Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-09
PLAYERS a..
!. GETTING READY
ENGLISH TEAM IN U. S. AND
IS WORKING OUT
FOR GAMES.
NOT 50 STRONG 1hIS YEAR
Have Lost Some of the Best Play
ers From Both British and
American Fours.
NOT 50 STRONG 1hIS YEAR

New York, June 8.-The first inter
national team trophy. match OF the
present season will be played at
Meadow Brook, L.. L., on Tuesday,
when the English and American polo
fours meet in the initial game for
possession of the International Polo
Gun. While this trophy has not the
extended competitive history of the
Americas yacht cup, it classes with
both the emblem of sailing supremacy
and the Davis tennis cup, which will
be competed for during the Amerl.
can season Of,~summer sports. This
polo trophy, which has cost both the
American and English polo devotees
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
win and retain, was donated by the
Westchester Polo Club OF Newport in
1886. During the t~wenty-eight years
which have elapsed since the cup
was offered as an international cham.
pionship emblem in this sport five
matches have been played, Of which
England has won two and the United
States three. r.. ,s
England Victorious. ~,
The initial contest, which resulted
in a victory for the English four, was
played at Newport in 1886, when the
invaders carried away the prize in
two straight games. Six years later
America made its first effort to re-
gain the cup with a team composed
of r. l.. Agassiz, ]. E. COWdin, Fox
hall Keene and Lawrence Waterbury.
The first game played at birmingham,
England, was won by the United
States four, two goals to one. There
was a quick shape up in the defending
team and England won the next two
games six to one and eve to one.
Seven years passed before the Ameri-
can Polo Association authorized an.
other attempt to regain the trophy.
The 1909 invasion was completely
successful, for the American team
consisting of Lawrence Waterbury, ].
NJ. Waterbury, Jr., Harry Payne Whit
ney and Devereux Milburn, known as
the Meadow Brook big \ our" wres.-
ed the cup from England in two
straight games by scores of nine to
five and eight to two.
Come Back.
The English polOists came back in
1911 to receive the trophy but failed
for the Meadow Brook team defeated
the c~hallengers four and one-half to
three and four and one.half to three
and one.half, although the invading
four was considered the strongest
that ever left England on a polo ex'
petition, consisting as it did Of Cap
tains Cheape. Lloyd, Wilson and A
N. Edwards. The series of last year
which also resulted in a victory fol
America, was fully as close and ex
citing as the games Of 1911. The
scores were five and one-half to three
and four and One-half to four and one
quarter. The second game vas In
doubt until the last second of play
As al the case in the 1909 and 1911
matches the Zig Four" team were
the defenders but there was a change
in the English combination for Cap
tain Lockett replaced Captain Lloyi
and r. G. Ritson took Captain viii
sons place.
Meadow Brook 10 Strong.
The summary Of these five match
es played since 1886 indicates clearl!
that the Meadow Brook team with 1T
dashing yet perfect team play ant
ability to play equally we'll on de
Tense or Offense, was fully capable