The Detroit times., 1914-12-07
FRISCO FAIR TO GIVE POLO
BIG IMPETUS in AMERICA
Teams From All Parts of C0un-
try and Hawaii Will
Compete ~
: H1R
CUP TEAM MAY PLAY
DURING EXHIBITION
Revival of Sport Because Of
Coast Matches, Likely to
be Permanent !,

Owing to the wide interest that
polo men throughout the country are
displaying in the tournaments TO be
held at San Francisco In connection
with the Panama-Pacific fair, there
has been a revival in the sport which
promises TO be permanent.
Members or the Universal polo
committee, who formerly competed In
tournaments at the various clubs
throughout the United States, have
received assurance during the past
few days that the number OF polo
men on the coast for the tournaments
will be larger than at first expected.
The crack Cooperstown, N. Y, play
ers, consisting OF r. S. Won Stade. G.
Perry Beadleston Charles Cary Rum
sey and Malcolm Stevenson, have
planned 10 ship their ponies In q few
days TO the coast and will play prac-
tice games before the commencement
OF the tournaments.
j. Cheever Cowdin, the vice-chair-
man OF the Pacific coast advisory
committee of the American Polo as.
sociation, has made arrangements to
sufficient for all poloists who do not
bring their own ponies. These ponies
are already In thorough condition.
At least four teams from the state
of California will alone enter for the
handsome cups offered for competi.
tion and with the teams coming from
Philadelphia, Boston, Long Island,
Washington, st. Louis, Kansas City.
Chicago and Canada, II will be the
greatest collection or polo men that
have ever been seen in the west,
where the game as fast gaining the
same place that II holds in the cen
ters about Philadelphia. Boston. Long
Island, Narragansett Pier and New
port.
Ever since the famous big Four"
from Meadowbrook went to England
with Capt. Harry Payne Whitney
and brought back from Hurlingham
the international cup, where for years
| 1t remained. regardless OF all efforts
OF Americans 10 lift It," there has
been desire of all polo men west or
Chicago 10. see the team play q series
OF matches on the coast. While Capt.
Whitney and his team mates. Law
renee Waterbury, j. NJ. Waterb y,
Jr.. and Devereux Milburn. have lot
stated offcfaffy their acceptance. II Is
possible that the wish Of polo men
Throughout the country may prevail.
In this event the appearance OF the
Big Four" will be a great impetus
toward the organizing Of additional
teams in the west and southwest.
where material for future interna-
tional players may be found.
The Hawaiian Polo club will prob
ably send two teams, and, as this or
ganization numbers among It's mem.
bers several players. whose handicaps
are five goals. In all likelihood the
winner OF several OF the cups will be
between the Hawaiian players and
the crack four from Cooperstown, ".
| Y, who are twice winners OF the
American National championship.
Detroit College OF Medicine will put
n basketball team into the field this
winter for the first time In its history.
| There Is a movement on at the uni
versity OF Michigan TO make the track
! M easier 10 earn. At present the
emblem is given only to point winners
at the eastern intercollegiate and the
Penn relay. and 10 men who take nrst
| place in the Cornell Michigan dual
| outdoor meet