The New York herald., 1921-05-26
YANKEE POLO MEN
LOSE TWO MATCHES
British Players, Full Of Pep,
Score on Both Sides of
Thames.
ROUGH RIDING PLENTIFUL
Milburn Gives Way to Straw
bridge for a Workout
Rumsey Injured.

Special Cable to TIE New YoRK HEsALp-
; COPYRIGHT, 1921. bp TIN Nrw YORK HERALD
New Yori, Herald bureau,
Loncon. May 20.
It was a tough day for the American
eagle on the polo fields on either side
Of the Thames. aa well as AT Hoylake.
While the English international team
succeeded in nosinG out an 8 10 Z vic
tory over a scratch team, including Amer
lean reserves, Earl w. Hopping at
and Louis f. stoddard at /. the Hurting
ham Ranelagh team handed the Ameri
cans q sound beating with q score of
TO /.
Although Capt Devereux Hfilburn
pulled ont OF the game IN order 70 give
Robert II. S.rswbridge a workout and
TO ease his own injured arm, and al
though G. c. Rumsey played most OF
the game with blood streaming from his
hand. injured during the first period.
there was no doubt that the Ranelagh
team utterly outclassed the best the
Americans had to offer to-day In all
departments OF the game. They hit
harder and more accurately. they rode
more nleverly and they scored oftener.
large. fashionable crowd watched
both games. many going from one to
with the HurlinEham scratch team their
stock fell heavily, and at Hurlinghara
the tea able odds on the Americans
rose sharply. By cocktail hour ct Rane-
.agh. however. with the Americans
thoroughly trounced there was re-
bound to British odds, which left some
observers" gasping.
There is still a strong suspicion that
neither side has yet deliberately been
showing its best. Certainly Ensland's
team has not made use OF Its best
ponies until ii was necessary for them
10 win In the last periods. The
Americans frankly did not take the day
seriously. This was proved by the fact
that 1t was the occasion for Tenbys's
participation In the game. Tenbys Is
a seventeen-year-old pony which Mil
burn insisted on bringing to England
for sentimental reasons. and Milburn
loaned him 10 Hopping for the third
period at Nottingham The gallant old
veteran played wonderful polo for four
minutes but then tired.
Not Engiand's Best Team.
The team which beat the Americans
Is by no means OF stellar naGnitude
with Col. Melville at No. and Lieut.
Col. Ashton. Lord Dalmeny and Major
Harrison completing the list but they
played rings around their opponents
most of the time.
There was much rough riding and
several foul balls on both sides. but the
Englshmen showed much more pep and
followed the ball better. and Milburn's
absence together with Rumsey's In
jury broke up completely any possibility
for team work on the part OF the Amer
leans.
The Americans scored first and dur
ing the first period seemed In winning
form. but they soon lost their pep az
Ranelagh warmed UP. Thereafter they
never had a chance against the Rane-
Iash players. despite the quite apparent
superiority OF most OF the American
mounts In consistently covering the
American players. who were taking
many chances In their hitting and drib-
bling.
The feature OF the English playing
was the strength OF their rear pair,
Major Harrison and Lord Dalmeny each
tearing the ball through serum and car
rying It unaided the length OF the field
for a score during the second and third
chukkers.
British Observers ppofnted.
British observers. despite the Amer
lean defeat, were plainly disappointed
over the showing OF their team at
Hurlingham. Major vivlen n. Lockett
and Lord Wodehouse hardly showed that
they We're on the field throughout In
game and through the fret five chukkers
the American advance section OF "the
rcst' Stoddard and Hopping seemed to
have things their own way
AT the end OF the fourth chukker the
score stood to against England an
tie Wanted hitting power OF Major
Barrett and the supposed dexterity Of
Lieut-Col. II. a. Tornpkinson at taking
themselves. Stoddard was hitting like
maniac throughout this time while
Barrett was consistently missing
The lack Of team cooperation blamed
upon the late admission OF Barrett into
the ranks OF the defenders was strik-
ingly manifested In tho fourth chukker.
when Barrett crossed Tompkinson at the
very mouth OF tho goal, throwing his
teammate off the ball and preventing an
easy score.
In the nth period Engiand's team
began 10 find Itself, however Barrett's
skill In getting the ball from scrin1rnage
began 70 manifest itself. and his left
passes ahead to Tompkinson's unfail,ng
mallet began to bear fruit. Tompkiu-
sons mallet indeed was unfailing, for
he scored seven OF England's eight
points.
Hopping made desperate effort 10
come back In the seventh period and
almost succeeded In equalizing tho score
with Stoddard. scoring two fine goals,
but the bell rang before England again
had 70 extend Itself 10 win.