Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-14
AMERICANS
AGAIN WIN
IN POLO
MATCH
SCORE.

MEADOWBROOK, L. l., June IA
The American cup defenders to-day
won the second game and match from
The English polo players. a penalty
IN the seventh period. by which the
ehalIangers lost half point after they
we're in the lead. gave the Americans
he victory.
Stoddard's poor playing put the
Americans in jeopardy moro than
once, but his two shots in the fourth
d, scoring a goal each time, more than
atoned for his poor work in the early
part of the game.
Waterbury's driving and his reck-
less riding also were big factors in
winning for the Americans.
Weather conditions were ideal. the
ponies were in excellent condition,
and to-day's game furnished even
more thrills than did Tuesdays, which
was won by the Americans by the
score Of 5 1-2 goals to 3.
The lineup of the American team
was:
lie. Stoddard. No. 1; Larry Water
bury. No. .; Harry Payne Whitney,
No. 3 Captain; Devereaux Milourn'
back.
The British team lineup is as fol-
lows:
Cheape. No. 1; Freake No. ?; Rit-
son. No. 8 Ccaptain), and Lockett
back.
The men gauoped up and down the
field a few times and knocked about
and then the game was called. Ihe
Americans wor the toss for position
and chose the north goal.
PLAY in First Period.
There was brilliant play back and
forth around the field, and finally l.
Waterbury carried the ball near the
English goal, but missed an unchai-
langed shot and the Englishman car
ried the ball by great team play down
TO the American goal, where II was
knocked out Of bounds.
Again the play went back ana
forth and T. Waterbury rode under
Ritson's arm and whipped a long
shot down the field 10 Stoddard.r He
made a magnificent try for the goal
and missed by narrow margin. Inc
English swept the play away down
The field. There was a terrihc RAINY
ot the American goal Finally the
bau rolled out clear and only few
feet from the goal posts.
Britons Score First Goal.
Freake and Milburn pounded down
pnop II and the Americans won the
race. driving the ball out Of danger.
Blu. only for few moments. The
English attack was working in spien-
aid shane and in a few minutes they
made tneir first score. Stoddard took
the ball down to the English goal and
when play began again he missed.
His missing Of several shots from L.
Waterbury spoiled several splendid
chances 20 score. Cheape scored the
first goal. Score: English l, Amerl-
cans q.
Play in Second Period.
In the first minute Of play the
English nearly got in another goal as
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rloselv enough and the gallant Eng
gshman missed the goal by only
few inches.
4 moment later the Americans had
sDother close call. Cheape made a
,Iean miss. then Stoddard got the
baU and carried it down TO the Eng
Hsh goal but Freake outclassed him
snT sDoiIed his shot. Milburn got
he ban on the throw-in and ham
merad il from the field until Cheape
broke into him.
The EngIishman made long shot
hack TO Freake. who had the pace OF
he American whirling gallop down
,hz FeId lie missed an easy shot %
me- invaders which would have made
,-rtrer uoIut. Score end second Pc
zoo. English l. Americans o.
Play in Third Period.
The ball was put into play near the
Americans goal and after "a tussle
vas twice forced out of bounds. The
nare was increasing and the hitting
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