Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-08
INTERNATIONAL
POLO CUP MEET
ON LONG ISLAND
rlKST INTERNATIONAL TEAM
IkOP1ll MATCH or PRESENT
vEASON WILL BE PLAYED At
MEADOW BROOK ON TUESDAY.
CLASSES WITH LEADERS
AS A COMPETITION IT CLASSES
WITH EMBLEM FOR SAILING 81
PREMACY AND WITH FAMOUS
DAVIS TENNIS CUP.

New York. June 6.-The first inter.
national team trophy match of the pres
ent season will be played at Meadow
Brook. J.. J., on Tuesday. when the Eng
iish and American polo fourS meet in
the INITIAL game for possession of the
International Polo Cup. While thi,
trophy has not the extended comprti-
ticc history OF the America yacht cup
II classes with both the emblem eli sail
ing supremacy and the Davis tennis
cup. which will be competed for during
The American season of summer sports
This polo trophy. which has cost both
the American and English dcvotces
hundreds of thousands of dollars To
win and retain. was donated by the
Westcbester Polo Club Of Newport III
1856. During the t~wcnty-cight years
which have elapsed since the cup was
offered as AN international champion
ship emblem in this sport five matches
have been played. of which England
has won two and the United States
three.
The initial contest. which resulted in
a victory for the English four. was
played at Newport in 1SS6. when the
invaders carried away the prize in two
straight games. Six years later America
made its effort to regain the cup with
n team composed Of Il. l.. AcaSsiZ. j. f..
Cowdin. Foxhall Kccne and Lawrence
Waterbury. The first game PLAYED NJ
birmingham. England. was won ~ the
United States four. two goals to one.
There WAS IA quick shape up in the de-
Tending team and England won the
next two games SIX To one and seven
tn one. Seven years passed before the
American Polo Association authorized
another attempt Ia regain The trphy.
The 100 INVASION WAS completely sue
cessful. for the American team consist
ing of Lawrence Waterbury. i. VI. VA
terbury. Jr. Harry Payne Whitney and
DevereuX Milhurn. known as the Mca-
dow Brock big Four wrrStcd the
cup from England in two straight games
by scores of nine 10 five and eight 10
two.
The English poloists came back in
1911 Ia receive the trophy but failed
for the Meadow Brook team defeated
the challcngcrs four and onc-halr to.
three and four and onc-half. although
the invading four WAS considered the
strongest that ever left England on 4
polo expeditions consisting as il did of
Captains Chcapc. Lloyd. Wilson. and 4.
n. Edwards. The series of last year.
which also resulted i'm u victory for
America. was fully as close and cXcit-
ing rs the games Of 1911. The scores
were five and onc-half to three and four
and onc-half Ia four and onr-puartcr.
The SECOND game was in doubt until
the last second Of play. As was the ease
in 1909 and 1911 matches the Big
Four" team were the defenders hut
there was a change in the English com-
binaiion for Captain Lockctt replaced
Captain LLOYD and r. q. Ritson took
Captain Wilson's place.
The oT these five matches
played since lsS6 indicates clearly that
the Meadow Brook team with It's dash
ing vet perfect team play and ability
To play equally well on defense or of
fensc. was fully capable Of defeating
the best English team either ~ home
or abroad. The speed of the Big Four
is shown nv the fact that oncc they
started PLAYING as the United States
representatives the English fours were
unable Ia win "A single game ont of SIX
played in 1g09-1l-l3. Taking the scores
for the initial games in 1855 England
has won two series. four games and
reachcd a total Of - "a goals while
the United States teams have ~ three
series. seven games and scored 30 points
Conditions cannot hc said to he over
favorable for the retention of the fro-
pfy this year. however. since English
teams have been improving both iH
PLAYING strength and tactics during
the past few seasons and the 1914 conn
hinniinn will hc opposed hv u cup-dn-
f~ciiling team which is admittedly weak
or than the United States teams OF last
three series. While the Waterbury bro
Tiers and Milhurn vii again hc IN the
caJlIa the ahS,u.a nf Iantain Whitney