The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-03
BRITISH POLO TEAM
HAS FIRST PRACTICE
TomLin>on. Barrett and Trail
Line TIP. With Wimborne In
Place Of Chcapc.
BEAT SCRUB FOUR IN GAME
LOckctt and Duke of Penaranda
on Side That Loses by
7 l-2 TO / 81.

pgNFs1EAp. l.. l.. June lord Win.
born. pthN remark. We have a spor,.
ng chance was echoed by the maiorl,v
u ID" experts who watched the first prac.
lice OF the English polo team on tho
Meadow BROOK No. field late this after
noon. Minus the services of Capt. Cneaps
he International side played seven periods
against o. scrub team composed of ,wo
English substitutes and two Americana
aud won a. rather uninteresting game nv
a score OF ~ goals to Az.
Tne practice touowed a session I'm which
The men who viii compose the American
cam Ia tht opening match next Tuesday
naHduy defeated another scrub combina-
uoa society crowd Of unusual marni.
iude was attracted by the double bill and
the 0.s stands by no means looked de-
sertcd while the Americans were going
through their maneuVres on the internal
uonal held, which viii be used alternately
BY the Two teams for the few remaining
practice contests.
CApt thcape's absence from the game
to-day was on account of the news which
he received ON Monday night that his
sister. Mrs {. t. Kay. had been one of
he victims In the Empress OF Ireland
disaster II il understood that he will be
prevailed on to- play in the match and
that The lineup Will he as given cut when
the team arrived Lord Wimborne took
capt Cheape's place at No. to-day
with Capt Tomtlnson playing No. I,
Major Barrett No. ) and John A. Trail
back The side was opposed by the Duke
of Penaranda. No. /; j. Watson Webb
No ?. G. =. Beadleston. No. 8. and Cap
Lockett back
All through the practice II was evident
that the visiting players had not got over
the effects Of the sea voyage. There were
many misses OF the ball chat would be in
eNeus ihle in team properly Keyed up
Tor an International contest.
= Capt. TumE.uson at No. . impressed the
spectators more than any other PLAYER.
Ne showed none of the tremendous hitting
COVER that Capt, Cheape displayed In that
posiuon year ago. hut ne Is every bit
as fearless rider and followed the ball
With daring that indicates trouble for
larry Waterbury when the real battle
occurs.
Major Barrett was watched more care
rully than any other player ON account
" the stories of great Improvement In his
game since he was here with the 1911
team. At times he exhibited great ability
n backing the bah and turning It for his
fp-Nards. The wiry little back, John
TrailL earned the respect of the onlookers.
iie met the ball fairly on most occa sions
md returned IL with precision. Though
Trail played his position ell, II Il doubt
ful II he had any advantage In that re-
spect over Capt Lockett, who before he
tired toward the end of the game was
one ~ the chief workers for the scrubs
Perhaps the best polo was seen In the
hgst period, when both men and ponies
were fresh. Lord Wimborne got In
pretty run down the sius'.ues soon after
The ban was put In play. and the or
ganlzer OF the team had the honor of
scoring the FIRST goal .--r the Whites In
Ninu.e and 20 seconds Perry Beadles-
Ton caught the invaders of their guard
When the ball vas thrown in again and
an1ek,l goal In the quick time of As
seconds. Neither side could advance the
oJl Tor any distance until Major Barrett
picked II out from melee and, passing 10
Wimborne, caused Lockett to make
safety, Lord Wimborne cut II In for
anothef score, while the players were
massed In front OF the goal There was
10 score IN the second, but the Whites
lost half a goal FOR foul by Trail and
the score was only l lie to 3-i in their
favor. \ goal by Train and another by
Barrett gave d good lead to the Whites
~ tho end Of The third period, and they
ne'e' lost their advantage.
Ia the fourth period Barrett made a
pretty pass 90 his Lordshlp who scored
and equalizcd Tor one made by Beadles-
ton Goals were again equal In the NTH,
Webb and Tram scoring, while in the
s!tth the Whites Increased their lead when
Tpnknsou scored the only goal. IN the
se, enth period, which ended the game the
Duke Of Penaranda and Webb added a
couple Of tallits for the Green and Red
and Trail wound up with another for the
Whites The lineup:
lSTERNATIoNAIS SCRUBS
40 I-tapt. II. A No. duke of Pena-
'1omkluson randa
no lord wlmOorne No 81 Watson Webb
no major + w No. &C, u. Beadleston.
IL, Barrett Back-capt. V, Lockett,
bacN-JJhu A. Tran.
pre-lutcgUatlonlls "a. Scrubs N Goals
Ior lnlcrnalionals-Lo Wimborne, s; j. A.
ram. o. Barrett Tomkinson; lost ny penalty,
sod For scrubs Beadles,Oh .; Webb 9;
Nukt OF leuaranda, lost by safety, (. goal
Aelefre D. {. Cooley rlme-Ssven periods OF
W m.nu.es each
IN the match played by the Americans
,n'ir WAS little attempt at team play, but
plenty ot lively hitting caused goals to run
Up quickly In the early periods. Alexan-
ger brown Of Radnor, Pa, who made his
Il'' appearance in the lineup opposing the
o'g four showed 10 advantage. He made
several pretty runs and astonished the
spectators by making two goals in the
INST period 10 offset the two made by La
Montague FOR the Whites There was
plenty uf crossing and humping. with the
result that both sides lost goal for fouls.
The lineup
>, WHITES BLUES.
70 R la Montague No. i-Alex. brown
III No n n