The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
BY DAMON RUNYoy.

BY DAMON RUNYoN.
New York. June 1o.-Riding like
COW punchers on tear. the big four"
of American polo--Whitney, Milburn
and the Waterbury boys-crumpled the
English line at Meaduwbrook Field this
afternoon. and won the first skirmish
OF the battle for the International polo
trophy by score Of 51-2 to g.
1t was the old story of the forlorn
hope that carried through
Figured as certain losers even before
they pushed their feet IN their stir
rups; outsiders in the betting; out
ponied." and ut-everything- ed that
went to make up the advance done"
OF the experts. these Yankee cossack.
OF the club and cotllion went momen-
tarily mad and battered to bits all pre-
conceived notions of the game OF polo.
whining echo was still mocking
the sound OF the referees whistle
starting the contest. and the 10000 peo-
pie gathered in the great stands which
fianked the green field had not had
time to settle back in their seats when
the Americans began booting their
horses In wild charge upon the Eng
lish goal.
In one minute and thirty seconds
these men, who only few days ago
were pronounced Inadequate to defend
the polo trophy in the name of America,
had scored upon the invaders, and then
they followed this up by hurling at
tack after attack against the British
until in a trihe over six minutes thev
had piled up three valuable points.
1t was that fierce opening smash
which dropped the Union jack.
Never Entirely Recover.
Later on the afternoon the English
four-fiower OF King Georges wide
flung army-c!osed in and desperately
slashed through American territory to
three goals but they never quite en-
tirely recovered from their bewilder-
ment over the first bitter rush. and
they were always fighting at disad-
vantage.
In one mad JAM during the sixth
period. Monty" Waterbury. No. 2 man
of the American four. fell back with
a broken finger. His place was taken
by l. Il. Stoddard. one of the men
picked to play this game as regular
when the big four" was suddenly
shunted aside last week. only to be
again called on when Foxhali Keene.
captain OF the new line, fell in prac-
tice with shattered collar bone.
The American force showed no loss
of strength when the substitution was
made. AT one time during the game
the Englishmen crept up TO within a
point and half of the Yankees, aided
by penalties against the trophy de-
Tenders, but in the closing minutes of
play. as twilight was dimming the
broad field. and the stands were hur-
rfedly emptying, the americans made
one final Irresistible dash against the
foreign goal and added TO their scoro.
The general run of people probably
know little or nothing about polo
Many OF the 10000 who saw the game
were doubtless taking their first look
at the millionaires sport of Skinny
on horseback" They went. perhaps.
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the game itself, but there We're mo-
ments during the'coniict when all these
people, In common with the thousand
who understood, and appreciated polo
as sporting proposition, were up in
their seats and shrieking wildly.
Unexpected Onslaught.
1t was fight to stir the most stag
nant blood. and when the American
four began that sudden and uneXpect-
ed onslaught at the beginning of the
game. 1t was indeed, a hardened and
blase Individual who could restrain a
yell of exultation. And then when
Monty Waterbury first sent the ball
hopping between the goal posts of the
Englishmen like white marble skip
ping over green board the multicit
multimillionaire In the clubstnnd bel
lowed as vociferously as the overalled
"swipes" over I'm front Of the American
stables.
outfooted those of the Engiishmen in
riding off.
The score OF goals to j put the
stands in great glee.
Orders Affect Play.
AS the English were mounting for
the second period. Ritson gave some
orders to his men. and whatever they
were, 1t had great effect on their play.
The ball had been In the English ter
ritory for nearly four minutes, when,
by series of wide passes, Ritson and
Edwards worked 1t in the direction Of
the American goal. where Cheape
scored goal. When the hall was set
rolling again. there were series OF
long shots, but two good hits by Mil:
burn drove the ball to the English
goal. Captain Ritson was there and
missed an easy backhander and Larry
Waterbury, cantering along leisurely
gave the sphere n gentle tap and 1t
rolled nice and handily between the
posts. 1t had just passed the line
when the period gong sounded.
Somehow the Englishmen looked as
II they would win as they took the
field; they were well-drawn and appar-
emily most efficient men as they gall
loped briskly along over what seemed
miles and miles and miles OF green
grass on their willy. nimble- -hoofed
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