The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-08
ENGLISH POLO TEAM
PICKED; A SURPRISE
Capt. Tomkinson, Major Bar.
rctt, Capt. LOckctt and
Major Hunter Chosen.
STAR PLAYERS LEFT OFF
Captains LannOwc, Palmcs and
RailstOn Eliminated and
RitSOM Is Sick.

There IL n surrei.e In store for Amer'-
can poloists. according to the latest adj
vices from Madrid. where the English
team is practising for the International
matches. The team which Is to meet
America has been picked and two OF the
four men selected are practically I'M
known IN thus country. The lineup M
decided ON at present is. Capt. H. Tom.
kinson. No. Major r. w Barrett. NO.
: capt vivian LorK.tt, No. 3. Major
Z. Hunter. back.
In picking this team such good players
49, Capt. Matthew Lannowe. Capt t.
Puimrs and capt tLiiston were eiilni-
mated Capt. Ritsou Is out of II because
" sickness Tn. chief difficulty was to
lind No. |. and though Capt Palmes was
the favoritr for the position. he had 10
be dropped because he was man thit
II was found hard to mount capt Tom
kinsor. who has been chosen to make the
attack on the American goal. was u
leading figure In English polo last year
lie played No. on the luiInunts. which
won the open championship OF England
and also was In the same pos,ti"n Tor
the Fifteenth fiussars, which Won The
int.rr,simcntal cup lie Is hard inter.
with good direction and IL CONSIDERED the
equal Of Capt Ch.ape. Who WAS the ad-
vance man last year.
PERHAPS tilt t4bSl lUipOlitih f.'N W
the lineup is the change from M. To
No OF Major T.. W Barrett. the most
brilliant player Of tn. 1913 English seat
SON This change was made because the
practice showed that the seani WAS par
ticuldhy well of In backs. Capt. vivian
Luckrtt. who played back Oh the visiting
four last year. has been moved w 10
No. 3. and his place as guardian OF the
goal turned over TO Major Z. Hunter.
Major Hunter is another man not we'll
known here, but he mad. sensational
back for the Tigers team in the big
matches last year According to the
critics on the other sid- Major Hunter
WAS the whole Tiger team
As selected the English team practl-
cally becomes on OF two forwards and
two backs. II no change is made It viii
offer "A novelty so far as the direction OF
play goes for Major Barrett. VINO Is slated
for the captaincy. thinks that he can
fulfill his duties while playing No. In
stead of being at No. 3. which is his regu-
lar place and also the place usually occu-
pied by the team captail.
The English team - now in such an
advanced stag, that It has been deter
mined to return 10 England on April IL.
As soon as the internationalists reach
England a match will be arranged against
tn. Old Cantabs, which is considered the
trial horse of English polo. on this team
Will be Capt. Haseltine. No J.; r, NJ.
treake, No. 2. w. :. Ruckmaster. No, 3,
and a. L. Tate. back The men will have
two weeks practice at Nottingham be-
fore leaving for 1hs country Ths trial
matches Will he played under the direc-
ton Of Sir Douglas Haig, the newly
elected chairman OF the Nottingham Club.
There a. considerable satisfaction abro al
over the forwardn. So OF the invaders. The
practice III Spain has brought the team
to a stage that was not reached last year
uutil just before the international matches
with the team practically determin q
the Englishmen will BE- able to cut down
considerably on the ponies TO be brouSh,
here The latest idea is to ship only
about thirty ponies, the ones VIII ch will be
used in the actual play. These have been
selected with regard 10 the men that WILL
use them In the matches ana each animal
has been chosen for It's fitness for the
position il will have to play