New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
LARRY WATERBURY TO
MOVE BACK A PLACE
viii Play at No. 2 in Second
Match for Polo Trophy
on Saturday.
LOUIS STODDARD AT NO. |
Captain Miller Insists That No
Changes Will Be Made in
Lineup of the Team
from Great britain.

from great Erltaln.
Louis +. Stoddsrd will play 40 ! and
Larry Waterbury No > I'm J. VI. Wat
erburys place on the United States team
In the second Of the games for the inter
national polo cup at Meadow Brook on
Saturday. No change will be made in the
lineup Of the challeugers from Great
Britain Captain Ritson said Yesterday
/ al the Piping Rock Country club.
/ Those closely associated with the Amer
/ lean players were averse 10 expressing
an opinion as 10 what effect the loss Of
Monte Waterbury, who broke two OF his
fingers in the first game ON Tuesday.
would have in the second struggle The
general feeling seemed to be. however.
that Stoddard would more than hold up
his end, and that the team would not he
weakened materially. even though the
latter was not so well versed in the COM
/ bination work OF the big four"
/ one polo authority went so far as to
say that whatever advantage was lost by
the not always sure hitting Of Stoddard
would be more than offset I'm playing
. Larry Waterbury At No g. a position in
which he is acknowledged 10 he ut his
. best. He was forced To play 80. ! In the
old combination for the reason that j.
/ NJ. Waterbury, jr, was far more at home
at 30. g.
Stoddard Is always in training. and
/ probably has played IN more tournaments
/ since 1875 than any other man in tins
/ country. lie Is a daring rider when in
! possession OF the ball. bold In riding of
and always mounted on fast aud well
/ trained ponies lie worked hard at an in
formal game yesterday al Piping Rock. 10
/ improve every moment OF the time posi-
| bile for practice.
Stoddard made his FIRST appearance on
/ Tuesday in an international polo cup
match. lie was substitute. however. at
birmingham iu 1909. and plaN ed back in
/ the tournaments the Meadow Brook -four
engaged IN at Ranelash and Rugby be
/ fore the h'e games lie had been al
. Cannes for the polo tournaments ~ the
/ Riviera, and by prearrangement met the
/ challengers al London % serve as extra
man until De,ereuN MHbJrn should ar
/ rive from New York
! Stoddard and Joseph b Thomas started
/ the New Haven Polo club and learned
/ the game on that field.
Captain Miller. manager OF the English
/ team who Is staying at j. S. Phippss
/ house IN Westbury. inspected the British
/ ponies Yesterday and found them In good
/ condition. The players had a day Of rest
/ from polo al the Piping Country club.
/ but Captain Edwards and Captain Chcape
+ PLAYED lawn tennis
/ There is no confidence. ~ least there
/ was none voiced among the most promi-
nent uphoders Of the British team that
/ the Americans will lose the second game
/ In this city and on Long Island a feel
/ ing Of dismay prevailed.
/ Robert Bullock. the professional man
ager Of 4 Pennsylvania polo club and
only here for two years. was In this frame
OF mind.
Il was never more disappointed Ia my
/ lie After the practice games | saw and
with such good ponies I expected the chal-
/ lengers 10 win. But they played poor polo,
not their real game AT all. and the only
hope | have for Saturday is IN that turf
saying that some form Is too bad 10 be
true
When it Vas suggested that stage
/ fright" might have had something 10 DO
with a.. he said:
i don't think so. They are used to
playing before vast and noisy crowds IN
London and In India.
II think il must have been sort or
nervous prostration. probably the result
OF worrying too much over the outcome.
fear now. however. that the cup is not
to 90 back
Larry Waterbury did some limbering up
on Phipps Field yesterday afternoon and
Harry Payne Whitney also was IN the
saddle FOR a brief interval Devereux
Mnburn went over 10 the Piping Rock
! Country Club to see the semi-final matches
for the challenge cup presented by the
Duke OF Westminster FOR annual compe-
tition.
The games were begun at 5:l5 o'clock on
adjoining fields. and the teams lined up as
follows:
Great Neck-W. II. Grace, }, Watson
Webb. Hamilton Hadden and }. G.. Mil
burn, jr. Handicap, l6.
! Leopards-J. c. Rathburn, Quincy A.
Shaw, I'd. j. b. Thomas and f. Ambrose
Clark Handicap 10.
Mr. Randolphs Team-David BOWS. b
/ X. -
p Randolph Handicap. 6.
Cooperstown-F. $. Won stade. c. G.
Rumsey. c. F. Beadeston and NJ. Steven
son. Handicap, 22'
Great Neck beat the Leopards. 1874 TO
Z. and the Randolph team beat Coopers-
town, IS to 10.
The final game will be on Friday to-
Rether with a special match between teams
representing Cincinnati and Piping Rock
The challengers were in town last night
having dinner with friends at the Ritz
! Carlton Captain Rtson, his sister and
! CAPTAIN Miller were the guests OF John
| ;. Phipps.
A change came in the betting yesterday.
Wagers were made at 10 10 that the
Americans would retain the cup and at
even money that they would win on Sat
! urday.