New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Visiting Players to Come
as Representatives OF
birmingham Club.
WODEHOUSE AND
CHEAPE ARE INVITED
Their Replies Not Looked For
Before Monday-Wimborne
Hints at Postponement.
fBy Cable TO The Tribune.l

matches at Meadow Brook this year now
depend on Captain Leslie 81. Georss
Cheape and Lord Wodehouse. but IL
might be we'll to say at the start that
Lord Wimborne is far from hopeful that
a team will go to America.
The basis for a compromise between
the warning social factions and an agree
ment to ask Captain Cheape and Lord
Wodehouse to join the team were reachea
in the managers ONCE at huriihs
ham this afternoon after game between
the Wimborne and Buckmaster teams IN
which, though the score was 10 .
Wimbornes players were even more
mercilessly shown up than on Wednesday
Bingham, who was substituted for Lam
MOVIE 10 strengthen the team, playeo
miserable game. and proved weakness
rather than strength Buckmaster sioe
played circles around the Mlmoorhe
team.
The conference was called Immediately
/ after the game. when Lord Nimoorne
tbr.w himself on the mercy OF the Hurl-
ingham Club.
team the committee might select but at
the conference this afternoon the com
mittee asked Lord Wimborne to join, ana
then found some strings attached TO his
offer. Within five minutes after the con
ference had begun Lord Wimborne looh-
ing very worried. came out to search Tor
Barrett, and then the two returned 10
the managers room for an hour ana
three-auarters, during which his voice
WAS raised to a high pitch several times
/ before an agreement was reached.
The committee at first wanted an entire
ly new team, then to take only Barrett
OF the Wimborne players, making the
others Cheape, Freake and Lord Wode-
house Lord Wimborne, however, not
only objected 10 Freake. who had ALREADY
refused in most uncompromlsins iasn-
ion Lord Wimbornes invitation TO JON
his team, but he insisted that as he was
financing the enterprise, he had the right
TO send at least half the players from his
team.
1t was finally decided that the team Will
60 as the Nottingham team. Lord VIM
borne's name will not be connected with
IL. but Lord Wimborne will be allowed to
name half the players and perhaps
others, 10 go as Nottingham and not as
Wimborne men.
When the committee came to decision
as TO what players TO invite the most
noticeable feature was that Buchmaster
was not considered by either side at any
stage Lord Wimborne refused Freake
and thus Captain Cheape and Lord Wode-
house were left. and kilograms and let
tiers were dispatched to them in the name
of the Nottingham Club.
Both Cheape and Wodehouse had al
ready definitely refused 10 play under
Lord Wimborne's banner. and il now re-
mains 10 be seen II they VIII consent Whe'
the team bears the official name OF hur-
linsham. Barrett is hopeful and said
after the game:
II think the team will so on the SEIZED
uI.d date with this lineup: Tomkinson,
No. /: Cheape, No. 2; Barrett. No. g. and
yodehouse back. Hunter will probaly
he the spare man II his wtfe's health
permits
"Cheape has been playing No. |, but
Tomkinson is no good at No. : as he is
rot a sure enough goal hitter But he Is
a strong. heady player and hard hitter
and a f,ne No. ! when backed by a man
like Cheape.
"cbeape and Wodehouse will also prob
ably bring two or three ponies eacn ana
strengthen the team that way.
Lord W!mborne was less sanguine than
Barrett. partly because OF his tempera-
nent and partly because he realizes more
keenly the previous refusals OF Cheape
and Wodehouse, and also appreciates bet
FER that Cheape is accustomed TO play No
with Freake No. q and that the pair
have developed a system OF team work IN
which each depends very much on the
other
i Cheape will probably be much averse TO
nlaying No with Tomkinson. VINO
is far from a good man at No. l. LORD
Wimborne said:
81 am not a member OF the committee,
but was asked to join in the conference
and il was decided to ask Cheape and
Nodehouse 10 join the side.
kilograms and letters have been sent
them. but I don't know whether or not
team will 20 10 America. We can't
expect answers before Monday. and can't
say anything definite before then"
Asked IL Freake had been invited, he
replied: "Freake has already definitely
refused"
Asked II Buckmaster had been invited
Lord Wimborne evaded definite reply.
but made il plain that Buckmaster had
not been considered. Wimborne said a
postponement TO September might prove
the solution OF the problem, and inquired
eagerly OF American reporters what the
condition OF the Meadow Brook grounds
would be in September and October
During the course Of the conference
W,mborne's men hung around the club
house until shortly before the meeting
broke up, Tomknson and Bingham being
the last 70 leave.
Buckmaster's men, on the other mana,
had gone almost at once. Captain Cheape
and Lord wodehouse hurried away for
week ends in ths country. but Buckmas-
ter STAYED for about half an hour and
showed plainly his pleasure at the show
ing I'D OF Lord Wimborne's team.