Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-17
FOUR TO TWO THREE.FoURTHs
Thrilling Period at Close Rouses
Spectators to Highest Pitch
Of Enthusiasm.
AMERICA LEADS NEAR THE END
Defenders Transgress Rules and
PenaliEed for Fouling.
EACH GETS GOAL IN LAST
Britai9s and Americans Rouse on-
lockers GO Frensy--Crowd Leaves
Field In silence After
Defeat.


MEADowBRooK CLUB, June ia
England won the international polo cup
today. defeating the American four in
a desperately fought game, by the score
| OF TO ga.
! The cup defenders fought Eamely and
at one time were a one-fourth OF a point
In tho lead. In the last period, however.
Captain Barrett drove a goal. which put
the Britishers ahead and Milburn wss
penallzed for foulng, This spelled
! Americas doom.
The Is the first time the English have
won the cup since II was lifted by
America in 1909. Forty thousand persons
witnessed today's spectacle and left the
stands almost in silence, while the de-
feated players were consratulating the
victors.
The lineup OF the two teams was.
England-No. ], Captain II, a. Tomlsin-
10 Major Il, w. Barrett: back. Captain
! Vivian Lockett; substitutes, Lord VIM
borne. John A. Traill
America.No. !, Rene La Montssns; No.
| 2, j, NJ. Waterbury; No 2, Larry Water
| bury; back, DeVereux Milburni suhsti-
! tutes, c. G. Rumsey, Malcolm Stevenson,
II. &. Phipps
The Game Opens.
! The Americans defended the north goal.
Milburn got the ball and ran II down the
field until Cheape cut In and carried II
back again Cheape lost the sphere in
midfield and Milburn drove for a goal.
but missed. Cheape picked " out from
under La Montagnes pony and scored.
The English team scored q second goal
almost Immediately. This time Barrett
drove II over.
Up and down the field the ball passed.
IL was evident that cup defenders were
using all that was In them The bell rang
without either side being able to score
again. Score end first period England,
l2 America, 0. N
America Loses VANTAGE.
second Period--Milburn drove the ball
and LaMontagne passed It on almost for
q goal, but Lockett blocked II a few feet
from the posts. The English team ran
II up the field where Barrett scored a
goal. Mllburn just saved another English
goal by a brilliant backhand stroke. The
Americans displayed better team work
than on Saturday and were surrer with
> the mallet. Milburn, being on his regular
position at back seemed to give the four
; more stamina.
II was announced that Larry Water
bury had fouled Captain Barrett by hook
/ ing his mallet in the first period This
= deducted half point from any future
, score OF the Americans.
Total score, second period English, 3;
, America minus a.
Play L. Fast.
Third Period-After the drive-in the
players milled around the American goal
until Milburn hit the ball to midfield
barrett lofted the ball over three Ameri-
can players. Cheape, also loftmg, just
missed a goal. Milburn broke his mallet
and left his team weakened while he rods
to the boards for a new one. Milburn'
defense OF the goal was the feature oi
the game. Neither side had scored when
the chukker ended. Total score end third
period England, 8; America minus, ~
Miss Easy Tries.
Fourth period: The challengers missed
two easy tries close to the coal. th9r
e La Montague drove the ball out OF dan,
D ger. Tomkinson picked the ball off ~
10 clear field and outran oMnty Water
. bury then drove wild. There was de-
n lay at this period. whil Milburn adjusted
Y his saddle. Larry Waterbury picked thC
70 ball out OF the mill and LaMontagn,
s drove 1t for goal, II was Ameriea'
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