Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-23
DE VEREUX MlLBURN
I'm THORPE OF POLO
Neddo,Cbrook Stars All-
around " ork Makes
Him Games Best Com.
binatiOn Man
TITLE FOR ROCKAWAY
BY JAMES S. CAROLAN


THE Jim Thorpe of polo-Devereux
= Milburn.
What the famous redskn was to
football the wonder Milburn is to polo
Milburn is a combination of every
thing that goes to make an ideal poloist
In the days when Thorpe was ter
r0rizlng the opposition as a member of
tue Carlisle Indians, the enemy always
feared that continual mcnare-a Thorpe
dash around end and run to the goa .
or Thorpe punt from under the shadow
Of his own goal that would carry the
length of tho field and take the play
into alien territory.
Thorpe was real menace.
DevereuX Milburn, a dashing, driv
ing, fearless player. even in a practice
game. displayed the class that now rates
him about the best poloist of the day.
Terrific Driver
Milburn has the respect of every man
on the field-teammate and foe alike.
He inspires and strikes terror. Once
he starts after the speeding white
sphere the others seem to turn in the
opposite direction. There's n reason.
MIburn never dribblcs. He does not
nurse the sphere. even with the nearest
rider many yards away. He's a driv-
ing demon and he employs that right.
(which resembles a DEMPSEY wing in
tS1nstruction. to carry the play right
I'd the opposing goal.
Wilburn gave one of his greatest ok =
hibttions of driving in an exhibition
CANA at BrSn Mawr yesterday after
noon. His long. accurate shots carly
won Sre admiration Of the crowd and
perhars long before this had earned the
respect ,of the foe.
Always Enective
The Th0rpe of polo plays deep. IIc
never makes a useless move. Every
time one of his thoroughbred stecds
starts in I1e direction of the white
pellet something always happens. Either
forehand or backhand Milburn is de
cidedy effective. The ball does not
rolI-it gidcs through space like a
bullet
Is it any wondAr that the others take
TO fight when "lshorpe" Milburn takes
a smash at the helpless pellet?
For four Periods yesterday the LONG
Island Frpcbooters. captained by Mil.
burn. trailed the BNvn Mawr quartet
The score at half time was A and
the only tallips credit ed to the Free
hooters were made by Milburu.
Then came the fifth RHriod. Milburn
led a vicious attack. HI forgot it was
only practice clash and began tc
crash into the fray with tale same spirit
that marked his daring work in the
international match in 191A.
Some Scoring
Milburn started a driveN that re-
suited in the Freebooters taSlying s8
goals during the period which Eas over
time by nearly two minutes. Wher
not actually scoring himself he placed
the sphere with such accuracH that
it was easy for one of his maaes tC
send it over for the point.
He made one goal in that fifth pe"ioc
that was a wonder. He virtually picked
the sphere off the boards and drove il
100 yards directly between the post,
His second goal in this period wa
made from the 100 yard mark and sailed
high and far between the posts. rThis
was the first goal of the tourney. which
made long aerial voyage before il
counted.
Only one man on the field had apy
kind of a chance against MiIburn',
driving game. That was ]. Watson
Webb, a southpaw, who was the Mil
burn of the Bryn, Mawr aggregation.
Wanamaker Battles
1t seemed strange that one of the
youngest players in the game had the
assignment to ''cover" the powerful
Milburn. Young Rodman WanamakeI
never failed to give baetle when the
chance presented itself and on a mum
Der of occasions during@ths afternoon