they
1idn't hitch right socially. The new
cam, on paper, doesn't look as strong
IS the old one. AS a starter, the new
captain of the new team, Foxhall
Keene, has been injured and there Is
some doubt that he will play. Who
to select as a substitute is now some
ssue. Larry Waterbury, the dash
ng player, is being mentioned, but IL
we have been told right, Waterbury
IS not in condition. Whitney has also
been named to take the place of
Keene in case the worst comes to the
worst, but he will be in an awful
pickle because he isn't In condition.
With all this lack of condition and
all the doubt about Captain Keene
being able to indulge in play the sur
prising part of it is that the chances
Of the American team are considered
better now than they were before
when all was we'll and apparently in
harmony.
The English polo team is right up
to snuff and the men are trimming
over with confidence. The odds of
2 to 1 and 21s to l being offered are
rather short than false, according
to a fair observer of the situation.
The idea of the Americans prospects
hour change sounds rather ridiculous.
The best chance the U. S. A. had was
thrown into the discard when the old
team was broken up. The new team,
all good players, though, hasn't a
look-in If you take everything you
see and everything you hear into
consideration. We are going to lose
the polo cup, l guess, and we will
know who to hold responsible when
the time comes.
G
With Frank Kramer declaring he
hadn't teamed with Jackie Clark in
the semi-final heat of the champion
ship race at the Velodrome Wednes-
day highland telling the truth at
that-much thought has been occa-
stoned as to just what to name the
stunt which was so successfully
worked by Kramer and Clark. All
the wise minds seemed to fail in
their endeavor to secure a fitting