Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-08
POLO TEAMS ARE
READY FOR Their
FIRST CONTEST
American and British Fours
Meet Saturday at Mead
OVERLOOK Club at Hemp
stead, l.. I.

Hampstead, N. Y, June 8.-The first
game of the international polo cup
series, which was to have been played
tomorrow, was postponed until next
Saturday at p. m. because of an in
jury received yesterday by Captain
leslie Cheape of the English team. He
was struck on the face by a polo ball
which broke his nose.
1t will be the sixth contest for the IA
nous trophy and the third that has
been held on the vast green expanse of
turf on Hampstead Plains. In some
respects 1t will be the most notable
meeting of the representatives Of the
two great polo nations of the world and
1t will be witnessed by the largest gath
ering that has ever looked on while the
championship of the world in polo is
being settled. Clubmen and social
leaders from Boston, Philadelphia,
Newport, Washington, Narragansett
Pier and elsewhere will attend in large
numbers
The second match will probably be
played on Saturday of next week. 1t is
next to useless to attempt forecast of
the results of the matches. Polo Is too
uncertain game to deal with other
than in generalties. The human ele-
ment enters so largely into the propo-
sition-to say nothing of the animal
factors-that nothing more than gem
eral outline of the situation Is worth
while.
The American team which will defend
the trophy VIII in all probability be
made tp of H. c. Phipps, Larry Wat
erbury, J. Nj. Waterbury and Dew
ereaux Milburn All four are vet
Grams of the game. Milburn and
the two Waterburys We're on the team
which went to England and brought
back the trophy in 1909. They also
were on the team last year when the
cup was successfully defended against
the English challengers. All four play
ers are noted for their wonderful rid
ing their daring and knowledge of the
game and their marvellous team work
The Challenging Squad.
This years challenging squad is com
posed of Captain cheape Captain
Lockett, Captain Bingham and Major
Barrett. For two weeks the English
men have been in this country under
going final preparations for themselves
and their ponies. The team has had a
number of practice matches, and their
play has been widely commented upon.
The Americans. too. have been active
in their practice and the result will be
that when the two teams line up to-
morrow. horses and men will be in fine
physical condition and fit TO contest for
the premier polo honors of the world.
The cup for which the two nations
will struggle was originally offered by
the Westehester Polo club of Newport
in 1886. In that year the trophy was
won by the Englishmen in two games.
The trophy went to England and re-
manned there until 1909. America
first challenge for the cup was in 1900,
but the attempt was a forlorn one, Eng
land winning the only match goals to
q In 1901, however, a second challenge
was sent by the United States team.
and the match WAS played in May, 1902.
Yhe deciding match was won by the
Englishmen. goals to 1.
In 1909, % years after the first match
at Newport the Meadowbrook team
brought back the cup. winning two
straight games, 8 to 8 and to 2. In
1911 representative birmingham team
invaded America, but returned empty
handed. Last year the Englishmen
came over again and the enthusiastic
followers of the game We're treated to
the most exciting series ever played
for possession of the cup. Owing to
accidents and general breaking up of
the team. 1t was not until the last mo-
ment that the American four was
! brought together into such shape as to
stand chance of winning, and al
though they decisiveiy won the first
game the second was nerve racking
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