The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-15

spicuous indication that the English
are far from being united in their
choice of this present team. That
can scarcely reflect upon one
player more than upon another
but it can create a vacuum where
team work should be.
It has been said, Of course, that
Lord Wodehouse, England's most re.
nowned international player, with
drew from the honor of representing
his country in America on this ocCe.'
sion not half SO much on account oil
sprained wrist, as he explained,
As because he was seriously at odds
with the selection Of the other play
ers. Lord Wodehouse was warmly
IN favor of the selection of the Mar.
quis of Cholmondeley for the team.
ne was not chosen and Lord WodL.
house mentioned a damaged wrist
and himself withdrew
House Divided"
Similar alterations have arisen in
this country within the team Itself
80 finally selected. There has been
certain antagonism to Major Vivian
Locket, who was originally named
as captain, but replaced while still
in England by Major Hurndall, bit
who continued to this country and
occupies, the entirely unexplained
POSITION Of substitute upon q team
which is heavily Indebted to him for
his veteran experience. The repeated
postponements unquestionably added
to personal tension. The American
team suffered from 1t to q certain
extent. but the English were Grip.
Piled seriously in their teamwork ny
these incidents alone.
Rumors Fill Air!
In IN effort to set right the
furry Of rumors concerning the
sudden sailing Of Lord Wimborne.
the chief hacker of the English,
Walker Wick. secretary of the polo
association, stated that the associa.
tons relations with Lord Vim.
borne have been unexceptionally
pleasant and that Lord Wimborne
was recalled to London by a pres
sure Of business affairs. a cable,
etc, and would be represented by
his brother captain today, the Hon.
Frederick E. Guest, who shared the
box Of the Prince Of Wales and
has been distinctly in seclusion
since the game. Thus 1t becomes
fitting to congratulate. Mr.. Wick
| upon his tact, which, indeed. has
been. of the order that guides ships
OF state in troubled seas Of inter
| national complications. / shall have
occasion to pin down these elusive
rumors later in the week and
proffer them to a Washington
tribunal. New York will pardon
the suggestion that diplomatic
Washington, so close to where good
horses really come from, anyway,
is better ground for a discussion in
volving both horses and interna-
tional diplomacy.
Undoubtedly. it. was the retire
ment Of General Pershing that
kept the War Department away
from the game today. Yesterday,
| Defense Day, New York blossomed
like the rose with uniforms of every
conceivable (and inconceivable) type
and the streets echoed until far into
the night to strains of martial
music. Long lines of men wound
in and out of armories in a man
ner that brought back the chill and
indubitable thrill of war. Today
there were very few uniforms of
either branch at polo. The Cabinet
/ officers who intended to see the
first game were not in evidence
and all told the great event took
on the character Of New York
affair. A pity.
Game Undeveloped.
There should be more elasticity
| - L..
in this country. Here, as in Eng.
land, it is indeed a rich mans
game which, unfortunately signi
flies that a great many rich men
play polo whether they play well
or not, and largely succeed in
focusing the activities Of the game
within the radius of their personal
convenience. Herein is perhaps the
only serious charge against the de
mocracy of American polo. When
the big country clubs succeed in
maintaining their own strings, and
when colleges, universities, Ma
tional Guard regiments (now play
ing indoors) and the regular army
reach the pitch of efficiency in
man and horse upon which the
true value of the game depends
and which must depend on funds
from other than individual pocket
books, polo will emerge like the
gent from che bottle.
i 4, Much Comment.
But this is subject upon which
CAPTAIN Milburn does not speak
Just now. Mr.. Hitchcock does to 6
certain extent, encouraging the gen
Eeral progress of the game, particu
Ilarly in it's relation to the army
but neither Mr.. Webb nor Mr.. Ste
venson has, so far. Beyond this dis
tinguished quadrangle of opinion
which is necessarily preoccupied with
. the game in hand there is only {
frantic sort Of fear that polo MAJ
not be considered to be exclusively
product of Long Island!
But, as the lady down in from
said today, 1--WE have such per
fectly beautiful golden.rod all owe
Long Island this time of year [
does seem fitting to have royalty IL
our midst" Whereupon she flutet
! silvery laughter, one could not quit,
,, detect why, and the muddy gentle
man who tipped .ver his chair IL
climbing into the box, having ar
rived somewhat late through the In
PREVENTION of a field of golden rod
in which his car is, / believe. still
stalled, may be forgiven for TIL
; low, bass utterances he made irrel
evant to the game.
Captain Milburn offered courteou
explanation of the defeat Of tn
, English team-courteo,s because in
, telligent and convincing. He sal,
} with a good deal of emphasis tina
, the difference I'm the score was uuit