New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14
English Players Always
on Ball, and Rarely
Failed to Hit.
| WATERBURY STAR
ON DEFENDING TEAM
When Speed Was Required Ponies
NJ Invaders More than
Held Their Own.

s..,,,va score Of 81, goals 10 in the hrst
80 Of the international match. but
90 is outlined in greater detail the story
- struggle which cast gloom in the
-, NJ the home forces and sent the
,,ock Of the challengeTs soarins.
plav BEGAN al 40 o'clock, immediately
.rsr the rarades Of the rival strings OF
ro,i.s The British line numbered TWEEN
:, ave and that Of America only twenty
smaller muster than usual on each
,,de Before that there had been some
s.sptorv practising by the players OF
both teams over on Field No. ., but only
the nodd.ng heads OF the players could
b seen from the stands
Meantime, beginning al o'clock. Josh
IA Crane. the American umpire. was
weighing the balls and initiating them as
20 X" All were between four and one
quarter and four an One-half ounces
instead OF closely approaching the five
,un.s maximum which VAS the case last
!ear.
The hits were on the average longer
than in last years match, with the
/ B-itishers excenng in backhanders and IN
placing. while they filled their positions
IN COOKBOOK style always in an extended
formation.
Wherever the ball went there was al
ways a birmingham man WAITING for T.
or striving TO get a free field TO gain
II II seemed at times. as one onlooker
said that the field was full Of English
men. for they bobbed up on all sides
ID &c . v
old stable maxim. and the team work OF
Americas new big four" does not need
many words. While the birmingham men
did not seem 10 be trying harder than In
4 the practice games. the Polo Association
4 team seemed TO melt away as rapidly as
snow in thaw. The challengers got
1 the jump on the Americans, reversing
Z last years opening game, and they never
lost the lead gained in the Arst chIl<ker.
Lawrence Waterbury was the pillar of
strength on the defending side. and he
had good support from his brother when
opportunity offered Milburn was at no
time prominent with long hits, but he was
effective often at riding off. La Mon
isgne was also barren of hard hits and
he was often weak in direction. J. NJ.
Waterbury missed tries for goal often,
but he had always a difficult angle TO hit
from and poor luck in this respect caused
II him TO miss by narrow margins
But the birmingham men also had their
l hard luck in this respect, and as for
1 clean misses in midheld the errors were
1 about evenly divided. II was game OF
II quick turns and not so many fast races
Il for the ball but when these happened the
i British ponies more than held their own
a With the American mounts. There was
not much rough riding, but plenty Of
II hard hitting by the Waterburys and all
the birmingham team.
Lockett and Mnburn were the first TO
tppear when the saddling bell rang but
lie others followed quickly. Cheape was
reeted with applause from all quarters
then he cantered out and there was little
tesy in forming for the first lineup.
'osh,l Crane threw in the ball at the
Iart and throughout the game.
First Period.
L Waterbury caught the ball first on
Ne throw-in and made play with an on
We hit to Milburn. L. Waterbury fol-
Med Up for another good hit, and he
the ball nicely started toward the
saih goal, which the birmingham men
'se defending. His brother and La
Aniagne were lined out 10 pass II along
sit never reached them. Cheape met
~ball with an ofside hit and passed It
plckett. who made a run with 1t and
ansd the opening count for Great
Hiain with three fine hits.
iomknson and Cheape were quickest
ihe ball on the throw-in, but the for
yrs third hit was stopped by L. Water
"y' and he sent It out TO Milburn, who
eoe clean miss. This left the ball to
1rett' and he started II along with a
1-hander that placed II nicely Cor
a'spe' who made the goal with two on
:" hits for Great Brtains second tally.
'% birmingham glen had the ball after
me open play TO follow the next throw
0t L. Waterbury stopped their rush
II long hit and Milburn had an op-
unity TO pass IL on. but he failed 20
he ball squarely. This let Tomkin-
get up, and he made an end out.
"a The knock-in Cheape caught the ball
tvNou Aut east DOdrOS. In
ns TO follow II Milburn was unbal-
and fell over Tenbys near shout
ne remounted as soon as Tenby was
W and led back. time being taken
ms Vas the only upset Of a player
The game.
hsham held command Of the ball
voc resumption OF play and two tries
e0as resulted in end outs. Turning
Nr o~d on L. Waterbury's knock-in.
H.. MADE fine baekhanded hit over
H., 'y NAT would have made a tally
III. : me save by the American back.
N,r. waterbury and L. Waterbury be-
H., hem had the ball TO middle field,
3cAss, eu turned IL and passed TO
aborv Shtape made play. but l.. Water
han az again In his place TO stop the
snd.a ne hit 10 the west boards, which
had ,.. period as the timers gong
Second Period.
N. ,,,s. team was on the aggres.
ssrd, me throw-in from the west
ts !, "nough La Montagne's clean
hesrlt pasz from L. Waterbury
- VANS from the teams support
"a'erbury saved the ball from