Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-11
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WIT.
NESS EXCITING SPORT At
COUNTY FAIR.
AMERICAN TEAM WINS
CLOSE SCORE, lilo
Teams Play Fast, and Blow Ups Are
Commonwealth Rough and Shorter
Than Resuiation-one Tip Over
Furnishes Unusual Thrill For Crowd,
But No One is Hurt.

| Thousands of spectators at the Mar
shall county fair saw for the first time
! Wednesday afternoon a game of auto
polo. Thousands of people We're thrill
10 be adapted more for the benefit OF
to be adapted fore for TIE benefit Of
surgeons anu undertakers than any
thing else. Luckily none of the drivers
or malletmen was injured. seriously,
altho Jake Rausch, n1alietman for
the American team retired toward the
close Of the last period owing to bruises
sustained by fall.
The local field is not conducive to the
sport for several reasons, chiefly thc
ground is too rough, and the field too
short. lacking about fifty fet OF the
regulation length. This caused the
score to pile up higher than the play
ers like to see in good game. The
American team won the game II TO 10.
Is Exciting Sport.
The game of auto polo, new in the
amusement world. is an exciting sport.
The element of danger is especially APP
parent in the quick turning of the cars
in following the ball back and forth
on the field.
The game is similar 10 the regular
game of polo, excepting that larger
ball and shorter mallet are used, and
autos are substituted for horses. The
ball is driven thru goal posts at either
end of the field of $50 X $50 feet. Each
goal counts one point. and fouls re-
suit in taking one-hair point from the
score of the offending team. Fouls
constitute touching the ground either
with the hand or foot in raalleting the
ball. or covering the ball with the ma
chine longer than twenty seconds. The
game is played in Ave periods Of ten
minutes each.
Some Clever Driving.
Drivers of automobiles were especial
tx interested in observing the clever
work done BY the drivers in the contest.
The driver is as much OF the game as
the malletman. and the way the cars
are turned on short notice, skid about
the field, and roll around on two wheels
without upsetting. is quite marvellous.
Ira Carroll drove the winning Amer
lean car and Jake" Ransch was the
malIetman. Rausch was substituted by
John Hankinson in the last half OF the
last DerlOQ. dItcT IhduSCll was tdhVii
from the game owing to his injury. In
the last half of the last period the
American car was overturned. but no on
was injured The car was damaged
thru the breaking Of wire. Several
cars were substituted thru the game
owing to blowouts.
The English team was composed OF
John H johnson. driver. and Raymond
Claypot malletmar.
One Of Crew in Hospital.
Robert Butler q malle'man on tire
American team. is in ST Tho hospi-
tai. threatened with blood poisoning in
his left hand as result OF an accident
AT Detroit wnere the teams were play
ing. last Friday. BUTLER was acting as
referee and vas rising a revolver to
start the game The blank cartridge
failed to explode. and unnn hreak'ne
TIE gun to remove it the she'll explode"
and the wad penetrated the palm ~
prhle-'s hand. Upon having the wound
dressed upon reaching this city We'd
nesdav. symptoms Of blood poisoning
we're apparent and Ruhler was sent to
the hospital for treatment The hand
showed signs Of improvement today