Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-27
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SENDING BEs I
POLO PLAYERS
But Loss of Whitney to Ameri-
can Team About EvenS
the Combinations
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poi0 team Tor THIS country NAY - inc
American polo authorities VII DO re-
lieyed OF anxiety regarding situation
which at times promised to develop
a fiasco In the first OF the interna-
tional team contests Of the present
season OF sport Less than ten days
ago Il appeared as though the match
was 10 faII through owing to the In
ability of Lord Wimborne to secure d
representative team to compete for
the cup challenged for by the Hurllng.
ham club. Great pressure was brought
10 bear upon the factions whose petty
chickering's threatened 70 disrupt the
team and the party which sailed En-
.cluded the following players and sub
stitutes: Captain Fl. A. Tomkinsoh.
No. /; Major T. Y. d. Bingham. No 2:
Major r. w. Barrett. No 3. and Can
tain Leslie 81 G Cheapeback. with
Major B. Fl. MathewsIlannowe and
Baron Wimborne as substitutes.
While this team Is admittedly not
the hest combination II England. hay-
ing been repeatedly defeated BY Wax
ter s. Buckmaster's four IN practice
games. 1t includes players who are
ranked with the leaders Of English
polo. Whether this combination II
strong enough to. wresf the Intcrna-
tional Polo Challenge cup from the
possession Of the American Offenders
Is question which Is being argued IN
polo circles tllroughout the two coun-
tries. Experts maintain that Il +
not as strong as the English team Of
1913 and the same contention Is held
when the American teams of 1913 and
1914 are compared. There Is no de-
nying the fact that the withdrawal
from active play Of Captain Harry
Payne Whitney weak6hs the Meadow,
brook four. Furthermore there b no
substitute now being considered Dor
his place who Is within several 1oaIe
Of Whitney,s class Broadly speak
inc. both English and Am6fItIa teln|k
as outlined at present appear to be 81
per cent Weaker than was the case
last June, when the United States
team won by 10 1.2 20 II b two
straight games
Under these conditions much will
depend upon the team play and the
conditions Of the ponies n the final
analysis and IN these respects the cup
defenders appear to have an adyant-
age. The team that Baron WImbofne
took to Madrid has been disrupted
and remonlded less than month pre-
pious to the matches, Whltney's de-
cision 10 drop out was known months
ago, and provision made for the
breaking in OF suitable substitute.
and there is general impression
among poioists that should the Amer.
fcan, team be defeated IN the opening
game Whitney would be seen In the
saddle Of the second day Of play. SO
far as the ponies are concerned u -
an axiom OF polo that the invading
team always plays under 9 handicap
In this respect.
Despite the handicaps the challeHg.
ing team is not to be lightly consid
cred. According to the English hand
icapping system. the four as named
at present consists Of two top rank
ers and two third classification play
ers.s Barrett and cheape are tsn-point
or limit men. with Bingham and Tom
kinson rated at eight points each.
MAJOR AatneW s-lsa nlo"ss - : n'lis
point player and Isora Nlmgofhe y
rated at seven: fne Engilsn ana
American hanaicappin9 systsms glt
fer N the RESPECT thar Eniie ninf
points y the United states hnlit sns
birmingham top ranker = ten poins
player Therefore, ynile the MsLeE
bury DrotneTs ana DeYeEeu4 Mll9eLR
are nine POINT players z tne Onl.e4
states list they are retea one DOLL
higher ~ hngllsh nanaiesps AZ snr
present time q = fheips = seneI-
ally conceaea as peln8 me mos. IN
" player g replace MniLney re- 9
rated az SIX points y inc bni.s1
States list which would give me
american team an axefase Q. -
while the hngilsn iouE under tnf
american system MeNla nave e -