The New York herald., 1922-08-31
TRIUMPHS IS TO 12
in INITIAL MATCH
Long Islanders Actually Out
score Opponents Ten Goals
to Attain Final.
MILBURN STILL MASTER
MILBURN STILL MASTER
Veteran Shares Individual
H0nOrs of Tussle With Har-
riman and Hitchcock.

RuMsoN COUNTRY CLUB, RuMsoN,
". r., Aug 3O.-Meadow Brooks ia
nous colors once more flashed to a
dazzling triumph in polo this evening.
Making their first appearance in the
tournament for the Herbert Memorial
cup, Devereux Milburn's combination
gavs a demonstration of the highest
type of American polo--a brilliant de-
velopment of hard riding, hard and
accurate hitting and team work which
swept the Orange County four from
the competition by 16 to II. Six of
the goals which stand to the credit
of Malcolm Stevensons side were
conceded to 1t by handicap, so that
the Meadow Brooks actually out
scored their rivals by margin Of ten
goals.
The Orange County team was not
expected TO win, but 1t was expected TO
put up a far keener battle. 1t had
eliminated the sensational Argentinian
team on Saturday--had come within two
goals of the South Americans total in
actual scoring. To-day the Meadow
Brooks went the Argentinians eight
goals better. 1t was the finest polo ever
witnessed in this section, where Ameri-
can polo was born. 1t was at Holly
wood that Henry L. Herbert introduced
polo. with rake handles set in croquet
mallet heads serving as weapons,
The work of the Meadow Brooks
served to emphasize once more the SUI
periority of the American game. Now
only the Meadow Brook, Shelbourne
House and Flamingo fours are left, with
ali foreign opposition swept away. 1t
looks like Meadow Brook against Shell
bourne in the final on Saturday-with
two American internationalists against
TWO others.
Hitchcock to the Fore.
In the battle to-day the mounts were
well matched for speed and it was
a continuous gallcp for the ball. Meadow
Brook won chiefly by it's rhythmetical
team play Tommy Hitchcock, who got
back from Europe only last Saturday
morning, played the most sensational
polo OF his career. In fact. his exhibi-
tion to-day, both with the mallet and in
the saddle. eclipsed anything he has
ever done in an International match.
Although playing No. 2 he was al
ways out in front eluding the Orange
County players and was always in posi-
ton to receive the ball His quick eye
goals credited to his team.
In one chukker, the sixth. he scored
n goal which will probably go on record
as the fastest in polo history. He
caught the ball on his mallet on the
drive in and with another stroke shot
the white sphere between the goal posts.
Only seven seconds was consumed from
the time the ball was driven in and
the goal was scored.
T.. o1,r hof faf1 tol
goal in forty eight seconds after the bsll
bad been thrown in by the umpire in
miefield. 1t was this fast mallet WORK
and speedy riding of Hitchcock. so well
backed up by Bacon and Milburn, that
enabled him TO tie the score in the fourth
chukker, the eighth goal Of the match
being driven by him In forty-four sec
onds. This made the score goals ALL
In 1 minute 10 seconds later Milburn
hooked the ball out of the midfield scrim-
mage and shot the goal. which put
Meadow Brook in the lead, and they
never were headed.
Hartman, at forward for Orange
County. made a desperate rally in the
fifth and seventh chulxker and had he
been backed up in better fashion might
have brought the score nearer an even
basis. In the fifth chukker he managed
20 get the ball away from Hitchcock
and Racon. and with both Of these play
ers hard after him. drove two goals,
each at different angles. The second
one he tailed In forty seconds after the
midfleld throw in.
In the seventh, after Hitchcock had
been able 70 repeat the play of the pre-
ceding chukker by catching the bali on
his mallet from the drive in and scoring
In twenty seconds. Hartman got busy
again. Meadow Brook at this juncture
was being outplayed and Orange County
appeared to have saved its fastest
mounts for the finish of the game.
Grafton for Hartman.
Hartman, mounted on n speedy Black
thoroughbred. twice outgalloped Hitch
cock and Bacon. and scored two goals
in brilliant fashion. The crowd vas
highly enthusiastic, and ms he galloped
TO the center OF the field he received an
ovation. Meadow Brooks mounts seemed
to tire in the last two chulxkers of the
game, while the reserve speed OF Orange
County men enabled them 10 actually
outpay the westbury four in these
chukkers.
All reports that Devereux MiIburn
who has been regarded as the greatest
back OF all time. has lost his stroke or
keenness Of vision were totally knocked
out by his play this afternoon. While