The New York herald., 1921-06-23
j. S.POLO TEAM LIFTS
BEATING BRITISH
1916 IN SECOND GAME
Superior Riding, Faster
Ponies, Harder Hitting
Bring Results.
RECORD NOW EQUAL A
Reported English May Not
Challenge Champions
for Three Years.
LOSERS STICK WORK POOR
Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey
Are Guests of Prince of
Wales; 10000 Attend.
LOSERS STICK WORK POOR
by CAPT. H. H. HOLMES.


Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YoaK HEa,lp.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. June 90.
The international polo challenge cup
is going back to America. The Ameri-
can team. led by Capt. Devereux Mil
burn, defeated the English four at
Hurlingham to-day by score of 10
goals to 6, thus making it two straight
victories. the first game having been
won by the Americans last Saturday
by score of IL to a. Stoddard made
the first goal ard Milburr the last Of
the winning total.
Word was received from King
George that he desired especially to
present the cup to the winning team
personally. and 1t is now probable that
there will be a ceremony at Bucking-
ham Palace Saturday when Milburn.
Hitchcock. i:toddard and Webb will re-
ceive the coveted bit of plate from
King Georges own hands.
The American victory to-day, like
that Of last Saturday, was due to
superior riding, faster ponies. harder
hitting and greater aggressiveness
than anything England had to offer.
Despite the fact that the Americans
got away brilliantly with three goals
to Englands none in the first chukker.
the match to-day was not walkover
for the challengers. England con-
tested it strongly from start to finish,
and did some hard riding and hard
hitting
In the fifth chukker. when England
scored two to Americas one hopes
rose high in the hearts of English en-
thusiasts that the cup would stay on
this side, or, at least, that a third
match would have to be played. How
ever the Americans quickly demon
strated their ability to smother any
English rally. and from that time on
there was no doubt regarding what
the result would be, barring serious
accidents.
Each Team Has Won Four.
The tally is now four and four on the
winning of the international cup from
the time Il was first played for in New
port in 1885. and II has been decided
that there will not be another challenge
for the cup for three years. Hence It
will be six years. anyway. before Hur-
lingham will see another international
match. That may have had something
to do with the i'll nature OF the crowd
here. which plainly showed 1t did not
like the result OF the match. There was
hardly a cheer except from the Ameri-
cans when the game ended.
further explanation for the Ill
nature of the crowd was the wide
spread conviction that the defenders
did not play up TO form. Scores OF
observers asserted that every one of
the English team played better at
any time in the last len years. includ-
ing the practice matches here in the
last two months. than the defenders
played to-day. However. they put up
o better game than on Saturday. and
the contest was in jeopardy much
oftener to-day than II was then. But
In the hitting and riding combination
they were never the equal OF the Ameri-
cans.
Also American critics said the Ameri-
can team did not show the class to-day
IT has shown at various times in the
practice matches here.
In the third chukl<e,. scream came
from the crowd of standees behind the
goal. Stoddards pony had crashed
into one OF the goal judges. Three other
ponies seemed to dash over the huddled
fnr N nj Qd ffNa
hit was Tresham Giloey. son OF Sir
Walter A. Gilbey. great wine mer-
chant and who himself was once polo
player. but In later years became an
invalid.
The umpire. riding toward the goal.
ordered time out and gave Stoddard the
score, although many bystanders pro-
tested vocally.
other goal judges. however. confirmed
the umpire's opinion. as did the Eng
lish players. Mr.. Gilbey was seriously
kicked twice OH the temple. while one
OF his hands was injured. He was car
ried unconscious from the field and was
removed later from the pavilion in
weak condition.
Harvey Is Princes Guest.
About 10000 persons saw the game.
The Prince OF Wales was In the royal
box, and among his guests were the
American Ambassador and Mrs. George
Harvey.
A minor accident occurred when J.
Watson Webb cut finger on his left
hand. his playing hand. In the fourth
period. Time out was called while sur
seons dressed the wound.
The playing OF Mr.. Stoddard and Mr..
webb for the Americans was brilliant,
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Col. II. A. Tomkinson for England was
exceptionally good.
The Americans scored in every period
save the sixth. when no score was made
by either side.
Despite what polo experts call poor