Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-18
ENGLISH TEAM
WINS POLO CUP
American Four Leads AS Final
Period Opens, but Is
Penalized.
IN DESPERATION MAKE FOUL
Score Is a to 2%-40,000 Spec
tatOrs Are Reused to Fren-
zy in Most Exciting
Close Ever Known.

Meadow Brook Club, Westbury, L.
l., June 16.-The International polo
cup, emblematic of the worlds cham
pionship will cross the OCEAN again
1t was won here to-day by the Eng
lish team in the second game of the
series by score of to pa.
The American defenders made a des-
perate last ditch stand to win and
force the challengers into a third and
deciding contest. Their thrilling rushes
in the closing minutes of the struggle
aroused the 10000 spectators to a
frenzy. No international polo struggle
ever closed under such exciting con-
ditions
when the final period opened the
American four was leading by a frac-
ton of a point. but despite their des-
perate efforts they could not quite
hold the advantage. Each team scored
a goal in this period, but the defen-
ders, in their anxiety to clinch the vic
| tory, transgressed the rules by sharp
crossing and were penalized for foul
| ing,
VICTORS BORNE AWAY.
| So it came about that just as the sun
| sank Captain Barrett Of the birmingham
| clubs great four was carried to the club
! house on the shoulders of the English
cohorts bearing Union Jacks while
| American polo devotees began to discuss
| plans for a 1915 invasion of England in a
| fresh quest of the cup.
! Although they rcgained the trophy
/ taken from England in 1909, the members
! of Lord Wimborne's team know tonight
| that Americans can still play the game,
! 4
! in existence.
| Outplayed and utterly routed in the
opening contest when they were defeated
! by score of sia to 3, the Americans came
back in surprising form to-day and
scored as many goals as the winners. 1t
was the desperate style of their play and
the lack of perfect team work that final
| ly wrought their downfall for they lost
in penalties pa points out of a gross five
while the English We're penalized but
one point, retaining four of their five
! goals.
STANDS CAPACITY TAXED.
The crowd which saw the contest tested
the capacity of the mammoth stands.
| Notwithstanding the fact that the chal-
lengers We're > to 1 favortes in the wag-
lean fashion for victory which was not
to be. A gale that blew out of the west
at the rate of 80 miles an hour swept
across the stands, forcing the furling of
the American and English flags, which
were being whipped to pieces. Regard
less of discomfort the spectators remain
ed not only throughout the entire con-
test but for the informal English cele-
bration that followed the chalengers' vic
tory.
Parasols were closed and flmsy wraps
drawn closer. while chill winds swrled
through the stands, but with their inter-
| est keyed to the point where polite APP
plause gave way to hysterical cries of
| encoura cement, the thousands appeared
to forget the gale and saw nothing but
the play on the green turf at their feet
COME THOUSANDS OF MILES
No international contest in years has
drawn such IA representative assembly
From all parts of the United States and
England came devotees Of polo who APP
peared to feel we'll repaid for their Jour-
ney which in many cases covered thou
sands of miles.
Many looked for a repetition Of Satur-
days play. but I'm this they We're mis-
taken for the Americans showed little of
the stage fright which marked their game
In the initial contest. The English, with
one victory at their back, held an ad-
vantage which was not TO be easily over
come, put the Americans set about their
, task in an impressive manner.
The re-arranged combination show
only the finished team work of the
ed far better team work and fully
,held its own with the invaders in the
matter OF riding and hitting. IT was
English four which finally brought vic
tory, The American ponies proved
Just as fast to-day as those of the
birmingham representatives and in rid
ing off quick sprints and checking the
two teams appeared equal.
Experts expressed the opinion after the
game that the English four played trihe
below the remarkable form of Saturday
This was undoubtedly true but the fact
remains that the forcing play of the de-
tenders gave the winners little chance to
show the clever combination work In
passing and striking that marked the first
game.
Lamontagne at No. ], still missed
shots for goal, but he had recovered from
his poor form Of Saturday and teamed
in excellent style with Monte Waterbury
at No. and Larry Waterbury at No, g.
Devereux Mlburn. back in his regular
! place as back, was really the star OF
the American four. He repeatedly saved
his goal from being crossed by the Eng
> lished drives and was tower or strength
in the secondary attack.
On the challenging side Tomkinson I'M
proved over his showing In the opening
! game. Captain Cheape did not rise to
quite the heights Of sensational play
which so distinguished him previously
Major Barrett however, closed up the
gap and with Lockett repeatedly rushed
up to the fore when a score appeared
possible 1t was this splendid support by
= the English second line that helped t
win, for both Cheape and Tomkinsor
frequently OVERRIDE the ball and missed
strokes, pressed as they were by thu
. Americans.
= This was demonstrated by the fact tina
:, barrett scored three of the five Englisl
q goals. including the final one which VOL
n the game. The forwards, TomkinsoI
. and Cheape. divided the other two be
- tween them. To Milburn fell the chic
[, American honors In scoring as well as II
I defense, for he scored three of Amaif
" ca's five goals, despite the fact that a
iback he was obliged always to keep HI