New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
POINT JUDITH FOUR
LEADS FROM START
Defeats RoCkaWay Polo Team
in First Round Of Open Cham
piOnShip Tournament.
IN TeLegranh % - Trlbune. ]

Narragansett Pier. r. l.. Aug. An
the first round Of the open championship
Of the Polo Association al the Point
Judith Polo Club to-day. after a runa-
way start IN the first two periods Point
Judith defeated Rockaway by a score OK
6is 10 a.. The winers Will play Coopers-
town In the final match on Wednesday
There was an informal game, In which
women Joined for the arst time this
season. played on p. s p. Randolph's
private field. near the sheepfold. Mrs
Thomas Hitchcock and Miss Emily Ran
dolph took part in a. with Thomas Hitch
cock. ir. Lord wodehouse and half
dozen others.
At the closing OF the nth period In
the championship game Lord Wodehouse
had fall and hung by foot in a stir
rup The chestnut pony was well
trained and stood quietly until the
grooms rushed up and helped 70 extricate
the rider from his perlious position. Tn
der fractions pony the player might
have been severely hurt.
Point Judith made us flying start in
the FIRST two periods, scoring four goals
before Rockaway tailed a single point.
After that the honors were easy be-
tween the teams Waterbury not being
NJ hts best on account OF his bad hand.
At no time did Rockaway have the lead.
There were changes IN the lineup on
both teams. Point Judith was repre-
sented by J. VI. Waterbury. jr.. J. Wat
son Webb. Lord Wodehouse and Dever-
eux Mlburn, while W. Russell Grace
Rene Lamontagne, /. + Stoddard and
J. c. Mllburn. jr. played FOR Rockaway.
At the first throw IN Waterbury took
the ball and passed II 10 Webb. being up
IN time 10 score when Webb was ridden
out. After lining up, Devereux Milburn
pounced on the sphere the instant Il
struck tho turf and raced or alone
with 10 for a three-hit goal. Keeping pos
session, Lord Wodehouse had an out.
Turning the knock-in. Webb made goal
by a long angle oTside This ended the
period. Point Judith had four end outs 70
begin the second period. and then Wode-
house made goal by n long onside hit al
n difficult angle.
Rockaway now displayed signs OF being
wide awake After that the team was
right on the ball all the while. There was
no more yawning. and, on the contrary
Point Judith now began ragged hits as a
change from its earlier fine team strokes.
But II was observed that the shots were
mainly toward the side lines. This is the
direction a team with strong lead should
always send It's hits. as the results
proved.
Waterbury took the ball on miss by
Stoddard and gained goal toward the
end Of the period. Webb had been forced
10 a safety and Point Judith led by "a 70
/. Two blanks followed for Point Judith.
and Rockaway. by the hardest sort OF up
hlll work. rolled up 3 goals, the single OF
the fourth period being by long hit BY
Grace at puzzling direction.
The hfth period was of terrific ex-
changes, end to end runs Of the ball the
length OF the field. Rockaway having four
and Point Judith the same number OF end
outs before the latter team gained count
through "A fine steal off with the ball by
WOdehOuSe
The sixth and seventh periods We're
blanks for both, except that Waterbury
was twice penaliZed for foul crosses. IL
was rafting play, for while Leading by OH
10 3i4 Point judith was so vigorously op-
posed II could not depend solely on strate-
gic plays TO eat up time and make the
game a certainty. Rockaway had the ball
seven and Point Judith four times over
the end lines.
Through the fouls Point Judlth's lead
had been reduced 10 "A 10 Sl4 TO begin the
final period Webb quickly made its posi-
ton impregnable by getting dual count.
the first by an offsde hit from toward
the side lines and the second by long
backhand hit Grace, as the end APP
preached. made a galloping goal wiki
field TO himself
The score follows:
FIRST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
POINT JUDITH ROCKAWAY
IL NJ Waterbury r. Nv Russell Grace
III Watson Webb IRENE La Montague.
s-I,ord Wodehouse 3-LOuis l.. Stoddard.
4-Devereux Miihurn. ~ G. Milburn. Jr.
Point Judith-Goals earned, ); less penalties
~: total. sis.
Rockaway-Goals earned. 8; less penalties. =;
total. "A
Individual goals-Webb. 3, Waterbury. 2:
vodehouse. 2; Grace. q Ia Montague. 2 stod-
dard /; ID. Milburn. l.
Penaltes-Two fouls. Waterbury; foul. stod-
dard: safeties Stoddard and Webb.
Referees. Fisbs