The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-06
POLO GAMES
 WILL START
 ON TUESDAY

New York, June 6.-The first inter national team trophy match of the present season will be played at Meadow Brook, L. T., on Tuesaay. when the English and American polo fours meet in the initial game for pos session of the International Polo Gun. While the trophy has not the extended competitive history of the America's 's yacht cup, it classes with both the eu1- blem of sailing supremacy and the Davis tennis cup, which will be com peted for during the American season of summer sports. This polo t-ophva which has cost both the American and English polo devotees hundreds of thousands of dollars to win and re- tain, was donated by the VYsatches- ter Polo Club of Newport in 1886 During the twenty -eight yeanB which have elapsed since the cup was offer ed as an international chanhptonshfr emblem in this sport five matches have been played, Of Whica Eneland has won two and the United States three. 4
 The initial contest, which Resulted in a victory for the English four, was played at Newport in 1886, when the invaders carried away th4s prize in two straight games. Six years later America made its first effort to regain the cup with a team composed of R L.. sAgassiz, J. E. Cowdfn F'ovhalf ! 7 first game played at Hur4iugham. England, was won by the United States. four, two goals to one There
 was a quick saakeup in tho defendfns teamh and England won the next two games six to one and seven to one
 Seven years passed before the American Polo Association tauthoriz- ed another attempt to regain the tro- phy- The 1909 invasion was com pletely successful, for the America team consisting of Lawrence Water bury, J. 1I Waterbury, Jr. Harry Payne Whitney and DeWareuE lEfl- burnss known as the Meadow Brook g Four" wrested the cup from scores of nine to five and eight to two.
 The English poIoiats came back ih 1911 to receive the trophy but failed the challeugers four and Ous-haiG to three and four and ons-haIf Go three and one-haI9, although the fuvadinE four was considered the strongaat that ever left England on a polo ez-- pedihon, cons1sting as 1t dtd oa Cap ". Edwards.
 The series of last year. which alec resulted in a victory for America, was fully as close and exciting as the games of 1911. The scores were five and one-half to three and four and one-na4If to four and one-qlaEter. The second game was in doubt until the last second of play, As was the case in the 1909 and 1911 matches the Big Four, team were the dafsnd- CTS but there was a change h the English combination for Captain Lockstt replaced Captain LB5yd and R. c. Ritson took Captain. V71lson7s place
 The summary Of these Eve matohea played since 1886 indicates clearly i that the Meadow Brook team wfth its dashfng yet erfect team play and ability to play equally well on de fense or offense, was fully capable of l defeating the best English team eith- ] CT at home or abroad The speed of the Big Four is shown by the fact that once they started pIaying i as the United States representative the English follrs were unable to win a single game out of six played in l 11909-11-13- Taking the scores from the initial games in 1886 England has won two series. four games ana reached "a total of 34 8-4 goals while the United States teams have won three series, seven games and SCOT ed 30 points