The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

England had Capt Herbert Wilson, Mr..
Freake, Mr.. p. W. Nickalls and Lord Wode-
house, and was beaten by America to- the
tune of goals to g. After this first match
England realized that America had on its
team the most sensational and hardest hit
ting player who had ever appeared on a polo
field Mr.. Devereux Milburn. And they real
lied, unless they could stop him, the cup
was as good lost.
So for the second match they put in Mr..
Harry Rich, very hard riding NO l. I'm
place of Capt Wilson, and at back Lord
Wodehouse was taken out and Capt
Hardness Lloyd substituted The change did
no good. and in fact America won the
second match more easily than she did the
first, beating England by the score of
goals to 2. So the American team were
ushered up to the royal pavilion, and King
George made little speech and Queen Mary
handed to Mr.. Whitney the cup, which had
been at birmingham just twenty three years
and which now was to cross the ocean for
the second time. 1885,. -
The Last Three Challenges.
The history of the last three challenges
can be mentioned briefly. In 1911 Hurting
ham challenged and sent over a team led by
Capt Hardness Lloyd America had the
same team which had been successful in
1869 lined up with the men in their old
positions The English team lined UP with
Capt. Cheape at 1, Capt. Noel Edwards at 2,
Capt. Lloyd at 3 and Capt. Herbert Wilson
at back. Capt. F. w. Barrett came over
with the English team, but he played in
neither of the two games, England making
no changes. Both matches were very close;
America winning the first one by the score
of four and one-half goals to three, and the
second one by the score of four and one-half
goals to three and half.
In 1913 with the Duke of Westminster
supplying the ponies and in general acting
as sponsor for the team. Hurlingham chal-
lenged again. And again the unconquerable
four represented America. Englands team
was led by Capt Jerry Ritson, who played at
No. 3. On one of his team for the first match
was Capt. Cheape. and at two was Capt.
Edwards, while Capt. Lockett played back
II was a wonderfully fine team, but the
Americans beat them FIVE TO three. In this
first match Mr.. Monte Waterbury was hit on
the hand in the sixth period and was forced
to retire from the game. Mr.. Larry Water
bury moved back to the position of No. 2
and Mr.. Louis Stoddard went I'm at / and
played sensational polo for the rest of ths
match.
In the second match in 1918 England took
out Capt. Edwards and put in Mr. Freake,
Mr. Monte Waterbury, suffering from
broken finger was out of IL. and Mr.. Stod-
dard played and again distinguished HIM
self. Taking it all in ALL this was perhaps as
thrilling and exciting a match as has ever
been played. The heat that day on the
Hampstead plains was terrific, and at half
time Mr.. Freake was in collapsed condition.
But he was soon revived and played the last
half Of the game just as well as he had
played the first. America just squeezed
through, winning by the score of Az goals to
Az.
In 1914 there is another story to tell. Lord
Wmborne had got together fine string OF
ponies and came over that year with team
which nine men out of ten considered In
feror to the English team of 1913. 1t was
captained by Capt Barrett. and when lined
up had Capt Thompkinson at L, Capt.
Cheape at 2. Capt Barrett at and Capt