The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-13
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POLO EXPLAINED FOR READERS NOT FAMILIAR
 WITH GREAT PASTIAIE

For the benefit of those who are not familiar with the game of polo and | the rules and regulations which gov
 ern it, here are the salient rules and features of the game as it will be played:
 The field is 300 feet long by 450 feet wide with a ten-fnch guard board which extends from end to end on the
 sides only
 are 24 feet apart ana ten feet high
 They are made of light himsy mate rial, mostly reinforced, canvas paint ed and easy to topple over if collided
 with
 The ball. 1-2 inches in diameter and weighing less than five ounces, is made of light wood. with no other covering than white paint The Inallet handles are about seven feet long, and are made of bamboo, reinforced with leather. The naallet heads are cigar-shaped. and in most cases are made entirely ofSwood- This year a new mallet head was intro duced which is combination of wood fibre and celluloid
 The game will consist of eight pe- rfods of 1-2 minutes each At the l expiration of 2 1-2 minutes, if the bali l is knocked out on the ends or hits the l the ball does not go out on the ends or strikes the boards or a goal is made when the bell rings, play is continued until one of these three things occurs. This is called over time, and is deducted from the T I-2 minutes time of the following pe- riod.
 The time limit is seven and half minutes unless over time is played. At the expiration of each period the players are allowed three minutes to change ponies At the end of the fourth period. which is called hair time the players are allowed seven minutes to rest and change ponies. This seven minutes is the greatest in- terval of time between periods. Four players constitute ] team The positions are known as No. 1, No ?, No. g and back Back is the goal keeper. The team line tip in the mid dle of the field, two abreast facing one of the field umpires, who throws in the, ball Play then begins If the ball is knocked out at the ends. 1t is replaced on the line on the spot T7h ere 1t rolled out Of bounds. It is then knocked into the middle of the field usue1ly by the back. If the ball bounds or rolls over the boards 1t is thrown Into the field by the umpire after the players line up facing him. There are two field Hmpires. each xnounted one representing America and the other England. and a. referee. There are also two goal uxnpirea, who stand near the goal posts The ref- cree stands in a good place of obaer- vation on the upper tier Of the club. house. All points in dispute are re- ferred to the referee who decides when the umpires ra1 to agree
 The American teams coIors will be white and light blue and the English teams dark blue.
 A goal counts one. A safety counts minus 1-4; a foul counts minus 1-2; a goal is made when the ball goes over and clear of the line between the goal pests. or above the top of a goal post between the centre lines
 A player makes a safety either ac- cidentally or Intentionally, when he gives the ball an impetus with his 1nallet which carries the ban over the goal line he is -defending, ana 1t touches nothing except the goal posts, or the ground after leaving his nal- let
 A foul cross consists of player crossing his opponent less than two
 lengths clear Referee or umpire may etop the game on account Of a foul. 5 2 s