Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
U. S. TEAM WINS
POLO BY 10 TO 6
AND RELiFTS CUP
contInuel from pane 1.

| Euplanda first goal wna scored II
the second period. II was made bs
Lord wodehouse, playing No. ..
The fourth American goal waf
| scored by Hitchcock.
Elnglands second goal wna scored
by Major Harriet. No. 2. who piayee
with handaged hand.
The score ut the end Of the second
period was United States, 4 areal
Britain 2.
Stoddard In the third period. seoret
the nth goal for America.
Score at the end of tho third period
was. United States, g.: Great britain
2.
| England scored another goal. her
third. In the fourth period. II wnf
made by Lieutenant Colonel Toinltin-
son, No. |.
| Americas sixth goal was scored IN
the same period by Hitchcock.
England'a fourth goal was scored
| by Tom kjnson.
Americas seventh goal was scored
| by J. Watson Webb, No. g.
! The score at tho end of the fourth
period was. United states, 7; Great
Britain, 4.
Lord Wodehuuse i'm the nth period
| England's nth was quickly follow
ed by Americas eighth scored by
gtoddard. but the Bfitishers speedily
added another their sixth, to their to-
tai, scored hy Major barrett.
Tho score at the end of the nth
period was: United states. 8; Great
Britain. 6, and II remained unchanged
at the end OF the sixth
Americas ninth goal was scored In
the seventh period by webb, and It's
tenth by Captain Milburn on a foul.
Fresham Gilbey, formerly a we'll
known polo player who was acting as
goal umpire. was howied over by
Stoddard as he scored the NTH goal
FOR America. Gilbey suffered from the
conclusion and his head was badly
cut lie was removed In an arnbu-
lance. The accident occurred behind
the American goal posts.
J.. Watson Webb, playing No. for
the American team suffered an injury
to finger of his left. or stick, hand.
| in the fifth period. lie went into the
pavilion and time out was called
while the injured member was bandag
| cd lie was able TO return TO his uo-
sition. however, when play was re-
sumed
a feature Of today's match was the
plucky return 70 the game af ] wat j.
son Webb. No on the America u
team, after an injury TO his stick
hand. webb's finger was bandasr,i
In the pavilion and he retoined his
team. playing brilliantly and not long
| after scoring the ninth goal for the
American team.
America got OFT 90 a whiflwind start
scoring goals in rapid a,icceeslon in
the nrst period. while England drew n
| blank, The teams stood virtually at
| evens after that for the next three
| periods the Hritishers securing twiep
| IN the SECOND and twice again In The
fourth period. while the challenger.
| scored single goals IN tho second and
third and two in the fourth.
| In the fifth period. however. fsrr.,s
/ britain drew un slightly. Lord wede-
house and Major barrett each adain.
goal tn the British total while Amer
/ lea scored only ence. on a goal lYy
| StoddaTsi. This was pritaiu'@ final
shot Tor she went scaruiesa In the
sixth and seventh periods. while .ap-
| tain Miiburn's team added two more
in the seventh chakkrr, one on foul
running the total up 70 ten to tha
English four'a six. the finai result.
Colonel George Harvey. the Amer
| ican ambassador. was among the first
arrivals in the royal box. King Al
fonao. uf Spain. the Prince Of Wales.
the Duke of ConnauEht and his
daughter Patricia. now the wife of
Commander Alexander r. NJ Ramaay
motornd up later. A. the Prince az
Wales stepped from his car the
crowds stuod and cheercd. while the
bands played God save the King =
/ The Star Spangled Banner followed.
Colonel Edward Miller for England
and Colonel Dunbar for the United
States were the referees. The latter
replaced Walter Buckmaster. the Eng
lish POLO player who refereed for the
American team in the first game.
The players mounts paraded tho
field. the 25 American ponies lending
with q British ponies behind. The
contingents were headed by Boy
Scouts, each bearing the national
Colors Of the teams. The stands were
nearly filled to their capacity of 1a.-
SEQ when the game started at $50
o'clock.
Just before the start Robert T.
Strawbridge, the American master of
the Cottesmore Hunt. took seat in
| the royal box.
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