New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-17
Phipps May Get Place
on American Polo Team

final makeup of the team. But II the
forecasters are right II. c. Phipps will
10 No. 1, j. NJ. Waterbury. jr., No. 2,
Devereux Milburn No. 3 and l.. Waterbury
back.
The four have been assiduous in prac-
tice, but this is also true OF those who
have aided In the practice games-J. s.
Phipps, r. La Montague, Malcolm Steven
son, c. c. Rumsey and Foxhall p. Keene.
They have worked for the best interests
of the team as one man, wholesouled
exhibition of sportsmanship that is only
equalled by the public spirit Of the play
ers in all parts of the country In offering
their best ponies to Mr.. Whitney and the
committee.
To quit speculations for facts. all Of the
players named except Stevenson and La
Montague are handicapped from the
Meadow Brook club and have been identi-
fed with 1t for years. Stevenson and La
Montague are listed with the Cedarhust
organization and handicapped respectively
at z: Milburn, the Waterburys and keene
have the top rating in the Polo Associa-
ton, goals: Rumsey and II. c. Phipps
are at 6, and ]. S. z. Phipps at goals.
They are the picked men Of the East
and have the further recommendations OF
having played together as teammates or
as opponents for as long as they have
been In the game, and that also this is
the third season they have worked to-
gether in practice for an international
match
Accidents may mar the best OF teams
and Mr.. Whitney is by no means carrying
all his eggs in one basket. In case OF
mishaps, he has more than one man
available for each position. These are the
men at his call: No. !, Phipps. Rumsey
or ]. NJ. Waterbury; No. 2, ]. NJ. Water
bury, jr., Rene La Montague. c. c. Rum
sey. f. Keene or l.. Waterbury; No g.
Devereux Milburn. L. Waterbury, f.
Keene or NJ. Stevenson; back, l.. Water
bury, Milburn or Stevenson. In its en-
tirety this group u.s. on public form, equal
TO any similar number of polo players In
any country At their own game. the I'M
trammeled American polo. 1t Is a certain
~ that the group Is unbeatable, and Ii Is
to be remembered in Great Britain the
open game has been played only for some
three years.
Should the emergency arise Louis Il
Stoddard might be pressed into duty, as
he was last year. to replace player, and
another fine No. 1, who could be Inn
pressed Is +. s. Won Stade. Race riding
has claimed him of late instead of polo.
but Won Stade, who is handicapped at
with Cooperstown, is one of the best for
wards ever seen In the game.
stoddard has not played in public since
the death OF his wife last year. but Tor
exercise he has kept up riding and
desultory hitting of the ball
There is no need TO so into the CUES
ton of ponies for the team at this time,
for between those owned by Whitney and
the committee and the best OF the players
own ponies, only a supercaptious player
could object to the available mounts. The
American team. however made up, VIII
take a lot OF beating.
Captain Cheape has been at Meadow
Brook with the last two challenging
teams and he is a player of class, equally
adept i'm stick work at any angle and all
around his pony. Captain Barrett when
he arrived with the challengers Of 1911
Slated to play No. 3. was fresh from India
and welded to small Walers as ponies,
not thoroughly with mo offside" play,
and. to cap all, his health failed him.
Consequently he served only as the UNI
nire for Nottingham, Captain Hugh Will
son replacing him on the team.
Since then Captain Barrett has for TWO
seasons been the best man, perhaps, at
Nottingham, and. II the others are as
good as the two who have been here' IL
is by no means an odds-on wager. that we
will retain the cup.